Inspired Stewardship

In today's interview with Wade Galt from the 4 day workweek academy, Wade and I talk with you about his definition of leadership.  Wade also shares with you what influence means to him and gives you some of his top speaking tips and lots more.   Show Notes and Resources.

In tonight's 12 th  episode of the Saturday Night Special Rob and I talk financial freedom.  Rob shares why he thinks it's not about just the money but rather how you focus on it that matters.  Rob and I talk with you about some of the big money myths and why believing them holds you back.  Rob also shares why having the right mindset around money is way more important than what you make and lots...

In today's episode about investing in others through stewarding your treasures, I talk with you about why time is money is a fallacy.  I also share why that belief gets you in all sorts of trouble.  I also share with you why money can amplify time.   Show Notes and Resources.

In today's episode about investing in others through stewarding your talent, I talk with you about being a self-reflective person.  I also talk about identifying where you are ahead.  I also share why you can leverage that to mentor others.   Show Notes and Resources.

In today's episode about investing in others by stewarding your time, I talk with you about what quality time is.  I talk about why it's important to know if you are really doing quality time or excusing it.  I also share how to recognize quality time with your most important relationships.   Show Notes and Resources.

In today's spiritual foundation episode about investing in others, I talk with you about why spiritual health and mental health are not the same thing.  I also talk about why mental health is all too often stigmatized in the church. I also share with you why you need health in both domains to be fully complete.   Show Notes and Resources.

In today's interview with Wade Galt from the 4 Day work week academy, Wade and I talk about investing in others.  Wade shares with you why you can't wait to invest in others.  Wade and I also talk with you about reducing stress in your life.  Wade also shares some tips on volunteering your time effectively and lots more.   Show Notes and Resources.

In tonight's 11 th  episode of the Saturday Night Special Annie Perdue-Olson and I talk about people.  We talk about what it's like to be a leader and manage yourself, your people, and not burnout when you do the hard work of ministry.  Annie Perdue-Olson is the founder of "leading better together" a company that facilitates strategic conversations with ministry leaders to navigate the complexitie...

In today's episode about investing in yourself through stewarding your treasures, I talk with you about why it's simply not true that spiritual and money are mutually exclusive concepts.  I also share why I've seen holy people with money and without it.  I talk with you about why you have to re-frame this belief to achieve your financial goals.   Show Notes and Resources.

In today's episode about investing in yourself through stewarding your talent, I talk with you about the limiting belief that many of us have "I can't pursue my calling because I may fail".  I share how re-framing to see that failure isn't only possible it's needed can help.  I also talk about why not pursuing your calling is already failing.   Show Notes and Resources.

In today's episode about investing in yourself by stewarding your time, I talk with you about the two biggest limiting beliefs about time; I need to manage my time better and I don't have enough time.  I also talk about how to reframe these to a true belief.  I also talk about the action of creating a to NOT do list as a tool for time.    Show Notes and Resources.

In today's spiritual foundation episode about investing in yourself, I talk with you about the Psalms and Luke 12:13-21 and Luke 12:22-34 and why we often forget why these parables are together.  I share why abundance doesn't mean hoarding.  I also talk with you about why doing doesn't mean worry.    Show Notes and Resources.

In today's interview with Wade Galt from the 4 Day Workweek about investing in yourself, Wade shares with you why the way you work affects way more than the money you make.  Wade and I also talk about how work affects your family and spirit.  Wade also shares his top tips and philosophies on investing in yourself and lots more.   Show Notes and Resources.

This is part 4 of a 5 part sermon series.  Part 2, 3, 4 will all be posted on this feed.  The others are available at the link in the show notes.  This part is on Value the Vulnerable.  How we should work on doing ministry WITH instead of ministry TO those that need our help. The sermon is based on "Reckless Love" by Tom Berlin.    Show Notes and Resources.

In today's episode about impacting the world through stewarding your treasures, I talk with you about why how you view risk matters and may not mean what you think it means.  I share with you the difference between taking a risk and gambling and why it's not about the upside.  I also talk with you about why risk tolerance matters to make an impact on your finances.   Show Notes and Resources.

In today's episode about impacting the world through stewarding your talent, I talk with you about the difference between decision and doing.  I also talk about why both decision and doing are important to make an impact.  I share how doing impacts decisions and decisions impact doing.   Show notes and Resources

In today's episode about impacting the world by stewarding your time, I talk with you about self-care and rest.  I talk about why these types of activities are not time-wasting activities but rather they are needed.  I also share how to know if you are really taking self-care or wasting time when you are doing them.   Show notes and Resources.

In today's spiritual foundation episode about impacting the world, I talk with you about Proverbs 29:18.  In this passage the vision referred to is often not what the passage is really referencing so I unpack the type of vision that matters here.  I also share how you can learn to listen to see.   Show Notes and Resources.

In today's interview with Michael Flynn about impacting the world, Mike shares with you his thoughts on decision making and taking action.  Mike and I also talk with you about the legacy he hopes to leave.  Mike also shares with you his top tips on making a dent in the universe and lots more.   Show Notes and Resources.

I'm releasing three parts of the 5 part sermon series from Lakehills United Methodist Church.  I will release  Expand the Circle, Open Hearted Love, and Value the Vulnerable on the next three Saturdays.  This part Open-Hearted Love is about how we all hold prejudice and bias in our hearts and it keeps us from recognizing the ways we act in ways that are biased against others for their race, their...

In today's episode about developing your influence through stewarding your treasures, I talk with you about why vision comes first in fixing your finances.  I share why vision isn't enough to create reality by itself.  I also talk with you about why acting can create belief which creates confidence which creates reality.   Show Notes and Resources.

In today's episode about developing your influence through stewarding your talent, I talk with you about digging behind your gift to find the real gifts you have and why that's so hard.  I share why we often focus on what we do as our gift but that's all wrong.  I also talk with you about why our real gift is often about more than what you do and it's about why you do it.   Show Notes and Resource...

In today's episode about developing your influence by stewarding your time, I talk with you about why our microwave culture is often not the real measure of our influence.  I also share with you why instead we need to focus on the process not the result.  I talk with you about why the influence we have often takes time that we don't want to give.   Show Notes and Resources.

In today's spiritual foundation episode about developing your influence, I talk with you about why we need to know we are gifted, and flawed.  I share how we need to honor others by noticing this same thing in others. I also talk with you about why we need to recognize that gifts don't create perfection.   Show notes and resources.

In today's interview with Michael Flynn about developing your influence, Mike shares with you his definition of leadership.  Mike and I talk with you about how gifts and gifting and understanding them well helps us make an impact.  Mike and I also share with you how identity impacts our ability to have vision, courage, and confidence when building influence and lots more.   Show Notes and Resource...