Show Notes:
This episode begins a three-part series featuring 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.). Speaking from nearly 90 years of combined service in the Air Force, these three leaders share their personal stories as followers of Christ and as military officers.
On this first installment, Gwyn, Bruce, and Scott discuss how leaders can approach employing God’s Word effectively, integrating the calling to serve in uniform and the calling to serve the Lord, and leading in times of crisis. The cornerstone of being an effective leader who can do these three things well, they assert, is being a leader of character.
Gwyn and Bruce’s recently released book, Lead to Serve and Serve to Lead: Leading Well in Turbulent Times, inspired today’s roundtable conversation and the two to come. Gwyn describes his and Bruce’s book as a “discipling guide on how to lead things and get things done in a way that honors Christ with a tactical-level implementation,” written for people of all ages and walks of life.
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.
As you listen to this conversation with Gwyn, Bruce, and Scott, 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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