CNLP 627 | John Ortberg Breaks Down the Divide Between Leadership and Spiritual Formation, Why It's Not True That If You're Not a Leader You're a Loser, And His Reflections on Willow Creek and Church Moral Failures
The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast
The Intersection of Leadership and Spiritual Formation $87billion dollar industry
The study of leadership and formation of leaders is a topic of huge interest, with an estimated $87 billion spent on leadership development. Psychological and spiritual formation questions focus on how people change, become emotionally healthy, and measure the effectiveness of interventions. In some cultures, leadership and spiritual formation tend to be seen as two different subcultures, much like the distinction between 'activists' drawn towards leadership and 'contemplatives' drawn towards spiritual formation. Business culture emphasizes leadership and outcome orientation, while academic or therapeutic culture focuses more on the inner life and reflection. These two domains, leadership and spiritual formation, involve different wiring and cultures, with distinct sets of issues and requirements.
