Gayle Beebe – The Crucibles that Shape Us

‘We often see setbacks and disasters as events that keep us from our best life.  But they’re really opportunities to grow in leadership’.

Brent talks with Gayle Beebe about his new IVP book ‘The Crucibles that Shape Us: Navigating the Defining Challenges of Leadership’.

Gayle has been president of Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California since 2007; previously he was president of Spring Arbor University in Michigan.  He’s spent more than 3 decades in higher education and has written or edited 10 books and more than 40 articles.    

• (1:05) Disasters and what they teach us;
• (6:20) Trials;
• (7:20) What is a crucible?
• (8:50) Challenges;
• (10:50) Sir Winston Churchill;
• (15:05) Human betrayal;
• (20:30) The crucible of human suffering;
• (23:30) Gayle’s greatest challenges.

Links mentioned in this episode:

www.amazon.com.au/dp/1514008068?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_nz

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