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...
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...
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...
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....
We’ve been attending a tiny church in a local trailer park. It’s one of those classic situations where you think you are there to serve others, and you walk away feeling served to by them. There aren’t greeters or ushers or enough chairs. When...
Here are a few of my favorite lessons on service from a few of my favorite ladies: 1. Servants go with their gut. Pharaoh’s daughter rescues Moses from the Nile River. She opened it and saw the baby. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. “This is one of the...
