It seems fitting that Chuck DeGroat’s new book about narcissism and the church would come out in 2020 as we’re all noticing the fault lines in our life together like never before.
Chuck (psychologist, professor, pastor) reminds us that this isn’t new; that “we swim in the cultural waters of narcissism” all the time. He helps us to see how narcissism affects us, how misunderstanding it makes it worse and how we can respond to it with both grace and boundaries.
We explore how healthy leaders can ask “How do you experience me?” Then listen non-defensively to the honest feedback.
We hope you’ll listen in.
Conversation Overview
- Leadership principle:
- What a narcissistic leader looks like
- Two kinds of narcissism
- Am I a narcissist?
- Wounding and gaslighting
- Systems that support narcissistic leadership
- Narcissism and the Enneagram
- Surviving pandemic pressure–are the pastors okay?
More from Chuck:
When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse
Wholeheartedness: Busyness, Exhaustion, and Healing the Divided Self
Falling into Goodness: Lenten Reflections
Leaving Egypt: Finding God in the Wilderness Places
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