Keynote Presentations

Power in Servant Leadership

SERVANT LEADERSHIP… A PRACTICE OF VIRTUE. The Servant Leader CARES about the mission and their people. A practice of virtue is a focus on selfishness—love in action. Tailored to a Christian or Secular audience.

• Communication - share the mission (Prudence)
• Accompaniment - live the example (Justice)
• Responsibility - commit to the mission (Temperance)
• Evolution - grow people and organization (Fortitude)
• Service - do all that is required to succeed (Charity)

Our Deepest Motivations

Ultimately, we are emotional beings. We have different intellectual and physical abilities but we all react to our world emotionally. Our basic emotions are joy, anger, sadness, and fear. Through these emotions, we interact with the world and people around us… and we understand each other through them. Love, then, becomes a practice of generosity and service. When we recognize that fear and love frame our every decision, we grow in our personal and professional lives. We seek new heights rather than agonizing about imagined depths. With an outward focus, we can understand the fear and love of those around us… and become worthier leaders.

In every decision, the love or fear we choose becomes the “why” that either inspires greatness or stunts our growth.

The Divine Office

• The Church is called to pray without ceasing.
• The Divine Office (The Liturgy of the Hours) is a continuing prayer of the clergy since the beginning.
• The laity have been invited participate in this Liturgy since Vatican II.
• The Psalms are an ancient instruction for walking with God.
• The Psalms change you—conform you to be who God wants you to be

Rosary Mission

The Church teaches us four types of love: friendship (philia), family love (storge/empathy), passionate love (eros), and unconditional love (agape). We can reflect on these through the Mysteries of the Rosary.

• Joyful Mysteries: Friendship in the Kingdom (Philia)
• Luminous Mysteries: The Family of God (Storge/Empathy)
• Sorrowful Mysteries: Passionate Love (Eros)
• Glorious Mysteries: Unconditional Love (Agape)

Overcoming Adversity

Power of Faith

You’re not the center of the universe: You have neither the world on your shoulders nor at your feet

Recognize God’s perspective: We are all sinners in need of salvation

Who are you worshiping? (God, neighbor, wealth, community)

Am I at Church to worship God or be seen by others?

Did I choose a Church to serve God or because I want something from the community?

Trust God’s plan and be patient with Him