When my husband Paul and I were preparing for our Church launch in 2018, one of the areas that took most of our time to build was a membership document for those who would be interested in becoming members of the Church. This document would provide certain guidelines; expectations; and greater clarity on who we are as a Church; what our core values are, and how we ought to conduct ourselves as believers. On that document, there is a commitment that we ask of all new members which reads:“When I am offended I would not abandon this ...

Thanks to this digital age we live in, staying on task and avoiding distractions is one of the biggest challenges of our day. I can personally say that over the past year, the meaning of productivity and time management was redefined when I was faced with the responsibilities of Church planting; managing different ministry areas; mentoring people; studying for my life coaching certification; trying to finish the first draft for my first book; and training for my premarital counseling certification all the while building my own marriage. Regardless of what our occupation or status is, we all desire or ...

Recently, I was reading an article on Reverend Pete Phillips who is the director of the Codec Research Centre for Digital Theology at Durham University in the UK.  In this article he discusses an experience he had ten years ago at the Durham Cathedral. In 2008 Phillips arrived in Durham and was removed from the city’s cathedral for reading the Bible on his mobile phone while in the pews.  Phones were not allowed in the holy place, and the individual who eventually escorted him out did not believe that Phillips was using his phone for worship. Since then Durham Cathedral’s phone policies have drastically changed ...

Over the past year one of the most re-occurring questions I have been receiving from women is “how do I pursue my call to leadership in the Church?”  Maybe it’s becoming a small group leader; or a ministry team leader; or a member of the Church leadership team in making decisions and helping build the Church.  Regardless of what role and level of leadership you are pursuing in this post today, I want to address five steps that will begin to help you in your journey of stepping into the areas of leadership you are led to pursue in your Church. Before ...