What is it that keeps believers from telling non-believers that they are loved by God and that their sins are forgiven in Christ? This is the question posed by Ed Stetzer to a student, and the student’s response led Stetzer to share how we can overcome the fear of sharing our faith with others. 3 […]
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 […]
8 Unique Ideas to Engage Your Community
How can your church touch the community around you? It may be that your church is already doing a great job at engaging your local community, or perhaps you’ve been charged with finding the needs and opportunities. In either case, it can be beneficial to stop and explore where God may be leading you to […]
Power of Empowerment
How is empowerment powerful? And why is empowering women so important? According to Melinda Gates, when you empower a woman, you empower everyone else! And 90% of what a woman receives, she will plow back into her family. So, any investment in the life of a woman is going to not only empower her but […]
7 Keys to Building Relationships with the Unchurched
Have you ever noticed how many times we in the church say things that are easier said than done? We toss out biblical teachings and clichés and send people off without really making sure that they understand what we mean or providing them with the tools they need to follow through in obedience. In my […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
6 Ways to Connect with Unbelievers
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 […]
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 […]
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