When Sonlife’s founder, Dann Spader, asked me to pray about becoming Sonlife’s President and leading the ministry into the future, one of my first questions was, “Why me?” Of the thousands of ministry leaders Dann has impacted through the years, and the hundreds he has personally mentored, why was I the right person to lead …
Subscribe on: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Pocketcast This week we sit down to talk about strategic focus on the next generation with Doug Holliday. We cover Sonlife’s roots as a youth ministry disciple-making organization and how we are refocussing on the prayer of being part of transforming the culture of youth ministry in North America and restoring it to the …
I love the arrival of advent. The older I get, the more I love it. I’m a midwest girl too, and right around the start of advent is when the weather here really starts to descend into full-blown winter. The days are short and cold. The last of the leaves swirl together with the first …
Subscribe on: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Pocketcast This week we’re talking about caring for your soul with Trey Van Camp. As leaders we must be sure that we are spending time with Jesus so that we can lead others well. Trey talks about his journey with spiritual disciplines and how he incorporates the practices into his own life and helps …
Subscribe on: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Pocketcast Today we discuss where is your identity with Micah Foster. It can be easy for ministry leaders to find identity in our ministry roles, but what happens when, whether by our choices or the choices of others, our ministry role changes. We talk about Micah’s ministry journey and where God is leading him …
We have identified several bold moves, of which we’ll be examining 5, that Jesus made to build His disciple-making movementIn. This post we continue this short series of 5 bold moves that we have identified in the life of Christ as he built his disciple-making movement and multiplied Kingdom impact. In past posts we looked …
Subscribe on: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Pocketcast This week we are talking faithful leadership with Daniel Goble. We discuss being faithful where God has called us, walking with people through the hard times, and how hard moments in ministry can lead to potential breakthrough. Daniel is the associate pastor at Grace Evangelical Free Church in Colville, WA where he has …
We have identified several bold moves, of which we’ll be examining 5, that Jesus made to build His disciple-making movement. #3 Investing in a Few The prevailing perspective in the church leadership world is that bigger is better. The more people that attend your church, the more successful you are. The featured speakers at most …
Subscribe on: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Pocketcast We’re talking about the power of story with Gwynne Gardner today. We discuss how sharing stories of what God is doing in our lives is a powerful tool. We also learn about how Josiah Venture is using stories from their team and what God is doing in Central and Eastern Europe. Gwynne has …
We have identified several bold moves, of which we’ll be examining 5, that Jesus made to build His disciple-making movement. In our last blog post we began a five-post series on the Bold Moves of Jesus. Bold Move #1– Change of Geography (Matthew 4:13-16) Bold Move #2: Going to the Other Side (Mark 4:35-5:20) “That …