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An Interview with Spiritual Director Kathleen Talvacchia

In this video interview, Kathy talks about how the ability to embrace conflict constructively is a spiritual practice. “If you’re a leader, you have to walk into a storm and navigate it,” describes Kathy. “Spiritual direction,” she says, “is a way for any leader to help center themselves enough in the sacred and their own sense of calling, their own sense of conviction about how to walk into those storms and help other people engage the storms.” (Bonus: Learn what Kathy's "life's theme" music is.)

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An Interview with Spiritual Director Laura Beth Buchleiter

This interview with LeaderWise spiritual director Laura Beth Buchleiter addresses the questions: What is spiritual direction? With what kinds of issues can a spiritual director be helpful? Why might a leader seek spiritual direction?

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When People Are Commodities

We argue that we really care for young families and we want them to have a faith community that enhances their lives. And yes, this is true. Yet, if we truly cared about young families and their concerns, would we be willing to go to where they are instead of asking them to come to where we are? Would we shift our volunteer focus to the spaces and programs of young families at a location that is not connected to our churches, instead of asking young families to shift their volunteer efforts to accommodate the church’s programs and schedules? What if we cared enough for young families that we would devote our resources on their behalf instead of asking them to expend their assets on behalf of religious institutions?

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Heather Koshiol Heather Koshiol

Retirement: One of Life’s Thresholds

Retirement is a threshold. It involves leaving one space and entering a totally new way of being in the world. Unfortunately, there are very few programs to help us cross this important threshold. That’s why LeaderWise has created Flourishing in Retirement for those planning their retirement or recently retired.

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