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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)...
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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...
a pregnancy of the heart (our story of saying “yes” to #adoption)
She loves to be tickled. When most kids would squirm and ask you to stop, my one-and-a-half-year-old daughter giggles, “Tickle, Daddy!” as if she wants more. I love those moments with my children. You know the ones—when the whole world disappears, and nothing else...
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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...
sometimes it’s messy work
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online activism and the weary reader [panel notes]
Just being at #icorphan was a privilege. Sitting on a panel with five other amazing bloggers to discuss online activism was an absolute honor. Our topic: Online Activism and the Weary Reader The panel: (l-r in the image) Kristen Howerton, Elora Ramirez, me, Amber...
how to do a #loveblitz
What does love look like? It's difficult to know where to start with this one. Maybe it's enough to say that there were two conditions that existed in close proximity to each other... (1) A family with a need. (2) Lots of people in a church who want to love...
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if we don’t, then who will? (reflections from #AfricaWH day one)
I think I came in to our agenda for today expecting a huge God-moment. You know the kind I'm talking about. That moment when it feels like the entire revelation of God's will for the whole world just pours out on you. It's that moment you end up pointing back to...
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...
i’m not going to tell you another sob story
The blogosphere doesn't need another "fly in the eye" story about how bad it is for orphaned children in third-world countries. I don't know about you, but these stories just beat me down, leaving me with a bad case of compassion fatigue. And honestly, when I pack...
#theunlikelymissionary is going back to africa!
I'm telling you now, I'm gonna be a wreck. Has it really been four and a half years since my first mission trip to Africa? That trip broke me in ways I never could have imagined. It changed the course of my life forever. It lit a fire in me not only for global...
carrying christmas
My husband and I will celebrate our 42nd wedding anniversary on Wednesday. On Friday, I'll remove my diamond rings. Not to worry, though. It's only temporary. I've had my flu shot, popped my first malaria pills, and packed last year's Cipro just in case. I'm making...
three musicians you should know
I'm trying to come down from a Frio River high after four days at Laity Lodge in the Hill Country of Texas with members of The High Calling. On second thought, I don't want to come down. I want to immerse myself in the sounds of running water and a crackling fire,...
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...
eyes of mercy
The Keurig spills medium roast into my blue "His compassions never fail" mug. I wince because this brew was on sale, and if I'm going to drink coffee at all, I really need to spring for fair trade. I'm pretty sure this isn't. I find the remote hidden under a...
serving at home: when scraping dirty dishes doesn’t feel like service
I wake up early to clean the kitchen. I'm not a neat freak, but I wake up early to clean the kitchen because although I try to be fine with dirty dinner dishes sitting in the sink all night, I'm not fine with dirty dinner dishes sitting in the sink all day while I...