Of course not... Right! Maybe constantly, you say? I understand. What pressure points are you dealing with right now? Let’s list a few leaders might experience: Tough situations among leaders on your team Personal family trials Issues in your church body that threatens a split Betrayal by someone close to you The need to forgive someone you don't even like Wonderful ministry … [Read more...]
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Jun 2013
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Jun 2013
Sunday we celebrate Fathers and just like Mother’s Day, there are some women who will struggle this day. Maybe it will be because they lost their father recently, or perhaps they never had a father figure in their lives. Maybe she and her husband are struggling with infertility. Be sensitive as you attend church Sunday and celebrate this special day. Watch for faces that reflect pain and just … [Read more...]
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Jun 2013
My friend and our guest blogger for today is Shirley Moses . She has served in a variety of women’s leadership roles and I love this challenge she offers for leaders as we consider how we are discipling our women. When we disciple other women we are to teaching them how to apply God's word to everyday events, never missing a God-given opportunity! In a funk, I called my friend to go for a … [Read more...]
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Jun 2013
I recently heard from a fairly new women’s ministry director who was planning an event for women. Here is what she said: We are planning on a retreat at our church in 2014. We probably would have around 100+ women attend I am guessing. I have to submit a budget in a week or so and realized I have no idea how much a conference speaker might be or how to go about this. I am thinking it will be … [Read more...]
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Jun 2013
Engaging the younger women in ministry is a constant theme today. Recently, we had a meeting of various ages of women’s leaders here at LifeWay. Our guest blogger today, Karen Alexander Doyel was one of our experienced leaders in attendance. She shares some thoughts about this topic we addressed in this post today. It seems women around the country are wondering how to get the young women … [Read more...]
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Jun 2013
Continuing this series of posts based on the meeting LifeWay Women hosted recently here in Nashville that included leaders of various ages, I want to move to the topic of discipleship. If you missed earlier posts, please read those first (part 1, part 2, part 3) Here are more takeaways from the topic of discipleship: Deep Bible study and even theological training are needed so that we can … [Read more...]
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May 2013
I want to continue this series based on the meeting LifeWay Women hosted recently here in Nashville. We had a dialogue between various ages of women’s leaders at the table to 3 days to discuss current topics and issues we are facing with women in the church. If you missed earlier posts, please read (part 1 and part 2) first. Here are more takeaways from the topic of mentoring: We must … [Read more...]
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May 2013
I want to continue this series based on the meeting LifeWay Women hosted recently here in Nashville. We had a dialogue between various ages of women’s leaders at the table for three days to discuss current topics and issues we are facing with women in the church. If you missed part 1, please read that first. Here are more take aways from the topic of today’s culture: Social media … [Read more...]
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May 2013
Today, we are grateful for all of the men and women who have served our country! Thank you for your sacrifice. … [Read more...]
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May 2013
Can I just share the joy LifeWay Women had recently here in Nashville? We hosted a dialogue between various ages of women’s leaders at the table for 3 days to discuss current topics and issues we are facing with women in the church. Mostly we just dialogued, listened to one another’s hearts, and shared experiences as we grappled with effective ways to help women in today’s world know and … [Read more...]
