The Christian Practice of Vocation
I need to figure out what my people’s needs are and then cultivate the strengths to address those needs—whether or not those strengths come naturally to me.
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Women Can Have It All, Just Not All at the Same Time
It is almost 60 years since Betty Friedan first started encouraging women to make choices about their lives. Her 1963 book, The Feminine Mystique,…
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Women and Men Leading Together: A Biblical Study
I have been working full-time for almost four decades. During this time, I have had a variety of close working relationships with women, in…
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We’re Not Having a Work Crisis; We’re Facing An Identity Crisis
God doesn’t intend for work to be our identity.
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Leading Better with Bigger Questions
We’re searching. We’re puzzling. We’re looking for connections and patterns and significance. Whether we know it or not, deep down some part of us is always asking questions.
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What Did God Birth in You This Year?
In December 2020, Michaela O’Donnell wrote an article called: What is God Birthing in You? in which she wondered about what the unusual year of 2020 was readying us for in 2021. In this article, she helps us consider what birthing might look like in our work and leadership as well as gives us an exercise to reflect on this as we head into a new year.
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Women Leaders are Meeting this Moment
Women Leaders are Meeting this Moment. Let’s Hope it’s Not Costing Too Much. Pre-pandemic, as part of my work, I would travel around to…
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Gratitude and Third Third Flourishing:
New Studies and Striking Implications
Introduction In March 2020 I wrote an article called “Gratitude and Lifelong Flourishing.” You can find it in the Third Third Journal of the…
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Lasso Leadership Lessons: Recap
Remembering What We’ve Learned On behalf of all of us at the De Pree Center for leadership and the Church Leadership Institute, I want…
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Jack Skellington and the Search for Meaning
You may have heard of the animated movie The Nightmare Before Christmas. If you’re anything like me, you’ve seen it many times! If not,…
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The Problem with Leaders
What do 18-35-year-olds from around the world think about leadership? Well, they’re less than hopeful.
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Lasso Leadership Lessons: #6
The Crisis of a Winning Team: Ted Lasso Season 2 and a Bonus Episode from Executive Producer, Bill Lawrence https://youtu.be/O0foZfP5QCQ Take Away: Whether you…
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Am I a Leader?
“Am I a leader?” Does that question ever cross your mind? I used to think I was a leader, but now I’m less certain….
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The Dial Tone of Heaven
He picked up the phone, heard a dial tone, and it gave him great pleasure. These days, fewer and fewer people know what that…
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Lasso Leadership Lessons: #5
Becoming the Little Girl: Roy Kent, Micro Leadership and Setting a Tone of Hope Take Away: In every setting anyone can lead. Key Point:…
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