There is a wealth of information and experiences out there to grow you in your children’s ministry leadership. But other leaders are our best resource. I love the Q&A portion of most webinars, online events, seminars, and breakout sessions I attend almost more than the sessions themselves. The questions other people ask can be ones […]
Mentorship Matters At Every Stage of Leadership Read More »
Being married in ministry offers its own sets of blessings and challenges. But the challenges can be vastly reduced by using a few tips for marriage and ministry. My husband David and I have been married for nearly 24 years, and the whole time we have had kids. We’re a blended family. Our oldest is from my husband’s first marriage who I adopted when we got married. Our middle daughter we adopted out of foster care. Our youngest is ours together. Since we said “I do” it has always been busy, and we all know that life and ministry can be chaotic and challenging.
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This post was written by Cera Talamantes, a member of the INCM Blog team. The banner was hung, the flyers had been passed out, and I walked around the room making sure every activity, gift bag, and sign was perfectly in its place. Everything sparkled and excitement filled the space as we awaited our coming
Managing Expectations in Ministry Read More »
This post was written by Marta Cortez, a member of the INCM Blog team. Many of us went into ministry with the idea that a job serving Jesus on a church staff would be the ultimate utopia. We dreamed of ministering with people we could call “best friends” and ministering to people who were fully
3 Things You Need to Stay in Ministry Even When It’s Hard Read More »
This guest post was written by Keith Ferrin. We all want to be better at our jobs. Right? After all, I’m guessing no one is reading this and thinking to themselves, “If I can just crank out a good, solid ‘6’ for 10-20 years, I’m cool with that.” (If you are, email me. We need
How Can Internalizing Scripture Make You “Better?” Read More »
A couple of weeks ago, one leader shared her version of the common sentiment I had heard from many others already to this point: “You know, 2020 was a lot, but we had so much to figure out that I was not feeling how I’m feeling right now… right now, at this point in 2021, I’m
Leaders, Don’t Give Up Read More »
This post was written by Christie Penner Worden, a member of the INCM Blog team. It was a beautiful afternoon, late in June–the kind of afternoon that is filled with the promise of summer and a heat only the July sun to come would offer. I sat with the sun on my face, listening to
8 Reasons You Can’t Live without Sabbath Read More »
This post was written by Angie Hooie, a member of the INCM Blog team. I’m just coming back from vacation to a pile on my desk and way too many emails! Do you ever feel like you’re drowning, and can’t catch your breath? No? I didn’t think so! For all Children’s Ministry Leaders, we have so much
4 Practices Every Children’s Ministry Leader Can’t Live Without Read More »
This post was written by Cera Talamantes, a member of the INCM Blog team. As sad as it is, summer will soon be ending. We plan and prepare for another fall season of ministry, all with the desire to tackle those big or small goals we might have had on our hearts for a while
Effective Goal Setting with Strategy & Jesus in Mind Read More »
This post was written by Angie Hooie, a member of the INCM Blog team. Ministry brings with it overwhelming needs and demands coming at us from all directions, and, many times, out of control schedules. Sometimes, I can feel like I’m operating out of the tyranny of the urgency instead of what is actually most
The Art of Living on Purpose with Purpose Read More »
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