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FAITH AND WORK: Connecting Sunday to Monday

Faith and Work News ~ Links to Interesting Articles

  • Help! I Work for a Pastor with Low Emotional Intelligence. Miranda Carls responds to the question “I work for a pastor who lacks emotional intelligence. He is arrogant, condescending, and has no self-awareness. Do you have any advice for me?
  • Mere Christians: David Platt. On this episode of the Mere Christians podcast, Jordan Raynor visits with David Platt about six steps to following Jesus fully at work, how Platt’s view of the Great Commission has greatly expanded over time, and how to respond to gender pronouns in the workplace.
  • Mere Christians: Amy Sherman. On this episode of the Mere Christians podcast, Jordan Raynor visits with Amy Sherman, author of Kingdom Calling and the new book Agents of Flourishing.

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  • More links to interesting articles
  • The Top 10 Faith and Work Quotes of the Week
  • My Review of The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership: Embracing the Conflicting Demands of Today’s Workplace by Tim Elmore
  • Quotes from the book You’re Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect God’s Design and Why That’s Good News by Kelly Kapic

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What is Emotional Intelligence, and Why is it Important for Leaders?

We all know what intelligence is, but are you familiar with what is known as Emotional Intelligence? This is a relatively new concept, first labelled in 1964, and popularized in the 1980s. Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ  by Daniel Goleman is a book that some recommend to find out more about this topic. Goleman tells us that emotional intelligence is the ability to proactively manage our own emotions (EQ-self), and to appropriately respond to the emotions of others (EQ-others). He also states that emotional intelligence is the capacity for recognizing our feelings and those of others, for motivating ourselves, and for managing emotions well in ourselves and our relationships. Continue reading