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Column Title: Leadership Life Stories: Communicating and Leading through Your Story Column Entry: “Communication as Communion: A StorySLAM Win and Still Learning” By Chris Hamstra, PhD, Davenport University Description: There is a power when people come together to share stories. As people of faith, the practice and process of storytelling helps us understand ourselves, our communities, and our organizations. When combined with leadership, …

“The end of speech is to teach, to inform, to persuade, and to move.” — Richard Hooker (1554 – 1600) Source: Richard Hooker, Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, 1.14. Reflection: How might my words today better reflect these purposes—teaching, informing, persuading, and moving others toward what is good?

“Give me the grace, good Lord, to set the world at naught; to set my mind fast upon you and not to hang upon the blast of men’s mouths.” — Thomas More (1478-1535) Source:  Thomas More, A Godly Meditation, in The English Works of Sir Thomas More, ed. W. E. Campbell (London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1931), 145. Reflection. Where do …

“O eternal God, you are a deep sea, into which the more I enter the more I find, and the more I find the more I seek. You fill us in such a way that we can neither contain nor desire anything but you. And yet you are not satisfied unless we ask for great things. Give me, then, a …

Minding Our Hearts: Devotionals on the Teaching Life for Christian Professors Available 2026 Editor: John Marson Dunaway Total pages: 242 [View book on Integratio Press website]     Description  This collection of 52 devotionals is designed for college or university professors, so all entries are connected to some aspect of faculty life: the classroom experience, research, or participation in the …

Relationships On the Run: How to Grow Authentic Connections and Lasting Intimacy in a Hurried Culture Stephanie Bennett Available 2026 Total pages: 188 [View book on Integratio Press website] Description Stressful. Overwhelming. Too much. If these words describe the tone of your everyday life, it’s time for a change. In the midst of a fast-paced world we need strong friends …

From the Outrageous to the Scandalous: Re-imagining Christian Thinking in the Age of Tribalism and Ideological Resentment Now Available Editors: Robert H. Woods Jr. and Mark Allan Steiner Foreword: J. Matthew Melton Afterword: Kenneth R. Chase Purchase on Amazon (Associates Link) Total pages: 530 Price: $40.00   Purchase on Ingram From the Outrageous to the Scandalous: Re-imaginin …. Woods, Robert …

Relationships On the Run: How to Grow Authentic Connections and Lasting Intimacy in a Hurried Culture Stephanie Bennett Available 2026 Total pages: 188 [View book on Integratio Press website] Description Stressful. Overwhelming. Too much. If these words describe the tone of your everyday life, it’s time for a change. In the midst of a fast-paced world we need strong friends …

In Their Steps: What Jesus and His Disciples Teach about Sharing Our Leadership Life Stories in Transformational Ways Available 2026 Author: Chris Hamstra Total pages: 128 [View book on Integratio Press website]     Description This book helps individuals discover, develop, and deliver their leadership life stories. Through examples of Jesus and His twelve disciples, readers will understand more about …

“A person who suffers bitterly when slighted or insulted should recognize from this that he still harbors the ancient serpent in his breast. If he quietly endures the insult or responds with great humility, he weakens the serpent and lessens its hold.” — Symeon the New Theologian (949–1022) Source: Symeon the New Theologian, The Practical and Theological Chapters, in Symeon …