How Do I Make the Most of Reading the Bible
Do you ever wish that reading the Bible made a bigger impact in your life? For the past 2 decades, there’s one question I ask EVERY time I read the Bible, and it’s made the biggest difference in my life. In fact, it’s changed everything for me. If you’ve ever asked, “how do I make the most of reading the Bible?” I believe asking this one question can change everything for you, just like it has for me.
My Dating Advice to Christian Singles WHO WANT TO BE MARRIED
Are you a Christian single who wants to be married? I was single after 30 and there is some dating advice that I really wish I'd had before I met my husband. I honestly can't believe I've been married now for 5 years! Being single was not so long ago though that I don't remember what it was like to be single and wanting to be married.
How to Lead Change Successfully (THE FIRST TIME!)
Being unsure of how to begin implementing change in your organization or church can be exhausting and frustrating. But here’s the thing, it can be more fun than you imagine. I’m going to walk you through the 5-step strategy for making the right sustainable changes the first time.
How to Hear God Speak to You | 3 TIPS FOR DISCERNMENT
Feeling unsure, overwhelmed, or maybe even anxious about what your next best step should be during a season of uncertainty? These are my three tips for discerning God’s leading and guiding during seasons of uncertainty so that we know our best next steps forward.
My Self-Care Tips for Christian Leaders
If you're feeling exhausted by current events and not sure what to do about your stress right now, here are my six self-care tips for Christian leaders that will help you to relax, be present, and focus again. There are some weighty seasons that call for extra help when it comes to self-care so that we can still relax, be present and focus even while the circumstances around us haven't changed.
A Guide to Finding the Right Person to Fill a Position
Whether you are a pastor or leader, the process of finding the right person for a position is one that causes stress across the board. Many of my clients worry that they won’t be able to find the best person for a position.
How I’m Taking Back my Health from a Season of Exhaustion
If I asked you how you were honestly doing right now, what would you say? If you exhaled loudly and said “exhausted,” you are not alone! In fact, when I talk with pastors and leaders around the U.S. right now, one recurring theme is exhaustion.
Afraid to Ask the Wrong Questions When Trying to Understand BLM?
If you’re growing increasingly aware that you are less sure about the cultures around you then you once thought you were, then you are not alone. One question that I see underlying a lot of public discussions lately, especially Christian spaces, is “Why Black Lives Matter? I thought we were all one race, the human race.”
How to Prioritize Even When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed
So, you know decisions need to continue being made, but if you’re being honest you just want to hide from them or there are so many it’s actually paralyzing, so what do you do?
Behind-the-Scenes: How I am Working to be an Anti-Racist
I’m not doing it right, but I’m going with progress over perfection on this one. Because of my background, friends, and family, I’ve spent far too many years being silent about an injustice that I didn’t realize was mine to make right: racism. So here I am, imperfectly moving forward.
The Best Ways to Respond to Needs Cross-Culturally
Right now, are you asking, “what can I do to help?" The number one question I have gotten in the past week is "What can I do to help?" Many people want to respond to the immediate needs of neighbors who are without access to grocery stores, clean water, and medication.
How to Meet Your Customers’ Expectations in Changing Times
Are you one of the countless people trying to figure out how to keep meeting your customers’ or clients’ needs during this truly uncertain time?
My Tricks for Online Presenting and Preaching (without boring people to death)
What are your go-to practices for making sure you engage your audience every time you present, teach, preach, or lead a meeting online? Here’s the secret I’ve learned to presenting to people online: it doesn’t have the same impact as it doesn’t when you are talking to them in person without making some essential tweaks.
Creating Online Community Engagement Beyond Zoom
Most of us are really thankful for teleconferencing software that lets us see and talk to people “face-to-face” in real time. But let’s face it, there’s a start and end to our Zoom conversations and an exclusivity about them that while appropriate at times, definitely leaves us craving more community engagement.
My daily schedule when we both work from home (with a toddler)
It’s officially a crazy time. For most of us, this is the most uncertain our jobs, finances, and schedules have ever been in our lifetime. Almost everyone is working from home and for a lot of us, this is the first time we’re working from home AND needing to care for our kid(s) at the same time.