I have always had a heart for people. Empathy, compassion, grace — these came easily for me, a part of God’s gifting on my life. But I have not always been a safe person for others. It wasn’t until I encountered a time in my life when I desperately needed comfort that I realized how […]
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 Steps to Finish Well
Not to brag, but I’m training for a triathlon. It’s really more like a prayer request. Anyone who knows me can testify to my athletic prowess (none) and competitive nature (nonexistent). I’ll need all the help I can get. I did my first tri a couple of years ago. Kinda like the time I started […]
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. […]
5 Ways to Protect Yourself from a Fixer Mentality [Video]
As a leader, it can be tempting to think you are responsible for the change in someone or even in a ministry. Learn from Bobi Ann Allen how to be obedient to the call while trusting the results to God. In this video, you will learn: Why some of the practical and most basic steps […]
3 Ways Accountability Advances Kingdom Work
We are not meant to walk the road of ministry alone but instead with kingdom advancing relationships. I have seen first-hand the difference these relationships can make in my own life and the advancement of the Kingdom. As God began calling me out of the casual and into the intimate things of God, I sought […]
How to Make the Most of Your Time
Time is a gift. Every day you are given 24 hours. That’s one thousand, four hundred and forty minutes. What do you and I do with the time we are given? How do we manage our time? So teach us to number our days, that we may present to You a heart of wisdom. Psalm […]
3 Ways to Integrate Art & Bible Study
Are you interested in helping women in and around your community grow their faith? Have you been looking for new ways to expand your reach? Integrating art into your ministry may be the answer! Many women in our communities have never attended church. Some are curious about God but feel too nervous to attend a […]
Ministry to Combat Veterans
My husband and I met while serving in the Army. We both received orders to deploy to Operation Iraqi Freedom in the winter of 2003; however, I did not go overseas because my orders came when I was five months pregnant with our first son. When our son was just three weeks old, my husband […]
How You Can Be the Solution for Division
Last year was brutal. As a nation, we are a house divided. And far beyond politics, that divide echoes in every church, community and home. We are losing the ability to disagree without being disagreeable. We forget the 20 excellent decisions made by our pastor or church leadership while we complain about one. We snipe […]
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