{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Family Systems: The Invisible Force Shaping Your Church","description":"Free Resource: The Benefits of Doing Family of Origin Work (Download Here): \ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/www.emotionallyhealthy.org\/school Churches don\u2019t just have problems. They are emotional systems. In this episode of the Emotionally Healthy Leader Podcast, I introduce one of the most powerful frameworks I\u2019ve ever learned for understanding leadership, conflict, and why anxiety spreads so quickly in churches: Family Systems Theory. Much of this work comes from psychiatrist Murray Bowen and was later brought into church leadership by Edwin Friedman in Generation to Generation. But don\u2019t worry \u2014 we\u2019ll keep this practical, spiritual, and grounded in real ministry life. If you\u2019ve ever: Walked into a meeting calm and left reactive Worked harder at someone\u2019s growth than they are Watched conflict spread like electricity through your churc You\u2019re not crazy. You\u2019re leading inside an emotional system. The greatest gift you will ever give your church is not better strategy. It\u2019s your own inner transformation. Emotional health isn\u2019t a side issue. It\u2019s leadership. Listen in. Learn more about our School of Emotionally Healthy Leadership: \ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/www.emotionallyhealthy.org\/school Download the \u201c8 Traps That Kill Your Spaciousness\u201d ebook: \ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/www.emotionallyhealthy.org\/spaciousness Emotional health isn\u2019t optional. It\u2019s essential. ","author_name":"The Emotionally Healthy Leader Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/ehleader.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"