Episodes
Monday Mar 29, 2021
DGT Episode 129 - King David - Where Leaders Fail Part 2
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Most of us are aware of the story of King David, of the way that God blessed him and of God’s eternal covenant with David. And most of us are aware of the story of Bathsheba and David’s famous lack of chastity. The lessons of the life of David for our spiritual lives are many and deep. But studying his failures from Bathsheba to Absalom his son to his census of Israel teaches us a powerful lesson about God’s merciful love for his leaders.
Monday Mar 22, 2021
DGT Episode 128 - Simon Peter - Where Leaders Fail Part 1
Monday Mar 22, 2021
Monday Mar 22, 2021
We all know that leaders need to be strong and bold and brave. We all know that a group’s success will depend in large proportion on the success of it’s leadership. But what happens when leaders aren’t successful? Have there ever been saints that showed us the other side of failure? What can we learn from the stories of leaders, even Saints, who may have come up short from time to time. Join me in my first part of the series, “Where Leaders Fail.”
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
In this final episode of my class on Saul Alinsky’s book, “Rules For Radicals,” I give an overview of this thought and describe why I think his thought is so dangerous and at the same time so appealing. His vision for organizers represents a vision that many people share about leadership. But I think it’s also an opportunity for us who follow Christ to understand better what the world is really longing for from our leadership.
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
In Chapter 7 of his book, “Rules For Radicals” Saul Alinsky unveils what he is most famous for. The rules for victory that radicals can follow for organizing a community for change. These rules have sparked much interest and debate for many years because they are both practical and successful. But are they aligned with the Gospel? Where can we both learn from them and do better?