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Nov 14, 2024 | 
mministry.org | Mark Ramsey |Elizabeth Lynn
Posted on November 14, 2024 in Blog, Digging A Deeper Well The poet Donald Hall once told the story of a New Hampshire hermit, a man who passed away leaving behind sheds full of stuff.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
mministry.org | Mark Ramsey |Elizabeth Lynn
Posted on October 10, 2024 in Blog, Digging A Deeper Well This seems to be the season of “more” in many churches. Either folks want more, need more, or lament they don’t have more. What we really need to thrive are more young people. Or young families.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
mministry.org | Emily Dickinson |Mark Ramsey |Elizabeth Lynn
Posted on October 3, 2024 in Blog, Digging A Deeper Well According to a recent poll, 61% of Americans admit to “self-silencing” — keeping their true opinions on sensitive topics to themselves. When asked if “a college degree is not worth it,” 29% of Americans publicly agree it’s not.
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May 23, 2024 | 
mministry.org | Mark Ramsey |Elizabeth Lynn
Posted on May 23, 2024 in Blog, Digging A Deeper Well By now you may have seen the ill-fated Apple ad that accompanied the release of their new iPad.
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May 16, 2024 | 
mministry.org | Mark Ramsey |Elizabeth Lynn
Posted on May 16, 2024 in Blog, Digging A Deeper Well 32 Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common.
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May 9, 2024 | 
mministry.org | Mark Ramsey |Elizabeth Lynn
Posted on May 9, 2024 in Blog, Digging A Deeper Well In the last two weeks we have been exploring a conversation triangle – one way of visualizing where church board discussions get stuck and how they can be helped to move deeper.
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May 2, 2024 | 
mministry.org | Mark Ramsey |Elizabeth Lynn
Posted on May 2, 2024 in Blog, Digging A Deeper Well Last week, we shared a conversation triangle, a diagram that can help you analyze where your church board meetings get ‘stuck’ and improve the flow of discussion in future meetings.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
mministry.org | Mark Ramsey |Elizabeth Lynn
Posted on April 25, 2024 in Blog, Digging A Deeper Well This happens in church board meetings. A discussion is going well, with many contributions, and then one member speaks up, powerfully and at length, about how the issue has impacted them personally.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
mministry.org | Mark Ramsey |Elizabeth Lynn
Posted on April 18, 2024 in Blog, Digging A Deeper Well Quick survey: what in your life is mostly the same as it was, say, 10 years ago? Hopefully, relationships have endured and grown, along with other values, convictions, and callings you deem essential.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
mministry.org | Mark Ramsey |Elizabeth Lynn
Posted on March 21, 2024 in Blog, Digging A Deeper Well Ah, the Oscars.
