Our Complicated Relationship with Church-Work
Last month I had lunch with a ministry leader—I get to see her in-person only a couple of times a
July 8, 2024
Category: Coaching
Fred Oduyoye
The First 30 Seconds
By Fred Oduyoye and Rick Lawrence We have so many micro-interactions with people throughout our day—co-workers, family members, random
June 26, 2024
Flipping the Script
Recent research reveals that 40 million Americans who used to go to church no longer do… These are the “nones”—people who
May 28, 2024
Fred Oduyoye
The Simple Skill That Unlocks Difficult People
By Fred Oduyoye and Rick Lawrence Some people are simply hard to “unlock.” Their body language, tone of voice,
May 8, 2024
Creating a Healing Culture of Storytelling
At a conference this month I heard John Bucher talk about our intrinsic love of stories. He described how
April 29, 2024
faith formation
Sabbath Practices to Renew Your Soul
We all know: “You can’t draw water from an empty well.” And ministry is a water-depleting adventure, in the
April 22, 2024
Fred Oduyoye
The ‘Maintenance Check’ Light
By Fred Oduyoye and Rick Lawrence All our relationships have one thing in common—broken people are involved, so broken
April 10, 2024
faith formation
Creating a Welcoming Environment for New Families
In our post-Easter journey we have fresh memories of new faces, drawn to the church through the magnet of
April 1, 2024
Fred Oduyoye
Loving Difficult People
By Fred Oduyoye and Rick Lawrence Got a difficult person in your life? It’s hard to imagine you don’t—either at
March 26, 2024
Becoming a Church They Don’t Want to Leave
I’m telling this story backwards. Stay with me… I’m moving. Again. People who know me are laughing. When we
March 18, 2024