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Steve Macchia

The Discerning Leader Podcast

A weekly Religion, Spirituality and Christianity podcast
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The Discerning Leader Podcast

Steve Macchia

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The Discerning Leader Podcast

Steve Macchia

The Discerning Leader Podcast

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Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Rick Anderson “It is so important that all of this is held together with spiritual discernment and a posture of leadership that is listening to God.”  –Rick Anderson  Twenty-five years later, the ten traits of a h
Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “My vision is that we would be known for our love, not our conflicts and difficulties and estrangement” - Steve Macchia   Season 29 will focus on the soul of the Church. From its first days, Leadership
Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “It’s in that place of deeper solitude and reflection that we meet the living God face to face, heart to heart.” – Steve Macchia   Find a time and space for a personal retreat. Maybe you only have a few
Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “You don’t need to memorize where all the Psalms are, just pray the Psalms.” – Steve Macchia   The Psalms are a reminder that God is not threatened by our emotions. He is big enough to handle the combi
Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “Our lives are driven by our loves - what we think about, dwell upon, what we allow to be enthroned in our hearts. When we re-order our loves, we re-order our lives.” – Matt Scott  Simply put, we become
Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “We all have a rule of life, a way of living, already. The question is, are we living in response to God’s invitation for us?” – Steve Macchia   A “Rule of Life” has nothing to do with rules. The best
Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: David Vryhof This is a reprise of the Holy Week Interlude episode 2 which aired on April 6, 2023 “Death gives way to life. Not only lived out by Jesus but meant to be lived out by each of us.” – David Vryhof, SSJE Ho
Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: David Vryhof This is a reprise of the Holy Week Interlude episode 1 which aired on March 30, 2023. “We are offering ourselves in fresh new ways to God in Lent.” – David Vryhof, SSJE Holy week has the potential to inv
Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “Gratitude is a remedy for my bent towards entitlement.” – Matt Scott   In this world filled with gripes, gossip, and guesswork in relationships, saying an occasional “thank you” is good for our souls.
Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “We can’t be restless all the time. Sabbath is the place of greatest freedom, life, and joy.”–Steve Macchia We can all agree that the Ten Commandments are important. But for some reason, many of us have on
Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “What does it say about me if I’m not busy?” – Matt Scott  Our culture invites us to find rest in so many other places. We are constantly in motion because we are afraid of what rest will look like or crea
Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “Fasting is not an opportunity for us to enter into a diet experience. If we are giving up something hoping that at the end of the fast we might also be down five pounds, that seems to miss the heart of wh
Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott  “We truly are as sick as our secrets.” – Steve Macchia  Discerning leaders need to understand the importance of saying “I'm sorry I was wrong. Please forgive me. In episode six, we continue to explore the
Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “I see the practice of daily examen as keeping the inner house of your soul clean.” – Steve Macchia The discipline of examen comes from David’s prayer in Psalm 32. In episode five, we continue to explore t
Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “The practice of journaling really helps you to notice.” – Steve Macchia The discipline of journaling is as old as the Bible. In episode four (Journaling), we continue to explore the spiritual practices th
Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “We are a forgetful bunch; if we’re not doing something that helps us record, remember, and come back to the goodness of God on a regular basis, we will forget. When we forget, our hearts get hardened.” -
Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott  “Listening is the primary skill to develop in life. Particularly if you are a leader.” - Steve Macchia In episode two, we continue to explore the spiritual practices that are at the heart of Leadership Tr
Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “The Word of God should not be approached as another book to master its material but should result in a deep transforming experience with God.” – Matt Scott Season 28 will focus on the spiritual practices
This is a reprise of season 23 episode 7 of The Discerning Leader Podcast.  Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Margery Kennelly “We always think about waiting on God but God spends a long time waiting on us.” – Margery Kennelly Margery serves as Assoc
This is a reprise of season 23 episode 6 of The Discerning Leader Podcast. Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Todd Cravens “What do I need to do now? Waiting is not an absence of activity.” - Todd Cravens Todd Cravens is in his 16th year, serving as T
This is a reprise of season 23 episode 5 of The Discerning Leader Podcast.  Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Bryan Wilkerson “Believe that the Lord had something fresh for you this Christmas” – Bryan Wilkerson Bryan Wilkerson serves as Senior Pastor
This is a reprise of season 23 episode 4 of The Discerning Leader Podcast. “Waiting on God is resisting the impulse to take matters into my own hands.” – Mark Booker Mark Booker serves as the Senior Pastor at Park Street Church in downtown Bost
Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Dave Friedrich This is a reprise of season 23 episode 3 of The Discerning Leader Podcast. “Waiting in the Bible is not just looking at the clock. It is about anticipation. It’s about cultivating hope and joy. ” – Dav
Host: Steve Macchia and Dave Ripper This is a reprise of season 23 episode 2 of The Discerning Leader Podcast. “We suffer from a severe depletion of spiritual expectancy. Moments of waiting can actually rekindle the flames of hope.” – Dave Ripp
Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Susan Currie This is a reprise of season 23 episode 1 of The Discerning Leader Podcast. “During Advent, we give space to the waiting. All of us are waiting for something.” – Susan Currie Susan serves as the Director
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