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About a week ago, I found myself sitting on a beach in California listening to the waves alongside a close-as-a-sister kind of friend. The very next morning, I met and shared an extraordinary day with six leaders who became instant new friends. I returned home to be greeted with texts ...
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My leader friend Gale sent me the following facebook message: “God is always going to birth the most passion for a ministry into the heart of the leader He has put in charge. Because of this passion, the leader is usually the one who is willing to go to the ...
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When I was the pastor overseeing our women’s ministry, I received countless requests from women looking for a mentor. This word has become pretty loaded for women over the years. Typically women were seeking someone who would: disciple them, be a spiritual mother, always be available for crisis and not-so-crisis ...
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With Mother’s Day this weekend, I’m thinking about the moms in my life: my mom, my husband’s mom, the moms I want to be like, as well as the the women who have loved and nurtured me in my life. To get you and your teams talking this week, here ...
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About four months ago, I experienced one of the biggest transitions of my career: I went from working in the context of community to working solo. In my previous role as a pastor on staff at a large church, I was a member of multiple teams. My days were packed ...
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Several years ago, when I was the lead pastor for the ministry to women at our church, I received several emails from seminary students asking me if they could interview me for one of their assignments. The first student I met with had me watching my clock and wishing I ...
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I love teams. I love working on teams and playing on teams. There’s something about the victory and success being that much sweeter when you are celebrating together with those who gave their blood, sweat and tears right along with you. Teams come in all shapes and sizes: sports, professional, ...
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Leaders are life-long learners. We want to grow and improve our leadership. And not just for ourselves, but for the sake of those we lead. So we read leadership bestsellers. We follow expert blogs. We watch TED talks. We attend conferences. And so very often, everything we learn stays right ...
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Sometimes our mistakes and misfortunes turn into our life’s defining moments. Other times we add them to our life’s blooper reel. Whatever the case for you, you’re sure to laugh, cry and get to know your team on a whole new level when you share these 5 Questions About Favorite ...
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As leaders, our decisions affect not only us, but all the people we serve. Sometimes we forget this. Sometimes we are purely self-serving: making sure that we are well taken care of regardless of the harm imposed on others. Sometimes we are only client-serving: forgetting the rest of our organization ...