Across more than 35 years as a pastor, some of the hardest times in which to find a healthy balance between a prophetic engagement with the culture … [Read more...] about Ministry in an Election Year
About Guy Sayles
Guy Sayles is a dedicated advocate for clergy and the congregations they serve, bringing a thoughtful and compassionate approach to his work. Following a 13-year pastorate at First Baptist in Asheville, NC, and a four-year tenure as a faculty member in the religion department at Mars Hill University, Guy has become a respected coach and consultant.
In addition to his role as an adjunct faculty member at the Divinity School of Gardner Webb University, where he works with D.Min students and teaches congregational leadership, Guy is deeply involved in various aspects of teaching, preaching, and writing. His commitment to fostering clergy and congregational health and depth is evident in his collaboration with CHC.
With a particular focus on leading through processes of lament, especially in the post-Covid context, Guy welcomes discussions with individuals or congregations interested in his guidance. For those seeking to connect with Guy Sayles, he can be reached at GuyS@chchurches.org, and he operates within the CHC-Carolinas region.
Articles by Guy Sayles
Being Constrained Doesn’t Have to Mean Being Stuck
One of the most significant “leadership” books I’ve read in the last couple of years is A Beautiful Constraint: How to Transform Your Limitations into … [Read more...] about Being Constrained Doesn’t Have to Mean Being Stuck
Ability to Respond: Healthy Assumption of Responsibility
There’s a two-word phrase we often use which sounds simple enough but which is actually quite complex: assuming responsibility (or taking or … [Read more...] about Ability to Respond: Healthy Assumption of Responsibility
Learning from Politics?
People are going to the polls today, and this election day starts the one-year countdown in a presidential campaign which seems already to have gone … [Read more...] about Learning from Politics?
Healing for Leadership Scars
In her work on the surprising power of vulnerability, Brene Brown identified shame as a primary source of our resistance to the risk of wholehearted … [Read more...] about Healing for Leadership Scars
An Old Treasure: The Rule of Saint Benedict and 21st-Century Leadership
“A wise scribe,” Jesus said, “is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old” (Matthew 13:52). There’s … [Read more...] about An Old Treasure: The Rule of Saint Benedict and 21st-Century Leadership
Taking the Right Hill
In his raw, painful, but finally redemptive memoir, The Night of the Gun (NY: Simon and Schuster, 2008), the late journalist David Carr describes his … [Read more...] about Taking the Right Hill
