When I first had the idea to start a neighborhood Bible study, I was so excited! I sketched an invitation and marked a date on my calendar, envisioning my living room filled with neighbors sipping coffee over open Bibles. But it didn’t take long for the enormity of this dream to overwhelm me and so […]
Leader Doesn’t Always Mean Fixer
Are you a problem solver? A real ‘get-things-done’ kinda gal? Most Type A leaders tend to be problem solvers. It’s your stellar problem-solving skills that earned you the influence and bestowed upon you the title. And let’s face it, ministry is messy. Almost every time you turn around, there is a problem to be fixed […]
Is Your Ministry Reaching Teen Girls?
When discussing the biblical model for mentorship and women, we often go to Titus 2, which is a beautiful picture of cross-generational relationships. Recently, though, God opened my heart to a fresh understanding of these relationships in the book of Luke. After Mary accepted the call to be the long-awaited Messiah’s mother, she visited her […]
3 Keys to Develop Your Personal Vision
Once I had a professor in college say to me, “If you want to get something done ask a busy person to do it.” Leaders are busy people, particularly women leaders. We wear many hats and seemingly spin many plates. In the words of Rosie the Riveter, “We can do it!” And we can. But […]
6 Ways to Minister Well to Single Mothers
I was that single mother you are familiar with. The one who sits in the back of the church with her children and tries to sneak out quietly. If you, as a ministry leader, caught me and asked how I was doing, I would have likely told you I was “fine.” But I wasn’t fine. […]
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