Traditional holy reading and listening to the Scripture has four steps, with a leader guiding the process. But people can also practice this pattern on their own. (I use it regularly in my devotional practice.) To incorporate holy reading and …
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Having good manners at home is a way to show respect. I always had my children wait to serve themselves and eat after everyone, including the cook, were seated at the table. I wanted my children to respect the time …
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Step One—Prayer of Silence Listening Prayer uses silence as a way of consciously making space for God. Silence is less about not talking and more about having a posture of open, attentive listening for God. Group Listening Prayer typically begins …
At the heart of Mentoring Communities is the art of listening: wholly and holy listening. The late, respected management guru Peter Drucker asserted that the first leadership competence is the willingness to listen. And in Leaders, Warren Bennis wrote that …
From the very beginning of God’s Word, we discover an incredible truth. In Genesis 1:26-27, we read: Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of …
God did more than simply create us to be in close relationships. When God created us and when Jesus died on the cross for us, we were commissioned to do God’s work. In Genesis, we are commissioned to have authority …
Learn more about Mentoring Communities at this webinar, 3 Keys to Transformational Leadership Using Mentoring Communities with MaryKate Morse and Leighton Ford. Every new leader believes they can make a difference where older leaders have failed. Yet when the reality …