May 26, 2020
“Hope doesn’t come from circumstances. Real hope comes from a real expectation of goodness in the future…”
Staff life is complicated.
We wear so many hats that seem to pull us in all directions. How could we go from surviving to thriving? In the Art of Venn we look for places of convergence - hear the wisdom of voices across the movement.
Note: COVID-related episodes in Season 2 include episodes 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, and 19.May 19, 2020
“One of my convictions is knowing what the Spirit is doing in the room and how people are responding…”
May 12, 2020
“It was important in my 20s to fail well and fail often."
May 5, 2020
“I am alone. I feel so unknown… Is this what leadership in ministry is supposed to be like?”
April 28, 2020
"It’s giving time back ultimately to do the things that the Lord has called us to do on campus."
April 21, 2020
“We will always feel a level of resistance to enter into the unknown.”
April 14, 2020
“It’s a no lose situation to contact a donor.”
Dabney Robinson (National Director of MPD) gives some helpful tips for doing MPD during the pandemic.
April 7, 2020
“The most important resource any of us has is trust.”
Andy Crouch discusses how technology impacts relationships during the pandemic.
March 31, 2020
“Real creativity begins with lament.”
Andy Crouch shares his reflections on holding the tensions between lament and creativity during the pandemic.
March 25, 2020
Andy Crouch shares a sobering take on the likely impact on the COVID-19 virus of our organizations, urging Christian leaders to treat COVID-19 as an economic and cultural change that is likely to affect our lives and organizations for years.
March 17, 2020
“Maybe the Spirit might give us a word about how to proceed forward in a new or creative way we haven’t thought about before.”
March 10, 2020
“I think evangelicalism is my zip code. I think I’m going to love this little screwed up corner of the Christian world.”
March 3, 2020
“Emotional martyrs and soul-denigrating martyrdom… I don’t believe God calls that of us.”
February 25, 2020
“I need to make me a part of the equation when we talk about caring.”
February 18, 2020
"Having great answers is a side benefit of doing theology..."
February 10, 2020
“Part-time mom planters might be the best planters in the country.”
February 4, 2020
“One cannot and should not in fact, do it all.”
January 28, 2020
“I don’t think giving up on faith altogether is the answer”
January 21, 2020
“Being an Indian of faith can make you an inconvenient Indian”
January 7, 2020
New episodes of The Art of Venn are coming! Season 2 Episode 1 will drop on January 21st.
August 6, 2019
“I don’t find that burnout is related to the workload… the heart of burnout is hope and motivation.”
July 30, 2019
“Theology is about asking good questions.”
July 23, 2019
“For me to understand who I was and who God was… I really needed to engage the world of mental health.”
July 16, 2019
“My favorite part of my job is seeing a new funded future…“
July 9, 2019
"Every staff at every stage needs someone to walk with them in their staff leadership development."
July 2, 2019
"If we are able to resist the patterns of the world, then we can participate in the renewal of all things, and the first thing to be restored is us."
June 21, 2019
Staff life is complicated. We wear so many hats that seem to pull us in all directions. How could we go from surviving to thriving? In the Art of Venn we look for places of convergence - hear the wisdom of voices across the movement.
