Why I became a church planter…
Have you ever thought the world needed to rethink church?
As I was reading the book, Exponential by Dave & Jon Ferguson, as an assignment for our Women’s Church Planting Cohort I was co-leading, I was struck by these words,
… my best estimates tell me that at least one-third to one-half of the American population will never come to churches like the ones you and I attend.
Living without regrets…
This week, we step into summer. Every season gives each of us a new opportunity to examine our lives – our relationships, our dreams, our health, our calling.
For me, I know I must finish my most recent book, Recognition: The Power of Being Seen,
The lesson of the ant…
By this picture, you may thing this blog is about a butterfly. I did too, until I saw an ant on the left side at the end of the butterflies body. What happened next was amazing. Over the next five hours, the ant moved the butterfly 4 feet across my back patio.
Are you living on-purpose or on-demand? 5 ways to live different
Every day, I get to do what I love. Create, teach, equip, resource, and encourage.
I could live by the motto: Eat, breath, sleep, repeat, when it comes to my vocation. Events, training, collaborative meetings, serving, new ideas, emails and social media messages seem to come as if I am playing a rapid fire game of Minute-to-Win-It.
Consumer to Consumed – 5 steps to building strong ministry teams
I have been a volunteer and I have been the leader of volunteers (sometimes as a success and sometimes as a complete flop). Here are the things I have learned working in churches and non-profit organizations.
1) Delete the word “volunteer” from your vocabulary.
The power of naming our emotions – 7 steps to a healthy emotional response
I could tell when my son walked in the door from school, he was having a bad day. His eyes were downcast to the ground and he barely spoke…until I ask him to help me with a chore and he snapped at me.
It’s easy to be bold when parts of ourselves remain hidden…
I was waiting to get gas, watching a woman wash her windshield at the pump. She had extra supplies: Windex, a squeegee, and paper towels. She would squeegee the window, carefully wiping the any missed spots with a paper towel, stand back examining her work and then try again.
The Three Temptations of Leadership
In his book, In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership, Henri Nouwen describes the three temptations of Christ in a way I have never seen before.
The temptation to be relevant.
As Christian leaders,
25 Scriptures for Intentional Living…
Last week I wrote a blog titled: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow…learning to create an intentional life. I promised you this week we would tackle the things that keep us from creating an intentional life.
Here are a few of the things I think we should talk about:
- Letting go of the past
- Forgiveness
- Identity- low self-concept (The ideas that I am not good enough)
- Busyness (The illusion that we are accomplishing something)
- Lack of goal setting &