120. Forming Leadership Resilience, with Tod Bolsinger, Executive Director of the Church Leadership Institute

Tod Bolsinger is the Executive Director of the Church Leadership Institute and author of Tempered Resilience.

According to David Whyte, “The antidote to exhaustion is wholeheartedness.” (Crossing the Unknown Sea)

We are facing four crises at once: a health crisis, an economic crisis, a crisis of social injustice, and a political crisis.

We are also facing a pastoral crisis. Many pastors are considering leaving the ministry.

According to Andrew Zolli, resilience is the capacity to “maintain core purpose and integrity in the face of dramatically changed circumstances.” (Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back)

Strengthen your pastoral and leadership resilience by doing three things:

Clarify your “core purpose.”
Commit to a safe place for vulnerable self-reflection.
Create a playful experiment for even more learning.

Purpose brings leadership resilience.

Learning brings leadership resilience.

Adaptability brings leadership resilience.