From Sunday Services to Real Transformation, with E.K. Strawser, author of Centering Discipleship

Episode 185: From Sunday Services to Real Transformation, with E.K. Strawser, author of Centering Discipleship

  Discussion Questions: 1. How does E.K. Strawser’s perspective on discipleship align with your own understanding? 2. How do you define discipleship in your own context? How does it align or differ from Strawser’s definition? 3. What role do you believe mission plays in discipleship? How can discipleship without mission be limited or incomplete? 4.…

From Burnout to Resilience, with Jason Young, co-author of Don't Burn Out, Burn Bright

Episode 175: From Burnout to Resilience, with Jason Young, co-author of Don’t Burn Out, Burn Bright

  TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Overworked preacher seeks rest, struggles with burnout in ministry. 00:04:19 Book inversion: Prevent burnout in ministry, become high capacity leader. 00:08:51 Control isolates; false sense of reality. 00:14:37 Control linked to childhood affects leadership negatively. 00:18:37 Avoid entanglements that dampen your flame. 00:23:21 Depend on Lord, choose right people, seek freedom. 00:26:01…

Why a Low Anthropology is Key to Healthy Leadership

Why a Low Anthropology is Key to Healthy Leadership

Ever feel like people expect you to be perfect?  Or maybe you expect others to be perfect?  Or maybe you find yourself feeling shocked or taken aback or disappointed when your family or your friends or your congregation fall short of your expectations. I’ve certainly been there.  On both sides. Those expectations are what we…

The Value of a Low Anthropology, with David Zahl, author of Low Anthropology

Episode 165: The Value of a Low Anthropology, with David Zahl, author of Low Anthropology

  TIMESTAMPS: [00:00:00] The Importance of Low Anthropology in Leadership [00:08:35] “The Fallout of a High Anthropology: Burnout, Vulnerability, and Loneliness” [00:15:12] “The True Nature of Love and Grace” [00:18:29] “Embracing Limitations and Doubleness as Humans” [00:23:44] “Churches Struggle to Meet Community’s Needs” [00:32:09] “Finding Freedom and Grace in Low Anthropology” [00:35:36] “Leading Ministries in…