Being a Small Group Leader

Being a Small Group Leader

by | Sep 4, 2018 | Leaders

I was preparing to teach my first seminar on discipleship and I asked my mom, (who had been in ministry for 50 years) what she would say. She pulled out her well worn Bible and turned to 2 Timothy 2:2 – and read these words, “And the things you have heard me...
Trust and Wonder of Lament

Trust and Wonder of Lament

by | Aug 6, 2018 | Leaders

Last March I spent my birthday with a group of women at a Retreat center in northern Ohio—a beautiful, former girls school turned nunnery turned sanctuary. There our hearts were primed to hear God’s voice. Each morning I led the women in lectio divina. We walked a...
6 Benefits of a Leader’s Transparency

6 Benefits of a Leader’s Transparency

by | Jul 24, 2018 | Leaders

Do the positive effects of a leader’s transparency outweigh the disadvantages? A transparent leader isn’t pretentious. With discretion, a transparent leader can share personal stories from his/her spiritual pilgrimage and how the truths being taught affect him/her. In...