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Are you ready for the monumental shift towards managing income in retirement? How does managing money in the "accumulation" years differ from the "income" years? With life expectancies increasing reti
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It's too easy to learn and apply business leadership models to the pastoral sector. But is it the best alternative to form Church leaders? What are we missing when we use business models in ministry?