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September 29, 2009Is This Gossip?
9 questions to help you decide.
by Kevin Miller
Vulnerability, our theme this week, is the degree of openness between oneself and others. Finding the right degree is a balancing act. A related challenge in ministry is confidentiality—that is, how open can you be about someone else? These nine questions can help you decide whether what you know should be shared.
1. Am I telling this to someone who can do something about the problem by helping the person or offering discipline or correction?
Continue reading at Off the Agenda for the other eight questions that can help you decide whether what you know should be shared.
Posted by Lindsey Learn on September 29, 2009 8:33 AM
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