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In Fall 2011, the Doctor of Ministry in Global Missional Leadership changed its name to Leadership and Global Perspectives. As a result, the tag 'dmingml' no longer made sense. Instead, we switched to a new tag 'dminlgp' and a new location for the taggregator, www.dminlgp.com. You can continue participating in the conversation there. Just click the link below!

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Russ Pierson and the Two Sided Coin

LGP1 student Russ Pierson asserts that the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street may just be two sides of the same coin. How so? He applies Hirschman's "Exit, Voice, and Loyalty" to the two movements to unpack this idea.

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Mike Ratliff on Loyalty and Parenting

LGP1 student Mike Ratliff reflects on his parenting and the education of his children as he works through Hirschman's claims about loyalty. He challenges his readers: "We have the potential to bring about either of his outcomes - drain the schools of resources (exit), or invest (voice). Which are you doing?"

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Andy Campbell Reflects on Voice in the Church

Attempting to synthesize Hirshman's work on the function of exit, voice, and loyalty, LGP1 student Andy Campbell asks, "How can a church create a culture in which voice is valued? Is it possible, or even necessary, when there seems to be a steady stream of disgruntled people exiting church A in favor of church B and vice-versa? Should we even try and create loyalty to a local church?"

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Bill Westfall on Exit and Voice in Campus Ministry

After reading Hirschman's "Exit, Voice, and Loyalty," Bill Westfall challenges his campus ministry colleagues to take a closer look at how exit and voice are enacted in their ministries. He contends that the natural attrition in campus ministry, due to graduation and transfer, may hide problems that need addressing. So, he asks, "Does the environment of your ministry allow for 'voice'?"

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Bill Westfall's Review of Fairholm Turns Personal

LGP1 student Bill Westfall is reminded, via Fairholm's "Perspectives on Leadership" that fulfillment in life means the integration of spiritual wellness into all aspects of life. Bill writes, "I love my work, really I do. But I don't enjoy it when my spirit is suppressed. I enjoy my work when it is an outflow of my spiritual health."

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Andrew Bloemker Discusses Leadership for the Future

In his interactions with Fairholm's "Perspectives on Leadership," LGP1 student Andrew Bloemker writes about his desire for future leaders in the church: "My hope and prayer is that more leaders would emerge from the church and actually lead people to Jesus, not just our church buildings and programs."

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Michael Hearn: "Not Your Grandaddy's Leadership"

Michael Hearn, LGP1 student, writes some great reflections on Fairholm's "Perspectives on Leadership" as he compares emerging young leaders and their styles against the previous generation of leadership as management.

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Tim Buechsel Sketches Exit, Voice, and Loyalty

In discussing Albert O. Hirschman's "Exit, Voice, and Loyalty," LGP1 student Tim Buechsel wonders how Hirschman's concepts might apply in the church.

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Chris Marshall on the Humility of a Leader

LGP1 cohort member Chris Marshall weaves together Jim Collins and Dietrich Bonhoeffer to look at how humility shapes the life of great leaders.

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Russ Pierson on the Ethical Dimension of Greatness

LGP1 student Russ Pierson runs Collins' "Good to Great" through the ethical wringer. He points out that, for Collins, "greatness" is defined narrowly as swelling stock performance. Yet in the wake of the downfall of many of the "great" companies, can we afford to ignore the role of ethics in lasting greatness?

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Bill Westfall on Collins and great ministry practices

Bill Westfall, a LGP1 cohort member, looks at great ministry practices in light of Jim Collins' great business practices. Are the two the same? If not, how and why are they different?

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Tim Buechsel and the spirituality of leadership

LGP1 student Tim Buechsel uses Gilbert Fairholm's "Perspectives on Leadership" to examine the role of spirituality in the workplace. He notes, "Fairholm’s concept of spiritual leadership connects with the centrality of work in our lives. The spiritual need of a person at the work place is acknowledged and explored. A spiritual leader is able to address this spiritual dimension of the work and the workers he is leading."LGP1 student Tim Buechsel uses Gilbert Fairholm's "Perspectives on Leadership" to examine the role of spirituality in the workplace. He notes, "Fairholm’s concept of spiritual leadership connects with the centrality of work in our lives. The spiritual need of a person at the work place is acknowledged and explored. A spiritual leader is able to address this spiritual dimension of the work and the workers he is leading."

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Tim Buechsel drills into "who then what"

One of the key concepts in Jim Collins' "Good to Great" is to first determine "who" should be a part of an organization, then determine "what" it is that they will contribute. LGP1 student Tim Buechsel looks at how to apply this in a ministry context.