We use the metaphor of a platform and a table to illustrate the journey from performance based leadership to a life that is properly formed and ordered by God. 

It is a journey of Discovery of who God really is, recovery of the authentic self, and reconnection in our relationships with God, self, and others.

Performance based leadership is driven by the fear of being unloved. When we perform out of fear we hide who we really are. We perform to please God, and to earn our self-worth, security, and purpose. This causes disorder and disconnection in our lives. 

In our community, we discover God does not drive us with fear and narcissistic demands. We experience his love as a Gift to be received, and that we belong just as we are.

We hold our stories in the light of God’s love and belonging in the context of our trauma and 12-step informed community. As we do, the parts of ourself that we tried to hide begin to emerge, and the pain that we tried to perform away on our platform of leadership is (re)formed.