Ron Ovitt's guest appearances

Ron Ovitt

Spiritual Life and Leadership

Ken Blanchard

Kathy Khang

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Kara Powell

James Taylor

Andy Crouch

Ian Morgan Cron

David Taylor

Abraham Kuyper

Mark Scandrette

Mark Strong

Alan Hirsch

Tom Nelson

Scot McKnight

Michael Frost

OwlTail

In this episode, Ron Ovitt shares about something called Integrated Meditation.  Integrated Meditation is a process designed to help us get Scripture beyond the head and to the heart.  Through a process that fosters deep emotional healing and profound spiritual formation, Integrated Meditation helps us get scripture into our heart and our gut and our spirit.THIS EPISODE’S HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:Ron Ovitt is the President of Empower Ministry and the creator of Emotional Relearning, which you can learn about in Episode 32, “Emotional Resilience and Spiritual Leadership, with Ron Ovitt.”Ron developed Integrated Meditation to help people in the process of Emotional Relearning.Integrated Meditation is a way of experiencing the Bible in such a way that it touches not only the mind but also reaches to the heart.Integrated Meditation involves six steps:Reading – Read the text in two translations.Comprehension – What are the key points of the passage?Introspection – Looking inward.  What do I sense as I read this passage?  How does my body respond?  What emotions am I feeling?  What questions does this passage raise?  What am I believing about myself?  What am I believing about God?Contemplation – Create space for the divine to enter.  Shift from the brain to the heart by remembering a time when someone loved me.Reflection – What am I going to believe as a result of reading this?  What am I going to do now?  What feelings will I embrace as a result of this?  Who do I feel I should share this with?Visualization – Visualize yourself receiving the scripture from God.  Visualize knowing what I need to think, feel, and do—and visualize myself doing it.Ron suggests that pastors might use these six steps as a way for congregations to dig deeper into the sermon text after the service, helping get the sermon from the head to the heart.You can get a resource with ten Integrated Meditations by going to www.empowerministry.org/meditation.You can e-mail Ron at ron@empowerministry.org.You can listen to Ron’s podcast, Mr. Change Agent, and see his videos on his Mr. Change Agent YouTube channel.RELEVANT RESOURCES AND LINKS:Ron Ovitt:Free Resource:  https://www.empowerministry.org/meditation/Website:  https://www.empowerministry.org/E-mail:  ron@empowerministry.orgRon’s Podcast:  Mr. Change AgentRon’s YouTube Channel:  Mr. Change Agent YouTube channelTo leave a review of Spiritual Life and Leadership: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spiritual-life-and-leadership/id1435252632— Links to Amazon are affiliate links.  If you make a purchase through any of these links, I’ll receive a small commission–which will help pay for the Spiritual Life and Leadership podcast!Learn how to lead your church into ministry that matters. Check out my online course, Engaging God's Mission.

In this episode, Ron Ovitt shares about something called Integrated Meditation.  Integrated Meditation is a process designed to help us get Scripture beyond the head and to the heart.  Through a process that fosters deep emotional healing and profound spiritual formation, Integrated Meditation helps us get scripture into our heart and our gut and our spirit. THIS EPISODE’S HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:<ul><li>Ron Ovitt is the President of <a href="https://www.empowerministry.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Empower Ministry</a> and the creator of Emotional Relearning, which you can learn about in <a href="https://www.markuswatson.com/2019/04/15/emotional-resilience-and-spiritual-leadership-interview-with-ron-ovitt-032/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 32, “Emotional Resilience and Spiritual Leadership, with Ron Ovitt.”</a></li><li>Ron developed Integrated Meditation to help people in the process of Emotional Relearning.</li><li>Integrated Meditation is a way of experiencing the Bible in such a way that it touches not only the mind but also reaches to the heart.</li><li>Integrated Meditation involves six steps:<ol><li>Reading – Read the text in two translations.</li><li>Comprehension – What are the key points of the passage?</li><li>Introspection – Looking inward.  What do I sense as I read this passage?  How does my body respond?  What emotions am I feeling?  What questions does this passage raise?  What am I believing about myself?  What am I believing about God?</li><li>Contemplation – Create space for the divine to enter.  Shift from the brain to the heart by remembering a time when someone loved me.</li><li>Reflection – What am I going to believe as a result of reading this?  What am I going to do now?  What feelings will I embrace as a result of this?  Who do I feel I should share this with?</li><li>Visualization – Visualize yourself receiving the scripture from God.  Visualize knowing what I need to think, feel, and do—and visualize myself doing it.</li></ol></li><li>Ron suggests that pastors might use these six steps as a way for congregations to dig deeper into the sermon text after the service, helping get the sermon from the head to the heart.</li><li>You can get a resource with ten Integrated Meditations by going to <a href="http://www.empowerministry.org/meditation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.empowerministry.org/meditation</a>.</li><li>You can e-mail Ron at <a href="mailto:ron@empowerministry.org">ron@empowerministry.org</a>.</li><li>You can listen to Ron’s podcast, <a href="https://mcagent.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mr. Change Agent</a>, and see his videos on his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaMDe0DhMhnxiZOnA-jJyoQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mr. Change Agent YouTube channel</a>.</li></ul> RELEVANT RESOURCES AND LINKS:<ul><li>Ron Ovitt:<ul><li>Free Resource:  <a href="https://www.empowerministry.org/meditation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.empowerministry.org/meditation/</a></li><li>Website:  <a href="https://www.empowerministry.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.empowerministry.org/</a></li><li>E-mail:  <a href="mailto:ron@empowerministry.org">ron@empowerministry.org</a></li><li>Ron’s Podcast:  <a href="https://mcagent.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mr. Change Agent</a></li><li>Ron’s YouTube Channel:  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaMDe0DhMhnxiZOnA-jJyoQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mr. Change Agent YouTube channel</a></li></ul></li></ul> To leave a review of Spiritual Life and Leadership: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spiritual-life-and-leadership/id1435252632" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spiritual-life-and-leadership/id1435252632</a>— Links to Amazon are affiliate links.  If you make a purchase through any of these links, I’ll receive a small commission–which will help pay for the Spiritual Life and Leadership podcast!Learn how to lead your church into ministry that matters. Check out my online course, <a href="https://markuswatson.podia.com/engaging-gods-mission-online-course" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Engaging God's Mission</a>.

64. Getting the Bible from the Head to the Heart, with Ron Ovitt

Resilience

Ron Ovitt is the President and founder of Empower Ministry, which helps people grow into healthy Christians empowered for ministry in their lives.  For Ron, becoming a healthy follower of Jesus involves developing what he calls emotional resilience—the ability to bounce back from painful experiences in our lives.  In this episode, Ron explains what emotional resiliance involves and why it is so important for spiritual leadership.THIS EPISODE’S HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:Empower Ministry’s goal is to empower people to overcome their addictions and emotional challenges so they can fully be who they were meant to be.Ron Ovitt grew up with a fair amount of anxiety and depression.Ron Ovitt studied psychology, which played a part in his emotional healing.He discovered that emotional resilience is a key component of the inner healing people need.The Five Signs of a Healthy Christian:Love JesusLove God’s WordEmotional ResilienceSpirit-ledOutwardly FocusedEmotional resilience refers to the ability to bounce back from painful experiences and return to joy.Emotional resilience can be broken down into three parts:Emotional recognitionEmotional regulationEmotional relearningRon Ovitt likes to say, “If you embrace it you can erase it.”People who struggle emotionally are unable to talk about it at church because of the stigma. The church should be the safest place in the world to talk about emotional struggles.Ron Ovitt’s book, Power Up!, is available as a free PDF at www.empowerministry.org/powerupRELEVANT RESOURCES AND LINKSPower Up! free PDF: https://www.empowerministry.org/powerup/Ron Ovitt Email:  ron@empowerministry.orgEmpower Ministry: Website:  https://www.empowerministry.org/Twitter:  https://twitter.com/EmpowerForInstagram:  https://www.instagram.com/empowerforliving/Books by Ron Ovitt: Moments in the Word: Daily Moments that Feed Your SoulThe Five Signs of a Healthy Christian: How to be a spiritually healthy and vibrant ChristianGifted: Easy to Use Guide that Helps You Assess, Discover, and Use Your Spiritual GiftsWired for Ministry: Assess Your Passions, Spiritual Gifts, Experience, and Abilities for MinistryPower Up!: Powerful Bible Verses Paraphrased to Guide and Inspire You Through Life’s Most Challenging CircumstancesOther books mentioned: Shame and Grace: Healing the Shame We Don’t Deserve by Lewis SmedesTo leave a review of Spiritual Life and Leadership: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spiritual-life-and-leadership/id1435252632— Links to Amazon are affiliate links.  If you make a purchase throLearn how to lead your church into ministry that matters. Check out my online course, Engaging God's Mission.

Ron Ovitt is the President and founder of <a href="https://www.empowerministry.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Empower Ministry</a>, which helps people grow into healthy Christians empowered for ministry in their lives.  For Ron, becoming a healthy follower of Jesus involves developing what he calls emotional resilience—the ability to bounce back from painful experiences in our lives.  In this episode, Ron explains what emotional resiliance involves and why it is so important for spiritual leadership. THIS EPISODE’S HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:<ul><li>Empower Ministry’s goal is to empower people to overcome their addictions and emotional challenges so they can fully be who they were meant to be.</li><li>Ron Ovitt grew up with a fair amount of anxiety and depression.</li><li>Ron Ovitt studied psychology, which played a part in his emotional healing.</li><li>He discovered that emotional resilience is a key component of the inner healing people need.</li><li>The Five Signs of a Healthy Christian:<ul><li>Love Jesus</li><li>Love God’s Word</li><li>Emotional Resilience</li><li>Spirit-led</li><li>Outwardly Focused</li></ul></li><li>Emotional resilience refers to the ability to bounce back from painful experiences and return to joy.</li><li>Emotional resilience can be broken down into three parts:<ul><li>Emotional recognition</li><li>Emotional regulation</li><li>Emotional relearning</li></ul></li><li>Ron Ovitt likes to say, “If you embrace it you can erase it.”</li><li>People who struggle emotionally are unable to talk about it at church because of the stigma. The church should be the safest place in the world to talk about emotional struggles.</li><li>Ron Ovitt’s book, <a href="https://www.empowerministry.org/powerup/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Power Up!</a>, is available as a free PDF at <a href="https://www.empowerministry.org/powerup/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.empowerministry.org/powerup</a></li></ul> RELEVANT RESOURCES AND LINKS<ul><li>Power Up! free PDF: <ul><li><a href="https://www.empowerministry.org/powerup/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.empowerministry.org/powerup/</a></li></ul></li><li>Ron Ovitt <ul><li>Email:  ron@empowerministry.org</li></ul></li><li>Empower Ministry: <ul><li>Website:  <a href="https://www.empowerministry.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.empowerministry.org/</a></li><li>Twitter:  <a href="https://twitter.com/EmpowerFor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/EmpowerFor</a></li><li>Instagram:  <a href="https://www.instagram.com/empowerforliving/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/empowerforliving/</a></li></ul></li><li>Books by Ron Ovitt: <ul><li><a href="https://amzn.to/2XauKjS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moments in the Word: Daily Moments that Feed Your Soul</a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/2KCFTsm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Five Signs of a Healthy Christian: How to be a spiritually healthy and vibrant Christian</a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/2UhOD6J" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gifted: Easy to Use Guide that Helps You Assess, Discover, and Use Your Spiritual Gifts</a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/2KCshgL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wired for Ministry: Assess Your Passions, Spiritual Gifts, Experience, and Abilities for Ministry</a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/2XbSTGC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Power Up!: Powerful Bible Verses Paraphrased to Guide and Inspire You Through Life’s Most Challenging Circumstances</a></li></ul></li><li>Other books mentioned: <ul><li><a href="https://amzn.to/2Zd2zTi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shame and Grace: Healing the Shame We Don’t Deserve by Lewis Smedes</a></li></ul></li></ul> To leave a review of Spiritual Life and Leadership: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spiritual-life-and-leadership/id1435252632" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spiritual-life-and-leadership/id1435252632</a>— Links to Amazon are affiliate links.  If you make a purchase throLearn how to lead your church into ministry that matters. Check out my online course, <a href="https://markuswatson.podia.com/engaging-gods-mission-online-course" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Engaging God's Mission</a>.

32. Emotional Resilience and Spiritual Leadership, with Ron Ovitt