What do you do when you feel like you’ve failed? When you do the math, and it doesn’t add up? When you have tried your hardest, put it all on the line, done what you know to do, and it

We are huge proponents of intentionally setting boundaries with the people in your ministry, at your work, and in life. One place where we often see a need for our partners to set healthy parameters and boundaries is with supporters.

Let’s be honest, one of the most difficult parts of doing missions work is raising support. Whether it’s a short term trip or long term project it has to be funded somehow. Today, there are many great tools that can

Your identity is not your ministry.  Your ministry is an overflow of who God created you to be, but it’s not who you are.  Your identity is separate, and it stands alone, fully autonomous from your ministry.    This is

I just turned 40. I’m not ashamed of my age, I’m thankful. What a gift experience is, I’ve earned every scar, age spot, and fine line.  Growing up, my mom would always say, “only the lucky get old.” She was

When Nathan and I got married we did something very nerdy. We didn’t start wedding planning the traditional way. Instead, the first thing we did was to make a list of our values. After that, the myriad of necessary wedding

There is an epidemic happening today. Great Kingdom visions are being lost because of the individualistic way that nonprofits are currently structured. The system is broken. World changing dreams are dying before they ever get off the ground. And if

As a ministry leader, I’m sure you have faced a similar debate. How vulnerable can I be, especially with the people in my ministry? What personal things are appropriate to share online? How honest should I be with my supporters?

Do you ever have days where you wake up dealing with anxiety? Where your first thoughts are: worry about relationships that need tending, tasks that must be done, and work or ministry stressors? Some mornings are just rough! At times

It has been a tough season. Riots. Hurricanes. Earthquakes. Fires. These catastrophic events change lives forever. Sometimes, disasters unify, volunteers mobilize well, and the Church steps in to meet real needs. Unfortunately, disasters often lead to an immediate surge of