Communication Breakdown in Community? 10 Ways To Grow
Have you ever been misunderstood or misinterpreted? Do you sometimes misunderstand the signals and words you’ve received from others? Oftentimes communication seems to be a fight for control. But it doesn’t have to be that way!
In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, Caesar will teach you how to avoid being misunderstood and give you 10 steps to becoming an active listener and effective communicator.
In This Episode You’ll Learn:
- The biggest mistakes people make when communicating.
- Why you must level-up your non-verbal communication skills.
- Secrets to becoming an empathetic and active listener.
- 10 Steps to move from misunderstanding to effective conversation.
Gratitude: An Astonishing Lesson I’ll Never Forget
Lately I have been thinking about all the things I have to be grateful for in my life, but I have also noticed how many things I seem to complain about–most of which are not really a big deal.
Most of which are truly 1st-world issues that I’ll bet 2/3 of the people on this planet never really worry about. I’ll complain about a toilet that’s running…again… and then be reminded of how many people in the world lack sanitation and would say, “you own a toilet–of your own?!” Where’s my gratitude?
Gospel. Community. Mission. Discipleship Requires All 3
The idea that ‘Gospel, Community and Mission’ is crucial to making mature disciples of Jesus may sound a little bit obvious to you at first. But it is surprising how few of us, and our churches, are careful to balance the focus and engagement of these powerful discipleship foundations.
This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we talk about why all three of these components must be consistently engaged in and balanced if we want disciples of Jesus to grow to full maturity.
In This Episode You’ll Learn:
- Why we are seeing a lack of maturity in the Church today among Christians.
- How all 3… Gospel, Community, and Mission play a critical role in disciple-making.
- What it looks like when you only engage 2 of these 3 foundations with others.
- Practical resources for growing your people in Gospel, Community, and Mission.
Are You Suffering from Decision Fatigue?
Have you ever felt like, “If I have to make one more decision today I think I will explode! And it might be all over you!” If you have, you may be experiencing decision fatigue. And it may be the culprit for many of your bad decisions and why we often find it hard to stay on mission.
Imagine what life was like 100 years ago. It may have been harder in many ways, but I’ll guarantee you that the average person faced and needed to make way fewer decisions on any given day. Though this is a relatively new term and concept for me, researchers have been studying and trying to understand decision fatigue for quite some time. (more…)
Choosing Connection Over Conflict
It happens over and over again: a political argument with a friend, a fight about racial issues on the internet, a disagreement with a coworker… At the first sign of conflict, we flee to a bunker with people who think like us and—internally or externally—attack everyone else. We feel safe there. But it’s killing us; killing families, friendships, civility, and discourse.
This week on the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we talk with author Brian Jennings and discover there is a better way—and we can walk in it! It may look like you’re dodging cultural landmines, but you just might be learning how to dance! 😀
In This Episode You’ll Learn:
- The “thing behind the thing” with all the conflict we see in ideology today.
- How Jesus faced personal, political, and relational conflict–and dealt with it.
- How to practice “The 4 Ways of Wisdom” in our conversations and conflicts.
- Practical steps you can take now to be Good News within dark conversations.
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ABOUT ME
I am the author of the top selling book, The Gospel Primer. My latest books, Transformed and Small is Big, Slow is Fast came out recently on Zondervan.
I help those with a high commitment to intentional living in the areas of their discipleship, family and mission acquire the leadership skills and tools necessary to succeed and leave a lasting legacy.