Ministry
Serving the Body inside the church.
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3 things i’m learning from being on church staff
The first eight months have gone by really fast. And in that (short) time, I've been learning a lot in my first job being on church staff. I've done a lot over the years in a volunteer capacity, but there's something different about doing ministry in a (part-time)...
how to be life-giving through gifts-based ministry
Note: The article Life-Giving through Gifts-Based Ministry was originally written for a series called "What My Church Does Well" for The High Calling (now at Theology of Work Project). Today, I’m excited about serving at my church. But it wasn’t always that way. My...
the ultimate guide to social media for small groups (updated for 2018)
I've worked a lot lately with my church's Small Groups Ministry team. And DUDE... it's been really exciting to dig deep into a ministry that is so close to the heart of our church. Our church believes that we grow bigger by growing smaller. We recognize that it's...
easy ways to give from jennifer peterson
Jennifer Peterson has been writing her heart out for the last month (23 days to be exact) on ways to brighten someone's day. Why don't you take a peek at all the love she is spreading through her series? Here are a few of my favorite ideas from Jennifer. Bring...
movers for moms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-Ryw3xF40s For me, the timing couldn't be more perfect. I'm trying to be more intentional about giving (and dealing with my excess). As I write this, it's possessions month in [the 7 project]. And that means we need to give some...
church = life together?
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up the other; but woe to one who is alone and falls and does not have another to help. ~Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 I grew up in the church. Sunday school, Vacation...
a little bit of [laundry] lovin’
It's Wednesday evening and you've got a big presentation Thursday afternoon. You go to your closet to discover the outfit you want to wear is dirty. "That's okay" you think, "I'll just wash it." But just after you start the load, your washing machine breaks. So you...
how to feed the hungry [from our excess]
Picture this. Your church fellowship hall filled to capacity. There are people everywhere. And enough food to feed hundreds - maybe even thousands. People sharing conversation with others at their table. Eating as much as they possibly can. Sounds like a typical...
addiction to ministry [part two]
[serialposts]“We need to get together sometime.” I said this to my friend as I had just finished unloading my stress on her willing shoulders. It’s because of my previous post that I realized ministry had become an unhealthy habit; too much ministry anyway. I had...
addiction to ministry [part one]
[serialposts]What is wrong with me? I came to church with stress hanging on me like an oversized jacket. My heart had focused on people instead of God’s provisions. Ministry failed to excite me. And then it hit me… Like quick sand, the more I struggled the faster...
the joys and challenges of working with refugees, part two
[serialposts]Over the past year, as I’ve had a crash course in refugee resettlement, I’ve learned so much. I am grateful every day for the stories I’ve heard and the facts I’ve gleaned about this vulnerable, misunderstood, and often forgotten population. I’ve...
the trophy wall [a testimony of God’s healing]
Jehovah Rapha. Among many other things, God reveals and refers to Himself as the Lord our Healer. So Moses cried out in prayer to God. God pointed him to a stick of wood. Moses threw it into the water and the water turned sweet. That's the place...
the joys and challenges of working with refugees, part one
[serialposts]As an eleven year-old dreamer in Dumas, a small town in the Texas panhandle, I attended mission classes at our local Baptist church and wondered if God would call me to be a missionary to Africa. The thought thrilled and terrified me at the same time....