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.
Episodes
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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
Oct 30, 2020 • 41min
Dr Steve Pennington on the Indigenous Church Principle and Partnership (2 of 2)
Dr. Steve Pennington joins Pat and I today to continue our discussions on the the AGWM Competencies and how they are contextualized in Africa.
Oct 29, 2020 • 31min
Dr. Steve Pennington on The Indigenous Church Principle and Partnership ( 1 of 2)
Dr. Steve Pennington joins Pat and I today to continue our discussions on the the AGWM Competencies and how they are contextualized in Africa.
Oct 26, 2020 • 58min
Dick Foth and Admiral Vern Clark on Covenant Leadership
Dick Foth and Admiral Vern Clark return to the podcast today to discuss Covenant Leadership and so much more. Their wisdom and insight is fascinating. Back Channel with Foth- Send 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.
Oct 22, 2020 • 45min
Dr. John Easter on Bible and Theology
Dr John Easter joins us today to continue our discussions on the AGWM competencies and their contextualization in Africa.Selected Text ResourcesBible-TheologyBartholomew, Craig G and Goheen, Michael. The Drama of Scripture: Finding our Place in the Biblical Story. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2004.Bauckham, Richard. Bible and Mission: Christian Witness in a Postmodern World. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic. 2003.Fee, Gordon D. and Douglas Stuart. How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. 2014.Flemming, Dean. Contextualization in the New Testament: Patterns for Theology and Mission. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2005. Goldsworthy, Graeme. Christ-Centered Biblical Theology: Hermeneutical Foundations and Principles. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2012. _____. Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture. Eerdmans Publishing, 2000._____. The Goldsworthy Trilogy: Gospel and Kindom, Gospel and Wisdom, and the Gospel in Revelation. UK: Paternoster Press, 2000.Goheen, Michael W. A Light to the Nations: The Missional Church and the Biblical Story. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2011.Goheen, Michael W. and Bartholomew, Craig G. Living at the Crossroads: An Introduction to Christian Worldview. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2008.Kaiser Jr, Walter C. Recovering the Unity of the Bible: One Continuous Story, Plan, and Purpose. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009.McNight, Scot. The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. 2016.Newbigin, Lesslie: Foolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel and Western Culture. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing, 1986.______. The Gospel in a Pluralistic Society. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing, 1989.Richards, E. Randolf and O’Brien, Brandon J. Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understanding the Bible. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2012.Wright, Christopher J.H. The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bibles Grand Narrative. Downers Grove: IVP Academic. 2006.______. The Mission of God’s People: A Biblical Theology of the Church’s Mission (Biblical Theology for Life). Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010.
Oct 19, 2020 • 1h
Stephen Blandino on Leadership Skills / BackChannel with Foth
Stephen Blandino returns to the podcast today to unpack a topic that affects us all- Conflict Resolution. You will want to take notes as Stephen shares wisdom.https://influencemagazine.com/DownloadsDick Foth joins us for Back Channel with Foth. Today he discusses how we can pray for our political leaders.Questions can be sent 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.
Oct 15, 2020 • 57min
Suzanne Hurst on Missionary Life and Work
Suzanne Hurst joins us today to discuss the Missionary Competency of Missionary Life and Work and what that looks like in the African Context.
