Is it possible to eliminate the chaotic frenzy that accompanies the demands you face each day? The need to balance hectic ministry and careers, fulfill the expectations and responsibilities involved in maintaining the relationships in your life, managing a household and staying on top of fast-paced and sometimes overwhelming changes of our culture, can tax even the strongest of women. Over the years our roles and responsibilities tend to go through... > Full Story

The first year we were married and in full-time ministry together, my husband, Jeff, and I worked all the time, rarely finishing before 10-11 pm. One weekend, I counted 29 extra...

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They say that behind every good man is a wonderful woman. Well, the same is true the other way around – behind every good woman is a wonderful man. For any spouse in ministry,...

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Nine years ago, Pam Thum signed a recording contract and began her ministry of Christian music. With her Shania Twain-looks, God-given talent and velvety-smooth voice she could have...

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Most people define leadership as the ability to achieve a position. Their goal is to go after a position and, when they achieve it, think they have become a leader. Is there more...

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One of the great responsibilities - and privileges - of being a leader is to develop the people around you, to help those that have the potential to become leaders themselves. A...

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For most of us, ’servant leadership’ is a vague concept that really doesn’t have much definition in our day-to-day lives. We can envision what a servant leader must...

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This is Part 3 in a three-part series: “Growing as a Spiritual Leader” Every good an every great leader is a perpetual learner. If you are not learning, then you are not growing-you’re...

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This is Part 2 in a three-part series: “Growing as a Spiritual Leader” Are you in an environment where you are growing as a leader? Before you answer this question, I want to...

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My new computer arrived. I was so excited, I eagerly opened the box. Then I suddenly felt overwhelmed and confused. I glanced at the manual and realized it only complicated my confusion....

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