Mentoring and Discipleship

“Didn’t I” Put the “It” In Your Hand? (Dr. David Young – 5/1/20 – NCS New Canaan/NoVa/Washington DC)

May 1, 2020 by NCS New Canaan Leave a Comment

Dr. David Young, founder of Oxford Analytica and formerly a member of the National Security Council staff (and Special Assistant to Dr. Henry Kissinger) during the Nixon administration, shares a lifetime of wisdom from his faith journey, encapsulated in two phrases–“Didn’t I” and “It”. It is about remembering what God has done for us and recognizing the gifts and tools He has put in our hands to steward and put to work.

As one participant noted during his talk, “This is a privileged sitting with a sage.” Another commented, “This is about as good as its been since I started coming to NCS in 2002.” The talk itself is just under 20 minutes, but it is followed by 50 minutes of rich and deep Q&A in which David talks about topics such as the spiritual dimension of politics and power, the difficult journey of building Oxford Analytica and the people who have most impacted his life.

This talk was given to a joint meeting of NCS New Canaan, NCS NoVa and NCS Washington DC on May 1, 2020.

During his talk, David referenced various resources. Here are relevant links:

A talk by Dr. Joe Loconte to the Trinity Forum on April 24, 2020, entitled “Suffering, Friendship, and Courage: What Lewis & Tolkien Teach us about Resilience & Imagination” https://www.ttf.org/?portfolio=online-conversation-joe-loconte
A talk by Os Guinness to the CS Lewis Institute on April 25, 2020, entitled “Powerful Living for Today and Beyond” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAFtrtLAJNM&feature=emb_title
A talk by Francis Collins to BioLogic on April 6, 2020, entitled “Science and Faith During COVID-19 https://biologos.org/resources/francis-collins-on-science-and-faith-during-covid-19
A talk David gave to the Wheaton College Center for Faith, Politics and Economics on November 21, 2019, entitled “The Spiritual Dimension of Exercising Political Power” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCbc1wE5KYY&feature=youtu.be
The book “The Seasons of Life” by Paul Tournier. https://amzn.to/2WhN4Zt
David’s talk to the Estonian Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast in December 2014, entitled “Dimensions of Power” https://newcanaansociety.org/new-canaan/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2020/05/Estonian-Prayer-Breakfast-Dimensions-of-Power-Dec-2014.pdf
David’s article “The Oxford Analytica Story” published in the American Oxonian (Winter 1996) https://newcanaansociety.org/new-canaan/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2020/05/David-Young-The-Oxford-Analytica-Story-American-Oxonian-Winter-1996.pdf

God’s Amazing Grace Transforms Lives (John Simontacchi – 10/11/19 – NCS New Canaan)

October 16, 2019 by NCS New Canaan Leave a Comment

With great transparency and humility and extraordinary energy, John Simontacchi shares his extraordinary journey of transformation. John describes the numerous times that God’s amazing hand of grace rescued him from life-threatening situations and guided his career, even before he really even “believed” in God. Most dramatically, John explains how the escalation of his career was accompanied by the slow deterioration of his heart until in his 60’s he was given just a few months to live. Once again, God’s amazing grace provided a 20-year old heart for his aging body, and with that heart came direction toward a new career. John Simontacchi was given a new heart both figuratively and literally, and the message of this transformed man is to trust and surrender.

Oh, The Places You’ll Go! (Terry Wilcox – 6/7/19 – NCS New Canaan)

June 7, 2019 by NCS New Canaan Leave a Comment

Although he generally hates talking about himself or his past, Terry Wilcox humbly and transparently shares the amazing journey of his life with Jesus. Terry explains the decisions that set the course for his life–accepting Jesus, surrendering his life to the Holy Spirit and telling God he would embrace any opportunity God provided to talk about Him–and he reveals the incredible adventures that were in God’s plan for a “farm boy from Western Pennsylvania who barely got through college”. Terry also shares the conclusions of a life lived fully with Jesus–God is faithful and His grace is sufficient.

NCS New England Regional Retreat 2018 – Doug Goulding – Keepin’ It Real 2 (Intro by Paul Michalski)

November 3, 2018 by NCS New Canaan Leave a Comment

The 2018 New Canaan Society New England Regional Retreat was held November 2-3 at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in Hancock, MA. The theme was “Community Changes Everything”. This is Doug Goulding’s “Keepin’ It Real” testimony shared on Saturday morning. Doug was introduced by his brudder Paul Michalski.

Finding Freedom (Don Nava – 6/15/18 – NCS New Canaan)

June 15, 2018 by NCS New Canaan Leave a Comment

Coach Nava shares the supernatural journey that took him from being a fitness coach to becoming a Kingdom coach. Don explores Biblical truth about evil and describes the extraordinary power of the Holy Spirit that lives within those who have committed their lives to Jesus. He also explains the debilitating impact of childhood wounds and how we can find freedom from those wounds.

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