Over 100 million Bibles are sold every year. That is a lot of Bibles. This means millions of people are purchasing new Bibles each year. They have their names imprinted on the cover and take them home. They write their name inside and often add important dates to the beginning pages. They are excited to […]
Archives for July 2017
Guarding Your Gates
I woke up on the concrete floor of the fire station surrounded by 100 6th graders. I looked around, confused and embarrassed…actually, I was mortified. As I shook off the daze of what had just happened, reality set in, and there was a recurring phrase dancing around in my head. It was my 6th grade […]
You Can Be Free From the Comparison Trap
When I pulled two leaders into my office to work out their issues, I thought, “Really? Do other women’s ministry leaders have to do this?” When one of my kids threw a fit in the grocery store, I looked around and didn’t see anyone else dealing with a difficult child. I’m less patient than I […]
Getting Your Women Involved in Short Term Missions
Fresh out of college, I set off to Russia with an organization of Christian teachers from around the US. Naïve? Maybe. Well prepared? Not really. Confident of why I was going? Definitely. Surrounded by teachers, we were sent out to use our gifts of teaching and loving children to minister to the rich of the rich, […]
How Empathy Helps Heal Conflict
I’ve always hated conflict. Growing up, conflict felt catastrophic. Very early in my life I learned to avoid conflict and make everyone as happy as possible. But avoiding conflict never worked for me. I’m guessing it hasn’t worked for you, either. Resentment grows, walls build, and we’re more separated and less connected when we duck […]
Why Mentorship Should Start with Leaders
Have you ever felt overwhelmed with life? Like you just can’t keep up? As if everyone around you has this thing figured out, yet you sit here sinking? The truth is, we’ve all been there at some point. We’ve all felt like we are standing there lost while everyone walks circles around us. Whether it’s […]
Reflecting the Beauty of Jesus in Leadership
God is doing a stunning work described in 2 Corinthians 3:18. As women adore Jesus Christ, they start reflecting God’s glory. Are you using your ministry to bring women into the glories of the new covenant? Here is one tip for leading women into deep adoration for Jesus Christ that results in powerful transformation: Be diligent […]
How to Adore Jesus Christ and Become Bright Like the Son
Each person you encounter is in the process of becoming such a glorious creature which, as C.S. Lews says, “if you saw now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as you now meet, if at all, only in a nightmare. All day long we are, in […]