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 to Create a Relational Ministry Mindset
Women do things together. We shop together, have lunch together and even go to the restroom together! What if we could leverage this natural instinct to do things together into a search and rescue mission for the lost? What if we equipped the women in our churches to use their normal “girl stuff” activities as […]
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 […]
Is Your Ministry Reaching Teen Girls?
When discussing the biblical model for mentorship and women, we often go to Titus 2, which is a beautiful picture of cross-generational relationships. Recently, though, God opened my heart to a fresh understanding of these relationships in the book of Luke. After Mary accepted the call to be the long-awaited Messiah’s mother, she visited her […]
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. […]
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 […]
Discover the Paradox of Prison Ministry
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 […]
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 […]
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