Church Planting in the Midst of Loss
When I am studying, collecting ideas, mind-mapping thoughts, and prayerfully working on the sermons I preach, I have a number of goals that are in the back of my mind. Here are 5 of my goals:
When I am studying, collecting ideas, mind-mapping thoughts, and prayerfully working on the sermons I preach, I have a number of goals that are in the back of my mind. Here are 5 of my goals:
I’d love to share some thoughts, confessions, and questions I wrote while on a retreat about what it’s like to be a pastor in a
On the day before I was ordained as a co-lead pastor, I was uncertain, insecure, and afraid. I was an educated, competent speech pathologist specializing
A seasoned pastor once told me, “Ministry can be broken down into two categories: difficult and more difficult.” I’m not convinced that his pessimistic outlook
Calling feels like a rumble. It moves inside you and rustles around until you pay attention to it. In 2013, I was feeling the rumble.
My husband and I had been attending a Vineyard church for a little over a year when we went to our first Vineyard conference—Cause Con
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Do you want to know who was the most challenging person on our church plant team? I was. By far. Sure, there were
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] No matter how well you plan, how much time you invest, or how well you communicate to the community, church transitions are never
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Ten years ago, I said yes to preaching my first sermon. I said yes mostly because I had already said no more than
I grew up in a religious community that did not believe in Jesus but lived by the law of the Old Testament. Despite not knowing
Building your church planting team can be a puzzle. There are so many pieces and they all have to fit together just right. I hadn’t
At a very young age, I can remember saying yes to Jesus. In about the fifth grade, I would go to sleep at night singing