Column Title: Leadership Life Stories: Communicating and Leading through Your Story Column Entry: “The Breath of Communication” By Chris Hamstra, PhD, Davenport University Description: There is a power when people come together to share stories. As people of faith, the practice and process of storytelling helps us understand ourselves, our communities, and our organizations. When combined with leadership, stories provide examples of how …
Column Entry, Let’s Talk Family, “Christian Family Practices: Worship as an Expression of Awe”
Column: Let’s Talk Family: Conversations about Faith and Family Flourishing Column entry: “Christian Family Practices: Worship as an Expression of Awe” By Jonathan Pettigrew, PhD, Arizona State University; Diane Badzinski, PhD, Colorado Christian University Column Description: Let’s Talk Family: Conversations about Faith and Family Flourishing is a monthly column offering a space to consider research-based, biblically-sound practices for family communication. …
Quote of the Week, God’s Words in Your Mouth, Jeremiah 1:9
Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth. See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.” –Jeremiah 1:9 (NIV)
A Prayer for Presence of Mind, by John Hatch
For Presence of Mind O Divine Wisdom, My mind is at sea, Lost in waves Of communication apprehension. At the thought of broaching this topic, Or starting this conversation, Or giving this talk, My mind goes blank— Then spins into a moth-like fury Around the flame of my fear, Lantern swinging on a storm-tossed vessel. The bowels …
Communication Devotional, The “Magic Bullet” Theory of Communication, by Donna Elkins
The “Magic Bullet” Theory of Communication? May my teaching drop as the rain, my speech distill as the dew, like gentle rain upon the tender grass, and like showers upon the herb. Deuteronomy 32: 2 (NIV) Being a teacher is an intimidating role. Too often inexperienced teachers think the “magic bullet” theory applies to their teaching work. The “magic bullet” …
Prayer to God the Holy Trinity, by Saint Basil the Great (330-379 AD)
Prayer to God the Holy Trinity – St Basil the Great (330-379 AD) As I rise from sleep I thank You, O Holy Trinity, for through Your great goodness and patience You were not angered with me, an idler and sinner, nor have You destroyed me in my sins, but have shown Your usual love for men, and when I …
Communication Devotional, Eloquence is Overrated, by Donna Elkins
Eloquence is Overrated Then Moses said to the Lord, “Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither recently nor in time past, nor since You have spoken to Your servant; for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.” Exodus 4:10 (NASB) Most of us can relate to the idea of speech anxiety. For many, speaking in front of …
New Vlog Entry, Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies, with Stephanie Bennett
Today we look at Marilyn McEntyre’s book, Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies. Our discussion involves finding ways to overcome the challenges of living in a world where lying and all its cousins (propaganda, manipulation, expletives, and other abuses of language) seem perfectly okay as long as there is money to be made. A healthy society is careful about the …
A Prayer for Peace, by St Cyprian of Carthage (210-258 AD)
Prayer for Peace – St Cyprian of Carthage (210-258 AD) We beg and beseech the God whom the enemies of the Church are forever provoking and irritating that he would tame their wild hearts. May their rage subside and calm return to their hearts; may their minds, clouded by the darkness their sins produce, repent and see the light; may …
Free Recording of C.S. Lewis Workshop with Steve Beebe, “Teaching C.S. Lewis: Chronicles of a Master Communicator”
This free offer is available to CCSN members, supporters, and friends, and others who may be interested in being part of the community. Whether you teach C.S. Lewis, or want to include material about him in your class/sermon/teaching/writing, or you want to find out what specific communication strategies and principles he used in his writing and speaking to connect so …
