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Awakening the Feminine Voice in the Church – What it means and Why it Matters

Richard Dahlstrom

Apr 7, 20184 min read

Awakening the Feminine Voice in the Church – What it means and Why it Matters

The equivalent of 5 jumbo jets worth of women die in labor each day… life time risk of maternal death is 1,000x higher in a poor country...

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Leadership Beneath the Surface: Paying attention to the Invisible

Richard Dahlstrom

Jan 25, 20185 min read

Leadership Beneath the Surface: Paying attention to the Invisible

This stuff has value. This stuff has limited value. It has value because everyone could use a motivational shot in the arm, a reminder...

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The Disco Ball of Success, and What to do when You’re Blinded by it

Richard Dahlstrom

Dec 2, 201712 min read

The Disco Ball of Success, and What to do when You’re Blinded by it

Here’s a free chapter for all those folks you know in your lives who have walked the road of success for a bit of distance and are both...

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Richard Dahlstrom

Sep 28, 20172 min read

Are you running to Win?

You are God’s uniquely handcrafted beautiful creation. You have gifts to bring to our darkening and weary world, and that means you...

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Words Matter: It’s high time we believe that!

Richard Dahlstrom

Jun 30, 20175 min read

Words Matter: It’s high time we believe that!

I wrote it out on an index card and put it in my pocket. It served me well during those tumultuous days, when I was feeling socially...

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The Gifts of Christmas #3: His humble circumstances free us

Richard Dahlstrom

Dec 15, 20163 min read

The Gifts of Christmas #3: His humble circumstances free us

It was a low point for me in my seminary career. “If he’s right, I’m finished” I remember thinking to myself. I’d later, in a...

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How the West was Lost – One Reason the church is Dying in America and why a “mixed drink

Richard Dahlstrom

May 17, 20155 min read

How the West was Lost – One Reason the church is Dying in America and why a “mixed drink

this video (or the print version of the article) reveals a trend in the United States whereby a larger and larger percentage of the...

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Good Leadership: “Reserve Capacity” and 3 ways to develop it

Richard Dahlstrom

Mar 6, 20154 min read

Good Leadership: “Reserve Capacity” and 3 ways to develop it

What is reserve capacity and how is it developed? Read on: “If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you...

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The Art of Paying Attention, courtesy of Seattle Seahawks

Richard Dahlstrom

Jan 19, 20154 min read

The Art of Paying Attention, courtesy of Seattle Seahawks

The touchdown pass in overtime yesterday shook the city. Literally. The stadium was equipped with earthquake censors for some tests,...

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Ambition or Temptation? How to tell the difference

Richard Dahlstrom

Dec 20, 20144 min read

Ambition or Temptation? How to tell the difference

“Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might…” The Preacher in Ecclesiastes I’m sure you’ve been there. You want...

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The Pig Lady from Iowa: What the church and pastors MUST learn from the 2014 election

Richard Dahlstrom

Nov 5, 20144 min read

The Pig Lady from Iowa: What the church and pastors MUST learn from the 2014 election

The sad truth is that, even by their own admission, politicians and the machinery that work so hard to get them elected, had no interest...

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When “churches” implode – Three truths to give you hope

Richard Dahlstrom

Nov 1, 20145 min read

When “churches” implode – Three truths to give you hope

Mars Hill church community in Seattle may create questions and/or pain for Christ followers in both Seattle and beyond. But churches...

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After Failure – The next steps matter most. What to avoid and what to do.

Richard Dahlstrom

Oct 18, 20145 min read

After Failure – The next steps matter most. What to avoid and what to do.

Failure isn’t really the main problem in this world. There are remedies for failures, and often clear steps to take so that in the wake...

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Five Values for Sustainable Leadership (pt 2).

Richard Dahlstrom

Sep 23, 20145 min read

Five Values for Sustainable Leadership (pt 2).

just to be loved… can it be enough? My previous post offered the first two of five essential values for leaders to nurture and develop if...

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“Five Values for Sustainable Leadership”, vital for churches, families, calling (part 1)

Richard Dahlstrom

Sep 21, 20144 min read

“Five Values for Sustainable Leadership”, vital for churches, families, calling (part 1)

Will you still be using your gifts at 83 like Fred Beckey is here? I hope so. My predecessor at the church I lead in Seattle served that...

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Obscurity has its privileges. Answers to feelings of insignificance.

Richard Dahlstrom

Jul 17, 20143 min read

Obscurity has its privileges. Answers to feelings of insignificance.

In just a few short days, my wife and I will be off to Europe where we’ll trek through the Alps, fully expecting to find the fingerprints...

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Adaptation to sameness – a skill to nurture and keep

Richard Dahlstrom

Jul 7, 20144 min read

Adaptation to sameness – a skill to nurture and keep

The training of the body of is vital for people like us, who have spent most of our waking hours during adulthood sitting in chairs. ...

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Achilles Heal: Lessons for life and leadership learned from a tendon

Richard Dahlstrom

May 27, 20145 min read

Achilles Heal: Lessons for life and leadership learned from a tendon

The Achilles story is appropriate because this tendon seems the bane of countless athletes. Anatomy for Runners tells the story of a...

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Killing the Power Play – Lessons from World Vision and Church History

Richard Dahlstrom

Apr 2, 20147 min read

Killing the Power Play – Lessons from World Vision and Church History

gotta kill the power play It’s been over week now since World Vision acted, the Evangelical world reacted, and hundreds of us wrote about...

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2014: A Better Path by Adjusting Values: more or less

Richard Dahlstrom

Jan 3, 20144 min read

2014: A Better Path by Adjusting Values: more or less

this article reminds me that it makes sense to think about values. Here are some values that need adjusting… more or less. More...

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