Is Failure Always Bad?

This morning I had hoped that we would have good news to share about a potential grant for the Cascadia project. Unfortunately that is not so. Our grant application was rejected and so we are in re-imagining mode. Is this really bad news though? Not surprisingly, this morning I have been thinking about failure and [...]

Leading Spiritually – What I learned from the Business World

This is the final post in the series on Leading Spiritually. Thank you for joining with me in this journey. I particularly appreciate your thoughts and comments which have helped me grapple with these issues. Check out the other posts: The Art of Leading Spiritually – An Invitation to a Journey The Art of Leading [...]

The Art of Leading Spiritually – Leading From Within #2

The following post is another contribution to the series on Leading Spiritually. Thanks for those who have commented and encouraged the continuation of this series. Check out the other posts: The Art of Leading Spiritually – An Invitation to a Journey The Art of Leading Spiritually – Why Are We Leading? The Art of Leading [...]

Leading Spiritually from Within

  The following post is another contribution to the series on Leading Spiritually. Thanks for those who have commented and encouraged the continuation of this series. Check out the other posts: The Art of Leading Spiritually – An Invitation to a Journey The Art of Leading Spiritually – Why Are We Leading? The Art of [...]

The Art of Leading Spiritually – Discerning a Shared Rhythm of Life Together

The following post is part of a series on Leading Spiritually, which at the rate I am going is likely to become a book before I am finished. Thanks for those who have commented and encouraged the continuation of this series. Check out the other posts: The Art of Leading Spiritually – An Invitation to [...]

The Art of Leading Spiritually – Discerning on Your Own

The following post is part of a series on Leading Spiritually. Check out the other posts in this series: The Art of Leading Spiritually – An Invitation to a Journey The Art of Leading Spiritually – Why Are We Leading? The Art of Leading Spiritually – Where Are We Heading? The Art of Leading Spiritually [...]

The Art of Leading Spiritually – How Do We Do It?

The following post is part of a series on Leading Spiritually. Check out the other posts in this series: The Art of Leading Spiritually – An Invitation to a Journey The Art of Leading Spiritually – Why Are We Leading? The Art of Leading Spiritually – Where Are We Heading? How Are We Leading? How [...]

The Art of Leading Spiritually – Where are We Heading?

This post is part of series on Leading Spiritually. Before reading it you may want to check out the first two posts in the series: The Art of Leading Spiritually – An Invitation to a Journey The Art of Leading Spiritually – Why Are We Leading? Where are We Leading? Dysfunctional images of God and [...]

The Art of Leading Spiritually – Why are we Leading?

Why Are We Leading? This post is part of series on Leading Spiritually. Before reading this you may want to check out the first post in the series: The Art of Leading Spiritually – An Invitation to a Journey Most of us aspire to be leaders. We want to be noticed. We want to feel [...]

Welcoming the New Year – What Do We Expect?

A new year has come, for many with the hope of new and promising possibilities for others with the expectation of continued uncertainty and turmoil. How we approach this year and what we get out of it will to a large extent be shaped by our attitudes and expectations. Tom and I have just returned [...]