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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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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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Who you Calling BARBARIAN?
Mark McCleary Oct, 10, 2020When my professor, the late William Harvey, African History class, Oakwood University, responded to my query, "How do you define barbarian?" He replied, "It depends…
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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…
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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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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…