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Author Archives: Luke Ford
Putting A Number On The DEI Consulting Industry
To rank DEI consulting among American industries, a distinction must be made between pure advisory fees and the total organizational spending used to maintain the network. If using the broad $106 billion figure—which includes internal staff, enterprise software, and mandatory … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Christian Media Authority
Christian TV and media preachers do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking spiritual, prosperity, and revival languages that frame their claims as fidelity to biblical abundance, loyalty to soul-winning, or responsibility for sustaining … Continue reading
Religion in Secular Society
Bryan Wilson’s Religion in Secular Society, originally published in 1966 and reissued with Steve Bruce’s commentary in 2016, notes that when science developed as a specialized profession and gained social prestige through demonstrable practical results, the clergyman was left as … Continue reading
NYT: The Rabbi Whisperer: A Playwright Helps Sermon Writers Find Their Voice
Sarah Maslin Nir writes in the New York Times on Sep. 14, 2023: Michele Lowe, a former advertising executive, coaches religious leaders on how to write sermons with a little “zetz.” This is her peak season. Football players have the … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Inspiration Authority
Clergy coaches, preaching trainers, homiletics consultants, and leadership developers in the industry that teaches clergy how to be more inspiring do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking spiritual, rhetorical, and congregational languages that … Continue reading
The Clergy Inspiration Business
Grok says: This space blends homiletics training, sermon coaching, pastoral leadership development, and high-ticket masterminds/certification programs for clergy. Rankings reflect commercial scale (coaching retainers, online courses, certification programs, conferences), influence on actual pastors, and reach through books, podcasts, and denominational … Continue reading
The Ten Biggest Names In The Rabbi Inspiration Industry
Grok says: This is the specialized world of Jews teaching rabbis how to inspire — focusing on homiletics (sermon coaching), rabbinic leadership development, pulpit presence, spiritual communication, and congregational inspiration. Rankings combine program scale (fellowships, master classes, certifications), reach among … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Self-Help Authority
Gurus, coaches, authors, and influencers in the self-help industry do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking transformational and empowerment languages that frame their claims as fidelity to personal growth, loyalty to mindset mastery, … Continue reading
The Fictions We Live By
“Social life depends on these kinds of shared fictions. When an agreed-upon story appears, people often accept it even when they have doubts.” (Rob K. Henderson) American social life runs on stories that are treated as real enough to organize … Continue reading
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for CEO Coaching Authority
Leaders and researchers in the AI industry do not compete for authority by saying they want power. They compete by invoking technical, ethical, and civilizational languages that frame their claims as fidelity to safe AGI development, loyalty to accelerating human … Continue reading