Missional Leadership & Spirituality: Knowing Me, Knowing You (1) – Paul D. Lowe & Claire Bankole
On this episode of the World Game-Changers podcast, Paul is joined by first time guest Claire Bankole, a coach who leads a Christian charity called Shift Youth and Community, to talk about identity – both how we see ourselves and how others see us and how we interact externally and internally.
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Show Notes
On this episode of the World Game-Changers podcast, Paul is joined by first-time guest Claire Bankole, a coach who leads a Christian charity called Shift Youth and Community, to talk about identity – both how we see ourselves and how others see us and how we interact externally and internally.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- For me, being a Christian is an all-encompassing thing. I live my life as a faith worker, I don’t draw a salary and haven’t done it for 20 years. I live my life based on what I sense my purpose is and my call before God and as I do that I trust that everything that I need will come.
- Faith for me is tuning into what God is doing, in my and in you, what am I experiencing now? How do I see my past and make sense of it? How do I make sense of these circumstances? How do I make sense of who I am and my own life? It’s about perspective, but you look at everything. The anchor point is Jesus and God and He is good, and so all things work together for good. But, it’s not in a random way, it’s in a trustworthy way.
- Aa we follow and are obedient to that way of love, we are expressing His nature and we become more like him, and the world will become a better place. Love is the opposite of self-centeredness, when we love the other as Christ loves us, we lay down our lives, it’s a sacrificial, unconditional love.
- My understanding of my sense of self is that we’re complex, living beings, we are physical, mental, spiritual. But we’re pulled in two directions, towards God and towards the self. One is towards trust and relationship, and one is mistrust and self-preservation and there’s a constant pull between them.
BEST MOMENTS
‘My perspective of faith is seeing things the way God sees them and living accordingly.’
‘God is intelligently and lovingly interacting and waiting and bringing about His purposes and His goodness. That requires us to harmonise with him.’
"God is love and, as a Christian, the greatest commandment is to love God, the next greatest is to love your neighbour, then Jesus added a third one: Love one another as He has loved us.’
‘Often in religious conversations, people can get very idealistic. Christians are called to love and He sorts out everything else, we’re not called to judge, separate, say I’m in and you’re not.’
VALUABLE RESOURCES
- Paul’s Story: Emerging From The Forest (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Emerging-Forest-Pain-Purpose-Mastering/dp/1719373272
- Paul’s Story: Emerging From The Forest (USA): https://www.amazon.com/Emerging-Forest-Pain-Purpose-Mastering/dp/1719373272
- Mastering The Game Of Life Book (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Game-Life-Paul-Lowe/dp/1782227679
- Mastering The Game Of Life Book (USA): https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Game-Life-Paul-Lowe/dp/1782227679
- Speaking From Our Hearts Books: Volumes 1-3 (Available on Amazon)
- World Game-Changers Group
ABOUT THE GUEST
Claire Bankole: I am a coach accredited at Practitioner level with the EMCC. I have a Level 7 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring for Executives and Senior Leaders, and I am a member of the Christian Coach and Mentor Network. I am committed to regular supervision that keeps myself and my clients safe and well cared for. I provide both a life coaching service to people through the Fulfilled Life Suite on www.clairebankole.org and leadership and executive coaching for individuals and teams through SYC on www.syc.life/coach.
Website: https://clairebankole.org/
ABOUT THE HOST
Paul has made a remarkable transformation from existing for many years in dark, desperate despair; to now living a really healthy, happy and fulfilling life.
From an early age, he was in the vice-like clutches of the demon drink and constantly embroiled within a dark cocktail of toxic beliefs, self-hate and destructive violence.
Along with his empathetic and dedicated team of world-class coaches and mentors, Paul’s purpose is deeply transformational:
Developing World Game-Changers…
He is extremely passionate about helping others to find their purpose, have a voice and ultimately, make a real difference.
This has been built on a long and distinguished history of heart-centred coaching and mentoring. He has also been responsible for raising significant amounts of funds for many charities and good causes around the world; positively impacting and inspiring thousands of children – mainly from challenging backgrounds – within the UK & worldwide.
Through this World Game-Changers podcast and books, he has been involved in – including being a best-selling co-author – Paul also helps others to get their own inspirational messages and stories out into the world; as well as offering support to many charitable organisations, in their development & fund-raising.
CONTACT METHODS
Tel: +44 (0) 7958 042 155
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: https://www.Paul-Lowe.com
Web: https://www.worldgamechangers.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IamPaulLowe/