{"id":15809,"date":"2022-05-11T00:01:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T05:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=15809"},"modified":"2022-05-10T12:16:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T17:16:53","slug":"season-16-episode-2-the-most-powerful-leadership-tool-diagnosing-and-diffusing-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2022\/05\/season-16-episode-2-the-most-powerful-leadership-tool-diagnosing-and-diffusing-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 16: Episode 2 | The Most Powerful Leadership Tool: Diagnosing and Diffusing Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Season 16, Transforming Leadership: Managing Anxiety Within Our Communities. This season we will be exploring Systems Theory, also called Family Systems Theory. Many of us have seen the troubling Barna research about the extreme levels of burnout pastors are experiencing right now. As we look at Systems theory, we will be examining how it relates to and can transform our lives in leadership.<\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s episode Ruth welcomes our season-long guest, Steve Cuss, a pastor and author of <em>Managing Leadership Anxiety, Yours and Theirs.<\/em> Steve and Ruth dive into the deep end of Systems Theory as they discuss the most powerful leadership tool: diagnosing and diffusing anxiety. What is chronic anxiety? How does anxiety spread throughout a group? How can leaders attend to their own anxiety in healthy ways? Ruth and Steve answer all this and more in this week\u2019s conversation.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/strengthening-soul-your-leadership-ruth-haley-barton\/id1214483830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also access podcast on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/ruth-haley-barton\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership?refid=stpr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stitcher<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/41tz8kmZTi7wyYakvWUKZz\">Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" title=\"Season 16: Episode 2 | The Most Powerful Leadership Tool: Diagnosing and Diffusing Anxiety\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=mcady-1222226-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=7\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button outline\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/season-sixteen\/\">Listen to other episodes from Season 16<\/a> <a class=\"button-secondary outline\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/\">Access past podcast seasons<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Steve Cuss Resources:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stevecusswords.com\/\">Steve\u2019s website<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.christianbook.com\/managing-leadership-anxiety-steve-cuss\/9781400210886\/pd\/210886?event=ESRCG\">Managing Leadership Anxiety, Yours and Theirs<\/a> by Steve Cuss<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/217225054\/the-calm-aware-present-journal\/\">Calm, Aware, Present Journal kickstarter campaign<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>General Resources for Systems Theory:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2020\/04\/season-9-episode-6-spiritual-transformation-and-family-systems-part-1\/\">Season 9 Episode 6 of the Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership Podcast<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2020\/04\/season-9-episode-7-spiritual-transformation-and-family-systems-part-2\/\">Season 9 Episode 7 of the Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership Podcast<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Family-Systems-Congregational-Life-Ministry-ebook\/dp\/B07N988KJB\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Robert+creech&amp;qid=1587581723&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1\">Family Systems and Congregational Life: A Map for Ministry <\/a>by R. Robert Creech<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lmpeacecenter.org\/\">Lombard Mennonite Peace Center<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Generation-Process-Synagogue-Guilford-Therapy\/dp\/1609182367\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=generation+to+generation+family+process+in+church+and+synagogue&amp;qid=1651928419&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=generation+to+generation%2Cstripbooks%2C86&amp;sr=1-1\">Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue<\/a> by Edwin H. Friedman<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Extraordinary-Relationships-Thinking-About-Interactions\/dp\/0470581093\">Extraordinary Relationships: A new Way of Thinking about Human Interactions<\/a> by Roberta M Gilbert<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music Credit:<\/strong><br \/>\nKingdom Come by Aaron Niequist<\/p>\n<p>Support the podcast! This season, patrons will receive exclusive bonus content that includes conversations with Ruth and Steve that delve into episode topics a little deeper. <strong><em>This week we will be sharing a conversation with Ruth and podcast producer Colleen where Colleen gets to ask Ruth her questions about Systems Theory. <\/em><\/strong>Become a patron today by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/transformingcenter\">our Patreon page<\/a>!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>The <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/\"><strong>Transforming Center<\/strong><\/a><strong> exists to create space for God to strengthen leaders and transform communities. You are invited to join our next <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/tc\"><strong><em>Transforming Community<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>:\u00ae A Two-year Spiritual Formation Experience for Leaders.<\/strong>\u00a0 Delivered in nine quarterly retreats, this practice-based learning opportunity is grounded in the conviction that the best thing you bring to leadership is your own transforming self!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Season 16, Transforming Leadership: Managing Anxiety Within Our Communities. This season we will be exploring Systems Theory, also called Family Systems Theory. 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