If you've ever experienced infertility, you know what it’s like to sit in church and bless moms while you are dying inside. Year after year, I faced Mother’s Day that way. It was not hard to celebrate my own mom that day, but there was still a big hole in my own heart as I so desperately wanted to have children. Perhaps you have had a similar experience or have lost a child tragically and … [Read more...]
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May 2013
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May 2013
Today’s post is written by guest blogger and author Karla Downing. Often women’s small groups include women whose husbands are not spiritual leaders and many do not even know Christ. Perhaps the marriage relationship is based on abuse and pain. Read Karla’s post here and consider the practical insight she provides to help us minister to these wives. I still remember the conversation … [Read more...]
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May 2013
Did you see the title of this post? I am watching it happen in my own church right now. With our pastor’s very serious and rare cancer diagnosis, our staff, our entire church body, not to mention his family, have been reeling with this news… BUT not without hope or faith. I am seeing incredible things happen at our church in the midst of this crisis. Our church has experienced multiple … [Read more...]
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Apr 2013
I remember when we were in the middle of raising our twins and I wondered if they were ready to “fly the coop.” My first thought was no way. But fly they did. Did they make mistakes? Sure. So did I. But eventually, the empty nest has become a sweet time in life, filled with GRANDchildren and time to refocus on my man. Someone told me early in my parenting days, "Make … [Read more...]
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Apr 2013
I am so grateful to my friend Dr. Deb Douglas for the ministry she is doing at her church and for her taking the time to write this blog post today. Deb is Minister to Women, First Baptist Church, Bossier City, LA . I know you will be challenged to do something to minister to women in your church dealing with cancer. When God began leading me to start a cancer ministry to be honest, I ran … [Read more...]
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Jan 2013
Lord, teach us to pray (Luke 11:1) Today you will benefit from reading one leader’s thoughts on our response to women in crisis. Linda Lesniewski is the Women's Minister at Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler, Texas. Read her post to discover the priority she shares in dealing with women in need. When I learn of losses, tragedies or personal crisis in those I lead, my immediate response … [Read more...]
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Oct 2012
Recently at a YOULead women’s leadership training, we had a panel of leaders answering questions submitted by attendees. Several past and upcoming posts address those and try to help answer them. Today’s question: Have any of you dealt with depression or anxiety and how do you push through that for ministry? When our panel responded to this, we said, “None of us have ever dealt with … [Read more...]
Today’s guest blogger author and speaker Stacy Fulton and I share the experience of infertility. She shares thoughts with leaders about how best to minister to women facing this crisis. Every since the day I felt God called me into ministry, I have had a passion to minister to women. I never knew exactly what it would look like fully, but just knew my heart was drawn there. It wasn't … [Read more...]
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Oct 2012
Recently at a YOU Lead women’s leadership training, we had a panel of leaders answering questions submitted by attendees. Several past and upcoming posts address those and try to help answer them. Today’s question: As a woman burdened for women and doing numerous things to reach out, how do you balance the “guilt” of knowing what and what not … [Read more...]
This is a new series posts where we will re-visit some of our webcasts from LifeWay Women Live. This is the second in our LifeWay Women Live archive. In times of crisis, it matters how we handle the situation since we serve as an extension of God's heart and hands. Several women's leaders joined host Chris Adams for this conversation as they discussed what necessary tools leaders need to … [Read more...]
