Change Makers - Becoming an Irresistible Community: Recent Episodes
Kelly Lippenholz and Susan Aldridge
Imagine a community that is the most loving place on earth. Wouldn't you want to be a part of that? Our communities have been under attack the past few years when gathering became risky. But community is vital for our health - mentally, emotionally, spiritually and even physically. Join us as we explore what makes a community irresistible and learn how to create that in your neighborhood, church, or anywhere!
Listen or watch as Kelly & Susan model how to use the Community Temperature Reading skill in real time. This is a great way to start a conversation with someone that you need better communication with.
Now that you've learned some of the practices and skills for creating a great community around you - in your small group, family, or workplace - it's time to plan how you will incorporate all of that into your daily life. Listen as we share our Rule of Life with you so that you can make a plan!
This skill will change the way you handle conflict in every relationship. The Ladder of Integrity helps you clarify your values and understand your feelings before walking into a difficult conversation. Use this skill to prepare for conflict and you'll never dread it again!
In this week's episode, we are chatting with Nicholas Amato about the idea of Incarnational Listening. Simply put, incarnationally listening is listening with the heart of Jesus. Listening this way means we avoid judging, reacting, or sharing our own related stories. We seek to understand, we reflect back what we hear.
If we are to be fully devoted followers of Jesus, loving others is a top priority, and listening to others is a way to love them well.
Communication with co-workers, family, and our small groups can often be challenging. In this episode, we'll learn how to clarify the expectations you have for others and stop mind reading.
Claim your God-given voice and express yourself in a healthy using a tool called the Community Temperature Reading by Peter Scazzero.
In this episode, we chat with Bob Boulter, Nativity's Director of Member Care, about the benefits of a slowed down spirituality.
We're back and this season we'll be interviewing some of the great men of Nativity to see how they are applying the emotionally healthy skills to real life. This is where the rubber meets the road. We are change makers in our circles of influence and we are changing our community to one of transformational love. Join us on the journey!
Healthy communities know that each person is in ministry in all areas of their life - at home, at work, at school. Ministry isn't just something christians do at church. We do it in life, everywhere, all the time. In this final episode, we discuss how to "do" ministry full time.
Healthy cultures prioritize their marriages and singleness and then live out that love in their communities. In this episode, we will unpack that idea and give ideas on what that kind of love looks like.
In a healthy community, people are not living double lives - claiming to be christian but reacting to others with judgement, criticism and defensiveness. In this episode, we'll learn how to love others with clear and respectful communication.
In a healthy culture, leaders understand that we cannot grow until we acknowledge our destructive and unhealthy patterns of behavior. In this episode, we'll unpack how to become aware of negative behaviors and live differently.
The second mark of an irresistible community is leaders that lead from love of others. rather than ego, power, or authority. Join us today as we look at integrity in leadership and how that changes the culture.
ChangeMakers is a podcast about changing the culture of your community to one of transformation love. The first mark of an irresistible culture is a slowed-down spirituality. Jesus never hurried.
Change Makers is a podcast about becoming a loving, irresistible, church community. The christian church should be the most loving place on earth where all people feel like they belong. We're exploring how you can change the culture in your community to one of transformational LOVE. If you are a small group leader, a ministry team leader, a church leader in any way, this podcast is for you. And it will make your group, team, church, even your family - a more loving community. Join us as we identify the 6 marks of a healthy, loving, irresistible community.