Mindful Leader
Dennis Shaw is a musician, marathoner (Boston!), retired military officer, math modeler, muse, and United Methodist Pastor. A keen observer of the human condition, he has degrees in music, quantitative methods (don’t ask!), theology and leadership. He will discuss with other leaders how to become engaged and present in our current leadership opportunities. Critical to leadership is strong self-awareness. Becoming authentic, empathetic, and aware will form the framework of all discussions. You can access and follow this podcast on Apple, Podbean, Spotify and Amazon Music.
Episodes
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Episode 12: Thomas Risager and a visit to the future
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Our Podcast is with Danish UM Pastor, Thomas Risager.
Thomas is the Pastor at Odense UMC in Denmark. He also doubles as the District Superintendent for all UM Churches in Denmark.
Thomas has a Doctor of Ministry from Wesley Theological Seminary in 2012.
Thomas is living what I suspect is similar to what we as North Americans might be living in 30 or 50 years time.
Any thoughts -- dennis at mantuan dot org -- written that way to confound the bots out there.
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Episode 11: Ted Campbell on John Wesley as a Mindful Leader
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Monday Oct 02, 2023
This episode explores John Wesley and our perceptions of him. Wesley was the founder of Methodism and we have a perception of him as a man of action. Our guest, Ted Campbell, noted student of Wesley at Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, offers a more nuanced view that speaks to us in our 21st Century busyness.
The Methodist Review article mentioned in the Podcast is HERE. (You will need to register to see article. The site is free).
The Susan Cain book on Quiet and Introverts is HERE (and I used ubiquitous Amazon, you can always get somewhere else.)
A quick summary of Dr. Campbell's credentials (from the Methodist Review article) are:
"Ted A Campbell is the Albert C. Outler Professor of Wesley Studies at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. A United Methodist elder in the Texas Annual Conference, Campbell has authored many works in Methodist history and ecumenical studies. His book, Encoding Methodism: Telling and Retelling Narratives of Wesleyan Origins (2017), won the 2018 Saddlebag Award from the United Methodist Historical Society for the best new book in Methodist history. Also in 2018 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society of the United Kingdom."
The Mo Rocca piece from CBS on meetings mentioned during the Podcast is HERE.
If you are having any issues getting registered onto a Podcast App, send me a note -- dennis at mantuan dot org (typed that way to confound the bots).
This Podcast was released on October 2, 2023.
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Episode 10: Ken Brown of Denver Trinity UMC
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Our guest for this podcast is the Reverend Ken Brown who is currently at Denver Trinity United Methodist Church. Our discussion centers on Diversity Equity and Inclusivity. I expect to talk to Ken again on a future day again.
Ken has been in Colorado for right at 20 years. Before he was appointed to Trinity, he was at Broomfield (Colorado) United Methodist. Ken's LinkedIn page is HERE.
During the discussion I mention two articles I had read on Ken during his time at Trinity. Both are quite helpful to understanding Ken. The two articles are are:
The Westword article --HERE.
The 5280 -- HERE.
My email is dennis at mantuan dot org (written that way to discourage the search bots) if you need any help getting this Podcast properly registered on your Podcast Application.
This episode was recorded on September 7, 2023 and was published on September 18, 2023.