The Emotionally Healthy Leader Podcast [REWIND] Put a Stop to Your Hurried, Rushed Life
Oct 14, 2025
Explore the impact of hurried leadership and how it's affecting spiritual health. Discover the wisdom of historical figures like Billy Graham and the importance of spiritual practices that promote slowing down. Learn about the power of the Sabbath, introspective prayer, and discernment in decision-making. Uncover strategies for maintaining your priorities and creating space for rest. The journey emphasizes leading from emotional and spiritual health, inviting leaders to embrace a slower, more purposeful pace.
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The Problem With Our Speed
- Western culture prizes speed, productivity, and getting things done, and that value has infiltrated Christian leadership.
- Pete Scazzaro argues God invites leaders into a slow, unhurried spirituality as a prophetic sign for mission.
A Leader Confesses He’s A Hurry‑holic
- Pete describes being speedy and overactive even after becoming a Christian and leader at 19.
- He calls himself a "hurry-holic" and invites listeners to join him on a slowdown journey.
God’s Speed Is Slow
- Jesus modeled a slow pace: Kosuke Koyama notes Jesus walked about three miles an hour as the speed of love.
- Pete uses this to reframe spiritual pace: love's tempo is slow and deliberate.
