Barry Corey | Discerning Congregational Health, Episode 8
Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Barry Corey
“My dad said, ‘Whoever comes my way, I’m going to make myself receivable.’ Receivable is another word for kindness.” – Barry Corey
Barry Corey grew up as a pastor’s son in Quincy, Massachusetts. His early life was shaped by seeing people’s lives changed at the altar at his father’s church. Barry joins Steve for a conversation about Trait 7 of a Healthy Church: An Outward Focus. Barry shares words from his father, Hugh, given when Barry spent a year researching educational programs for children of the landless poor in Bangladesh. Barry had seen his father show radical love and kindness to gas station attendants, cobblers, dentists, tailors, and attorneys. In the streets of Bangladesh, Hugh said, “Whoever comes my way, I’m going to make myself receivable.” Barry explains that receivable is another word for kindness and that there is a world of difference between niceness and kindness. While “niceness” is not in the Bible, kindness is. And kindness is a radical virtue that can change lives because of how strong it is.
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Steve Macchia (Podcast Host)
Founder and President of Leadership Transformations
Steve is the author of The Discerning Life, Becoming a Healthy Church, Broken and Whole, Crafting a Rule of Life and several other titles. Steve has over 40 years in ministry and two postgraduate degrees from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
Barry Corey (Season 29 Guest)
Barry H. Corey is the eighth president of Biola University in California. He’s a native of New England, previously serving as dean of the faculty and vice president for education at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is the author of Make the Most of It: A Guide to Loving Your College Years and Love Kindness: Discover the Power of a Forgotten Christian Virtue. He and his wife, Paula, have three grown children and one grandchild.
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