Why we don’t need “Women’s Ministry”
(*Guest blog – I couldn’t have said it better myself!!) Dear Women’s Ministry: The world can give me cute cupcake designs and decorating tips, scrapbooking parties, casserole recipes, and other ways to...
View ArticleBest Bible Studies of 2011
We asked our discipleship network to give us a list of their favorite Bible studies they had taught or participated in this year. THANK YOU!! to all who responded. There are 29 books on the list in...
View ArticleWhat Teens Can’t Learn from You Tube
Great discipleship metaphor!! Guest blog today from Courtney Veasey who blogged today on Lifeway’s “Inside Girl’s Ministry” at http://blogs.lifeway.com/blog/girlsministry/ Does God ever speak to you...
View ArticleSo much Bible study, so little life change – Why?
Excellent question! Here’s an article by Jen Wilkin that addresses the issue and offers so ideas about how to do things differently: I meet with women all the time who are curious about how they...
View ArticleWant to be a good mentor?
Want to be a good mentor? Have a look at this blog post from Lifeway’s Inside Girls’ Ministry. Courtney Veasey wrote a short piece on three characteristics of a relationship that reaps rewards:...
View ArticleAvoiding Girl Drama
Do you have girl teens and preteens in your life? I have them in my house, in my car, and everywhere I turn… and the drama is making me crazy! Who stole my sweet, calm 10-year-old and turned her into...
View ArticleThe Two Main Areas of Christian Development
“Your Christian development can be divided into two main areas of concentration: Learning to follow Christ and learning to make Christ known. Following Jesus involves repentance, baptism, reading and...
View ArticleBible in a Year, Chronological Plan
It’s not too late to get started! I’ve been proud of my husband lately – he’s a high school teacher and he’s got four students that have started the chronological Bible reading plan with him this...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Type?
A simple question: You are almost never late for your appointments YES NO A question that reveals a great deal about you and how you relate to the world and others! Marry...
View ArticleOld Testament – A Visual
Whoo hoo! I finished Deuteronomy in my read-thru-the-Bible project… Can I get an amen? Leviticus and Deuteronomy were the hardest parts! I am a visual learner, and a teacher in love of visual aids...
View ArticleWe Can Do Hard Things! Like Read Thru the Bible…
According to recent statistics, 80% of church goers do not read their Bible on a daily basis, and less than 10% of professing Christians have ever read through the entire Bible. Yet, the average...
View ArticleWant to Read More? Start a Book Club!
I actually wanted to start a Bible study, but some of my favorite Christian women were not available because they were working and had excessively busy lives… so we agreed to start a book club instead!...
View ArticleWant To Be A Better Wife?
So you’re a wife and a mom. And somehow those cute, noisy, little rascals consume more and more of our energy… and we work hard at being a Good Mom. But sometimes the Good Mom becomes the Mom Who...
View ArticleWhat a Mentor Can Do For You
Do you have a woman who is committed to investing in you and your spiritual life? Are you the woman who is intentionally investing in the lives of others? We as mentors and leaders are called to...
View ArticleInductive Bible Study Simplified
Bible teachers, Keep this one in your files! This would make a great handout or framework for teaching a class: By Jim George at www.biblestudytools.com : One of the noblest pursuits a child of God can...
View ArticlePersonality Types and Discipleship
Sanguine, Choleric, Melancholy, Phlegmatic. Or, said differently – Golden Retriever, Lion, Beaver, Otter. Personality types! Do you know which one you are? I am a fan of using personality type...
View ArticleCreating the Right Ministry Atmosphere
*Guest blog, Susie Walther, www.thewellbiblestudy.org. I am reposting this because Susie is right. In my years of ministry I find the perfect balance very difficult to obtain… We want to not scare...
View ArticleSix False Gospels in the Bible Belt
I’ve said it before, quietly, to my close friends… “I think the South is the hardest place to reach people for Christ.” It is a place where “cultural Christianity” is rampant and there are so many...
View ArticleDiscipleship Conference
Ah, friends! First, I am very excited! Several months ago I was asked to speak at The Navigators Southeastern Discipleship Conference for Women – this June, outside of Charleston. My beloved mentor,...
View ArticleQuiet Time Series
It is my great joy to have been meeting lately with some girlfriends who desire to make “quiet times” a part of their daily lives! By “quiet times” I mean daily Bible reading and prayer. I have been...
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