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• My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don’t show favoritism. Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,” have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
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SERIES: Alvin Sanders

Bamboozled by Alvin Sanders

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“You can change the form of how we do church in America but you can’t change the reality of the problems of pastoral leadership. What Pastor Shaun, my colleague, and many others who want Matt. 22:37-40 churches need is to develop the lost art of lament.”

Reconciliation 101

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“This is the team blog of EFCA Samaritan Way. We already have a website, a Facebook page, Twitter….why a blog? Because reconciliation doesn’t fit in 140 characters and doesn’t work well on a static web page – it happens in real-time. We invite you to join the conversation!”

Reconciliation 101 by Alvin Sanders

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Written for those who are trying to lead their ministry with reconciliation in mind, Reconciliation 101 offers practical principles to handle real-life problems. In this handbook Alvin Sanders outlines an original model for managing the dynamics of difference within your Christian organization.

Reconciliation 101 Free Training Resource

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“A Good Samaritan Retreat creates a learning space within your church for your leaders and members to engage reconciliation both theologically and practically. Part of the retreat is a leadership training experience entitled Reconciliation 101. We now have available a free DVD of Reconciliation 101.”

Reconciliation and Organizational DNA by Alvin Sanders

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“It is starts with a philosophical perspective of, ‘this is who we are as an institution’. That philosophy starts to reflect itself in the mission statement, the vision statement, policies, practices, procedures, and the things they decide to resource. It all flows from that philosophy that they have that this is part of the DNA of our institution.”