5 Quotes & Sayings By Gordon T Smith

Gordon T. Smith is the Director of the Institute for Leadership and Social Change, The Leadership Institute, Pittsburgh, PA. He is also the author of several best-selling books including, "The Great God Opportunity" (Thomas Nelson Publishers), "The Second Coming of Christ" (Thomas Nelson Publishers) and "A Great Awakening" (Thomas Nelson Publishers). He is the former Senior Vice President of Hill & Knowlton, Inc., New York City, NY Read more

Smith was an independent consultant to management consulting companies and served as Executive Vice President of Management Development International, Inc., West Palm Beach, FL. He was also a business professor at The University of Pittsburgh. He has lectured at numerous universities throughout the United States.

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The antidote to exhaustion may not be rest but wholeheartedness... we are typically exhausted because we are not doing our TRUE work. Gordon T. Smith
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Something is askew when our passion for the truth blinds us to other perspectives and to the grace to be able to differ graciously from others and learn from others who may see things very differently than we do. Gordon T. Smith
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Nothing is so fundamental to the spiritual life as learning to give thanks. Gordon T. Smith
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If Roman Catholic Christianity has always struggled with the threat of works righteousness, Reformed Protestantism has always struggled with the threat of cheap grace. For many, if not the majority of Protestants, God's love and acceptance do not lead to personal transformation. Evangelical formation often involves seeking to reestablish a pattern of maturing behaviour that should be integral to one's conversion. So both traditions can be challenged on whether there is a genuinely helpful connection between conversion and transformation. . Gordon T. Smith