32. Emotional Resilience and Spiritual Leadership, with Ron Ovitt

Ron Ovitt is the President and founder of Empower Ministry, which helps people grow into healthy Christians empowered for ministry in their lives.  For Ron, becoming a healthy follower of Jesus involves developing what he calls emotional resilience—the ability to bounce back from painful experiences in our lives.  In this episode, Ron explains what emotional resiliance involves and why it is so important for spiritual leadership.THIS EPISODE’S HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:Empower Ministry’s goal is to empower people to overcome their addictions and emotional challenges so they can fully be who they were meant to be.Ron Ovitt grew up with a fair amount of anxiety and depression.Ron Ovitt studied psychology, which played a part in his emotional healing.He discovered that emotional resilience is a key component of the inner healing people need.The Five Signs of a Healthy Christian:Love JesusLove God’s WordEmotional ResilienceSpirit-ledOutwardly FocusedEmotional resilience refers to the ability to bounce back from painful experiences and return to joy.Emotional resilience can be broken down into three parts:Emotional recognitionEmotional regulationEmotional relearningRon Ovitt likes to say, “If you embrace it you can erase it.”People who struggle emotionally are unable to talk about it at church because of the stigma. The church should be the safest place in the world to talk about emotional struggles.Ron Ovitt’s book, Power Up!, is available as a free PDF at www.empowerministry.org/powerupRELEVANT RESOURCES AND LINKSPower Up! free PDF: https://www.empowerministry.org/powerup/Ron Ovitt Email:  [email protected] Ministry: Website:  https://www.empowerministry.org/Twitter:  https://twitter.com/EmpowerForInstagram:  https://www.instagram.com/empowerforliving/Books by Ron Ovitt: Moments in the Word: Daily Moments that Feed Your SoulThe Five Signs of a Healthy Christian: How to be a spiritually healthy and vibrant ChristianGifted: Easy to Use Guide that Helps You Assess, Discover, and Use Your Spiritual GiftsWired for Ministry: Assess Your Passions, Spiritual Gifts, Experience, and Abilities for MinistryPower Up!: Powerful Bible Verses Paraphrased to Guide and Inspire You Through Life’s Most Challenging CircumstancesOther books mentioned: Shame and Grace: Healing the Shame We Don’t Deserve by Lewis SmedesTo leave a review of Spiritual Life and Leadership: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spiritual-life-and-leadership/id1435252632— Links to Amazon are affiliate links.  If you make a purchase through any of these links, I’ll receive a small commission–which will help pay for the Spiritual Life and Leadership podcast!Send me a text! I’d love to know what you're thinking!Click HERE to get my FREE online course, BECOMING LEADERS OF SHALOM.