About the Show
Step into the world of leadership development with a seasoned expert! Dennis, a retired military officer and United Methodist Pastor, brings his unique perspective and decades of experience to help you build a more comprehensive tool belt. Through engaging reflections and thought-provoking conversations, Dennis shares invaluable insights to help you move beyond the one-size-fits-all approach to problem-solving. As he often says, “if the only tool in your belt is a hammer, then every problem becomes a nail.” Join Dennis and discover the power of intentional leadership tool development. With degrees in music, theology, and leadership, Dennis is a keen observer of the human condition, and he’s ready to guide you on your leadership journey.
Michael Smith: A Leader’s Guide to Mindful Communication – Mindful Leader
Join Dennis Shaw, host of Mindful Leader, as he engages in a compelling conversation with clergy leader Michael Smith of the Greater New Jersey Conference of the United Methodist Church.
They discuss a simple four-part framework for clearer leadership communication: purpose, audience, genre, and context. They use stories from preaching, teaching, and everyday life to show how a brief pause to name the why, who, how, and where can change how you lead.
The episode offers practical wisdom—write it on a post-it, reflect for 30 seconds, and let mindfulness shape how you prepare memos, meetings, sermons, or any message.
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Slow Work of Trust (Dennis new book) can be explored HERE.
Dennis email is HERE with his profile HERE.
Michael first visit to Mindful Leader (on Soulcare) is HERE. Michael brief profile is HERE.
- Michael Smith: A Leader’s Guide to Mindful Communication
- Mindful Leader is Back!
- First, Love Your Congregation Where They Are
- Dennis Shaw: A Prayerful Look at a Mountain Sky Conference Resolution
- "This is Water" and our Default Settings
- Michael Smith: Finding Balance in Ministry
- Thomas Risager: Episcopal Candidate for Nordic and Baltic Central Conference
- Dr. Lucy Lind Hogan: Episode 2 — Leading Prophetically
