Leading Like Mother Teresa with Shane Claiborne

Today on the Servant Leadership Podcast, we welcome Shane Claiborne. In this episode, Shane shares what it was like to serve with Mother Teresa and how her humility and compassion shaped his faith and the founding of The Simple Way. Shane talks about finding your own “Calcutta” and how courageous love can transform the world around us. Mother Teresa often shared that not all of us can do great things, but we can all do small things with great love. Join us as Shane shares how he’s lived out that truth, and how you can start applying it in your daily life as well.

Timestamps:

00:00 Shane Claiborne Intro

00:39 Welcome Shane Claiborne

00:58 Shane’s Journey - “Who Is Living Like Jesus?”

02:44 The Call That Started It All

04:03 Mother Teresa’s Philosophy

04:37 The Feet Of A Servant Leader

06:55 “Our Best Sermon Is Our Life”

08:10 Shane’s Takeaways From Serving With Mother Teresa

09:46 Born Again - A Love That Transcends Blood Relations

11:04 Ice Cream Story - The Innocent Love Of A Child

12:52 Find Your Calcutta

13:36 The Simple Way - A Community Of Love

16:42 A Devastating Fire - The Origin of Phoenix Park

18:29 Living For Something Bigger Than Ourselves

20:52 The Idolatry of Possessions

22:59 Red Letter Christians

25:33 Seeing The World Through The Lens Of Jesus

27:00 How To Apply This To Your Life

28:55 Our Deepest Passions To The World’s Deepest Pain

29:58 Every Person Is Made In The Image of God

33:13 Ten Rapid-Fire Questions

35:29 Importance Of A Servant Leadership Podcast

36:55 Closing

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https://thesimpleway.org/

https://redletterchristians.org/

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