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The Discerning Leader PodcastWalking with the Saints | Life Together: Discerning God in Spiritual Community Episode 10Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott “It’s important to be surrounded by people who model what a Christ-like life looks like, invest in you regularly, offer spiritual friendship, ongoing guidance and encouragement.” — Steve Macchia The final episode of Season 35 explores what it looks like to walk with the saints. You'll hear personal stories from Steve and Matt as they share some of the relationships that have helped them embody and emulate the things that make for community (presence, listening, hospitality, forbearance, humility, trust-building, repairing and restoring). Tune into this conversation as you consider who is helpin...2025-06-2634 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastLiving a Shared Rule of Life | Life Together: Discerning God in Spiritual Community (Ep 09)Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott “Those who have an articulated communal rule of life stick together longer and more faithfully...and go deeper in their walk together with the Lord.” — Steve Macchia Healthy churches and healthy spiritual communities are comprised of those who learn, live and grow together in Christ. These communities offer a safe place to share hurts and heartaches, pray for and care for one another, grow together in grace, and offer forgiveness and selfless love to one another. Of course, this way of living doesn’t happen without great purpose and intention...2025-06-1935 min
Will SlamBeer: Fantasy WNBA Basketball PodcastWNBA Week 5 w/ Matt Lawson of FBI-BasketballThis week we're joined by Matt Lawson of FBI Basketball!3:40 - Atlanta Dream7:36 - Golden State Valkyries10:47 - Phoenix Mercury13:58 - Washington Mystics26:23 - Injury/Transactions Updates29:36 - Week 5 Schedule31:20 - Buy Low/Sell Highs & Adds/DropsPart of the @OldManSquad Sports Network!Sponsored by @JackedAlienPodcast Produced by Scott Keller & Steve St.Pierre Recording & Editing by Spotify for Creators, Podcastle and Riverside.fm2025-06-1744 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastCan You Be Trusted With Power? | Life Together: Discerning God in Spiritual Community (Ep 08)Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott “Leadership is about whether or not the people are doing better because of your decisions.” — Steve Macchia We know all-too-well the destruction that comes when power, influence and authority are mishandled and misguided in selfish ambition. This conversation explores “power” and how we can healthily steward the influence and authority entrusted to us in a way that honors, empowers, and equips others to flourish. Join the conversation about spiritual discernment as a way of life at www.LeadershipTransformations.org and consider participation in our online and in-person program offer...2025-06-1232 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastSpeaking and Hearing the Truth in Love | Life Together: Discerning God in Spiritual Community (Ep 07)Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott “If we could practice listening first before speaking, how different our words would be and how different our relationships would be.” — Steve Macchia Humbly receiving the preached Word of God is one means of speaking and hearing the Truth in love. But what does this look like within the context of our relationships? How do we humbly and gratefully accept reproach and admonition from others? This conversation offers wisdom and practical steps around what it looks like for us to both speak and hear the truth in love. Join...2025-06-0533 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastThe Ministry of Bearing | Life Together: Discerning God in Spiritual Community (Ep 06)Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott “That's the hard reality...that I, too, irritate others. I need others to bear with me, also.” - Steve Macchia How do we lovingly bear with one another and suffer alongside others in spiritual community? This episode tackles some of the hard realities we all face when we stay in one place long enough. What does it look like to move beyond tolerating and enduring to loving and serving those we find irritating, challenging, and hard-to-love? How can we humbly walk alongside one another in an empathetic, compassionate and graci...2025-05-2936 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastOffering Soul Hospitality | Life Together: Discerning God in Spiritual Community Episode 05Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott "This welcoming spirit of graced hospitality is to be shared and received continuously, one at a time and in community." - Steve Macchia Learning to offer soul hospitality to another only comes after first experiencing the hospitality of God. In this episode of The Discerning Leader podcast, Steve and Matt define soul hospitality, how it shapes and builds spiritual community, and suggest tangible ways we can offer it to those around us. This conversation also explores how we can approach holy interruptions and embrace one another with a non-judgmental, g...2025-05-2233 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastRupture and Repair | Life Together: Discerning God in Spiritual Community Episode 4Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott "Relational turmoil and conflict can indeed be resolved as we work toward mutual reconciliation." - Steve Macchia When we live in a spiritual community together, it’s inevitable that we will encounter conflict. It can be a challenge to know what to do when someone has broken our trust, sinned against us or brought harm to our life. How do we repair that which has been ruptured? This episode of The Discerning Leader podcast offers practical wisdom to help you remain in healthy relationships and not simply walk away whe...2025-05-1533 minWill SlamBeer: Fantasy WNBA Basketball PodcastFantasy Analyst Series w/ Matt Cohen of WinsidrMatt Cohen from Winsidr joins Will SlamBeer to talk the W. Part of the @OldManSquad Sports Network!Sponsored by @JackedAlienPodcast Produced by Scott Keller & Steve St.Pierre Recording & Editing by Spotify for Creators, Podcastle and Riverside.fm2025-05-1343 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastA Healthy Dose of Humility | Life Together: Discerning God in Spiritual Community Episode 3 Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott “It’s not only my neighbor’s will but their honor that needs to be more important than mine.”—Steve Macchia Spiritual communities are to be marked by humble and meek followers of Jesus. In this week's episode of The Discerning Leader podcast, Steve and Matt explore questions like: What is the role of humility within a spiritual community? How do we honor and prefer one another over and above ourselves? Tune in to hear more about the ministry of meekness and how we lead others from that posture. Join th...2025-05-0833 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastListening is an Act of Love | Life Together: Discerning God in Spiritual Community Episode 2Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott “Listening and presence are the greatest exhibition of love.” —Steve Macchia One of the ways we love and serve each other in our spiritual communities is by learning to listen well. This podcast episode invites you to consider how you can become a better listener as you receive, welcome, and accept another. Offering practical exercises and personal experiences, Steve and Matt offer tangible ways to extend the gift of listening as an act of love. Join the conversation about spiritual discernment as a way of life at www.Lead...2025-05-0132 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastBenediction and Conclusion | Broken and Whole Episode 15Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott “God’s love is the greatest healer, the golden filigree of restoration and redemption of every ounce of pain being carried by an overburdened life.” - Steve Macchia Season 34 comes to a close as this episode reflects on some of the central themes of Steve’s book “Broken and Whole.” In this final conversation, Steve and Matt remind the listener that God desires to gracefully forgive and redeem our brokenness. And as the Spirit does a renewing work in our body, mind, and soul, strength will emerge from weakness. May this conc...2025-04-1027 min
Scott Sigler's Galactic Football League (GFL) SeriesTHE REEF (GFL Novella V) | Ep. 1Welcome to THE REEF, a GFL novella co-written by Scott and Matt Wallace. THE REEF works fine as a stand-alone story, but better as a sequel to TITLE FIGHT, also by Matt & Scott.
Written by Scott Sigler and Matt Wallace
Narrated by Scott Sigler
Produced by Steve Riekeberg
Production Assistance by Allie Press
Podcast Consulting by Evo Terra
Theme Music by Superweapon
Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2025-04-1030 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastInviting Redemption | Broken and Whole Episode 14Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott “Stop. Notice. Listen. Pray. Reorder. Live. Serve. Repeat.” - Steve Macchia God is a redeeming God. He loves to redeem, and He can and will redeem anything as long as it's brought into the light. This podcast conversation explores how God brings about redemption and transformation in our souls as we learn to reorder our loves. Looking at people, possessions, power and persuasions, Steve and Matt discuss tangible ways we can welcome and embrace God’s redemptive work in our everyday, ordinary living. Join the conversation about spiritual...2025-04-0331 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastNo Pain Is Ever Wasted | Broken and Whole (Ep 13)Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott “Courage is not found in the human strength required to vault but in the Spirit’s power that comes alive in the decision to persevere.” - Steve Macchia We’ve all experienced heartache and sorrow in our lives. And to resolve that our pain will not be wasted requires great courage, resilience, and trust. This episode of The Discerning Leader podcast explores how we view our wounds, our disappointments, our suffering, and our pain. Listen in and receive wisdom and encouragement to remember that God can and will redeem our pain. ...2025-03-2736 min
God Gave Rock & Roll To YouSteve Taylor's "To Forgive" is the Magnolia of Christian Rock: The "On the Fritz" Album, Side A (#024)Send us a textWe continue our comprehensive exploration into Steve Taylor's ouvre, this time tackling his second full-length album, 1986's On The Fritz. We cover the secularization of the sacred with "This Disco (Used To Be A Cute Cathedral)". We try to figure out what "On The Fritz" means. We discuss whether "It's A Personal Thing" makes sense anymore in our current political climate. Then we go deep on one of our all-time favorite Christian Rock songs, the stone-cold classic "To Forgive", which is a reminder of what is true and beautiful about the Gospel, and...2025-03-2257 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastWaxing and Waning Hope | Broken and Whole (Ep 12)Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott “Hope in the heart breeds generosity unmeasured.” - Steve Macchia How do we hold onto hope in times of despair? This episode of The Discerning Leader podcast explores how we can hold fast to hope by believing, trusting, and resting in a God who is unfailing in His power and promises. If you're needing a renewed sense of hope amidst the challenges of daily living, this conversation will pour courage into your soul. Join the conversation about spiritual discernment as a way of life at www.LeadershipTransformations.org an...2025-03-2033 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastThe Pitfalls of Needing to be Wanted | Broken and Whole (Ep 11)Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott “Living lovingly, freely and with trust is always the best posture.” - Steve Macchia How do we combat the urge to assert our giftedness, competency and wisdom? This episode of The Discerning Leader podcast explores some of the pitfalls of needing to be needed and wanting to be wanted. Learning to live and lead from a place of trusting that God loves us, forgives us, knows us and accepts us is foundational to serving others from a humble heart. Join the conversation about spiritual discernment as a way of...2025-03-1337 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastWhen Fear and Worry Ensnare the Heart | Broken and Whole Episode 10 Co-hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott “We can embrace our propensity toward worry, anxiety and fear and find our restoration in the peaceful presence of Christ.” - Steve Macchia God is a God of peace and rest. And yet, we spend many of life’s moments fearful, anxious, worried, and longing for peace. This episode of The Discerning Leader podcast invites you to consider how the messengers of fear, anxiety, and worry can reveal the deep places of our soul. Tune into this conversation and receive God’s invitation into more peace, less anxiety, and true rest...2025-03-0634 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastThe Tight Grip of Pride | Broken and Whole Episode 05Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia & Matt Scott “We’re called to abandon our self-centered ways of living and invite God’s Spirit to replace them with generous humility.” - Steve Macchia Looking at St. Benedict’s ‘Ladder of Humility’, Steve Macchia and Matt Scott discuss ways that we can love one another without pride. Additionally, this episode explores how abandonment, contentment, and integration lead to lasting transformation that allows us to generously love and serve others. Join the conversation about spiritual discernment as a way of life at www.LeadershipTransformations.org and consider participation in our online and in...2025-01-3036 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastLove Does Not Boast | Broken and Whole Episode 04Co-hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott “Our independence and self-focus are destroying community and instead are building fences that keep us apart.” - Steve Macchia Competition exists in our churches and ministries because it exists in each of us. We’ve been taught in our culture to take care of, promote, watch out for and provide for the ‘almighty’ self. So, how do we combat the temptation to live a self-referenced and superlative life? This episode of The Discerning Leader podcast looks at the spiritual practice of attachment/detachment to help free you from a boastful an...2025-01-2337 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastWhen Envy and Jealousy Ransack the Mind | Broken and Whole (Ep 03)Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott “Envy is accompanied by her friend jealousy, and when combined, they make for ugly companionship in the soul.” - Steve Macchia In an age where we scroll through feeds of life’s curated moments, we’re all susceptible to envy and jealousy. We fear that we’re missing out, that we’re not reaching our fullest potential, that God might be withholding good things from us, and can even begin to resent others for their perceived success. How do we stand against the temptations of envy and jealousy? This episode offer...2025-01-1639 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastImpatience Isn’t A Virtue | Broken and Whole Episode 02Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott “What would it look like for patience to reside within us and be embodied in us as we go through everyday life?”-Matt Scott Leaders face endless circumstances and situations that test their patience. Challenging personalities, team conflict, economic downturns and relational dynamics are but a few realities that solicit impatience. This episode of The Discerning Leader podcast explores how we can embody patience and kindness amidst the stressful, difficult, and challenging circumstances we all face. In addition, Steve and Matt discusshow Sabbath combats our impatience and movesus towards beco...2025-01-0934 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastBefriending our Brokenness | Broken and Whole Episode 01 Co-hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott “We must be honest and embrace our brokenness on the way to wholeness.” — Steve Macchia By embracing and befriending our own brokenness, we can find true wholeness in God’s strength. Season 34 takes a chapter-by-chapter look at Stephen Macchia’s Broken and Whole: A Leader’s Path to Spiritual Transformation. In episode 01, Steve Macchia and Matt Scott offer a candid conversation about what it looks like to befriend the broken and blessed reality of our lives. Join the conversation about spiritual discernment as a way of life at www.Leaders...2025-01-0234 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastAn Examen of 2024 | Discerning God With Us Episode 05 Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott “Once we begin to notice God, we can’t help but give thanks to God for his good gifts. Gratitude begins to bubble up within.”—Steve Macchia This final episode of the year invites you to close out 2024 with a Year-End Examen. Practiced daily, the Examen is an ancient, spiritual practice that can help us see God’s hand at work in our whole experience. In this reflective exercise, you're invited to take time to deliberately notice God through the internal thoughts and external events of the past year. Join t...2024-12-2641 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastHis Name is Jesus | Discerning God With Us Episode 04 “I’m so grateful for how He redeems. Sometimes we have to wait a long, long time for His redemptive work to come to reality. But it’s worth the wait.” —Steve Macchia In the final episode of Season 33, Steve Macchia and Matt Scott discuss the names of Jesus and the comfort we find in knowing that God became flesh and lived among us. This conversation looks at the fulfillment of prophetic promises and the way Jesus’ life on earth showed us the fullness of God in human form. Join the conversation about spiritual discernment as a way of life...2024-12-1930 min
Sending SignalsScott Devendorf (The National)I first heard The National 17 years ago this month I think, and I fell in love instantly. They’ve continued to be one of my favourite bands, and it’s been great to see them ascend to new heights of popularity and pursue interesting creative directions in the band and outside. Guitarist Aaron Dessner is now a key producer and co-writer for the likes of Taylor Swift and Gracie Abrams. His twin brother Bryce Dessner is a composer whose orchestral and chamber compositions have been commissioned by the LA Philharmonic, Edinburgh International Festival and Krono...2024-12-1847 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastHope in Despair | Discerning God With Us Episode 03Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott “A glimpse of light shines in the darkness, a future reality for us to hang our hats on. And it’s called hope.” —Steve Macchia With all the joyous anticipation of the Advent season, we’re still faced with the reality of surrounding darkness and despair. This episode of The Discerning Leader podcast features a conversation that offers practical and intentional ways to anchor our souls in the hope and light that is Emmanuel, God with us. Join the conversation about spiritual discernment as a way of life at ww...2024-12-1231 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastHealing from Heaven | Discerning God With Us (Ep 02)Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott “We want his healing, his strength, his comfort, his mercy. We want the gifts that only he can provide for us as we find ourselves hurting and sometimes, hopeless.” —Steve Macchia Healing for others. Healing from sickness. Healing in our communities. We long to see the healing power of God in our lives and in the lives of those whom we love. What does it look like to pray for healing? Episode 02 of Season 33 invites you to lift your eyes heavenward and look to Christ for healing in our bodies...2024-12-0531 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastHeartache and Hunger | Discerning God With Us (Ep 01) Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia & Matt Scott “Everybody has a bucket of tears right next to them, and we need to acknowledge for each of us, there’s heartache, pain, suffering, and sorrow. And those don’t come to an end just because it’s Christmas.” —Steve Macchia Season 33 begins with an invitation to notice this Advent season what often goes unattended: our heartache and hunger. Are you facing overwhelming grief? Do you have unmet longings and desires? Have you lifted up prayers that seemingly remain unanswered? In this conversation, Steve Macchia and Matt Scott invite you to consider t...2024-11-2828 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastSuz Skinner | Discerning God in the Garden of the Soul (Ep 03)Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott, Guest: Suz Skinner “A good gardener listens and watches and wants to work with what God is already doing” - Suz Skinner Suz Skinner is a member of the Emmaus Faculty, Abide Faculty, and a Spiritual Formation Associate for Leadership Transformations Inc. and the Pierce Fellowship at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Suz joins Steve and Matt to talk about what it means for God to be the gardener of our souls. Using the garden as a motif, Suz shares how the big story throughout the Bible is of God’s desire...2024-11-1440 min
Blue-Collar BSTeaching Sparks Welding Forward with Matt ScottWelding education is experiencing a resurgence, with students more eager than ever to learn the trade. Matt Scott, a welding instructor from Portland Community College, shares his 30+ years of experience in training the next generation of welders and explains how the pandemic has reshaped both student engagement and the industry itself.In this episode, Matt talks about the post-pandemic shift in welding education, highlighting how today’s students—especially Gen Z—are driven, hungry, and ready to enter the workforce. We discuss the evolution of welding programs, the importance of collaboration among students, and the...2024-11-0830 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastFyfe Blair | Discerning God in the Garden of the Soul (Ep 02)Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott, Guest: Fyfe Blair “Understanding the pruning that is happening with Christ. Yes, it’s hard, but there’s deep soul care work here going on. It’s about your fruitfulness” - Fyfe Blair Fyfe Blair is a faculty member of LTI’s Selah Certificate Program in Spiritual Direction (Europe cohort). Fyfe is also the Project Lead for “The Caim" - a large garden in the small village in rural Scotland where he resides. With hands-on knowledge of horticulture, Fyfe joins Steve and Matt to share reflections between tending to a garden and te...2024-11-0754 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastMatt Scott | Discerning God in the Garden of the Soul (Ep 01)Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott “Are you creating space in your life to be alone, to be quiet, to be reflective, to be relational, to put technology away, to hang out with those you love and to be loved?” - Steve Macchia The Bible is full of agrarian imagery. The words of Genesis, the prophet Isaiah, Apostle Paul, and Jesus himself all talked about gardens, plants, trees, seeds and soil, and farming. We see dry and dusty, sun-scorched land; we also see fertile, thriving, flourishing gardens. In Jesus's parable of the sower, He emphasized the s...2024-10-3135 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastSlow Down. Be More Curious. | Discerning God in Slowness, Episode 7Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “When was the last time you’ve been awed by God?” - Steve Macchia How can slowing down help us embrace the mysterious work of God? In this episode, Steve and Matt tackle this question as they invite you to “slow down and be more curious.” Our technological, information-rich age can make us resistant to wonder. What do we gain from surrendering control of knowing everything? Looking at the encouragement from Romans 11:33-35 and Job 31, Steve and Matt talk about how wonder releases our sense of control, deepens our de...2024-10-2433 min
Music for the Soul PodcastEpisode 87: The Making of 'What Hope Says' with Scott Krippayne, Steve Siler, and Tony Wood Part 2Welcome back to the second part of our two part discussion on Music for the Soul's newest project, What Hope Says. This week, Steve Siler, Scott Krippayne and Tony Wood discuss the second half of the album including the songs Tell Yourself the Truth, Taking Care of Me, Hope Says There's a Way, Merciful Jesus, Anyway, and Imagine God's Best. Steve shares that each of these songs serve to provide insight, hope and restoration for those walking through bouts of anxiety and how each of them came about. Tony and Scott explain which songs were their favorites to work on i...2024-10-2345 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastSlow Down. Be More Content. | Discerning God in Slowness (Ep 06)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “A humble person is a content person.” - Steve Macchia How does our hustling lead to entitlement? In this episode, Steve and Matt tackle this question as they invite you to “slow down and be more content.” When we are hustling, this leads to entitlement. Entitlement fuels our discontent. Looking at the encouragement from the apostle Paul found in Philippians 4:10-13, Steve and Matt talk about how contentment is found not in circumstances or possessions but when we are at home with God and with ourselves. This episode incl...2024-10-1733 minMusic for the Soul PodcastEpisode 86: The Making of 'What Hope Says' with Scott Krippayne, Steve Siler, and Tony Wood Part 1We are very excited to bring you this episode today with guests Scott Krippayne, Tony Wood, and our own Steve Siler as they discuss the creation and release of Music for the Soul's latest project, What Hope Says. The team talks about how What Hope Says was conceptualized, and that after years of discussion with therapists, the number one issue most people encounter or experience in their day to day lives is anxiety. Steve goes on to explain we live in a world of constant stressors and stimulation that often times has us feeling overwhelmed and anxious, but also creates...2024-10-1650 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastSlow Down. Be More Detached. | Discerning God in Slowness (Ep 05)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “What are we gripping in our hands that may simply be worth a penny in comparison to the abundant life God offers us." - Steve Macchia How do we release the things that make for false self identity? In this episode, Steve and Matt tackle this question as they invite you to “slow down and be more detached.” Henri Nouwen talked about the false self gripping to 1) what we do (our work) 2) what we have (our possessions) 3) what others say about us (our image). This conversation looks at practic...2024-10-1039 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastSlow Down. Be More Attentive. | Discerning God in Slowness, Episode 4Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “Not setting realistic expectations of what we can accomplish within a day creates unnecessary hurry and angst inside each of us.” - Matt Scott How does our inability to slow down rob us of attentive presence? In this episode, Steve and Matt tackle this question as they invite you to “slow down and be more attentive.” Too many relationships and roles can make us overwhelmed and over-extended in life. This conversation looks at practical ways to slow down and focus our attention on God and others. Looking at the en...2024-10-0331 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastSlow Down. Be More Humble. | Discerning God in Slowness (Ep 03) Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott "It is hard to do the 'one-anothering' of the New Testament when we are in a hurry" - Matt Scott How does hurry hinder humility? In this episode, Steve and Matt tackle this question as they invite you to “slow down and be more humble.” Exploring the reality that hurry drives our selfish ambition, this conversation looks at practical ways to slow down and consider the needs of others above and before our own. Looking at the example of Jesus in Paul's letter to the Philippians, Steve and Matt...2024-09-2629 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastSlow Down. Be More Silent. | Discerning God in Slowness (Ep 02) Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “How are we going to know God with heart, soul, mind, and strength if we don’t know Him in the inner core of our being - our soul?” - Steve Macchia In this second episode of Season 31, Steve and Matt talk about the practice of silence. The goal of silence is to know God in the core of our being. Practices that lead us to silence include stillness, solitude, sabbath, and surrender. Every day, there are increasing distractions that challenge the practice of silence. Silence...2024-09-1937 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastSlow Down. Be More. | Discerning God in Slowness (Ep 01) Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “I think the biggest danger of hurrying is that it pours fuel into my addiction to be busy, to be hurried, to be productive, to be noticed.” - Steve Macchia Season 31, entitled ‘Discerning God in Slowness’, begins by exploring a phrase that is central to who we are as an organization: Slow Down, Be More. In this conversation, Steve and Matt answer the question “What is the danger of hurrying?” And in addition, they dialogue around the fruit and spiritual transformation that comes from learning to live more...2024-09-1234 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastSpecial Edition: Celebrating 200 Episodes Co-Hosts: Steve Macchia and Matt Scott “I’ll spend the rest of my life helping people notice God and discern His presence, His power and His way.” - Steve Macchia This special 200th episode is a celebration of what the Lord has done through this podcast. With listenership in over 130 countries, all fifty of the United States, and almost 200,000 downloads we are grateful for you - the listeners. Steve and Matt reflect that for the majority of Leadership Transformations Inc.’s 21-year history, we have come alongside people primarily in person. This podcast was started in 2020 a...2024-09-0533 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastMatt Scott | Discerning God in the Psalms (Ep 04) Host: Steve Macchia | Guest: Matt Scott “That experience was when the Psalms came alive to me.” -Matt Scott Matt Scott is the Creative Director and a Minister of Spiritual Formation for Leadership Transformations Inc. Matt joins Steve for a conversation about his favorite Psalm – Psalm 27. With themes of trust and reliance on God; Psalm 27 invites the reader to fix our eyes on the Lord. In this Psalm, David honestly named his circumstances and reality. While enemies were closing in and trials abounded, David fixed his eyes on the goodness of God, the beauty of the Lord, an...2024-07-2531 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastMatt Scott | Discerning Congregational Health, Episode 1Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “My vision is that we would be known for our love, not our conflicts and difficulties and estrangement” - Steve Macchia Season 29 will focus on the soul of the Church. From its first days, Leadership Transformations Inc. has prioritized the local congregation and its health. These episodes will highlight the updated 25th-anniversary edition of Becoming a Healthy Church. Born out of research with thousands of church leaders and vetted in conversations, the book and this podcast season highlight timeless principles that have not changed, though the expressions have been modern...2024-05-0233 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastPersonal Retreat | Silencio: Reflective Practices for Nurturing Your Soul, Episode 14 Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “It’s in that place of deeper solitude and reflection that we meet the living God face to face, heart to heart.” – Steve Macchia Find a time and space for a personal retreat. Maybe you only have a few hours and a bench somewhere in nature. Schedule it and prioritize it because you will have a million reasons why you should fill it with something else. In this final episode of season 28, we continue to explore the spiritual practices that are at the heart of Leadership Transformations Inc. and have been...2024-04-2528 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastPraying the Psalms | Silencio: Reflective Practices for Nurturing Your Soul, Episode 13 Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “You don’t need to memorize where all the Psalms are, just pray the Psalms.” – Steve Macchia The Psalms are a reminder that God is not threatened by our emotions. He is big enough to handle the combination of human emotions - faith and doub, hope and despair, joy and sorrow. In episode thirteen, we continue to explore the spiritual practices that are at the heart of Leadership Transformations Inc. and have been celebrated throughout Christendom. This week, Steve and Matt reflect on praying the psalms. The Psalms teach us how to...2024-04-1830 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastRe-Ordering Loves | Silencio: Reflective Practices for Nurturing Your Soul, Episode 12 Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “Our lives are driven by our loves - what we think about, dwell upon, what we allow to be enthroned in our hearts. When we re-order our loves, we re-order our lives.” – Matt Scott Simply put, we become what we love. In episode twelve, we continue to explore the spiritual practices that are at the heart of Leadership Transformations Inc. and have been celebrated throughout Christendom. This week, Steve and Matt reflect on re-ordering our loves. When we think about re-ordering our loves, we are talking about what are we atta...2024-04-1133 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastRule of Life | Silencio: Reflective Practices for Nurturing Your Soul, Episode 11 Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “We all have a rule of life, a way of living, already. The question is, are we living in response to God’s invitation for us?” – Steve Macchia A “Rule of Life” has nothing to do with rules. The best way to translate it is the “way” of life. All of us have a rule of life already at work. The question is, are we living in the way that God wants us to be living? In episode eleven, we continue to explore the spiritual practices that are at the heart...2024-04-0434 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastGratitude | Silencio: Reflective Practices for Nurturing Your Soul, Episode 10Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “Gratitude is a remedy for my bent towards entitlement.” – Matt Scott In this world filled with gripes, gossip, and guesswork in relationships, saying an occasional “thank you” is good for our souls. In episode ten, we continue to explore the spiritual practices that are at the heart of Leadership Transformations Inc. and have been celebrated throughout Christendom. This week, Steve and Matt focus on the practice of gratitude. Matt shares how gratitude is a remedy towards entitlement, the belief that God or others owe us something. Gratitude works in our disconte...2024-03-1435 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastSabbath | Silencio: Reflective Practices for Nurturing Your Soul (Ep 09)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “We can’t be restless all the time. Sabbath is the place of greatest freedom, life, and joy.”–Steve Macchia We can all agree that the Ten Commandments are important. But for some reason, many of us have only brought nine of the Ten into the modern day. We’ve left behind the command to Sabbath. In episode nine, we continue to explore the spiritual practices that are at the heart of Leadership Transformations Inc. and have been celebrated throughout Christendom. This week, Steve and Matt focus on the practice o...2024-03-0733 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastRest | Silencio: Reflective Practices for Nurturing Your Soul, Episode 8Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “What does it say about me if I’m not busy?” – Matt Scott Our culture invites us to find rest in so many other places. We are constantly in motion because we are afraid of what rest will look like or create for us. In episode eight, we continue to explore the spiritual practices that are at the heart of Leadership Transformations Inc. and have been celebrated throughout Christendom. This week, Steve and Matt focus on the practice of rest which is a beautiful invitation to live in freedom - a place...2024-02-2929 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastFasting | Silencio: Reflective Practices for Nurturing Your Soul (Ep 07)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “Fasting is not an opportunity for us to enter into a diet experience. If we are giving up something hoping that at the end of the fast we might also be down five pounds, that seems to miss the heart of what Jesus is talking about.” – Matt Scott Prayer and fasting go together. This is to realign your heart with God’s heart. In episode seven, we continue to explore the spiritual practices that are at the heart of Leadership Transformations Inc. and have been celebrated throughout Christendom. This week, St...2024-02-2231 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastConfession | Silencio: Reflective Practices for Nurturing Your Soul (Ep 06)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “We truly are as sick as our secrets.” – Steve Macchia Discerning leaders need to understand the importance of saying “I'm sorry I was wrong. Please forgive me. In episode six, we continue to explore the spiritual practices that are at the heart of Leadership Transformations Inc. and have been celebrated throughout Christendom. This week, Steve and Matt focus on the practice of confession. In confession, we are given the opportunity to be honest, and truthful, and speak of the reality of our given life experience. Confession breaks us out of hiding...2024-02-1533 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastExamen | Silencio: Reflective Practices for Nurturing Your Soul (Ep 05)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “I see the practice of daily examen as keeping the inner house of your soul clean.” – Steve Macchia The discipline of examen comes from David’s prayer in Psalm 32. In episode five, we continue to explore the spiritual practices that are at the heart of Leadership Transformations Inc. and have been celebrated throughout Christendom. This week, Steve and Matt focus on the practice of examen. Ignatius of Loyola created this practice to help his brothers look at their lives each day. Matt and Steve share personal reflections on examen, noting t...2024-02-0833 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastJournaling | Silencio: Reflective Practices for Nurturing Your Soul (Ep 04)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “The practice of journaling really helps you to notice.” – Steve Macchia The discipline of journaling is as old as the Bible. In episode four (Journaling), we continue to explore the spiritual practices that are at the heart of Leadership Transformations Inc. and have been celebrated throughout Christendom. This week, Steve and Matt focus on the practice of journaling. Matt shares the value has found in simply writing things down as it has enabled him to process what he thinks, feels, experiences, and the ways in which God feels near or abs...2024-02-0133 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastReflection | Silencio: Reflective Practices for Nurturing Your Soul (Ep 03)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “We are a forgetful bunch; if we’re not doing something that helps us record, remember, and come back to the goodness of God on a regular basis, we will forget. When we forget, our hearts get hardened.” - Steve Macchia In episode three (Reflection), we continue to explore the spiritual practices that are at the heart of Leadership Transformations Inc. and have been celebrated throughout Christendom. This week, Steve and Matt focus on the practice of reflection. Matt shares how gratitude is the antidote to the voice of the en...2024-01-2533 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastListening Prayer | Silencio: Reflective Practices for Nurturing Your Soul (Ep 02)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “Listening is the primary skill to develop in life. Particularly if you are a leader.” - Steve Macchia In episode two, we continue to explore the spiritual practices that are at the heart of Leadership Transformations Inc. and have been celebrated throughout Christendom. This week, Steve and Matt focus on the practice of listening prayer. Steve says “Listening is the primary skill to develop in life. Particularly if you are a leader.” Matt shares his prayer journey, moving from sharing a list of requests with God to recognizing and paying at...2024-01-1835 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastLectio Divina | Silencio: Reflective Practices for Nurturing Your Soul, Episode 1Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “The Word of God should not be approached as another book to master its material but should result in a deep transforming experience with God.” – Matt Scott Season 28 will focus on the spiritual practices that have been celebrated through Christendom and are at the heart of Leadership Transformations Inc. Each episode will have a short conversation on a different spiritual practice and a guided, reflective experience. In this inaugural episode, Steve Macchia and Matt Scott introduce the practice of Lectio Divina. This way of reading Scripture is a slow, repeti...2024-01-1129 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastThe Faith-filled Conclusions (Phases 8, 9, 10) | A Process for Discernment (Ep 04)Host: Steve Macchia, Guests: John Pearson and Matt Scott “If we don’t do deliberation well, we torpedo all the good work we’ve done so far” – John Pearson During the process of discernment, we must learn how to deliberate well before finally making a decision. John Pearson and Matt Scott return to the podcast to complete this four-part series on the 10 phase process for discernment. During phase 8 we deliberate in a manner that is grace-filled, loving and prayerful. Without this way of discussion, discernment goes off the rails and the most charismatic person in the room t...2023-03-1642 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastThe Prayerful Process (Phases 4, 5, 6, and 7) | A Process for Discernment (Ep 03)Host: Steve Macchia | Guests: John Pearson and Matt Scott “Clarity and consolation are big words in the discernment process.” – Steve Macchia God is a God of clarity and not confusion and He wants His children to experience clarity. Through these phases of discernment, we experience greater clarity. John Pearson and Matt Scott return to the podcast to continue this masterclass in group discernment. Episode three expounds upon phases four through seven of the discernment process. In these phases we assemble the facts, critique our options, consider why we should not do something and finally consider why we...2023-03-0941 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastThe Open-Hearted Approach (Phases 2, 3) | A Process for Discernment (Ep 02)Host: Steve Macchia | Guests: John Pearson and Matt Scott “I think we shortchange the Holy Spirit by not asking, ‘Lord, who do you want on this discernment team?’ It makes a world of difference.” – John Pearson Who is helping you discern? How willing are you to let go of your ideas and opinions? John Pearson and Matt Scott return to the podcast to phase two and three of the discernment process. In phase two we consider who the right people are to discern a decision. Matt shares from experience the benefit of inviting those people that know u...2023-03-0241 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastThe Big Question (Phase 1) | A Process for Discernment (Ep 01)Host: Steve Macchia, Guests: John Pearson and Matt Scott “The why question is a gutsy question. There’s a lot of people who need more guts as lead ministers.” – John Pearson Every day we are confronted with decision-making. Some decisions are obvious, others require us to wait. The most difficult decision-making is deciding between multiple options. In Season 25 of The Discerning Leader podcast, we will focus on the process of discernment. Drawing material from Chapter 8 of Steve’s book, The Discerning Life, John Pearson and Matt Scott join Steve Macchia for a conversation on the big questio...2023-02-2337 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastA Living Companionship | 40 Days of Discernment (Ep 06)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “How powerful it is for people to let each other emote and not get in the way of what the Spirit of God is doing and let God do His work” – Steve Macchia In this concluding episode, Steve and Matt share what it means to be present to God and to one another. When we listen to one another well our goal is not to fix, judge or necessarily say something helpful. Instead, we offer our attention and our presence. We make space for the trinity to do the work of...2023-02-1643 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastA Time of Hope | 40 Days of Discernment (Ep 05)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “Leaders plant seeds of hope, even when the situation is dire.” – Steve Macchia We live in a world that is constantly disappointing us. How do we continue to have hope? Steve Macchia and Matt Scott return to the podcast to talk about this very idea. Using week five of the appendix of The Discerning Life, they echo the psalmist who points our eyes to the mountain, to the Lord the maker of heaven and earth. The temptation for leaders (especially gifted, capable leaders) is to invite people to hope in us...2023-02-0939 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastGod Made Visible | 40 Days of Discernment (Ep 04)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “Is this really God speaking or is it any of those other voices pulling me off course?” – Matt Scott Every day there are a multitude of voices that clamor for our attention. Sometimes the voice we hear is our own internal voice of pride or selfish pursuit. Other times we hear the voice of the enemy through lies, deceit, or shame. What we want is to sift through the voices, notice God, hear his voice and even help others respond to his voice. In this episode, Steve and Matt return...2023-02-0238 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastA Broken Body | 40 Days of Discernment (Ep 03)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “We are to be peculiar people in our grace, our mercy, our kindness, our love, our forgiveness, our reconciliation - that’s the peculiarity of the church.” – Steve Macchia Sometimes we think the church is perfect. We wish it were. But the church is not perfect. The church is comprised of broken people. In this episode, Steve and Matt walk us through the third week of our forty-day discernment journey. This week's readings from The Discerning Life center on how we can become aware of our personal brokenness which contribu...2023-01-2639 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastA Broken World | 40 Days of Discernment (Ep 02)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “In the midst of pain and suffering and sorrow, what is God inviting us to do about it?” – Steve Macchia Most of our emotional pain and heartache is unnecessary. Because we are jealous, anxious or fearful, we tend to hold grudges. We tend to throw each other away relationally when that is not the way of God. In this episode, Steve and Matt walk us through the second week of our forty-day discernment journey. This week's readings from The Discerning Life center on our broken world and come from some f...2023-01-1937 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastA Listening Community | 40 Days of Discernment (Ep 01)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “In the discerning life, we have to take everything we have and hold it more loosely.” – Steve Macchia Our world is often very noisy and fast-paced, making it hard to hear God’s voice. During season 24 we will look at a forty-day prayer and reflection resource from Steve’s latest book, The Discerning Life. In Episode 1, Steve Macchia and Matt Scott have a conversation around discernment in community and friendships. Steve shares reflections on discerning God from the account of Abraham and Isaac found in Genesis 22. Steve reminds us that ALL tha...2023-01-1238 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastWhat is Spiritual Discernment? | The Discerning Leader Podcast: Rewind (Ep 04)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “Look what social media has done to our ‘notice me’ inclinations today and how that self-centeredness keeps us from preferring God instead.” – Steve Macchia This episode originally aired on 01/20/22 in Season 17 - The Discerning Life (Episode 1). Spiritual discernment is “practicing a preference for God” and one that we can learn how to live on a daily basis. How do we posture ourselves to prefer God and guide others to do likewise? That’s what we need to learn and it only happens by a practiced discipline and choice of the heart. Percei...2022-07-2842 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastLTI Lead Team | Your Discerning Life Story (Ep 14)Host: Steve Macchia, Guests: Rick Anderson, Susan Currie, Matt Scott, and Jeremy Stefano “Giving space to our relationships and decisions describes well our discernment processes for Selah and for LTI overall.” – Susan Currie Rick Anderson (Executive VP), Susan Currie (Director of Selah), Jeremy Stefano (Director of Emmaus and Abide), Matt Scott (Creative Director), and Steve Macchia (Founder and President) join their voices in rejoicing together on the occasion of the 19th Anniversary of Leadership Transformations. They share stories of how spiritual discernment has been a central part of our life together in relationships and ministry. Rick t...2022-06-3043 min
8111Scott LeberechtThis week on 8111, Scott Leberecht! Scott grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio the middle of three bothers. His dad was an optician and his mom was an elementary school teacher. Drawing was always something that he was interested in, and good at. He studied industrial design at University of Cincinnati with a goal of may be making toys for Kenner where he'd worked part-time as part of a co-op program. In school he met fellow ILM alum George Hull. And he discovered that ILM model maker Charlie Bailey had also attended his school years earlier. School set the...2022-05-302h 06
The Leadership Hacker PodcastBuild Teams with Fun and Play with Matt MayMatt May is Founder and CEO of Premier Team Building and Interactive experiences, he’s also a speaker and author of the Book, "Take the Fear out of Team Building." In this engaging and fun show, you can learn:
Why “team building” is not a “bad word.”
Why grown-ups have developed fear and anxiety around play and team building?
How do you go about having fun/play yet keeping the learning real and authentic?
How do you get folks to participate who just don’t want to get involved.
Join our Tribe at https://leadership-hacker.com
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The Leadership Hacker PodcastAnyone for the Enneagram? with Matt SchlegelMatt Schlegel is the Principal of Schlegel Consulting and Evolutionary Teams, he’s an entrepreneur and ex Tech Executive and now author of Teamwork 9.0. In this show you can learn:
How Matt evolved Teamwork 9.0 and why numbers and not letters?
How Teamwork 9.0 plays to “Whole Brain” thinking
Neuroscience and the Enneagram
How to build problem solving muscles
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Music: " Upbeat Party " by Scott Holmes courtesy of the Free Music Archive FMA
Transcript: Thanks to Jermaine Pinto at JRP Transcribing for being our Partner. Contact Jermaine via Lin...2022-04-0447 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastThe LTI Story | Your Discerning Life Story (Ep 01)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott "Formation, discernment, and renewal are threads woven into everything we do at Leadership Transformations." – Matt Scott Season 18 will focus on life stories shaped around spiritual discernment as a lifestyle, beginning with the Leadership Transformations story, nearly 19 years in the making. Spiritual formation, discernment, and renewal are embedded into everything we are and do as a ministry. And, it all began in the summer of 2002. Steve recounts the dream God awakened within his soul, in the midst of a challenging season of his family, ministry, and personal life. After months of team-based dis...2022-03-3137 minThe Discerning Leader Podcast40-Day Guide | The Discerning Life (Ep 10)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott "We need a common language and experience for how best to live a discerning life individually and collectively." –Steve Macchia As we conclude season 17, we discuss The Appendices of The Discerning Life: An Invitation to Notice God in Everything. Inspired by Rueben Job, Steve’s kind, gracious, humble and loving mentor, this 40-day guide to spiritual discernment introduces the reader to a common language and experience of discernment. This is helpful for teams and small groups who are seeking to live a discerning life in community. Discovering this lifestyle from the bibli...2022-03-2435 min
The Wrestling RHAP-upWrestling RHAPup | Bring the Thunder
Wresting RHAPup | Bring the Thunder
Thunder Rosa is breaking barriers, Tiffany Stratton is impressing us with her choreo, Cora Jade is straight out of Home Alone, Edge may be facing a mid-life crisis, and everyone wants to fight Stone Cold Steve Austin in 2022. All that and more on this week’s Wrestling RHAPUp!
Here is a playlist of clips we discuss in this week’s episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXkq_YuIh3blUi6l4yrW-gXleNnCJbJe2
2022-03-191h 43The Discerning Leader PodcastRadical Lifestyle | The Discerning Life (Ep 09)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott "My true home is in Christ’s heart and Christ’s home is my heart. That’s radical!" – Steve Macchia Today’s episode focuses on chapter nine and the Epilogue of The Discerning Life: An Invitation to Notice God in Everything. In this conversation we discuss the radical nature of the discerning life, a lifestyle marked by a transformed heart. With God as the Mastermind of the necessary renovations of our hearts and lives, we learn to trust him in all things. It’s important that we remain open to the work of God as...2022-03-1734 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastPractical Process | The Discerning Life (Ep 08)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “Asking ‘Why?’ is the hardest and most important question to consider in virtually every circumstance of life.” – Steve Macchia In chapter eight of The Discerning Life: An Invitation to Notice God in Everything, today’s episode covers the very intentional and deliberative process of spiritual discernment for groups and individuals. Here we build on the foundation of a discerning life and enter into the phase of decision-making that grows from the radical lifestyle of practicing a preference for God. We begin with the importance of the question “Why?” which is the most important q...2022-03-1051 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastIntentional Focus | The Discerning Life (Ep 07)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “The discerning life requires a radical and renewed change of heart and mind.” – Steve Macchia Today we are diving into chapter seven of The Discerning Life: An Invitation to Notice God in Everything. We unpack the importance of shifting from a self-directed to a Spirit-empowered life, and the radical choices that implies. A renewed mind is a changed mind, transformed by the invitation to consider the various levels of soul care and its parallel to house care: chores, maintenance, emergencies, redecorating, upgrading, and renovating. To the very end, even on the cross...2022-02-2845 minThe Wrestling RHAP-upWrestling RHAPUp | WWE Elimination Chamber predictionsWWE’s Elimination Chamber is happening this Saturday, and the wrestling world has been buzzing all week, from Cody Rhodes’s AEW departure to the in-ring return of Stone Cold Steve Austin! You don’t want to miss this one as Mari and Matt break it down on this week’s Wrestling RHAPUp.
Here is a playlist of clips we discuss in this week’s episode: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXkq_YuIh3bmB0q253PwNDbqXx4wKsIXo
0:00: Remembering Daquan Wizard
5:00: NXT show announced for Wrestlemania weekend
10:00: Stone Cold Steve Austin is returning to the ring at...2022-02-181h 53The Discerning Leader PodcastCommunal Hospitality | The Discerning Life (Ep 05)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “Practicing biblical hospitality is first and foremost toward the lost, the least, the lonely, and the left behind.” – Steve Macchia Chapter five of The Discerning Life: An Invitation to Notice God in Everything, is the topic of today’s conversation. In this conversation we explore the meaning of biblical hospitality, and how Jesus invites us to become receivable to all who cross our path. We acknowledge that our preparation is one of the greatest signs of love, not only in the external ways we are hospitable, but more importantly, in our gracious...2022-02-1737 min
Props & Hops115. Just the Picks: Super Bowl Bets with Steve FezzikSuper Bowl bets with Steve Fezzik in this condensed episode.
For more from Steve, including a peek behind the curtain at a pro bettor's game plan for game day, check out the full interview (Episode 114).
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Facebook.com...2022-02-1232 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastRelational Presence | The Discerning Life Episode 04Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “The discerning life is relational and based primarily in a listening presence.” –Steve Macchia Chapter four of The Discerning Life: An Invitation to Notice God in Everything, is the topic of today’s conversation. A discerning life is best fulfilled in the presence of one another, as we offer grace upon grace to each of our relationships. It’s important to recognize the power of listening and learn to love and honor one another in spite of our quirks and idiosyncrasies, our gifts and abilities, our backgrounds and ethnicities. When we are fully...2022-02-1040 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastPrayerful Listening | The Discerning Life Episode 03Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott "Unless I learn how to live a contemplative life, I will continue to live a manipulative life." – Steve Macchia Chapter three of The Discerning Life: An Invitation to Notice God in Everything, is the topic of today’s conversation. Here we unpack the importance of listening to God prayerfully, expectantly, and faithfully. We discover a life of obedient surrender to God by first and foremost listening to his still small voice, in the Scriptures, in our prayer closets, and in our spiritual practices. Listening is the essence of the discerning life, and unless we pr...2022-02-0345 minThe Discerning Leader PodcastBiblical Attentiveness | The Discerning Life (Ep 02)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “Pay attention to God who takes great delight in you, rejoices over you with a song, and has an extravagant affection for you.” –Steve Macchia The Scriptures are replete with examples of how God made himself known to his beloved children. Sometimes through a burning bush, or a dream, or an angel, or even a donkey. When he wants to make himself known he does so in creative, life-giving ways. So, what’s our response and how will we offer him our full attention in return? In today’s episode Steve and Matt explore the import...2022-01-2739 min
The Discerning Leader PodcastWhat is Spiritual Discernment? | The Discerning Life (Ep 01)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “Look what social media has done to our ‘notice me’ inclinations today and how that self-centeredness keeps us from preferring God instead.” – Steve Macchia Welcome to all who are joining us as members of the Reading Retreat for The Discerning Life. (If you still want to join the online, author-guided, self-paced retreat, go to www.stevemacchia.com for all the details). Spiritual discernment is “practicing a preference for God” and one that we can learn how to live on a daily basis. How do we posture ourselves to prefer God and guide ot...2022-01-2040 min
The Discerning Leader PodcastIntroduction | The Discerning Life (Ep 00)Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Matt Scott “Discernment is a lifestyle of noticing God in everything, practicing a preference for God in all aspects of our life and service to others.” –Steve Macchia We are excited to launch the 17th season of The Discerning Leader Podcast with a focus on Steve Macchia’s newest book, The Discerning Life: An Invitation to Notice God in Everything (Zondervan Reflective, 2022). Steve and his conversation partner, Matt Scott, commence this new season talking about the importance of spiritual discernment as a lifestyle for all leaders and learners. Today Steve and Matt lay...2022-01-1336 min
The Leadership Hacker PodcastThe Business Case For Happiness with Matt PhelanMatt Phelan is an entrepreneur, the Co-Founder and CEO of The Happiness Index. He's also the author of Freedom To Be Happy: The Business Case for Happiness. In the superb episode you can learn from Matt:
How to turn emotions like happiness into business metrics.
What the business case for happiness is.
The role neuroscience plays in happiness.
Why happy people are also the most productive.
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Music: " Upbeat Party " by Scott Holmes courtesy of the Free Music Archive FMA
Transcript: Thanks to Jerma...2021-10-1145 minProps & Hops56. Professional Bettor Steve FezzikRenowned professional bettor Steve Fezzik joins for a deep dive on the NFL, including a preseason primer and regular-season angles we're eyeing.
We also discuss Steve's unique experience and current position in the betting content landscape, the value of a skill set that runs the gambling gamut, and lifestyle tips and hidden gems in Las Vegas and Southern California.
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The Leadership Hacker PodcastThe Leader as a Coach with Matt SomersMatt Somers is a super coach who helps senior leaders to become better coaches; he wrote the amazing book, Coaching At Work. You can learn bucket loads from Matt in this show including:
Why leader coaches get confused between leadership and expertise
The importance of focusing on the right type of goal
How to coach in a way of being as a leader/ line manager
What the “Peak” coaching model is and how to use it
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Music: " Upbeat Party " by Scott Holmes courtesy of the Free Music...2021-07-2638 min
Jays From HomeScott Crawford - Canadian Baseball Hall of FameEpisode Notes
Steve is back, and Scott Crawford, Director of Operations for the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame joins us to talk about the Hall of Fame (located in St. Mary's, Ontario) and gives his Home Run / Walk / Strikeout for Blue Jays baseball.
Matt & Steve also recount what was a great weekend for the Blue Jays but maybe not a great week overall. Plus, the final (really) Brita Filter update.2021-06-141h 17
Experience The BuzzNO. 40 -- MATT WALBECK | Walbeck Baseball AcademySend us a textMatt Walbeck of Walbeck Baseball Academy had a dream of being a Major League Baseball player ... at FIVE years old! That dream became reality in 1987 when the City's Player of the Year from Sac High was drafted as a catcher by the Chicago Cubs in the 8th Round of the MLB draft. In 1993, he made his debut in Wrigley Field. That magical moment led to an 11-year career spanning five different teams. He wasn't done there. He was also a successful manager in the Minor Leagues. When it was time to...2021-05-271h 21
Is It Safe?I Got A Younger Brother Who Was Born After 9/11 April 1st, 2021Your boys Mike, Matt, Scott and Luke are back for more of the top-notch nonsense that you crave. The guys stroll down memory lane back to the 2000s as they listen to David Cross rip apart the issues of that era. Scott hates Marvel and doesn't think it's cool to watch wrestling as an adult. Ryan Gosling is getting old and his best work is yet to come still, according to Matt. Do you still own VHS copies? Luke is looking to buy the Criterion edition of Two Lane Blacktop. Mike shares his cherished Oliver Stone collection with the...2021-04-032h 08
Dark Indulgence Industrial | EBM & Dark Techno MixshowDark Indulgence - Alien Vampires special featuring a dj set by Steve Nine B2B with Dj Scott Durand**Dark Indulgence : Alien Vampires special featuring Dj Steve Nine of Alien Vampires | Modulate & Khurch doing a special guest set followed by Dj Scott Durand : we played tracks from Lazerpunk | Botnek | Ghost Data | I Hate models | Matt Hart | Maenad Veyl | Makaton | Cybernetik Killers | Fractions | Front Line Assembly | Astrix | Horskh | Synthattack and more! Please remember to REPOST and FAVORITE to help spread the music!**
Steve Nine (Alien Vampires) set starts:
Sierra - Unbroken (Adjusted)
LAZERPUNK - LOCKDOWN (Adjusted)
Lick - rebel
NOWAVE - obey
Botnek - Touch me (Adjusted)
Ghost Data - projekt melody...2021-01-142h 13
Freestyle Indulgence - the hottest new & classic freestyle dance music mixshow!Dark Indulgence - Alien Vampires special featuring a dj set by Steve Nine B2B with Dj Scott Durand**Dark Indulgence : Alien Vampires special featuring Dj Steve Nine of Alien Vampires | Modulate & Khurch doing a special guest set followed by Dj Scott Durand : we played tracks from Lazerpunk | Botnek | Ghost Data | I Hate models | Matt Hart | Maenad Veyl | Makaton | Cybernetik Killers | Fractions | Front Line Assembly | Astrix | Horskh | Synthattack and more! Please remember to REPOST and FAVORITE to help spread the music!**
Steve Nine (Alien Vampires) set starts:
Sierra - Unbroken (Adjusted)
LAZERPUNK - LOCKDOWN (Adjusted)
Lick - rebel
NOWAVE - obey
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