Why solely giving to the church is dangerous
As a pastor’s wife, I’m prone to think of church in certain terms, and it’s mostly …
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The Planter’s Wife in Community
She Needs Community “Lonely and isolated” are words that many ministry leaders, male and female, use …
Showing up in both the joyous and the ugly
Just show up. Ministry life can be joyous. We have the privilege of being present at …
The Planter in Community: Defer Leadership
A few years back I attended a missions conference and struck up a conversation with a …
The Planter in Community: No Masks Allowed
I was in the middle of small group when I got the barrage of text messages. …
The key to being a resilient leader
“We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We …
The Pastor in Community: You Need It
I remember sitting at a conference for a particular church planting network. We had reached the …
Looking at the true root of relational stress
For a long time I have allowed myself to become extremely emotional as I have parented …
Redefining Success: City Transformation
Insignificance. Most of our nightmares revolve around this. We all want to know we are making …
Redefining Success: Family Culture
What makes a church successful? Is it the number of those who attend the weekly gathering, …
The importance of family rituals
The word spooked me out for the longest time. Rituals. I couldn’t help but think of …
How to have successful gospel conversations
We’ve all been there. Or even if you haven’t, people in your church have. You start …