The Leader's Journey Podcast Resilience: Finding Stability in a World of Instability
Sep 13, 2025
Rusty Mackey, a spiritual director and founder of Steadfast Ministries, explores resilience amid life's chaos. He delves into how instability can be an invitation for growth and a deeper connection with faith. The power of lament and compassion is highlighted as vital tools for leaders facing challenges. Rusty emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and presence in navigating uncertainty. Additionally, he introduces a new initiative, Man School, aimed at guiding fathers in raising character-driven sons, reinforcing positive values in a turbulent world.
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Tornado Story Frames The Book
- Rusty McKie recounts two tornadoes hitting his childhood home to open the book and set the theme of instability.
- He uses that experience to ask, "Do you go when the safe places die?" and frame resilience as a response.
Instability Reveals Inner Fragility
- External instability often reveals internal fragility rather than being a final verdict on us.
- Rusty reframes instability as an invitation from God to deeper change, not a betrayal.
Resilience Anchors In God, Not Circumstances
- True resilience anchors in being at home in God, not in shifting circumstances.
- Rusty emphasizes the need for a felt experience of union with Christ alongside intellectual belief.
