by Rich Hansen | Aug 20, 2019 | Provocative Questions
Last April celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. Neighbor killed neighbor. In just 100 days, up to one million died. How could it happen? Could it happen here in America? Could it happen to ME? While living and teaching in Ethiopia, I wrote a book...
by Rich Hansen | Aug 8, 2019 | Coaching
This past February, I spent a week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, sharing in many venues about the transforming power of coaching for Christian leaders. Several young adults who attended my presentations expressed interest in an ongoing team to learn coaching skills and...
by Rich Hansen | Aug 1, 2019 | Worldview
At first I thought I had heard incorrectly. On Monday I was finishing a coaching call with an Ethiopian denominational church leader I have known since 2010. As we were saying goodbye, he volunteered: “Today was a historic day!” “How so?” I asked. “Today in...
by Rich Hansen | Jul 23, 2019 | Living within Paradox
I write this in an air-conditioned room, supplemented with a fan aimed at me. It’s beastly hot. A sweltering heat wave has raised temperatures 10-20 degrees above normal. My local heat index this past week regularly topped 110 degrees. While I suffer minor...
by Rich Hansen | Jul 11, 2019 | Coaching
Writers never want to “bury the headline.” My headline today is personal good news. I recently stepped out of retirement to become a part-time missionary serving global leaders in Africa. In this article I want to share the WHAT, HOW, WHY, and WHO of my new part-time...
