You've heard that pastors and leaders should walk their talk. What is at the heart of that advice? Not perfection, but a consistency that reveals a life of wholeness. In this episode of The Flourishing Pastor Podcast, Nelson describes how a bifurcated — or fake — life can be ruinous for pastors and leaders, and how the path to wholeness is comprehensively personal and communal. The conversation unfolds into a deeper look at the Christian virtue tradition and its role in the pursuit of wholeness.
You've heard that pastors and leaders should walk their talk. What is at the heart of that advice? Not perfection, but a consistency that reveals a life of wholeness. In this episode of The Flourishing Pastor Podcast, Nelson describes how a bifurcated — or fake — life can be ruinous for pastors and leaders, and how the path to wholeness is comprehensively personal and communal. The conversation unfolds into a deeper look at the Christian virtue tradition and its role in the pursuit of wholeness.
Tom Nelson is the senior pastor of Christ Community Church in Kansas City, Kansas, and he's the president of Made to Flourish, a national nonprofit that works with churches and their leaders in the area of faith and work. You can learn more about Tom's work at www.madetoflourish.org, and you can find his new book, The Flourishing Pastor: Recovering the Lost Art of Shepherd Leadership — which is the springboard for this podcast — wherever you buy books.
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