Hey, when we launched the substack a couple of months ago, we made a classic newbie mistake—we crammed the welcome message, an article, and the podcast all into one post. Lesson learned! We’re breaking that content into three separate posts now, so it’s easier to find and way more digestible. Enjoy!
How do we confront the unseen forces shaping our leadership?
How do we redeem power and know when to resist it?
How can starfish-style leadership bring life to our communities?
In this episode of The Starfish and the Church, JR Woodward, Lance and Rob dive deep into the challenges of leadership, spiritual formation, and the powers that often go unexamined in the church. JR brings profound insights from his latest book, The Scandal of Leadership: Unmasking the Powers of Domination in the Church, offering a fresh lens on the temptations leaders face and how we can engage them through Jesus' example.
We explore:
The three temptations of Jesus and what they reveal about identity, power, and purpose.
How ideologies and institutions can ensnare leaders.
Practical ways to unmask and resist the powers at work in leadership.
Why the path of shared leadership and humility offers hope for the church's future.
What it means to imitate Christ in a culture of competition and coercion.
JR’s unique insights challenge us to reimagine leadership rooted in the Kingdom of God, cultivating love, justice, and flourishing instead of dominance and control.
🎧 Don’t miss this conversation—listen here now or in at The Starfish and the Church podcast.
📚 Learn more about JR’s groundbreaking work at jrwoodward.com and the V3 Movement.
📄 Dig into this special article on unmasking the powers in your life and pick up The Scandal of Leadership by JR, one of the best books of the year in our opinion.
#Leadership #Church #SpiritualFormation #Starfish #KingdomLeadership
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