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EPISODE · Sep 30, 2025 · 58 MIN

Assert Yourself!

from FOCUS Corefa Resources · host Fellowship of Christian University Students

In this favorite talk from our archives, Dr. Alan Pickering unpacks what it means to be assertive and why it’s such a vital skill for ministry.From Alan:We tend to default to being passive (passive compliant, passive aggressive, passive resistant, or passive indifferent) or to being aggressive – neither of these is effective. Your effectiveness as a disciple of Jesus comes in being assertive. Jesus modeled this magnificently.

In this favorite talk from our archives, Dr. Alan Pickering unpacks what it means to be assertive and why it’s such a vital skill for ministry.From Alan:We tend to default to being passive (passive compliant, passive aggressive, passive resistant, or passive indifferent) or to being aggressive – neither of these is effective. Your effectiveness as a disciple of Jesus comes in being assertive. Jesus modeled this magnificently.

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