How Yearly Rhythms Shape Your Calendar
I looked around at the meager crowd that had gathered. I felt a wave of…
Category: Leadership Development
3 Tips for Organizing Your Year of Ministry
It’s a new year, and that means it’s time for a new calendar. But I’m…
Caring for Your Family
As a professor at Northwest Nazarene University, my busiest season is the fall semester. I…
Finding Rhythms of Self-Care
At one point in my life, I was raising four children. There were six of…
Navigating Grief and Loss…
This Let’s Chat conversation features a roundtable conversation with John-Michael McGinnis as host, Jerry Varner…
Let’s Chat about How Do I Get My Senior Pastor To…
This Let’s Chat conversation features a roundtable conversation with John-Michael McGinnis as host, Galen Ryman…
Four Practices for Working Well with Your Pastor
Several years ago, I wrote an open letter to senior/lead pastors regarding things their youth…
How Do I Get My Senior Pastor To…
“You know we are looking for a youth pastor,” Steve said to me almost 11…
Sabbath: Boundaries for Rest
When I was a kid, my family packed up our 1998 Ford Windstar minivan and…
Let’s Chat about Women in Ministry
This Let’s Chat conversation features a roundtable conversation with John-Michael McGinnis as host, Dr. Kara…