I returned from Christmas Eve service at my church couple hours ago. I had the joy of sitting next to a first grader... She's just an adorable little girl with a sense of humor that has me laughing non-stop!!! She also has some spunk and sarcasm in her, which I just love!!! I just had… Continue reading Christmas Eve Service with a 1st Grader…
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stop taking ownership!!!
I've been on staff at several churches for the past 20 years. When you're in ministry, you spend a lot of time discussing ways to get people, especially volunteers, to own the ministry that they're serving in. After all, we want people to take ministries seriously and care for them as they would care for… Continue reading stop taking ownership!!!
REAL Leaders, Marines, & Moms
So in case you didn't know, I'm a huge fan of Simon Sinek! I have a very short attention span, and I can barely sit through anything that takes longer than 10 minutes... But I'll sit through 50 minutes of Simon Sinek's talks. I find him amazing, fascinating, inspiring, and brilliant! This morning, I came… Continue reading REAL Leaders, Marines, & Moms
The Art of Asking Why…
At one point in our lives, we were really good at it. In fact, we were so good at it that it probably drove our parents absolutely crazy! We used to be so good at asking why... because we were trying to understand the world around us... but somewhere between ages 3 and adulthood,… Continue reading The Art of Asking Why…
busyness is my drug…
We just had an all-church retreat... first time in close to ten years, I believe. When you're at a church with 1000+ adults, attempting an all-church retreat is no picnic. The last week leading up to the retreat was crazy!!! I'm used to the craziness... I've been organizing vacation bible schools for almost 20 years… Continue reading busyness is my drug…
