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Wisdom Road: Making decisions in company with God
Drawing on years of research and a wide variety of real life examples from climbing Mt Everest, NASA, Steve Jobs and the Second World War to Ignatius of Loyola, pastoral leadership and Jesus Christ, Wisdom Road marks out what we need to notice if we are to make great decisions. Key questions from Wisdom - What are you paying attention to? - What are you being drawn to? - What prisons are you willing to be in? - To whom, or what, do you say, ‘I am willing to be yours?’
93 pages, Paperback
Published November 17, 2016
About the author
Viv Thomas
8 books1 followerViv Thomas is the founder of Formation. He is passionate about ‘the spectacular ordinary life’ and seeing people flourish into all that they possibly can be. Viv has a national and international speaking and teaching ministry. He is an Associate International Director for OM International and continues to travel the world seeking to see leaders grow. Leadership, Spirituality and Mission are particular passions.
Viv is also the Hon Teaching Pastor at St Paul’s Hammersmith; an ordained Anglican; an Associate Lecturer at Spurgeon’s College London; a visiting lecturer at three other colleges; a mentor; spiritual director; organisational consultant and writer.
He has written Future Leader, Second Choice, Paper Boys, The Spectacular Ordinary Life and The Spectacular Ordinary Organisation. He has a Masters degree in Human Resource Development and another in Spiritual Theology from Regent College in Vancouver. Viv has a Ph.D. from King’s College, London where his research focused on Christian Leadership in relation to the Trinity. He loves football, theatre, movies, sport of most kinds, seeing people grow, eating healthy food, riding his bike around London; walking along the side of the Thames and spending time with his wife.
Formation has a board of trustees who support Viv, a board of reference, and a small number of associates who participate in carrying out Formation’s vision.
Viv is also the Hon Teaching Pastor at St Paul’s Hammersmith; an ordained Anglican; an Associate Lecturer at Spurgeon’s College London; a visiting lecturer at three other colleges; a mentor; spiritual director; organisational consultant and writer.
He has written Future Leader, Second Choice, Paper Boys, The Spectacular Ordinary Life and The Spectacular Ordinary Organisation. He has a Masters degree in Human Resource Development and another in Spiritual Theology from Regent College in Vancouver. Viv has a Ph.D. from King’s College, London where his research focused on Christian Leadership in relation to the Trinity. He loves football, theatre, movies, sport of most kinds, seeing people grow, eating healthy food, riding his bike around London; walking along the side of the Thames and spending time with his wife.
Formation has a board of trustees who support Viv, a board of reference, and a small number of associates who participate in carrying out Formation’s vision.
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May 17, 2017
I thought this was excellent. There is an incredible amount of truth and wisdom for living in these 93 pages. I think this is a book I will return to again and again.
With simple wisdom this book shows us how life can be lived abundantly through wise decision making and discernment. Although these seem somewhat dry topics the book shows us how vital these are to human flourishing and how wisdom and discernment can enrich the way we engage with the great adventure that is life.
It is very accessible and easy to understand and uses so many stories and examples to help the reader actively engage with the book. It is also enjoyable to read and it certainly held my attention from start to finish. Every now and then I had to pause and think about what I had just read because although it is easy to read, the issues and ideas in the book had a way of resonating with me and sparking off thoughts about my own life journey.
I just read straight through and I think next time I will read it at a much slower pace with a notebook beside me. Reading this has left me with much to ponder.
'.....we need to live the story of God and not the particular parts of the story we prefer. All the lenses of the story need to be lined up adequately so we can see as clearly as possible the place where we find ourselves, the transition we are in and what could be the way forward in the future.'p80
This book sets us on the road to doing just that. It will be going on my shelf of 'exquisite reads of 2017'.
With simple wisdom this book shows us how life can be lived abundantly through wise decision making and discernment. Although these seem somewhat dry topics the book shows us how vital these are to human flourishing and how wisdom and discernment can enrich the way we engage with the great adventure that is life.
It is very accessible and easy to understand and uses so many stories and examples to help the reader actively engage with the book. It is also enjoyable to read and it certainly held my attention from start to finish. Every now and then I had to pause and think about what I had just read because although it is easy to read, the issues and ideas in the book had a way of resonating with me and sparking off thoughts about my own life journey.
I just read straight through and I think next time I will read it at a much slower pace with a notebook beside me. Reading this has left me with much to ponder.
'.....we need to live the story of God and not the particular parts of the story we prefer. All the lenses of the story need to be lined up adequately so we can see as clearly as possible the place where we find ourselves, the transition we are in and what could be the way forward in the future.'p80
This book sets us on the road to doing just that. It will be going on my shelf of 'exquisite reads of 2017'.
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