Tag: encouragement for the hard places in ministry


  • Ministry, much like life, is a series of changing seasons. Just as the earth rotates through spring, summer, fall, and winter, we too experience shifts in our spiritual walk and ministries. Some of those seasons are full of color and growth; others feel barren, dry, and painfully still. I’ve learned something important in every change…

  • Ministry posses a tension I expected but hoped would resolve over time as I stepped into ministry. It was not the late nights, the spiritual warfare, but the people tension that made serving the hardest. The kind of tension that happens behind the scenes, in staff meetings, group texts, or Sunday morning chaos. I was extremely…

  • 6 Ways to Lead with Wisdom & Speak with Grace Ministry is a calling with great reward — but you also experience some of the weightiest decisions you can think of. We are entrusted to shepherd hearts, make wise use of resources, and steer our communities toward deeper faith. Inevitably, this means making difficult decisions,…