During his adult life, Uli Chi has lived and worked in the intersection between business, the academy and the church. He has had the privilege of serving as past Board Chair of Regent College in Vancouver, BC, as current Vice Chair of the Board of the Max De Pree Leadership Center at Fuller Seminary, and as current Chair of the Executive Committee of the Center for Integrity in Business at Seattle Pacific University. He has also been involved in all aspects of local church leadership, including as a member of the adult ministries team’s teaching faculty at John Knox Presbyterian Church in Seattle.
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Leadership Wisdom – Showing Up In Relationship
What’s Jesus’ issue with the religious teachers of his day? What went wrong for them and what might we learn as leaders today?
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Leadership Wisdom – Showing Up In Person
Human beings are creatures in whom and with whom the Maker of the Universe has chosen to dwell, and through whom God intends to work his purpose in the world. And that should make us look differently at each person we serve and lead.
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Leadership Wisdom – You are the Light of the World
Isn’t Jesus the light of the world? In what sense are we?
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Leadership Wisdom – You are the Salt of the Earth
How does being “salt” relate to our work of being leaders?
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A Prayer for Election Season
May the words of this prayer be at the forefront of our minds as we enter the voting booth, engage in political conversations, and seek to love our neighbors.
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Finding Joy in Work
God alone is the source of our joy, in our work as in everything else. Our joys are like a metaphorical tree, where God is both the root and trunk. All else in our lives, including our work, are like the branches, leaves, and fruit. No joy in our lives is sustainable apart from being rooted in and connected to God. [And] because God calls us to be his servants, all work serves his purpose and therefore has ultimate meaning, even when we can’t make sense of it here and now.
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Depth Perception
Human beings were created for community. As the creation account reminds us, when God said of Adam, “It is not good for the man to be alone” (Genesis 2:18). One of God’s greatest gifts of being human is the gift of the other… We need others to help us rightly see the world around us. Without other perspectives, our view of the world flattens out. Without different perspectives, we lose vital nuance and depth.
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God’s Construction Project – Part 2
Are we willing to sacrifice for the flourishing of our local church, the relational community and the institution which embodies it?
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God’s Construction Project – Part 1
As today’s text says, God is constructing a house made of “living stones.”
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Tilling Faith
The complex and nuanced work of a watercolor artist reminds me of the importance of learning how to faithfully engage my work with skillful use of the “palette of colors” of my vocation.
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The Discipline of Sleep
A biblical vision of leadership recognizes the importance of human agency but understands its limitations. In the end, it is the LORD who “sustains” us and our work.
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Making Great Wine
Great leaders rarely develop in isolation. As today’s text from the Apostle Paul reminds us, character is formed by enduring suffering.
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Keeping Faith
Hypocrisy is high on the list of critiques about religious people. As leaders who claim to follow Jesus, we are susceptible to being criticized for not “walking the talk.” And, rightly so.
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Leadership Wisdom – You are the Light of the World
Isn’t Jesus the light of the world? In what sense are we?
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Leadership Wisdom – You are the Salt of the Earth
How does being “salt” relate to our work of being leaders?
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