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Steve Macchia — Practicing a Preference for God
Manage episode 323486980 series 79361
Steve Macchia, author and founder of Leadership Transformations, shares insights on cultivating discernment as a listening lifestyle—rather than merely a decision-making strategy—and how to humbly place God’s agenda ahead of our own.
Show Notes
[:] You take a different spin of sorts on the topic of discernment. Could you share with us a little about some of your thinking on that?
[:] What does a discerning life look like going beyond big decision-making?
[:] What did that look like for you today to lean into discerning life?
[:] You have a phrase in the book that I just love and it's “practicing a preference for God.” Can you talk a little about that?
[:] There's a sort of certain humility that is required to even look or ask. If I got it all figured out, I'm not necessarily going to look for God's opinion on something, right?
[:] The prayer I'll often do is, “Hey, if you've got an opinion here, I’m open.” It just feels good in a way, to go this isn't all about me, right?
[:] There are other times where there’s an ease to it. Do you relate to that?
[:] How do people know they’re on the right track?
[:] What does this look like for a leader? How does discernment work itself out in the day to day?
[:] Leaders want to bring something, want to help, feel an internal or external responsibility to do such, but for you to bring listening, discerning—what you're doing is a ministry to your team, right?
[:] Share with me a couple of things going on with Leadership Transformations that folks could be involved with.
[:] One of your major contributions is the rule of life book. And then the discernment book. Do those intersect?
Resources
The Discerning Life, by Steve Macchia
Crafting a Rule of Life, by Steve Maccia
Steve’s ministry Leadership Transformations
290 episodes
Manage episode 323486980 series 79361
Steve Macchia, author and founder of Leadership Transformations, shares insights on cultivating discernment as a listening lifestyle—rather than merely a decision-making strategy—and how to humbly place God’s agenda ahead of our own.
Show Notes
[:] You take a different spin of sorts on the topic of discernment. Could you share with us a little about some of your thinking on that?
[:] What does a discerning life look like going beyond big decision-making?
[:] What did that look like for you today to lean into discerning life?
[:] You have a phrase in the book that I just love and it's “practicing a preference for God.” Can you talk a little about that?
[:] There's a sort of certain humility that is required to even look or ask. If I got it all figured out, I'm not necessarily going to look for God's opinion on something, right?
[:] The prayer I'll often do is, “Hey, if you've got an opinion here, I’m open.” It just feels good in a way, to go this isn't all about me, right?
[:] There are other times where there’s an ease to it. Do you relate to that?
[:] How do people know they’re on the right track?
[:] What does this look like for a leader? How does discernment work itself out in the day to day?
[:] Leaders want to bring something, want to help, feel an internal or external responsibility to do such, but for you to bring listening, discerning—what you're doing is a ministry to your team, right?
[:] Share with me a couple of things going on with Leadership Transformations that folks could be involved with.
[:] One of your major contributions is the rule of life book. And then the discernment book. Do those intersect?
Resources
The Discerning Life, by Steve Macchia
Crafting a Rule of Life, by Steve Maccia
Steve’s ministry Leadership Transformations
290 episodes
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