Episode 138: Our Call to be Human as Jesus was Human—Session 9, The Paradox of Power (7/14/23)

Power, which is understood as our ability to influence others, is as pervasive as sexuality in human relationships and is constantly being exercised by everyone over everyone in  a myriad of different strategies and styles and often without our conscious awareness that we are both exercising power and having power exercised over us.  As such, power can be both very dangerous and very beneficial.  This conference invites listeners to reflect on their own relational styles and ways of attempting to satisfy their needs by exercising power and invites them to note whether their exercise of power is effective, ineffective, mutual and respectful, or dismissive and destructive.