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Category Archives: Resources
Revised Spiritual Reflection Tool
Refection is a wise life practice. Busyness undermines reflection. Without pausing, we do not grow in wisdom that God can teach us through life. Taking time to examen our lives gives God space to catch our attention. A Revised Spiritual … Continue reading
Book Release: The Uninvited Companion
The Uninvited Companion: God’s Shaping Us In His Love through Life’s Adversities is a culmination of wresting with God and his Word through year’s of personal, physical adversity. Here is an excerpt: My Hannah-Like Prayer Moment I remember clearly a Hannah-like prayer … Continue reading
Posted in Living Wisely, Personal Vitality, Resources, Shepherding Well, Spiritual Vitality, The Shepherd's Health, Thinking Well
Tagged accompaniment, book release, endurence, Faith, fatigue, Paradox, patience, perseverence, prayer, reflection, Shepherd influence, shepherd's example, Shepherding, shepherding well, Success, suffering, theology of suffering, uninvited companion, Waiting
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A Returned Gaze
“So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, ‘You are a God of seeing,’ for she said, ‘Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.‘” … Continue reading
Wheaton College Resiliency Survey
Below is a copy of the Facebook entry for the Wheaton College Resiliency study that Dr. Pam Edwards posted. Hope you’ll contribute. Please share it around, it would be great to have solid data on his study. Thanks SS Wheaton … Continue reading
Posted in Resources, Shepherding Well, Thinking Well
Tagged Cross-cultural worker research
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Is Your Organization Healthy?
I have job security because, in part, there is a lack of organizational health. That is a loud statement. It is not an exaggeration that the majority, by a wide margin, of hurts I interface with at a personal level … Continue reading
Posted in Resources, Shepherding Well, Thinking Well
Tagged leadership, learning, organizational health, relationships
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Member Care Orientation: A “Fire Prevention” Leaning
A Common Theme When I engage organizational leaders and the subject of “member care” comes up, I often ask them what they mean by that phrase. Usually I hear some variation of “member care is what is applied when people … Continue reading
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Tagged developmental care, member care, preventative care
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Resource: PTM Conference 2016
2016 PTM Conference Registration is open PTM is one of the best gatherings in North America to connect with other shepherds and caregivers of cross-cultural workers. This year has a great line up of workshops. See it all here. Pre-Conference … Continue reading
Resource: A Spiritual Life Inventory
Spiritual Life Inventory God’s constant invitation to deep communion with him and the well documented need for life-long learning are two areas that a “busy” life can constrict. It is wise to take a step back and evaluate regularly – … Continue reading
Posted in Living Wisely, Personal Vitality, Resources, Shepherding Well, Spiritual Vitality, The Shepherd's Health
Tagged exhaustion, fatigue, holistic health, Modeling for others, reflection, Rest, sabbath, self-awareness, self-care, shepherd's example, soul care, spiritual formation, Spiritual Life Inventory, Spiritual vitality
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