When Your Place of Worship Becomes Your Place of Work

When Your Place of Worship Becomes Your Place of Work

Leadership

5 Tensions we see when we work in a church and how to help your staff navigate them as a pastor’s wife There was a time when we were the only staff, besides a part time admin. How I longed to have a team of others that were passionate and gifted to reach the community...
Managing Your Margin, Part 2

Managing Your Margin, Part 2

Leadership

The Rhythm of Rest Ok, let’s do a quick recap. Margin is the gap between what’s available to you and what’s asked of you. It’s like the shock absorber in a car: As long as you have a gap, you can handle the bumps. If the gap goes away, the bumps will start to do some...
Navigating Spiritual Attack as a Ministry Family

Navigating Spiritual Attack as a Ministry Family

Leadership

A perfect storm. I’m cleaning up puke off the kid’s bathroom floor. My pastor husband is dealing with a conflict among two of our staff that can’t seem to get along. And last night, we had a doozy of an argument. Not to mention that we just kicked off “For the One” at...
Managing Your Margin, Part 1

Managing Your Margin, Part 1

Leadership

Margin Matters It’s a depressing number. I’m not just talking about how many Christian leaders have had spectacular moral failures, the people who blew up their ministries with unimaginable choices. I’m also not just talking about how many Christian leaders have...