Show Notes:
Today’s episode is the second in a 3-part series on leadership, featuring guests Brig Gen Robert “Gwyn” Armfield, USAF (Ret.), former OCF executive director Lt Gen Bruce Fister, USAF (Ret.), and current OCF executive director Col Scott Fisher, USAF (Ret.). The topic that’ll be discussed is failure and how to deal with it as a leader in the high-stakes military profession. As my guest Bruce Fister points out, “We’re all going to fail at one point … But you have to deal with it because otherwise no one is going to learn from it.”
Some of the aspects of failure that Bruce, Gwynn, and Scott touch upon include how leaders can create a culture of trust by “being real” about their failures, the importance of setting up those you lead for success—and the space to fail, how smart leaders understand their strengths and weaknesses and rely on others for help, and what can happen when you act too quickly in decision-making without taking it to prayer.
If you would like to share your own story, complete the form on OCF’s “Be a Guest” webpage. Alternatively, if you have an idea for a guest or topic I should consider for a future episode of the show, send an email to podcast@ocfusa.org.
Here are a few questions to ponder in your personal time, with a small group, or with a mentor:
(S3:E9) “Pursue God… no matter where you are”: Finding fellowship beneath the sea
(S3:E8) “March or die”: Turning to Christ & community in times of trauma
(S3:E7) How God healed a “performing Christian” from past trauma and abuse
(S3:E6) “Embrace the suck”: Trusting God in all things
(S3:E5) Balancing relationships and Bible study in a small group
(S3:E4) Learning from the VMI ministry model to reach Generation Z
(S3:E3) Embracing GRACE relations in the body of Christ
(S3:E2) How to see past the barriers and share your story
(S3:E1) One Marine's Journey to Live for God, Family, Country, and Corps
15. Nelson Chiaravallotti: “Enduring and faithful pursuit in the face of affliction”
14. Liliane Delva: “I always use my experience as a testimony to help other people”
13. Karis and Ben Meier: “God really opened my heart through what I’ve suffered”
12. Ron Bracy: “God wants me to simply trust and obey where He leads”
11. Amanda Yashack, part 2: “God is healing me and he is giving me my life back”
10. Amanda Yashack, part 1: “That morning at PT something inside me just completely broke.”
9. Sam Alexander: “I realized that I need to really focus on bringing God into my work”
8. Hannah Johnson: “In order to glorify God, I have to have it all together”
7. Grant Johnson: “Your identity is not wrapped up in the aircraft that you're flying.”
6. Lynda Johnson: “I no longer see myself as the star of my movie”
5. Aaron Zimmerman: Finding peace when our identity is in Christ
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