Empty Nest with John Bell

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Empty Nest with John Bell

Season 3: Episode 13

Welcome to Elevator Systems! This episode will explore the empty nest stage from a Bowen family systems theory perspective. Joining Dixie Vandersluys and Katie White today is John Bell.

John Bell is an ordained United Methodist pastor who became interested in Bowen theory after hearing Peter Steinke say, “Good leadership rises about the anxiety of the group.” He has spent the last 30 years putting these theoretical words to practice in congregational, family, and civic life. John and his wife Alison work and live near Chicago and have three grown children.

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