Steve Macchia
SERVANT LEADER | SPIRITUAL COMPANION
Notice God in Everything
Spiritual discernment is more than a how-to guide for making good decisions. In The Discerning Life, Steve Macchia upends these limited understandings of spiritual discernment. Through quirky and relatable stories about the home he and his wife have shared for nearly four decades, Macchia invites readers to recognize God’s loving voice and respond to his gentle beckoning. When we understand spiritual discernment as a lifestyle rather than a tool, we will lean into the mission, mandate, and message of the whole counsel of God.
Preview the trailer for Steve Macchia’s newest book, The Discerning Life, and begin practicing a preference for God as you notice him in everyday life.
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“Practicing a preference for God. That is the piquant phrase Steve Macchia uses to describe the life of discernment. But his book itself is that – a radiant testament to a preference for God. And the man himself is that – a living embodiment of a preference for God. I am truly and deeply grateful to Steve that he, yet again, has made his wisdom available to me, to you, so that we too can practice a preference for God.”
- Mark Buchanan
Endorsements for The Discerning Life
“In The Discerning Life Steve Macchia has placed spiritual discernment smack in the middle of everyday life . . . exactly where it belongs! Discernment must never be sequestered into issues of decision making alone. No, it is discovered in a joy-filled, hair-raising, bewildering awareness of the living presence of God in the push and pull of daily life. I thank God for The Discerning Life.”
— Richard Foster
“You’re holding in your hands a new spiritual classic. Both brilliant and beautiful, The Discerning Life may well be the book Steve Macchia was born to write. Every chapter unlocks new insights and treasures of devotion for any believer who aspires to live a life dedicated to “practicing a preference for God.””
— Gary Thomas
“Wise, winsome, and worship evoking, The Discerning Life will awaken you to the wonder of God‘s presence not only in your times of prayer, but in your everyday work, your family and friendships, your rest and play. This beautiful book will help you see God in your everything.”
— Ken Shigematsu
“Living a life of discernment cannot be boxed in traditionalism and elitism, but is for Kingdom minded citizens who desire to know Yahweh more personally and intimately. Encountering his presence is not an overnight wonder but is imparted to those who are attentive to pursing the abundant life while traveling on their discerning spiritual journey. The Discerning Life is clearly a masterpiece of God's divine impartation to Rev. Dr. Steve Macchia.”
— Rev. Dr. Barbara Peacock
“Discernment is key to living well in God’s presence, but we often settle for just figuring out what to do next. Discernment is more communion-cultivating than mere decision-making, more a way of life than a technology for navigating a few crisis moments in our lives. Steve Macchia has written a wise book rooted in deep experience in discerning God’s presence in his life and work.”
— Alan Fadling
“For a world we know to be infused with the divine presence, it's disturbingly easy to miss. Steve Macchia, through his long, steady life of discipleship has learned how to notice what many of us are overlooking, and in this book shows us how we also can discern the Presence, thereby enjoying intimacy with the Triune God who is eager to fill us with abundant life.”
— Eric Peterson
The Discerning Leader Podcast
Explore how to practice a preference for God as you notice Him in every day living
The Discerning Leader podcast is for Christian leaders who are interested in discovering the joy of “practicing a preference for God” in all aspects of their personal lives and relationships, their leadership and service to others.
Servant Leader. Spiritual Companion.
Rev. Dr. Stephen A. Macchia is a thought provoking author and is the Founder and President of Leadership Transformations, Inc. LTI focuses on the spiritual formation needs of leaders and the spiritual discernment processes of leadership teams in local church and parachurch ministry settings nationwide. He is also the Director of the Pierce Center for Discipleship-Building at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
He and his wife, Ruth live in beautiful Lexington, MA and enjoy spending time with their two grown children and three beloved grandchildren.