J.R. Briggs
@jr-briggs.bsky.social
http://jrbriggs.com
Helping leaders overcome their challenges to lead with clarity, confidence & consistency.
Founding Director: http://kairospartnerships.org
Helping leaders overcome their challenges to lead with clarity, confidence & consistency.
Founding Director: http://kairospartnerships.org
Unboxing the first copies of my forthcoming book 'The Art of Asking Better Questions.'
What an emotional moment.
10 years of thinking and researching.
18 months of writing (and re-writing... and re-writing).
1 huge passion.
Releases Oct 7 with @ivpress.bsky.social (but you can pre-order now).
What an emotional moment.
10 years of thinking and researching.
18 months of writing (and re-writing... and re-writing).
1 huge passion.
Releases Oct 7 with @ivpress.bsky.social (but you can pre-order now).
July 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Unboxing the first copies of my forthcoming book 'The Art of Asking Better Questions.'
What an emotional moment.
10 years of thinking and researching.
18 months of writing (and re-writing... and re-writing).
1 huge passion.
Releases Oct 7 with @ivpress.bsky.social (but you can pre-order now).
What an emotional moment.
10 years of thinking and researching.
18 months of writing (and re-writing... and re-writing).
1 huge passion.
Releases Oct 7 with @ivpress.bsky.social (but you can pre-order now).
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What has astonished you lately? Who can you tell about it?
July 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What has astonished you lately? Who can you tell about it?
A short poem that made me laugh.
July 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
A short poem that made me laugh.
The power and magic of collaboration.
In what ways can we learn to lead like this in our contexts?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwC0...
In what ways can we learn to lead like this in our contexts?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwC0...
Jacob Collier & Chris Martin - Fix You (Live from the O2 Arena)
YouTube video by Jacob Collier
www.youtube.com
July 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The power and magic of collaboration.
In what ways can we learn to lead like this in our contexts?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwC0...
In what ways can we learn to lead like this in our contexts?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwC0...
My friend Jared Mackey creates a beautiful free weekly newsletter called Sacred Place focused on the importance of being present in your community. I love reading it each week (and highly recommend you subscribe). I'm grateful to be asked to write a brief reflection.
www.sacredplace.co/latest-issue
www.sacredplace.co/latest-issue
Latest Issue — SacredPlace
www.sacredplace.co
July 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
My friend Jared Mackey creates a beautiful free weekly newsletter called Sacred Place focused on the importance of being present in your community. I love reading it each week (and highly recommend you subscribe). I'm grateful to be asked to write a brief reflection.
www.sacredplace.co/latest-issue
www.sacredplace.co/latest-issue
Well, that was fun.
My friend Will Parker Anderson is an editor at Penguin/Random House and hosts The Writer's Circle podcast where he interviews various writers about the craft of writing. But we turned the tables here and I interviewed him.
Check it out: 👉 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
My friend Will Parker Anderson is an editor at Penguin/Random House and hosts The Writer's Circle podcast where he interviews various writers about the craft of writing. But we turned the tables here and I interviewed him.
Check it out: 👉 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Will Parker Anderson: Proposals Made Simple
Podcast Episode · Writers Circle · 07/08/2025 · 57m
podcasts.apple.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Well, that was fun.
My friend Will Parker Anderson is an editor at Penguin/Random House and hosts The Writer's Circle podcast where he interviews various writers about the craft of writing. But we turned the tables here and I interviewed him.
Check it out: 👉 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
My friend Will Parker Anderson is an editor at Penguin/Random House and hosts The Writer's Circle podcast where he interviews various writers about the craft of writing. But we turned the tables here and I interviewed him.
Check it out: 👉 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
If you were wondering how you’re doing as a servant, notice how you respond when you’re treated like one.
July 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
If you were wondering how you’re doing as a servant, notice how you respond when you’re treated like one.
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So… what do you actually believe about Jesus?
I send out 5 things each Tuesday—short reflections and questions to help leaders pause and lead with more grace.
If that sounds helpful, the link’s in the bio.
www.kairospartnerships.org/5t5m
I send out 5 things each Tuesday—short reflections and questions to help leaders pause and lead with more grace.
If that sounds helpful, the link’s in the bio.
www.kairospartnerships.org/5t5m
June 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
So… what do you actually believe about Jesus?
I send out 5 things each Tuesday—short reflections and questions to help leaders pause and lead with more grace.
If that sounds helpful, the link’s in the bio.
www.kairospartnerships.org/5t5m
I send out 5 things each Tuesday—short reflections and questions to help leaders pause and lead with more grace.
If that sounds helpful, the link’s in the bio.
www.kairospartnerships.org/5t5m
One of the many paradoxes of leadership: the more you embrace your limits, the more influence you gain.
June 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
One of the many paradoxes of leadership: the more you embrace your limits, the more influence you gain.
I've worked with countless leaders over the past several years and there's a pattern I've noticed: effective leaders are reflective leaders.
June 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I've worked with countless leaders over the past several years and there's a pattern I've noticed: effective leaders are reflective leaders.
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Time and time again throughout Scripture, a leader's character was formed, forged, and proven through two things: obscurity and adversity.
June 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Time and time again throughout Scripture, a leader's character was formed, forged, and proven through two things: obscurity and adversity.
Jesus was the only person ever born whose central purpose in life was to die.
June 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Jesus was the only person ever born whose central purpose in life was to die.
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“When trying to make the right decision, we often think that what we need is more information; but what we may actually need is just a little more courage.”
I asked myself and others this question multiple times today. What a thoughtful question by @jr-briggs.bsky.social in #5T5M bit.ly/4dMCSQ8
I asked myself and others this question multiple times today. What a thoughtful question by @jr-briggs.bsky.social in #5T5M bit.ly/4dMCSQ8
June 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
“When trying to make the right decision, we often think that what we need is more information; but what we may actually need is just a little more courage.”
I asked myself and others this question multiple times today. What a thoughtful question by @jr-briggs.bsky.social in #5T5M bit.ly/4dMCSQ8
I asked myself and others this question multiple times today. What a thoughtful question by @jr-briggs.bsky.social in #5T5M bit.ly/4dMCSQ8
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Where have you seen gentleness show its strenght?
June 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Where have you seen gentleness show its strenght?
I've been thinking about this quote by Antonin Sertillanges all afternoon: "The people who seem to us the bravest are just the most obedient."
May 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I've been thinking about this quote by Antonin Sertillanges all afternoon: "The people who seem to us the bravest are just the most obedient."
There is great power in gentleness.
May 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
There is great power in gentleness.
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It looks like the rise of secularism in Europe has also hit a plateau recently.
I compared religious attendance rates in 22 countries between 2018 and 2023.
In many, the share who never attend hasn't moved that much.
And attendance has increased a bit in a handful.
I compared religious attendance rates in 22 countries between 2018 and 2023.
In many, the share who never attend hasn't moved that much.
And attendance has increased a bit in a handful.
May 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
It looks like the rise of secularism in Europe has also hit a plateau recently.
I compared religious attendance rates in 22 countries between 2018 and 2023.
In many, the share who never attend hasn't moved that much.
And attendance has increased a bit in a handful.
I compared religious attendance rates in 22 countries between 2018 and 2023.
In many, the share who never attend hasn't moved that much.
And attendance has increased a bit in a handful.
What if the most impactful thing you did this week as a leader took less than 5 minutes? And if you knew what it was, would you do it?
I'm passionate about this - and it was the topic of a brief (13 min) episode on the Resilient Leaders podcast.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
I'm passionate about this - and it was the topic of a brief (13 min) episode on the Resilient Leaders podcast.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
April 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
What if the most impactful thing you did this week as a leader took less than 5 minutes? And if you knew what it was, would you do it?
I'm passionate about this - and it was the topic of a brief (13 min) episode on the Resilient Leaders podcast.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
I'm passionate about this - and it was the topic of a brief (13 min) episode on the Resilient Leaders podcast.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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If you want to see a photo of my Grandpa skydiving at age 90, scroll to the end.
April 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
If you want to see a photo of my Grandpa skydiving at age 90, scroll to the end.
Theologically speaking, Christian nationalism is an oxymoron.
April 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Theologically speaking, Christian nationalism is an oxymoron.
Whenever I experience relational conflict, I try to step back and ask myself: "Is this sin, is this immaturity, or is this a difference of opinion?"
The answer impacts the response.
The answer impacts the response.
April 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Whenever I experience relational conflict, I try to step back and ask myself: "Is this sin, is this immaturity, or is this a difference of opinion?"
The answer impacts the response.
The answer impacts the response.
Observation: the best ideas often come after the long pause after the third time someone asks, "What else?"
April 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Observation: the best ideas often come after the long pause after the third time someone asks, "What else?"