Every good church leader has this quality
There’s one characteristic in a church leader that’s invaluable to the church but isn’t easily quantified.
Resources for Leadership-Planter Wives
4 Ways to Build Sisterhood Among Planting Spouses
What do church planting wives need to thrive? In Research Findings on Church Planting Spouses, when...
This will be our last we post on the site “formerly known as Flourish.” Thank you,...
Church Planting Wives — Navigating Adversity in Church Planting
Adversity and church planting typically go hand in hand. Watch as seasoned church planting wives detail...
Transition for the Flourish blog
Some of you may know I have a new role at NAMB. I am no longer...
The balance between being tough and tender
Some say ignorance is bliss, but when it comes to understanding our temperament as ministry wives,...
Teachability: An absolute necessity for effective leadership
There is a noticeable common thread in most successful people—they are teachable. And correspondingly the opposite...
The role of emotional honesty as a leader
“I’m doubting God’s love.” I looked her straight in the eyes as I said it. Someone...
A ministry wife often hesitates to call herself a leader. We shy away from the “leader”...
5 Practical ways to enlist help
My friend has six kids who are each involved in multiple activities. Recently, I was trying...
Leading the hardest person I will ever lead
The face in the mirror is the person hardest for me to lead. Yet I have...
Leading women to advance the gospel
I’m plagued with a burden that I’ve played it too safe. And what’s even more dangerous,...
How the influence of others makes us more useful
“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another” (Prov. 27: 17). In reflection on our...
Be mean about the vision. Wondering what I’m talking about, today? Vision. Tenacity. Determination. The ability...
The key to being a resilient leader
“We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We...
Chauffeuring children to frequent doctor’s appointments, therapy, and extracurricular activities; spending hours reteaching school material to...
At the Pastor’s Wives conference of the SBC this summer, we had a helpful conversation with Faith Whatley,...
Three Sure Ways to Squander Your Influence
Our influence is temporary. It was given to us by God. It can be taken away....
The Strength of a Reluctant Leader
Do people look to you to solve problems or provide the answers or direction needed to accomplish...
Leaders work smarter, not harder
A picture is worth a thousand words. Right? So what words does this one say? Uhhh,...
The Importance of Vulnerability in Leadership
I have consistently made an effort to ‘be who I am’ and not ‘put on a...
The Resilient Leader: Don’t Quit
Did you know that 2 Corinthians is actually Paul’s 4th letter to that church? Since I’ve been...
The Disciplined Leader: Saying “No” When Necessary
One afternoon last fall, as I put the clean laundry away, I fell to the floor...
Leadership: committed to a cause
Cause – a principle, idea, goal or movement to which a person or group is dedicated....
Most of us want to be leaders. We want to make our mark for Christ and...
Three Insights on Building a Team
Last year I started a ministry to internationals at our church. We live in the suburbs...
By this, I was taken by surprise. Humbly knowing in our 4 1/2 years of existence,...
Leadership is all about developing other leaders. It allows you to multiply the work by equipping...
Life as a pastor’s wife means we’re on display for all to see – which is...
Ministry wives have a great capacity for leadership. We all are uniquely empowered and gifted to...
Have a plan. Of course, you need a plan. It is always helpful to think through...
Brave. Radical. Fearless. Awake. Step Up. Next level. All In. I hear these words everywhere in...
Thick Skin, Tender Hearts, and Four Types of Leaders
Don’t miss our iPad giveaway! Click here to check out Monday’s post for details. This piece by...
Why We Need to Read Local Books
My face turned multiple shades of red as I sunk deep into both the couch and...
When a Woman Is a Catalytic Leader
In the fall of 1939 at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, in Fort Worth, Texas, a group...
How To Best Love Your Ministry Team
She didn’t like me, and she told me so. Very bluntly. I was naively blind to...
When You Wake Up and You’re the Oldest In the Room
No one announced it. One day I woke up and I was the oldest in the...
{A Note from Kathy Ferguson Litton, National Consultant for Ministry to Pastor’s Wives, Flourish.me: The tragedy...
Eight Books That Have Shaped Me as a Leader
Leadership is often an uncomfortable topic for ministry wives. As I have interacted with hundreds of...
{Flourish kicks off a new blog category called “ABC’s for Ministry Wives”. These words will represent...
Leadership: The Commodity of Trust
“The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and good conscience...
{Flourish kicks off a new blog category called “ABC’s for Ministry Wives”. These words will represent...
Are You An Introvert In Leadership?
True confession. Each time I am at a worship service or event at my church I...
Three Rules for Speaking in Public
Everyone should be able to speak in front of a group with some degree of confidence,...
Jenni Catron, the Executive Director for Cross Point Church in Nashville is a young, up-and-coming, dynamic...