You know who I’m talking about. She’s the woman who comes into church late, holding her head down to avoid the stares, and leaves early to avoid conversation. She’s the woman carrying the baggage of shame and rejection. She’s the kind of woman you may want to keep at arm’s length because you know wading […]
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. […]