Heretic Happy Hour BONUS SHOW: Keith Is Back!
Nov 7, 2025
Join Keith as he returns with tales from his Canadian speaking tour and insights into community dynamics. The hosts dive deep into the contrasts between leadership and hierarchy, exploring real-life applications in marriage and parenting. They tackle listener questions about spirituality and the essence of communal accountability. Enjoy discussions on upcoming poetry, a teaser for a quantum theology project, and reactions to recent political events, including a win against extremist candidates.
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Long-Term Work To Build Shared Community
- Keith recounts serving in two long-term non-hierarchical communities where shared leadership worked after years of effort.
- He describes proposing structural changes that failed until the group collectively agreed.
Group Accountability Scales With Numbers
- Keith argues non-hierarchical groups increase accountability because the entire group holds each person responsible.
- Influence replaces formal power and makes abuse harder to sustain in communal settings.
Use Situational Leadership, Not Fixed Hierarchy
- Do treat leadership and hierarchy as distinct: allow situational leaders without creating rigid power-over structures.
- Try using fluid, context-driven leadership so people lead where they're strongest.
