Posted in reflections, tagged cross-culture, leadership, multiculturalism, women recognition on May 22, 2018| Leave a Comment »
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By Sarah D. Park
My definition of work in the church has been overturned ever since I committed to a church with a majority black congregation. My upbringing in largely Asian American contexts taught me that positions of church leadership were places of honor and influence, that one should strive to earn such a position as soon as possible. (more…)
Posted in about AAWOL, tagged leadership, motherhood, seasons of life on October 4, 2017| 1 Comment »
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By Joy Wong
I’m currently a full-time stay-at-home mom with a 4-year-old, 2-year-old, and another baby on the way. Most days I’m barely getting through the day, just trying to keep everyone fed, clothed, and my toddler diapered. If I can keep everyone bathed, that’s a bonus.
Because of this, my vocational goals in recent years involving ordination and getting certified as a spiritual director have been shelved — which I’m ok with. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged decisions, leadership on May 23, 2017| Leave a Comment »
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By Melanie Mar Chow
As a psychology major in college, I wish I seized the opportunity to take more sociology classes. For my work with college students, one of the most perplexing experiences I have working with my students is observing how leaders get students out of the parking lot after the meeting to congregate for more fellowship over a meal. What sociological advances can inform and educate not only me, but our student leaders to navigate group decision-making? (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged academia, leadership, self-agency on March 21, 2017| Leave a Comment »
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By Debbie Gin
“You can do anything, be anything you want. You can even be the United States president. You were born here.” My father used to say this to his children, and, for a good part of my childhood, I believed every word of that mantra. I don’t believe it now, but I often return to this string of sentiments and how they had a profound effect on my formation and sense of agency. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged community, leadership, relationships on October 20, 2015| Leave a Comment »
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By Vivian Mabuni
Posted in reflections, tagged gender, leadership, vulnerability on August 4, 2015| 4 Comments »
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By Debbie Gin
Keeping company with seminary presidents and deans this year, I’ve had an unusual opportunity to watch how top leaders in theological education function — how they make decisions, what connections they forge, with whom they cultivate deep relationships, why they work against the grain for particular projects, and how much they divulge and in which circles. For the most part, authenticity and transparency are highly valued. And, for the most part, I agree with this high valuing. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged leadership, personality theory, personality types, women's roles on July 22, 2014| 2 Comments »
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By Debbie Gin
I begin this blog with the question: What have you seen that makes a good leader?
Let me offer my own couple thoughts. A church friend and I have been in an extended conversation about the Myers-Briggs (or Keirsey-Bates) Temperament Indicator and how this is related to good leadership. (more…)
Posted in Question, tagged leadership, self-promotion on February 11, 2014| 5 Comments »
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People in leadership positions need to let others know who they are, what ministries they are involved in, what they have accomplished, and how others can support and join their causes. In a way, leaders need to sell. Some leaders do it naturally and skillfully without making people feel uncomfortable, but this is not always the case. Some come across as too self-promoting. Others do it too business-like or too “humbly.” For me, I find it difficult to promote myself in general but in some contexts, people expect you to. I am interested to hear how others let people know who they are without coming across as self-promoting? (more…)
Posted in devotional, tagged eternal perspective, leadership, suffering, trust on July 23, 2013| Leave a Comment »
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By Vivian Mabuni
My husband, Darrin, and I have a mixed marriage. He is half Japanese, a quarter Portuguese and a quarter Native Hawaiian. He grew up in an Asian majority city and state, Hilo, Hawaii. I’m Chinese and I grew up in a majority Caucasian city and state, Boulder, Colorado. (more…)
Posted in shared insights, tagged changing perceptions, leadership, leadership development on June 11, 2013| 5 Comments »
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Now that I’ve experienced half my expected life, there are several things I wish somebody had coached me on earlier. Of course, following this list will not guarantee success in leadership positions, but they are a dozen tangible things you can do to change both your own perceptions and the perceptions of those around you. (more…)
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