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“A leader is a person who must take special responsibility for what's going on inside of himself or herself ... lest the act of leadership create more harm than good.” quote by Parker J. Palmer — Download Open image

“A leader is a person who must take special responsibility for what's going on inside of himself or herself ... lest the act of leadership create more harm than good.”

Parker J. Palmer

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Teaching, like any truly human activity, emerges from one's inwardness, for better or worse. As I teach I project the condition of my soul onto my students, my subject, and our way of being together. The entanglements I experience in the classroom are often no more or less than the convolutions of my inner life. Viewed from this angle, teaching…

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If my life is any example, the work that youth workers are doing is very, very important. It tends to get marginalized in the church or seen as less important than being a senior minister in a large, prosperous congregation; but I don't believe that for a minute. I think this is absolutely critical work in the life of the…

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The spiritual life is about becoming more at home in your own skin.

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“Formation may be the best name for what happens in a circle of trust, because the word refers, historically, to soul work done in community. But a quick disclaimer is in order, since formation sometimes means a process quite contrary to the one described in this book----a process in which the pressure of orthodox doctrine, sacred text, and institutional authority…

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Don't let anyone or anything rob you of the beauty and meaning at the heart of life. It's your birthright gift.

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I think the church needs to be much more countercultural than that and invite people into slowing down, into a "Be-still-and-know-that-I-am-God" mindset.

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