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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.

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First, Love Your Congregation Where They Are – Mindful Leader

Dennis Shaw offers a short reflection on a guiding principle and is the start of a series on more personal observations on church leadership.   The session is a reflective leadership discussion, centered on a core guiding principle: love your congregation where they are. The discussion challenges the notion of “fixing” a congregation, emphasizes the plurality of community, trust-building, and leadership as presence and listening rather than control. Dennis can be reached at dennis at mantuan dot org (for the Apple users) or HERE for others.  Smile.   Richard Rohr website is HERE and is excellent.  There is a daily meditation available and the comments on this podcast were drawn from the meditation for August 25, 2025. Dennis apologizes for having "been away" but he is back.  The podcast is still a work in progress.  Peace.   
  1. First, Love Your Congregation Where They Are
  2. Dennis Shaw: A Prayerful Look at a Mountain Sky Conference Resolution
  3. "This is Water" and our Default Settings
  4. Michael Smith: Finding Balance in Ministry
  5. Thomas Risager: Episcopal Candidate for Nordic and Baltic Central Conference
  6. Dr. Lucy Lind Hogan: Episode 2 — Leading Prophetically
  7. Dr. Lucy Hogan: Prophetic Leadership in the Church Today — Episode 1
  8. Dr. George Thompson Explores Church Leadership at the Edge of Somewhere!