Claire Annelise Smith, Phd

As a spiritual executive coach and mentor, author, and speaker, Dr. Claire is the person that spiritual executives turn to when navigating complex career and life transitions. She provides clarity and empowers you to make tough decisions that align with your faith and purpose. Drawing on years of experience coaching pastors and executives, and leveraging skills honed through leadership roles in diverse settings – including program development, international collaboration, and academic teaching – she offers a unique perspective on leadership that integrates faith, values, and performance. She is passionate about helping leaders thrive while staying true to their calling.

What Will it Take to Get Your Attention Now?

022: What Will it Take to Get Your Attention Now?

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Shownotes: What Will it Take to Get Your Attention Now? At some point you’ve had to do that, haven’t you? Get someone’s attention. How did you do it? Did you shout, wave, text, clap, phone . . .? Different people. Different situations. Different habits. Different methods. What about you? What method works best to get […]

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3 Signs that You’re Missing God’s One Needful Thing

021: 3 Signs that You’re Missing God’s One Needful Thing

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Shownotes: 3 Signs that You’re Missing God’s One Needful Thing Only one thing is needful. This phrase comes from that well known story of Jesus, Mary, and Martha in Luke 10:38–42. It’s in verse 42 where Jesus tells Mary that only one thing is needful, or to put it another way, there is only one

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Why You Must Avoid Malformed Patterns to Live from God’s Center

020: Why You Must Avoid Malformed Patterns to Live from God’s Center

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Shownotes: Why You Must Avoid Malformed Patterns to Live from God’s Center This episode is related to episode 018 where we looked at 4 barriers to living from God’s center. The issue of patterns is a major one, hence this episode looks at why you must avoid malformed patterns. They can keep you from living from

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It’s Time to Live with Discernment with Your God-Lens on

019: It’s Time to Live with Discernment with Your God-Lens on with Connie Wilson

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Shownotes: Episode 019 Interview with Rev Dr Connie Wilson, Pastor at Monicello UMC, Shawnee, KS and Spiritual Director Spiritual Direction and Discernment The true Spiritual Director is the Holy Spirit. Connie’s role as a Spiritual Director is to facilitate the connection between the Holy Spirit and the person with whom she is visiting. It is

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barriers to living from God's center

018: Your Top 4 Barriers to Living from God’s Center

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Shownotes: 4 Barriers to Living from God’s Center What is God’s center?  Episode 000: “It is that place of deep connection with God, deep intimacy.” Check it out for a fuller description. #1 Barriers to Living from God’s Center—Time Time. Where do you find the time to have quality time with God? That’s the question

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technology

017: How the Garden of Eden and Technology Connect with Dr Craig Detweiler

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Shownotes – Episode 017: How the Garden of Eden and Technology Connect | Interview with Craig Deweiler, PhD | Author of iGods: How Technology Shapes our Spiritual Lives Dr Craig Detweiler is Professor of Communication at Pepperdine University. His interest in technology and the development of a theology of technology to some degree was piqued

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