

The Clarity Podcast
Aaron Santmyire
The team at Clarity Podcast knows that missional leaders struggle with ambiguity and uncertainty in everyday life and mission. We believe that transparent unscripted conversations with people who care about you will provide clarity, insight, and encouragement so that you can be resilient, healthy, and confident in the decisions you make in life and mission.
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Nov 30, 2020 • 54min
Dr. Warren Bullock on People Care and When Words Hurt
Dr Warren Bullock joins us on the podcast today to have a fascinating conversation where we discuss the impact of our words and the words of others. Dick Foth returns for Back Channel with Foth- please send your questions to aaron.santmyire@agmd.org1. FAMILY HEALTH: MODELING HEALTHY FAMILY LIFE AND MINISTRY DYNAMICS. 2. PERSONAL HEALTH: EXEMPLIFYING BALANCED HOLISTIC HEALTH. 3. PEOPLE CARE: INVESTING IN THE EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH OF YOUR TEAM.4. BUILDS TEAM: CREATING AN ATMOSPHERE WHERE TOGETHER WE FULFILL OUR VISION AND MISSION. 5. MISSIOLOGICAL MATURITY: EXHIBITING CROSS-CULTURAL MATURITY AND MISSIOLOGICAL APTITUDE. 6. STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT: INFLUENCING THE TEAM TOWARD ENGAGING THE CONTINENTAL STRATEGIC PLAN. 7. SELF-LEADERSHIP: EXEMPLIFYING EVIDENCE OF GROWTH IN LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS. 8. LEADERSHIP SKILLS: DEMONSTRATING PROFICIENCY IN INFLUENCING PEOPLE TOWARDS A COMMON GOAL. 9. LEADERSHIP INTELLIGENCE: DEMONSTRATING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EFFECTIVE LEADER.

Nov 27, 2020 • 34min
Jake Johnson on A King's Return
Jake Johnson author and missionary joins us on the podcast to discuss his new fantasy fiction book A King's Return. https://www.kingdomsofislandia.comhttps://www.amazon.com/Kings-Return-Kingdoms-Islandia/dp/1647463211/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3TA91709JQZZL&dchild=1&keywords=a+kings+return+jj+johnson&qid=1603696562&sprefix=a+kings+re%2Caps%2C430&sr=8-1

Nov 23, 2020 • 50min
Steve Cuss on Managing Leadership Anxiety
Steve Cuss joins us on the podcast today to discuss Managing Leadership Anxiety. Steve discusses Family Systems Theory, Triangulation, and Being Called to Follow Jesus not necessarily striving to be like Him. https://www.amazon.com/Managing-Leadership-Anxiety-Yours-Theirs/dp/1400210887/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8https://stevecusswords.com

Nov 20, 2020 • 36min
Aaron Santmyire on Spiritual Formation (2 of 2)
Pat Hurst and I sit down and continue our discussion of the AGWM Training Competency of Spiritual Formation

Nov 19, 2020 • 31min
Aaron Santmyire on Spiritual Formation (1 of 2)
Pat Hurst and I sit down to have a discussion about the training competency of Spiritual Formation. I talked too long, so we split it into two parts.I highly recommend Jon Gordon's book "The Garden." It has really helped give me a frame work for understanding how the enemy attacks.

Nov 16, 2020 • 46min
Lauren Wells on Raising up a Generation of Healthy Third Culture Kids
Lauren Wells joins us on the podcast today to discuss how we can care for our Third Culture Kids. Lauren provides fascinating insight into preventive care so we can steward the most valuable thing God has given us, our kids. https://www.amazon.com/Raising-Generation-Healthy-Third-Culture-ebook/dp/B085VRX2LM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=158XH9V9WL8IS&dchild=1&keywords=lauren+wells+raising+up+a+generation&qid=1602057473&sprefix=lauren+wellls%2Caps%2C496&sr=8-1https://www.tcktraining.com/what-we-do

Nov 12, 2020 • 46min
Randy Tarr on the Excluded Middle
Randy Tarr and Pat Hurst join the podcast today to continue our discussions on the AGWM training competencies. Today we unpack the Excluded Middle.1. HIebert, Paul - Anthropological insights for missionaries.2. Love, Rick - Muslims, Magid and the Kingdom of God3. Understanding Folk Religion - Hiebert, Shaw and Tiénou

Nov 9, 2020 • 46min
Jason Romano on Live to Forgive and The Uniform of Leadership
Jason Romano, author and host of Sports Spectrum podcast, joins us today to share about his journey of forgiveness and leadership lessons he learned during his time at ESPN. Sports Spectrum- https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1214996827Live to Forgive- https://www.amazon.com/Live-Forgive-Moving-Forward-Those-ebook/dp/B07D4R87TN/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=live+to+forgive&qid=1602058083&sr=8-3The Uniform of Leadership- https://www.amazon.com/Uniform-Leadership-Jason-Romano-ebook/dp/B089C6J9H1/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1602058116&sr=8-1-spons

Nov 5, 2020 • 59min
Tammy Lashway on Culture
Tammy Lashway joins Pat and I on the podcast today to discuss the Competency of Culture in the African context. Resource book:The 3D Gospel, Ministry in Guilt, Shame, and Fear Cultures by Jayson GeorgesLinks:TheCultureTest.com for the 25-question quiz to discover your home or host culture’s lens.honorshame.com for the free pdf of 3D Gospel and other resources

Nov 2, 2020 • 57min
Francis Chan on Self-Leadership / Back Channel with Foth
Francis Chan joins us on the podcast today for a fascinating conversation on Self-Leadership and what he believes God is speaking to the church today. Dick Foth returns for Back Channel with FothQuestions can be sent to aaron.santmyire@agmd.org