Our family lived near Calgary, Alberta for six years with my husband’s job. Although the differences aren’t drastic between the southern United States and western Canada, we did make some adjustments in order to function, connect and be understood. For instance, we quickly learned that Canadians always take off their shoes when they enter someone’s home. Whether there is […]
5 Ways to Engage Our Culture for Jesus
I am patiently waiting for our fourth grandson to arrive. Okay, let me be honest. I’m waiting. We can leave the “patiently” part out. In fact, by the time you read this, he may be here. The world my grandchildren will know is very different than the world of my childhood. Or even the world […]
5 Habits of Faith-Driven Leaders [Video]
Leaders who lead by faith drive everyone around them to walk by faith as well. Learn the five practical ways you can be a leader of faith from Mindy Ferguson. In this video, you will discover: What it looks like on a practical, daily level to be a faith-driven leader. How to lead your team in a way that […]
Are You Always Learning?
Leaders are learners, right? So it makes sense that there is always something for us to learn – if we are paying close enough attention. For example, I remember when Anne Graham Lotz, the daughter of evangelist Billy Graham, appeared in an interview. The interviewer was asking her some very difficult and direct questions. Yet […]
Leadership Essentials 301: Developing the Leaders Around You [Download]
Starting in ministry leadership can be overwhelming. That’s why we’ve created member-only Leadership Essentials downloads to help you navigate the waters of leadership. Use these member-only training guides to help you get started on the path to leadership excellence. Leadership Essentials 301: Developing the Leaders Around You will walk you through training articles which provide practical insight to: […]
How to Inspire Long After the Conversation Ends
As you drop a child off at school or end a conversation with a friend, do you find yourself making a last-minute comment? Perhaps you share a simple reminder, suggestion or instruction with the hope that your last words will stick with them. Now imagine in your ministry, spending months in prayerful preparation, enlisting and […]
Ministry to Sexually Exploited Victims
You have likely noticed the increase of conversation both in the church as well as governmental and humanitarian agencies related to the tragedy of commercial sexual exploitation both in the United States and around the world. This horror is ravaging lives of men and women, and boys and girls in unspeakable ways. The effects of […]
How to Evaluate Personal Investments in Light of Truth
As a ministry leader, I want to successfully fulfill my role in ministry and be confident in doing so. Can you relate? The Bible teaches that one of the greatest ways to live confidently in Jesus is by consistently viewing our lives and service to Him from His perspective (Philippians 3:3). This occurs as we […]
Standing on the Word of God
When I was younger, my parents used to take extravagant vacations and leave my brother and I at home with our grandparents. The time we spent at Grandpa and Grandma’s was full of SuperKid Academy, Mavis Beacon typing lessons and talking about Jesus. My grandma was a peculiar woman. She had a quirkiness and authenticity […]
Ministry to Families Dealing with Life-threatening Illness
The day I was informed through a doctor’s tear-drenched eyes my four-year- old son had a large mass on his brainstem instantaneously altered my life. In all of thirty seconds on one hot, humid, July morning my heart collapsed into a sea of uncertainty and confusion. Through the whirlwind of emotion and activity, a God-whisper pierced my heart, […]
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