Are there any women trying to control things at your church? And are there any shepherding men, who are ignoring the women at your church? If you’ve ever rolled up your sleeves in church ministry, you know that there are often pitfalls and frustrations, when...
Meg is twenty-six and has gone to church all her life. She loves Jesus and lives with her boyfriend. She also serves in children’s ministry at her church and attends a women’s small group Bible study. Meg knows that the Bible has some things to say about...
How are the chairs arranged, when discipleship happens in your women’s ministry? Are the chairs arranged in Rows, facing a teacher at the front? Are the chairs gathered in Circles, where small groups of women gather? Or is there a single Chair, where a woman...
Have you been feeling lonely recently? Do you ever feel misunderstood? Are there times you wonder if there’s anywhere you really belong? If so, consider this: Jesus can relate. Alicia Bruxvoort joins me to talk about what Jesus did when he encountered the Lonely...
Has Jesus asked you to give more than you have, today? Maybe you’re stressed out, overwhelmed or burned out, and you just don’t have enough to do what Jesus has assigned to you today. I f that’s you, I’m glad you’re joining us for this episode, because we’re...
I’m not someone who has always dreamed of traveling. We live in beautiful Michigan, so when my husband points to this place or that place on a map, I just say, “But Michigan is so pretty in the summer (or fall… or winter… or spring…). We...
Introducing a FREE ebook, freshly released from Revive Our Hearts: 10 Truths to Set Leaders Free Truth matters. It matters in our own lives, and it matters in the lives of our leaders. This book focuses on ten common lies that leaders believe, paired with the Truth...
I hope you’ll enjoy my latest ministry leader-focused post, which first appeared on TrueWoman.com, a ministry of Revive Our Hearts. Years ago, my husband got a new job, and we moved to a new town. As we joined a new church, I thought, I’ll never get to serve God...
Trying to hide my surprise from the waitress, I glanced up at her and said, “Thank you.”But when she walked away, I looked across the table at my husband and let my astonishment seep into my expression.There, on the white linen table cloth, was the black...
Words of blessing, allowed to sift into a soul’s murky depths, often act like yeast. Over time, these yeast-like words have the power to activate and give rise to areas of giftedness which otherwise might have lain dormant. Words can cause people to rise and expand...