Sentences with phrase «open challenging conversations»

Today's summit is not just about securing the agreements, it's been a different kind of events, not having speeches and talking to ourselves, having open challenging conversations asking tough questions.

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When I have led or participated in conversations in churches and Christian organizations about the desire and challenge to keep growing in both numbers and multiethnicity there is always a moment when someone throws up her hand to say, «But our doors are open to everyone!

I'm not here to whine about these challenges, I'm here to open up a real conversation about them so that we can figure out how we overcome and thrive.

It is perhaps an open question whether intra-religious conversation is, as DiNoia puts it, «more challenging» today than the battle against skepticism.

Both commented informally that they found their evangelica1 conversation partners surprisingly open and the discussion stimulating and challenging.

At least with an angry person you can have a conversation, because when people are upset, something in them is being challenged enough to raise their ire, and that's an engaged process and opens up the possibility of really great conversation.

In an exclusive conversation with Mediaplanet, the first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, opens up about the challenges — and rewards — of pushing toward a healthier lifestyle.

The purpose of the event is to encourage pregnant women and new mums and dads to talk «Out Loud» and to have open and honest conversations about the joys and challenges of parenthood.

By focusing on a specific set of case studies to which genomic techniques might be applied we will be able to drill down on these scientific challenges but also open the larger conversation about the rights and responsibilities of these new technologies.

In the brightly lit, open bar space, conversation was far easier, and it turned out some of the boys I'd spoken to had told their dates about my challenge, so I spent half an hour telling anecdotes from my dates so far, and laughing at the images brought up when one guy decided to google «merkin» on his phone!

The rather negative, over-confident Casey opened conversation with Aaron by calling him a «Blind Date virgin», something he bantered back to by calling her a «Blind Date slut» — a slur which cut a bit close to the bone after a comment my date on Saturday made about my challenge!

During the wide - ranging conversation they looked back at Deadpool's opening weekend and discussed the film's unexpected place in the awards race, where they're at in the pre-production process on Deadpool 2, how the hiring of David Leitch to direct the sequel has impacted the film, the action scenes, collaborating with Ryan Reynolds, how Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead will return in the sequel, the challenge of writing Cable, laying the foundation for an X-Force movie, the budget, and more.

After a long opening shot in which the two young runaways walk across an expansive field, challenging one another to repeat the dirtiest words they can think of (a blown chance to write a character - defining scene for the ages, since the pair could be having an infinite number of more interesting conversations in this moment), Travis and Harrison stumble across a dusty brown sheriff's car parked beside a ravine.

Too often, these were unwieldy and challenging conversations where we were faced with difficult choices, but we were committed to the process of opening the conversation and space with others.

«I'm open to the CSUs partnering with community colleges, and if we have to make some changes to make that happen because there's geographic challenges, then we need to have that conversation.»

Before the opening ceremony with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, The Markets conference included conversations about women in publishing and the role of publishing in politically challenging times.

It opens up new opportunities, serves up challenges that forces us to adapt, and gives us plenty of conversation fodder and experiences to share together.

You have used social media to open up conversations about painting, and familial challenges within a creative life.

Engage in conversations about challenges you are facing or opportunities that are opening up.

Then start to open up the conversation and find out what challenges exist on his or her level, on their manager's level, on the division level, company - wide, and industry wide.

Through open and candid conversations, we will discuss common challenges such as body image, dating and relationships, self - advocacy coaching, and self - compassion work.»

If you choose to share your story with me, I will feel honored to help guide conversations, offer a different point of view, challenge thoughts, and listen with a non-judgmental mind and open heart.»