Mike Kibbe

Extreme Stewardship

Business EN ↓ 57 episodes

Anything and everything that gets us better at making things good and good at making things better.

Author

Mike Kibbe

Episodes

Episode 31 - The Commander's Intent in Genesis 3 (Part 2) 23.09.2024 21:33

It's really dumb to hide from God. https://www.kibbeconsulting.com/ https://www.goodworkconference.com/ And check out Dietrich Bonhoeffer's book Creation and Fall .

Episode 30 - The Commander's Intent in Genesis 3 (Part 1) 16.09.2024 14:21

Why doesn't work always work? There's no one to blame but us. https://www.kibbeconsulting.com/ https://www.goodworkconference.com/ And check out Cornelius Plantinga's book, Not the Way It's Supposed to Be .

Episode 29 - The Commander's Intent in Genesis 2 09.09.2024 23:34

Work is good, God is not Marduk, and some versions of the Eisenhower Matrix are bunk. https://www.kibbeconsulting.com/ https://www.goodworkconference.com/

Episode 28 - The Commander's Intent in Genesis 1 02.09.2024 23:15

Labor Day. A fitting day for an episode on how labor happened in the first place. Genesis 1. Five kinds of questions. https://www.kibbeconsulting.com/ https://www.goodworkconference.com/

Episode 27 - Five Questions for Life 26.08.2024 16:19

If we ask the right questions, the answers will take care of themselves. https://www.kibbeconsulting.com/ https://www.goodworkconference.com/

Episode 26 - Clarifying the Commander's Intent 19.08.2024 20:40

Nothing matters more than our commander's intent. How do we figure out what that is? We ask the right kinds of questions. https://www.kibbeconsulting.com/ https://www.goodworkconference.com/

Episode 25 - I am not God. 23.04.2024 23:12

I don't rest, becase I think I am God. I am wrong.

Episode 24: We've Got Rhythms 16.04.2024 23:07

This episode is about how to navigate our own personal rhythms in relation to the rhythms of the world and the people around me.

Episode 23: Created Rhythms 09.04.2024 20:09

This episode is about the various rhythms (daily, weekly, yearly, etc.) in which God created us to move back and forth between work and rest.

Episode 22: Why We Must Rest 02.04.2024 20:46

This episode is about why we, as creatures and as God's beloved children, must rest.

Episode 21: Why We Don't Rest 26.03.2024 26:19

This episode is about all—well, some—of the reasons why we don't rest the way God has invited us to rest.

Episode 20: Laziness vs. Rest 19.03.2024 11:18

This episode is about how to distinguish between legitimate rest and illegitimate laziness.

Episode 19: Multi-Generational Leadership 15.05.2023 12:41

Leadership is a multi-generational undertaking.

Episode 18: Character matters more than skill. 08.05.2023 13:26

Skill matters. Character matters more.

Episode 17: I am still not God. 01.05.2023 10:29

Leadership begins and ends with humility. Here are a few more reflections about what that looks like in real time.

Episode 16: The Humility of the Leader 24.04.2023 14:36

Humility is the sine qua non of leadership.

Episode 15: The Theology of the Leader 17.04.2023 10:30

What does Extreme Stewardship have to do with being a leader? It starts with recognizing that leadership means not only getting others ready to do the work, but also that leadership means getting others ready to do the work WITHOUT US.

Episode 14: Signposts into the Light 12.10.2022 17:09

This life is practice for the next.

Episode 13: The Ascension 10.10.2022 20:46

Work can still work, because Jesus is still working.

Episode 12: Work doesn't Work. 05.10.2022 10:09

Work was supposed to be good. What went wrong?

Episode 11: The Next Generation 03.10.2022 21:47

Leadership is recognizing that the game goes on after we leave it .

Episode 10: Strategy and Tactics 28.09.2022 13:42

Think Strategically. Act Tactically.

Episode 9: Laziness is a Sin 26.09.2022 16:49

Work is good, and so is rest. Laziness, not so much.