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What ONE WORD will you start the New Year with?
As a coach you would think I would be a big fan of goal setting at the beginning of a New Year. I am not. So often we set goals we will never keep or didn’t really want in the first place. In fact,...
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Yesterday, today, and tomorrow…learning to create an intentional life (Part One)
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow…learning to create an intentional life. I scribbled these words on the back of a church program I found in the bottom of my purse as I sat in the passenger seat next to...
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25 Scriptures for Intentional Living…
Last week I wrote a blog titled: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow…learning to create an intentional life. I promised you this week we would tackle the things that keep us from creating an intentional...
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The Three Temptations of Leadership
In his book, In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership, Henri Nouwen describes the three temptations of Christ in a way I have never seen before. The temptation to be relevant. As...
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Live Undivided
Republican or democrat? Black or white? Female or male? Young or old? Rich or poor? Corporate or communal? Gay or straight? Disunity is rampant. But did you know I was talking about the church?...
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It’s easy to be bold when parts of ourselves remain hidden…
I was waiting to get gas, watching a woman wash her windshield at the pump. She had extra supplies: Windex, a squeegee, and paper towels. She would squeegee the window, carefully wiping the any missed...
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The power of naming our emotions – 7 steps to a healthy emotional response
I could tell when my son walked in the door from school, he was having a bad day. His eyes were downcast to the ground and he barely spoke…until I ask him to help me with a chore and he snapped at me....
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Consumer to Consumed – 5 steps to building strong ministry teams
I have been a volunteer and I have been the leader of volunteers (sometimes as a success and sometimes as a complete flop). Here are the things I have learned working in churches and non-profit...
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Are you living on-purpose or on-demand? 5 ways to live different
Every day, I get to do what I love. Create, teach, equip, resource, and encourage. I could live by the motto: Eat, breath, sleep, repeat, when it comes to my vocation. Events, training, collaborative...
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The lesson of the ant…
By this picture, you may thing this blog is about a butterfly. I did too, until I saw an ant on the left side at the end of the butterflies body. What happened next was amazing. Over the next five...
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Why I became a church planter…
Have you ever thought the world needed to rethink church? As I was reading the book, Exponential by Dave & Jon Ferguson, as an assignment for our Women’s Church Planting Cohort I was co-leading, I...
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10 Reasons Your Church Should Be Ministering Online
Two billion people around the world are connecting on Facebook every day. Let that sink in for a moment. Can you imagine what the apostle Paul would have thought of this opportunity? Using social...
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How Facebook Groups can grow your church or organization
People first – This was how Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook opened last week’s F8 Developers Conference. The purpose of the annual F8 Conference is to introduce new products and innovations Facebook is...
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Soul Food…The Daily Examen
I am a multi-passionate woman. Cover for, multitasker, plate juggler, production princess. The unfortunate side effect from being a multi-passionate woman who wants it all, is inevitable burnout. A...
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The Heartache of Sexual Misconduct in the Church
Two weeks ago, another lead pastor made headlines on national news for allegations of sexual misconduct. This time, it was someone I highly esteem and respect. Since that day, I have seen more news...
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Stepping into the Storm
It was a Sunday night after an intense week of work. I needed to get out, get centered, and get with God. The weather had been questionable all day, with summertime thunder, lighting, and an inch of...
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Sabbath & the 3 Temptations
The sabbath helps us know experientially that nothing we do will make God love us more. –Lynne M. Baab The savings bank of human existence is the weekly Sabbath. —William Garden Blaikie The busyness...
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Creating community – 4 reasons why social networks work better than you think
Think about the places you have felt the deepest belonging. As an online pastor, I hear the statement: “You can’t build real community online” often. I understand. Online Community is not for...
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It’s easy to be bold when parts of ourselves remain hidden…
I was waiting to get gas, watching a woman wash her windshield at the pump. She had extra supplies: Windex, a squeegee, and paper towels. She would squeegee the window, carefully wiping the any missed...
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The power of naming our emotions – 7 steps to a healthy emotional response
I could tell when my son walked in the door from school, he was having a bad day. His eyes were downcast to the ground and he barely spoke…until I ask him to help me with a chore and he snapped at me....
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