Pastors who were surveyed in two different studies indicated that they felt they were adequately prepared for ministry by their spiritual training but not in their leadership training. ... If, as our text book states, "A 25-year study by the Gallup Organization of 80,000 leaders found that the greatest leaders in the world don't share a common set of characteristics " (p. 174), then how can we determine if a pastor has what it takes to be both a great preacher and a great leader? ... While the story of the Tower of Babel as told in Genesis 11 is normally used as an example of people bei...

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In his book Diffusion of Innovation, Everett Rogers defines diffusion as the process by which an innovation is communicated through certain channels over time among the members of a social system (Everett Rogers 1995). ... Bryce Ryan and Neal Gross published a study dealing with Iowa farmers. ... In his book Diffusion of Innovations, Rogers writes that an innovation "presents an individual or organization with a new alternative, with new means of solving problems. ... If none of the business units will support the proposal, employees can approach the corporate office for a Genesis Grant. ......

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It is comprised of the teachings of the Written Torah, the Oral Torah, and the teachings of the Rabbis that have guided Judaism through the ages and customs that have arisen through their long and storied history. ... A study of the Jewish faith reveals that it is one of many rituals and traditions. ...

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