Ministry is one of those things that never gets figured out. Every day, we wake up to countless questions rolling around in our heads: Who? What? When? Where? How? WHO do we need to hire? Who’s going to fill this slot? Who could we possible recruit? Who are we going to have to let go? WHAT is the next step? [...]

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Pastors’ wives (PW’s) and women in ministry are incredible sources of wisdom and creativity as they use their gifts in leadership and service. At Churchplanters.com, we highly value their insight, faithfulness, and diligent labor. That’s why we’re hosting Wednesdays Are for Women. Each week, we’ll hear from a different PW or ministry leader and gain [...]

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Several weeks ago I read Move: What 1,000 Churches Reveal about Spiritual Growth by Greg Hawkins and Cally Parkinson. Greg is the executive pastor at Willow Creek Community Church. Cally is Willow’s director of communication services. The book is based on their research of over 1,000 churches. It takes a hard look at spiritual formation in our [...]

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I was talking to a friend the other day about some issues he was having in a relationship. Tension was high. Frustration was thick. Expectations were not being met. He asked my advice. I gave it. I said, “You are a perfectionist. You have to be perfect in every aspect of your life and you [...]

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In the beginning of our ministry, when my husband went on staff at a church as the college pastor, I was self-conscious anytime I walked into church or into a ministry event. Typically alone due to my husband’s responsibilities, I had to fend for myself. My thoughts turned inward: Would anyone talk to me? Who [...]

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New post on Church Community Matters | Steve Caton Velocity Conference – What church planters need to know about volunteers (Click here to find out more!) by Steve

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It could be assumed that a guy who writes a leadership blog has never made any leadership mistakes. And that assumption would be wrong. I am a student of leadership by learning from others, as well as from my own mistakes. Here are a few notable ones: Jumping to a conclusion before waiting for all [...]

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What does it mean for a church or a ministry to be “missional”? Missio means “sent”. It comes from the Latin word for “mission” and it comes from the words that Jesus spoke to the first sent people, the disciples. In John 20:21 Jesus said, “As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” [...]

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Today on a missional facebook link a denominational president commented on how he thought the missional movement was maturing. He referenced Mike Frost’s closing session talk at Exponential and also mentioned Mike Breen who have been leading voices over the last decade.  The comment about maturing was due to both men speaking about the gathered [...]

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Often a ministry wife hesitates to call herself a leader. For a variety of individualistic reasons we may shy away from the “leader” label. Yet we are. Some of us it like it. Some of us don’t. It is unwise for us to resist, ignore or deny it. Embracing our leadership role whether wanted or [...]

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