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Are You Ready for Change?

This post was written by Angie Hooie, a member of the INCM Blog team. During this pandemic, what is the most asked question? If I had to guess, it would probably be, “How are you doing?” I wonder, how are you answering that question? For…

Reframing Your Approach to Leadership in 2020

This post was written by Sharon Rundell, a member of the INCM Blog team. Before the shutdown in March of 2020, I had been a Family Life Director at two different churches for over ten years. I lead in a large suburban church for a…

Building a Staff with No Budget

This guest post was written by Josh Denhart. Before I transitioned to my current role, I was a Children’s Pastor with a large, paid Children’s Ministry staff working with me. However, I didn’t start that job with a large, paid staff. I systematically developed a…

Love One Another

This post was written by Derek Jones, a member of the INCM Blog team. I’ve known about Pat Williams since I first watched Shaquille O’Neal play for the Orlando Magic. His leadership in the NBA launched major basketball stars, created future coaches, and took many…

3 Ways to Think Clearly in Cloudy Times

“I just didn’t realize how much I took my ability to think clearly for granted before this.” she sighed. I could feel through the screen on our Zoom call how much the fog of this season was discouraging her perspective about her leadership. Many of…

Time Is a Precious Gift

This post was written by Ana Zugheri, a member of the INCM Blog team. “God has given us two wonderful gifts: time and choices.” – Jacquetta Smith, Executive Director of the Prayer Institute Isn’t this a wonderful reminder? I tend to forget that time is…

How to Handle Disagreements

This post was written by Angie Hooie, a member of the INCM Blog team. It feels like there is just this heaviness in the air. There’s so much tension on social media. Everyone certainly has an opinion, and we will never all agree on everything….

Something New

This post was written by Leann Woelk, a member of the INCM Blog team. “But forget all that – it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new.” Isaiah 43:18 My dad loved doing the…

Fostering Biblical Diversity

Our world is in the middle of a “kairos” moment. Have you ever heard that word before? It’s Greek (no, literally—it’s Greek). The best definition, in English, is: “a propitious moment for decision or action.” The world is at a decision point. Maybe you made…