Catalyst West Coast. Notes. With Nancy Ortberg

At Catalyst West Coast, Nancy Ortberg brought an unapologetic message on leading in the difficult.

Here are some notes from her talk:

“We have confused spirituality with terminal niceness.”

“The primary way to transformation is through difficult conversations.”

“Lead into the conflict, and not out of it.”

“By avoiding conflict we are negating forgiveness and grace, which is what the crucible of Christ’s work is.”

“The only way to courage is through fear, obstacles, and surrender.”

“Courage isn’t a book, a CD, a magazine cover, or a big church. Courage is admitting that you didn’t do the right thing, and staying in your leadership role to fix it.”