At its Annual Meeting held Saturday, Dec. 7, the OMNIA Institute for Contextual Leadership honored Cheryl Hammock with its Ken Bensen Award for Contextual Leadership.
Saving Myself
What motivates you to become a leader? What does it take to "jam an emotional crowbar into your locked political or theological safe"? Author, theologian, activist, and radio producer Dennis C. Benson shares the moment when Dr. Martin Luther King became that crowbar, unlocking a lifetime of activism, creative leadership, inspiration, and passion for those in life's margins.
Anger into Courage: A Conversation with Peace Activist Arun Gandhi
"My grandfather said anger is like electricity. It is just as useful and just as powerful but only we use it intelligently. It can also be just as deadly and destructive if we abuse it." Read part one of OMNIA's interview with peace activist Arun Gandhi, based on his book "The Gift of Anger: And Other Lessons from my Grandfather Mahatma Gandhi."