The Discerning Leader Podcast From Burnout and Brokenness to Beloved | Season 38, Episode 5
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Feb 4, 2026 Rev. Jen Kiefer, an ordained Anglican priest and contemplative practitioner who centers ministry on belovedness, shares a journey from burnout to a rule of life shaped by fury, mercy, and hope. She tells stories of soul collapse, quilting a spiritual rule, restorative justice work, and foster care that formed her vocational passion. Short, vivid reflections on spiritual formation and practices for living belovedness.
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Hospital Breakthrough And The Dance
- Jen Kiefer recounts a soul-collapse hospitalization that became the turning point in encountering God as the lover of her soul.
- A repeated line from a fellow patient, "shut up and dance with me," became the invitation that shifted her toward contemplative rhythms.
Carry A Noticing Notebook
- Carry a dedicated notebook and capture scriptures, quotes, songs, and practices you notice throughout daily life.
- Sit with those entries over time and allow God to distill them into a coherent rule of life.
Quilt Became A Rule Of Life
- During a seminary reading week Jen realized the quilt she was making embodied her rule of life.
- The quilt condensed months of reflections into three words: fury, truth, and hope.
