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Ron Edmondson

8 Paradigm Shapers for Making Discipline Decisions as a Parent

By Children, Family, Parenting, Youth

I frequently have parents ask me what type of discipline they should use with their children. I’m glad parents are asking the question, but I seldom can give a standard answer for every situation. I prefer to use a paradigm through which parents can make their own decisions.

That’s the purpose of this post. Perhaps these steps will help you make wiser decisions regarding discipline. Here are 8 paradigm shapers for making discipline decisions as a parent:

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7 Characteristics of Cowardly Lion Leadership

By Church, Church Planting, Church Revitalization, Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Team Leadership

You remember the cowardly lion from The Wizard of Oz don’t you? He was supposed to be the king of the jungle but he had no courage.

Sadly I see this missing in much leadership today. Let’s face it. Leading others is hard. There is often loneliness to leadership. (I wrote about it HERE.) Leadership takes great courage.

Here are 7 characteristics of cowardly leadership:

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7 Things We’ve Learned about Reaching Millennials

By Church, Church Planting, Church Revitalization, Culture, Family, Innovation, Leadership, Youth

The statistics are staggering. The older a child gets today, the greater his or her chances are of disappearing from the church. The church must intentionally plan to reverse this trend.

Grace Community Church is built around a desire to reach people who may not have previously been interested in church. We love when people bring their friends. This vision extends to reaching the youth of our community. Along the way, we’ve learned a few things.

If the church wants to reach young people these days, here are 7 things we must do:

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