Ryan Weaver

storyteller//gospelplanter

(Storytelling)

Story moves us. Story shapes us. In the rhythm and flow of life, Story sets the cadence, guides the melody and gives meaning. I believe we have been invited into the creation narrative and entrusted with the gift of Story. I believe that we are storytellers. Each and every one of us. Storytellers. Storylisteners. Storylearners.

(GospelPlanting)

Planting is the ancient practice of cultivating and growing Place. Planting grounds our narrative in the immediate, the urgent, the present. I believe we have been invited into a narrative much larger than ourselves. I believe we are meant to be Planted and Placed. And I believe that the Good News … Read More

Discipleship is the process by which Jesus of Nazareth has asked His followers to live in relationship to one another. Followers of Jesus are storylistening, storylearning, storytelling, receivers of redemption, and carriers of reconciliation. Disciples are not static beings.

We are alive. We are passionate. And we are messy.

When the four basic movements of narrative structure are combined with the power of discipleship, there is fresh clarity in living on mission with Jesus. A narrative approach to discipleship is a relational movement.

This is the narrative movement of discipleship which Jesus the King lived and practiced. No formula. Story. Life in tension. A posture of anticipation. Hope lived upon lips and fingertips and surrendered lives. Our lips giving voice to the Story. Our fingertips giving sensitivity to the Story. Our lives connected to the beautiful narrative of discipleship.

The most captivating story ever told begins with the phrase::

"There was this guy named Jesus..."

(podcast)

messy-leadership-cover-art-dark-web

Welcome to Messy Leadership:: A podcast for ultraordinary leaders in the midst of the mess.

.: podcasts curated for the skeptics…

While teaching at Salisbury University this semester, several of the students in my Leadership Studies course have worked feverishly to make the case that podcasts are boring and should be disregarded as a legitimate medium for conveying information across the world wide web. Normally, I would listen intently and take notes as this demographic of … Read More

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