Leadership Development
Summer Slowdown? Not In My Reality!
I’ve heard a crazy rumor for years… Legend has it that church ministry slows down to a sabbath-y pace in the
July 22, 2024
Tag: Leadership Development
Leadership Development
Creating Unforgettable Family Summer Memories
Summer is the sound of crackling campfire, the smell of a fresh-cut lawn, the taste of fresh watermelon, and the
July 3, 2024
Leadership Development
We Are Storytellers – So Let’s Tell Our Stories
On a shelf filled with memorabilia was a box labeled “photos.” The box sat collecting dust for years, untouched until
June 26, 2024
Leadership Development
Accompanying the Hurting by Offering Our Brokenness
These past few weeks have been filled with shock and grief after the sudden death of my sister. We, her
May 21, 2024
Leadership Development
What If ‘Too Busy’ Wasn’t the Standard?
You know the drill—especially before, during and after busy ministry seasons… “How are you doing?”someone asks. “Surviving,” you reply. “Juggling
May 13, 2024
Leadership Development
The Pro’s & Con’s of Over-Vetting Leaders
I have a ministry friend who’s willing to take a chance on plugging people into leadership roles with (in
April 16, 2024
Leadership Development
Are We (Really) All In This Together?
I was speechless as I listened to the teenager and her mom—and my silence was intentional. They’d asked to meet
April 8, 2024
Leadership Development
How Accompaniment Transforms Ministry Leadership
Other people are as important as you are. You likely know that. On the surface, we all know that. But
March 25, 2024
Jim LaDoux
How to Prompt a Story-Sharing Environment
With church partners in our Fourth-Soil Parenting Project, we’re experimenting with new ways to plant and nurture a story-sharing
March 11, 2024
Leadership Development
How to Invite the Broken and Needy into Community
The mission of the church is to invite the broken and needy into a healing community, where they can
February 27, 2024