PASTORAL MINISTRY The Juggling Act: Remembering Self in Pastoral Ministry November 17, 2016 0 Comment Every year I lead several conferences and workshops for bivocational and small church pastors. I ask the attenders to share …
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY Help! I’m Scared of Preteens November 16, 2016 0 Comment Let’s be honest: Preteens are weird. Even the nicknames we have for preteens are weird. Remember when we called them …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION People Who Heal November 14, 2016 1 Comment Shame. It’s that voice in the back of our mind. It’s the whisper in our ear and the familiar pang …
PASTORAL MINISTRY How the Church Can Help Recovering Addicts: Part 3 November 10, 2016 1 Comment This is part 3 of a series about addiction and the church. You can read part 1 here. I didn’t want …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION An Election-Day Confession: A Search for Peace November 08, 2016 1 Comment “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION Gratitude for What Didn’t Happen May 24, 2022 0 Comment I was driving to work, going forty miles an hour on a road I have driven routinely thousands of times. …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION Reinterpreting Proverbs 31 May 02, 2022 0 Comment As a woman who has served her whole adult life in full-time pastoral ministry, I have made a habit of …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION Trusting in the God of the Impossible June 08, 2022 0 Comment Sometimes I imagine an outcome that I believe would be best, and I pray fervently that God will make it …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION When So Much is Wrong: Learning Lament as Spiritual Practice July 12, 2022 0 Comment No one enjoys lament. In fact, most people I know (myself included) actively avoid the depths of grief and sadness …
PASTORAL MINISTRY SPIRITUAL FORMATION A Sneak Peek of Our 2022 Advent Resource July 19, 2022 0 Comment We are excited to announce our new Advent community-wide study for churches and small groups that is now available: …
