By: Kim Sanford on October 29, 2024
On the first day of my first class in my master’s program, I learned an important lesson, namely what it feels like to cross cultural boundaries. The professor of this Intercultural Communication class ran a simulation. Students were divided into groups to play a silent card game. At the end of each round the winner…
By: Scott Dickie on October 28, 2024
I think I’d like Russell Moore if we hung out. Although he’s theologically conservative (some of which I appreciate and some of which I’d respectfully disagree with), he seems to land closer to the ‘middle’ in his expression of faith—drawing critique from the progressives and criticism from the conservatives—which I appreciate. His book, Losing our…
By: Pam Lau on October 28, 2024
“Facts in isolation are false . . . A fact is true in the absolute sense only in association with all facts.” -Wendell Berry[1] The Japanese railway system is regarded as one of the best in the world. If you ever find yourself riding a train in Tokyo, you’ll notice that the conductors have a…
By: John Fehlen on October 28, 2024
I love giving people the opportunity to commit their hearts and lives to Jesus. It’s safe to say that over the last 30+ years of pastoral ministry, I have had the great honor of leading thousands of people into a public profession of trust in the Lord. Those “altar calls” have happened in a myriad…
By: Tim Clark on October 28, 2024
As a teenager and young adult, I was an avid fan of the post-punk/alternative rock genre, and I discovered REM in the mid eighties. I used to blast them in my car on my morning drive to High School, and then again on my drive home. Radio Free Europe. The One I Love. It’s the…
By: Cathy Glei on October 28, 2024
Wow, there is so much to chew on from this week’s reading Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America by Russel Moore. I am a little fired up so I apologize in advance for any leakage of pain and passion. Not only did this book spark something deep within, but I am sitting…
By: Kally Elliott on October 28, 2024
I never imagined I’d find so much common ground with a Southern Baptist—okay, a former Southern Baptist – but when I read Russell Moore’s book, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America, I not only found myself rabidly turning page after page but saying, out loud, “Yes!” and “Preach!” and again, “YES!” If…
By: Jenny Dooley on October 28, 2024
I struggle to understand the specific brand of American Evangelicalism described in our book this week. I’ve been somewhat detached from American Christianity, and it’s taken a bit to get my bearings in recent years. I remember my feelings of dismay when returning for a short holiday break in 1999 to find my favorite local…
By: Mathieu Yuill on October 28, 2024
I recently had the chance to step out of my Canadian bubble and join my cohort—fellow students from the Doctor of Leadership, Global Perspectives program at George Fox University—in Washington, DC. Since our coursework is primarily online, this annual in-person event is a chance to engage deeply, especially in a place that holds global and…
By: Jana Dluehosh on October 24, 2024
Hospice faces a cruel reality in this country; it makes money. As we have discussed throughout our studies, money is power. An article noted that “As it turns out, not even hospice care is immune to private equity’s takeover of just about everything. One study found that the number of US hospices owned by private equity…
By: Dinka Utomo on October 24, 2024
The rapid and unpredictable changes have left many people uncertain, hesitant, and even anxious. In last week’s reading, our class discussed the anxiety that plagues the majority of Gen Z due to the influence of social media. One of the impacts is the loss of meaning in real-world relationships. Even though they are virtually connected…
By: Adam Harris on October 24, 2024
This Sunday, we are finishing our series “Tales From the Scrypt…ures”. Get it? It’s a play off the old television series “Tales from the Crypt.” It’s spooky season, so we are diving into Bible stories that are a bit eerie and usually avoided on a Sunday morning. The one I’ll be unpacking this Sunday is…
By: Jonita Fair-Payton on October 24, 2024
This book had perfect timing for an assignment on which I am currently working to complete. I am working with the most fascinating organization. It is a youth serving organization that provides paid internships with Fortune 500 companies to high school seniors in under-resourced schools. Along with the internships, students receive training and mentorship. It…
By: Mathieu Yuill on October 24, 2024
Running a small marketing company is a bit like being the captain of a ship in unpredictable waters—there’s a lot that can go right and, of course, a lot that can go wrong. I have a knack for clarity—seeing through the fog, pinpointing problems, and figuring out the quickest way forward. It’s a great gift…
By: Kim Sanford on October 24, 2024
What? Humility can be a tricky concept, meaning different things to different people. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary says it means “freedom from pride or arrogance.[1]” However, the Oxford English Dictionary defines it as “having a lowly opinion of oneself.[2]” That’s not exactly the same thing. The authors of Humble Leadership treat humility from a bit narrower perspective.…
By: Todd E Henley on October 23, 2024
In his book Leading Out of Who You Are: Discovering the Secret of Undefended Leadership, Simon Walker exclaims, “Leadership is about who you are, not what you know or what skills you have. Why is this? There are two reasons: leadership is about trust, and it is about power.”1 This definition of leadership instantly…
By: Russell Chun on October 22, 2024
“እርስዎች ውስጥ ዝቅተኛ ነው” (irswochi wüst zqṭeñä new),”humility is in short supply” Amharic Part 1: What the Cohort is saying. Part 2: What Edgar and Peter are saying. Part 3: (epilogue) The power of the Minus 1 & Team leadership Geniuses Part 1: What the cohort is saying. Humble Leadership: The Power of Relationships,…
By: Pam Lau on October 21, 2024
The week before we flew to Washington D.C. for our third Doctoral Advance, I was praying about my project while standing in the kitchen willing time to just stand still. With my hands open, I released to God the details of my final project until after October 2. The next day I received a phone…
By: Scott Dickie on October 21, 2024
I love the overall premise of Humble Leadership: that, “leadership is always a relationship, and truly successful leadership thrives in the substrate of high openness and trust.” (1) The book challenges the notion of a superstar leader and non-relational hierarchies within organizations, arguing for a more collaborative, inclusive, open and relational team environment. In this…
By: Jennifer Vernam on October 21, 2024
Last week a friend invited me to her house to watch a simulcast hosted by Whitworth University with David French, a New York Times columnist.[1] The conversation intended to “help the campus and local community engage in critical thinking and civil discourse in anticipation of the 2024 elections.”[2] I enjoy David French, with his unique…
