CNLP 595 | Richard Foster and Brenda Quinn On the Journey From A Type Leader to a Contemplative Life, The Disciplines of Solitude , Silence and Humility + Reflections on The Lives of Eugene Peterson, Henri Nouwen and Dallas Willard
The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast
Carey Nieuwhof
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 7 September 2023
⏱️ 88 minutes
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In this episode, Carey is joined by Richard Foster, author of Celebration of Discipline, and Pastor Brenda Quinn.
They talk about Richard's journey from a Type A leader to a contemplative life and the disciplines of solution, humility, and silence. Plus, Richard reflects on knowing Eugene Peterson, Henri Nouwen, and Dallas Willard and what made them who they were.
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| 0:00.0 | The Art of Leadership Network. |
| 0:08.0 | Welcome to the Kerry NewHop Leadership Podcast. |
| 0:10.0 | It's Kerry here and I hope our time together today helps you thrive in life and leadership. |
| 0:15.0 | I am so glad that you're here because we are going to talk about spiritual formation today. |
| 0:21.0 | And I have none other than Richard Foster and Brenda Quinn on the podcast. |
| 0:26.0 | Richard is one of the OGs of spiritual formation and we are going to talk about a type leader, the journey from being a type leader to a contemplative life, |
| 0:35.0 | the disciplines of solitude, silence and humility. |
| 0:38.0 | And then we're going to talk about Eugene Peterson, Henry Now and Dallas Willard and so much more. |
| 0:43.0 | I think you're going to love this. This one was good for my soul. |
| 0:47.0 | And today's episode is brought to you by something I'm excited to share. |
| 0:51.0 | It's my four steps to engage your church around money and generosity. It's a free guide. |
| 0:56.0 | And if you want to build a culture of generosity in your church, check it out. |
| 1:01.0 | You can go to engagegenerosity.com to learn more and today's episode is brought to you by compassion |
| 1:08.0 | when people experience God in a way that's outside of their usual rhythms and routines. |
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| 1:21.0 | So Richard Foster wrote back in 1978. Isn't that crazy? |
| 1:27.0 | The celebration of discipline. |
| 1:29.0 | And so we talk about that. |
| 1:31.0 | We talk about well, all things spiritual formation with Richard and his associate pastor Brenda Quinn. |
| 1:39.0 | And we are going to talk to a type leaders. I'm one believe it or not. Richard was one as well. |
| 1:46.0 | And this turned out to be a delightful conversation. Richard Foster is the founder of Renovare. |
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