Steve Macchia — Practicing a Preference for God

Steve Macchia, author and founder of Leadership Transformations, shares insights on cultivating discernment as a listening lifestyle—rather than merely a decision-making strategy—and how to humbly place God’s agenda ahead of our own.Show Notes[:] You take a different spin of sorts on the topic of discernment. Could you share with us a little about some of your thinking on that? [:] What does a discerning life look like going beyond big decision-making? [:] What did that look like for you today to lean into discerning life? [:] You have a phrase in the book that I just love and it's “practicing a preference for God.” Can you talk a little about that?[:] There's a sort of certain humility that is required to even look or ask. If I got it all figured out, I'm not necessarily going to look for God's opinion on something, right?[:] The prayer I'll often do is, “Hey, if you've got an opinion here, I’m open.” It just feels good in a way, to go this isn't all about me, right? [:] There are other times where there’s an ease to it. Do you relate to that? [:] How do people know they’re on the right track?[:] What does this look like for a leader? How does discernment work itself out in the day to day? [:] Leaders want to bring something, want to help, feel an internal or external responsibility to do such, but for you to bring listening, discerning—what you're doing is a ministry to your team, right?[:] Share with me a couple of things going on with Leadership Transformations that folks could be involved with.[:] One of your major contributions is the rule of life book. And then  the discernment book. Do those intersect?ResourcesThe Discerning Life, by Steve MacchiaCrafting a Rule of Life, by Steve MacciaSteve’s ministry Leadership Transformations