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article | April 28, 2020

The Jewish people were sitting ducks. Haman was bent on destruction. The law restricted Queen Esther from approaching the king without being summoned, and King Xerxes had a hot-headed temper. This is the situation in which Esther found herself. Mordecai pleaded with …

article | February 4, 2019

There are countless reasons why leaders can feel disappointed in ministry. I’ve had my fair share of disappointments, and I bet you have, too. It’s true, no matter how hard we work, often things simply don’t go the way we plan or …

article | March 1, 2021

Christel Humfrey is our featured writer today in the Best of the Best series. I’m praying for you! —Leslie Bennett, Director of Women’s Ministry Initiatives Relationships are messy. If you have spent any length of time in ministry, you know that at …

article | March 22, 2016

In the words of one of my favorite childhood book characters, I'd had a "terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day." You know the type, right? Bad news comes like cars on a train, one after another. Or you just can't get …

article | September 10, 2018

“Ellen, we never saw ourselves as gay, but we have never been in love with another person in this way.” This was how Beth1, a woman in her forties, described her affair with Anna, a young grad student who began coming to …

article | December 4, 2020

When you receive a job offer . . . When your health results come back as questionable . . . When you need to decide on your future plans, moving or school or working . . . When you did something you’re …

article | March 21, 2018

I was sixteen and on my way home from a week-long summer camp with some of my best friends. Everything about my life seemed perfect, and I couldn’t have been happier. I was laughing, joking around, reminiscing without a care in the …

article | November 12, 2018

There are seasons of leadership transition in every local church—changes with pastors, elders, staff members, and other key leaders. Whether it’s a result of retirement, moving on to a new ministry or call from God, or even due to a consequence of …

article | February 8, 2016

You've been entrusted with a weighty responsibility. The people you lead represent the lifeblood of your ministry. But what's more, they constitute your precious blood-bought family. Take a fresh look at the apostle Paul's "family man" leadership modeled in 1 Thessalonians 2: …

article | May 21, 2018

One of my greatest joys as a women’s ministry director has always been walking alongside women, pointing them to God’s sovereignty and goodness in the midst of trials and testing. As a recipient of gospel grace, I’ve had a lifetime of experiencing …