I don’t know of a Christian on earth who would argue that prison ministry isn’t biblical. Jesus Himself spoke of visiting the prisoner in Matthew 25. The paradox of prison ministry is that it wasn’t until I freely walked into a place of confinement, the dark, desperate prison yard, that I realized my own chains. And […]
Sample Attendee Event Evaluations [Download]
Are you asking your event or retreat attendees to share their experience? Use this evaluation template to start gathering feedback. In addition to having a feedback form, consider using these ideas to get more attendees to complete the evaluation: Do not call it an evaluation – that sounds like too much work. Instead, label it as […]
Want to Build Relationships? Redefine Gossip
Once when I was a teenager and had a friend visiting, my mom stepped into the doorway of my room and said, “Oh, I thought Lindsay was here. I heard you girls talking about her, so I assumed she must have joined you. Otherwise, you were just gossiping, which isn’t nice. So, unless you can […]
Team Culture: What It Is & How You Create It [Video]
Do you realize that as the leader you are responsible for creating the culture of your team? In this video, leadership expert Jenni Catron shares truths about culture as well as how you can create a healthy culture as a leader in ministry. In this video, you will learn: How to define team culture and […]
People Are Not Projects
As the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays near, our little ministry minds start churning, don’t they? And benevolence is usually at the top of the list. No doubt we want to take these opportunities to bless and minister to others in the best of ways. So, how can we do this without making the recipient of […]
Walking With New Believers in Faith
My life is shattered. My past is embarrassing. My friends don’t know I am here. I am broken. I am ashamed. I am invisible. I am tired. I am confused. I don’t trust this place. I don’t know why I am here. I don’t belong here. What if they see the real me? What if […]
Is Competition in Ministry Bad?
Deep within is the need to compete. God designed us with a drive to accomplish. Before God created the heavens and the earth, Satan displayed his competitive spirit to a fault. Satan’s beauty, splendor and position as the archangel became his focus, which soon led to his demise. He burned with a desire to take […]
Prison Ministry: Preparing Your Heart & Your Team
My heart raced and palms grew sweaty listening to the elderly preacher recount his escapades behind the Iron Curtain in communist Russia in the late 1950s. “The crowd clamored around me, begging me to teach them the Word of God. All I could picture was my young wife across town waiting for me to return […]
3 Reasons You Should Consider Coffee Shop Bible Study
I wonder what people think as we hold hands and pray. Tears drop onto the small table, coffee steaming nearby, a half-eaten cinnamon roll on a plate. I don’t even like coffee, but I love what I find in this simple half-hour “coffee shop study” with friends. Life is busy. That’s almost cliché, except it’s […]
Resources for Leading Coffee Shop Bible Studies
For the last few months, I’d been asking God how to reach women more effectively and how to expand that reach, especially in small groups. As I visited with women’s ministries leaders, they shared the same desire. Though churches offer a variety of gatherings throughout the year, Bible studies offer a unique set of struggles. […]
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