The Daily Examen is a prayerful reflection on your day, which you can do at the end of the day, for about 15 minutes.

The Daily Examen is a very old prayer practice but 500 years ago Ignatius of Loyola made it a way to experience God as well as to assess your own behavior.

You look back on the day, together with God, and examine some things together (hence the word ‘examen’). This will lead to two things: first of all, you will grow in God-awareness, realizing where God was present in your day. Secondly, you will grow in self-awareness, realizing where you were strong and where you can grow.

Find out more about the benefits, what and how of the Daily Examen in this episode.

In this episode I share a powerful spiritual exercise: the 10 steps of praying with the Bible, in particular with the gospels. I am using the principles of contemplation developed by Ignatius of Loyola.

Doing this will give you a profound experience at the feet of Jesus.

Here are the 10 steps for gospel contemplation that I unpack in this episode:

Het leven achter de leider, dat is wat er echt toe doet. Jij doet er toe! Dus... hoe goed ken jij jezelf?

Als je jezelf beter leert kennen, ga je meer vreugde en vrede ervaren – en daar zal niet alleen jijzelf van profiteren, maar ook de mensen om je heen.

Jezelf beter leren kennen is soms niet makkelijk. Er zijn veel onbewuste processen. Maar het is wel mogelijk en het is de moeite waard!

In deze aflevering ontdek je drie belangrijke manieren om jezelf te leren kennen, met voorbeelden uit het echte leven en diepgaande innerlijke gezondheidsoefeningen.

Doe er je voordeel mee.

You might have heard of the term ‘living a monastic life’. It refers to the practices of prayer in a monastery and these prayer practices are often held out to us as examples. But the reality is that most of us do not live in a monastery. Still, we can incorporate

Praying the fifth gospel is the art of incorporating prayer into your daily activities. It was first developed by Ignatius of Loyola.

In this episode you will receive this powerful and simple 3-part praying technique - and its benefits to you in daily life.

Enjoy!

A theology of faith always needs to include a theology of suffering.

The propensity to not embrace suffering has influenced some believers, and also our church value systems. This can lead to a prosperity gospel without a theology of suffering, which is not Biblical. And it can lead to an inability to handle suffering, which is not helpful.

Suffering is all over the early church, all over the New Testament, and all over the global church.

In this episode I first share why we need a theology of suffering and then I unpack some ways of how to deal with suffering when it comes our way.

Hope this blesses you.

In this podcast I first look at a common set of current church health metrics. How has this set helped me as a leader and us as a church? And what are its limitations or even dangers?

Then I propose a new, broader set of church health metrics. These provide a more holistic view on what constitutes a healthy church and a healthy leader. I offer 10 new church health metrics to add to existing metrics.

This new set is by no means the silver bullet and there is much more to be discovered and developed in this area. So please send me any suggestions, comments or questions you have!

Een gezond en gelukkig gezinsleven ontstaat niet vanzelf. Het vergt een bewuste focus om te investeren in je gezinstijd, dagelijks, wekelijks en jaarlijks.

In deze aflevering hoor je 5 tips om het meest te halen uit jouw gezinstijd, zodat jouw leven, jouw werk en jouw leiderschap, gefundeerd is op deze gezonde basis.

Dat geeft vreugde!

The person behind the persona, that's what really matters. You matter! So... do you know you? When you get to know yourself, you will experience more joy and peace - and everyone else will benefit too! Knowing yourself sometimes isn't easy. There are many subconscious processes that you have to dig past. But it is possible, and rewarding! Find out three major ways to get to know yourself in this fresh episode, with real life examples and deep inner health exercises.

Leading from balance.... I don't think there is such a thing. However, there is the art of juggling. How do you lead and still have a life? In this episode you will find 8 helpful insights for leaders who want to grow a healthy soul.

Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish Catholic priest and theologian, who founded the religious order of the Jesuits. As a former soldier, Ignatius paid particular attention to the spiritual formation of his recruits and wrote them down in his Spiritual Exercises (1548).

His spiritual method for decision making is widely used to this day by Christians across denominations.

This podcast will answer the question: how to make decisions the Ignatian way?