Con Confianza

Leading out of our strengths helps us be healthy in the midst of our ministry. In this interview, Rene Aguirre (LaFe's Senior Associate Director) shares his own experience with strengths-based leadership, as well as how this intersects with Latino ethnic identity and Christian spirituality.

Show Notes:
Rene mentions Gallups' CliftonStrengths profile in this episode. Click here for a link to the test: CliftonStrengths.

To connect with Rene, email [email protected].

Getting healthy for ministry involves more than just our bodies. In this episode, Jennifer Aguirre shares a holistic-dynamic model for health that she's crafted in her years as a licensed professional counselor.

Show notes:
We're going to include some details on Jennifer's model here in the show notes and are grateful to get a first look at her thinking on this. The model includes 5 categories for a holistic picture of health. Though each category is distinct, each category also has an impact on all of the others (picture a network rather than buckets).

The Model: PRES2

• Physical
• Relational
• Emotional
• Spiritual
• Simplify / Serve (depending on your needs)

During the episode, Jennifer mentions activities you can do to grow your health in these different areas. You can download her worksheets here: PRES2.

To contact Jennifer, email [email protected].

The health of the mentor has an impact on the health of the protégé. In this episode, Abner Ramos drills down to the foundation of his ministry to coach planters and shares a spiritual insight that can have a huge blessing for any ministry leader.

Show notes:

• In this episode, Abner recommends a pair of daily devotionals. Morning and Evening (click here to purchase) by Charles Spurgeon shares a scripture and an expositional reflection on the verse. Seeking God's Face (click here to purchase) creates space for you to connect with God through scripture, silence, reflection, and prayer as part of an ancient practice called the "Daily Office."
• You can connect with Abner via email at [email protected]. His Instagram, featuring his photography, is available at @abnerramos.photography.
• This spring, we're releasing a new platform for Abner: Barrio Prophet (www.barrioprophet.org). This will be a way to continue to learn from Abner as he loves and walks with Jesus in his ministry with students.

We've each been given the gift of an ethnic identity. How we engage our ethnic identities has a huge impact on our health. And this is something God cares about. In this interview with Rev. Dr. Orlando Crespo, we explore this topic in depth.

Show notes:

• Orlando has written Being Latino in Christ (click here to purchase), an excellent resource to help you learn about Latino heritage and how our relationship with Jesus impacts our engagement with our ethnic identity.
• To connect with Orlando, send him an email: [email protected]

Getting healthy for ministry requires us to develop healthy working relationships with the people around us. In this interview, we talk with Victoria Mejia (LaFe's Associate Director of Leadership Development) about how to build healthy teams.

Show notes:

• During the interview, Victoria references LaFe20 - InterVarsity's national Latino student conference - which is being held in late December 2020. For more information, go to www.LaFe20.org.
• To connect with Victoria, you can find her at [email protected]. Her socials are: @mejiav_iv (Twitter) and @mejiavee (Instagram).