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Mind YOUR Business
Mark McCleary Apr, 13, 2020- Individual
- Micro and Macro
- Ministry
- Personal resolution
- Self and Organization
- Self-determination
- Thinking
I have been studying behavioral psychology over the years. After all, I deal with its central object of interest--people. This blog's title is more admonition…
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Self and Society in Church, Ministry, and everyday life
Mark McCleary Mar, 25, 2020- Cooperation
- Independence
- Independent Ministry
- Individual
- Interdependence
- Ministry
- Relationship
- Self and Organization
- Social Conflict
My Ph. D. is in Conflict Analysis and Resolution. I sought this degree because I observed Christian folk in conflict and past attempts to deal…
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Studying is serious activity
Mark McCleary Mar, 04, 2020"Study to show..." (2 Tim. 2:15). I have read, heard and taught this passage during my 40+ years of pastoral service. However, after all this…
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We are in this TOGETHER, how can we get along productively?
Mark McCleary Nov, 13, 2019"Birds of a feather, flock together." "By associating we assimilate." "By beholding, we become changed." I view these three adages as related and speaking to…
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The challenge of Independence and Interdependence
Mark McCleary Apr, 12, 2019"No man is an island unto himself" (John Donne). I embrace this assertion, but have pastored and observed church folk and society struggling with self-determination…
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The Sabbath and Social Activism
Mark McCleary Feb, 05, 2019The Sabbath is sign for existential arrival and social survival. Read Exodus 20:8-11 and Deuteronomy 5:12-15. The latter makes present living as important as historical…
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Individualized Thinking in an Organized World
Mark McCleary Jan, 21, 2019Romans 14:5, "Let every man be persuaded in his own mind." This passage deals with the issues of ritual concerning days and diet. Paul concludes…
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Micro and Macro Coordination
Mark McCleary Jan, 02, 2019My struggle throughout my ministry career has been balancing personal care taking with organizational/group administration. Organizations are made up of individuals who form groups and…
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Resolving to Systematically and Consistently Study the Bible
Mark McCleary Dec, 26, 2018I was taught by my mother, my maternal grandparents and many SDA Church "mentors" to value and study the Bible. Since then and over the…
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An Independent Ministry should be defined by its Best Practices
Mark McCleary Dec, 18, 2018An Independent Ministry should be defined by its Best Practices Vision, Mission, and Objectives and not Organizational Phobia I have been a baptized member of…
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