Joy Fueled and Jesus Led

Recorded just 5 days before Christmas, Ray Woolridge, exec director of Life Model Works shares his personal journey to LMW and how they are uniquely resourcing the Relational Revolution, offering not only the most foundational resources merging relational brain science and scripture but also focusing on transforming churches into whole-brained relational communities in the institutional church and beyond.

It was such a joy to check in with Ray and hear God’s precious words to him “It is enough.” And get a sneak peek at some books on the horizon! Look for part 2 next week. 

If you are needing a stronger scientific and theological basis for living church relationally, as well as possible consulting go to LifeModelWorks.org

In this episode, John White and Toni break down some of LK10’s unique practices, why they are so revolutionary, and how LK10 connects and equips Christian Leaders in community to facilitate Joy fueled Jesus-led local communities.

Do you need a community that can run with you as you train and seek to grow in this relational revolution? Do you long to feel confident in being church with the communities you are involved in? Then LK10 is your next step. Sign up for an Intro call today at LK10.com.

Today, Toni introduces John White, her friend, colleague and mentor. He is also the founder of LK10, Host of Stories Of the Revolution and co-author, with Kent Smith and Toni, of Joy-Fueled and Relational Revolution coming soon. In this episode, John and Toni sense God’s heart for them and share how LK10 is sourcing the Relational Revolution by merging soul care and mission into a church expression that produces spontaneous sustainable transformation. 

If you need a community where you can grow a secure hesed attachment, and you want to see sustainable transformation in your own life that spontaneously flows into the lives of those around you, sign up for an intro call with LK10 today and begin your relational revolution.  

Today, the interview with Dr. Wilder gets weighty as he offers the key to ending the polarization we find in the church today. What is necessary in order for Christians to stay relational with other Chrisitians even when they seem to be filled with fear, anger or even hate for others. When “soul murder” as Wilder calls it is encouraged within some church contexts, how do we not see those Christians as enemies and shut down on them?  

Do you have an interactive connection with God? Can you sense God’s presence all the time, no matter where you are or what is happening around you? Can you feel His thoughts about others and let him change the way you feel and think about others? If you do not have a streaming heart-to-heart connection with God and yet want one, enroll for training today with LK10 where you will find resources and a community of practice to help you develop the not only the skills but also the automatic habits necessary to stream God’s presence continuously without interruption. lk10.com

Last week we began a new series on Resourcing the Relational Revolution where you heard a little about the different people and organizations that have been fueling the value shifts that are helping people rediscover church as healthy heart-to-heart connection.

Today we have the honor of hearing from Dr Wilder, one of the thought fathers behind this Relational Revolution. Dr. Wilder founder of Life Model Works, has co-authored many books including his latest Escaping Enemy Mode, written with Ray Woolridge.

In this episode, we check in and listen to God together, following God’s lead into a discussion about how elevating your own status can easily trigger enemy mode in others. Dr wilder answers questions such as, "Is competitive thinking automatically enemy mode?" And "What would be different if we could form healthy attachment with our enemies?"

This was a deeply challenging and encouraging time with Dr. Wilder. If you are ready to learn how to escape enemy mode and love those who think differently than you, pick up Escaping Enemy Mode today and begin understanding God’s call for His body to love instead of hate. 

There are several organizations that are resourcing the Relational Revolution through producing content and training. In this episode, I fill you in on several of the vital source organizations and share what they offer and their differences.

In following episodes, I will interview the founders of these organizations to more fully share what their organization does. You will also learn what their unique contribution is so that you can see how they complement each other and what your next steps are for training.

So much of life is out of our control and it can be tempting to grasp at solutions to feel stable and good about ourselves. What does it look like instead to face these struggles in relationship with God through our community? In this episode you get to be a fly on the wall during one of Toni's communities of practice to see how they showed up for her in a time of difficulty. 

Toni's Leader Team is a community of practice that meets twice a month. Attunement is one of the rounds. What do we do when someone checks in with heavy emotions? We ask the person what they need most from us and then we give them multiple choices. In this snippet, Toni kicks off the attunement round concerned for her son. Hilary, so beautifully offers the question (with multiple choices). When Toni chooses the listening option, Hilary follows up with "What question do you want us to listen on?" LK10's way of responding to heavy emotions is modeled beautifully, and you can see how powerful the listening time was for Toni. Go here for the article on Responding to Heavy Emotions. If you would like to find a community of practice to belong to, sign up for an Intro Call with LK10.com today. 

This episode addresses life or death situations and what it looks like to listen to God as a community for how it ends instead of trying to merely have faith that God will heal or rescue, when maybe the ending is not what you expect.

If you are done white-knuckling your way through life and faith and are longing for a more relational way of living with God and others instead of just applying principles about God, sign up for an Intro Call with LK10.com today to join your community of practice. Until next time.

This season addresses how to offer non-anxious leadership, even during painful and often overwhelming circumstances. Do we white knuckle it and force ourselves to believe that everything will be fine? Or is there a more integrated way to live through these moments? A way where we feel our hard feelings and sense God with us, holding us and showing us what we need to see in order to return to peace and even offer hope without the anxiety, striving, and fear. This episode picks up four years after the last when Toni asks God “How does this end?” referring to her daughter’s chaotic and life-threatening journey. God shows her how it ends, allowing her to enter a future peace that unleashed creativity and hope for the daily journey. If you would like help in living into this level of intimacy with God, grab your copy of 4 Keys to parent Fearlessly and sign up for an Intro Call with LK10 today. 

In this episode, Toni shares a personal example of how Jesus walked with her after finding out her daughter was self-harming. God gave her an image that continued to give peace during the 10 years of her daughter's life-threatening journey. This season is all about how to offer non-anxious leadership, even amid painful and often overwhelming circumstances. Do we white-knuckle it and force ourselves to believe that everything will be fine? Or is there a more integrated way to live through these moments? A way where we feel our hard feelings and sense God with us, holding us and showing us what we need to see in order to return to peace and even offer hope without the anxiety, striving, and fear.

If you would like help in living into this level of intimacy with God, grab your copy of 4 Keys to Parent Fearlessly and sign up for an Intro Call with LK10 today.