From Passive to ProActive: The Power of Partnership {The Yes Effect Book Club, Invitation 5: Find Your People}
From Darcy: Some people make the mistake of strolling in to ministry opportunities like a CEO with a ready-made plan. But this kind of approach leaves those on the other end of the equation in a passive position as receivers with very little input. Instead, this...
Faithful Witness: How to Move from Ideation to Action {The Yes Effect Book Club, Invitation 4: Move Your Feet}
From Darcy: We’ve considered the legacy of mentors who’ve showed us how to live an adventurous life of faith. We’ve considered our response to the traumas and tragedies of the world, and how we need to turn toward need instead of turning away....
Reframing Your Perspective in Times of Overwhelm {The Yes Effect Book Club, Invitation 3: Fix Your Eyes}
From Darcy: Last week, we talked about the need to let our hearts break for a person, place, or problem, and how empathy can help us engage with great need. But often, when we stop avoiding hard things to finally feel for others, we can easily trade our...
Empathy Is a Superpower {The Yes Effect Book Club, Invitation 2: Open Your Heart}
From Darcy: In The Yes Effect Book Club this week, we’re responding to Invitation 2: Open Your Heart. If I could give this chapter an alternate title, I would rename it “Break Your Heart.” In an over-connected world, as we’re bombarded on our...
I’m Darcy Wiley, co-writer of The Yes Effect: Accepting God’s Invitation to Transform the World Around You. I’m an explorer at heart… Read more