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Because he lives locally (to us), Brad&nbsp;was able to come to a staff meeting and describe how he&nbsp;created this drawing. I&#8217;d like to share why this image is important to CCCC&nbsp;and to the community of ministry leaders across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leaders&nbsp;&amp; Starlings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u00a0image is of a starling murmuration, something which was\u00a0featured in my post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/john\/2016\/03\/14\/leaders-in-community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leaders in Community<\/a>. 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