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Leadership and Missions must Go TOGETHER
Mark McCleary Apr, 21, 2024- Cooperation
- Independence
- Independent Ministry
- Individual
- Leadership
- Ministry
- Mission
- Personal Ministry Activities
- Relationship
- Self and Organization
- Self-determination
Simon says "Follow the leader." Discipleship involves following a "qualified" or recognized leader. This is to say that effective activities need good organization of collective…
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A Heart for being my Brother’s Keeper
Mark McCleary Sep, 05, 2023I wrote an article based on Isaiah 58, "A Heart for the Community." I dealt with the ongoing challenge of ego and altruism, me/ myself…
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Women and Christian Ministry
Mark McCleary Sep, 01, 2022- Cooperation
- Females in ministry
- Individual
- Interdependence
- Leadership
- Self and Organization
- Self-determination
- Stereotyping
- Theology
I was born to an unwed mother. I observed and appreciate the nurturing I received from her and her parents, my maternal grandparents. My mother was…
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What is YOUR Calling in this Life?
Mark McCleary Aug, 02, 2021I have overheard church folk ask and state the following, "What does God want me to do?" and “I am here for a purpose." From…
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Do Church folk Fight among themselves?
Mark McCleary Jun, 03, 2021John Donne, English cleric and poet, wrote, "No man is an island....". Arthur Schopenhauer, German Philosopher, wrote "All of our sorrows spring forth from our…
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To be or not to be Perfect
Mark McCleary Apr, 04, 2021I recall during a Sabbath School Teacher's meeting (approximately 1973) when the subject of perfection was being discussed. The scriptural reference used was Matthew 5:43-48,…
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A Call for Unity
Mark McCleary Jun, 20, 2020The General Conference President of SDA, Ted Wilson, has been forefront in calling for unity within my denominational fellowship. The context for this call includes…
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We are Family, or are we NOT?
Mark McCleary May, 26, 2020During a Thanksgiving round table discussion, it was voiced that a husband and wife were having conflict about visiting with their respective families during holidays.…
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The Courage of one’s conviction
Mark McCleary May, 05, 2020- Cooperation
- Independence
- Individual
- Micro and Macro
- Relationship
- Self and Organization
- Self-determination
- Thinking
"You get what you pay for." "A man's heart is where his treasure is." These aphorisms suggest that subjective conviction is observable in the empirical…
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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…