Top 10 Teen Must Reads

Top 10 Teen Must Reads Click To Tweet “…the books read and the philosophies absorbed in one’s teens and twenties erupt with a delayed effect, exerting redoubled influence in one’s middle years.” -Ravi Zacharias* From the thick, bite-marked board books of yesterday to the tattered worn pages of chemistry and algebra books tossed on the table today…each book has taken its turn shaping my children.  As we witness our older children’s youthful journey coming to an end and their life as teens beginning to bloom, what should we encourage them to read?   Here are the top ten teen must reads, …

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Is There Something Women’s Ministry Leaders Are Missing? PLUS a Free Planning Guide for Event Planners (Downloadable)

“Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.” Colossians 4:17 Does your church have a women’s ministry with a mission statement? With specific plans for ministering to women in your church and in your community? With a Titus 2 foundation and a solid biblical manifesto that is not only inclusive but also focused on reaching women for Christ and teaching women the Word and how to live it out in real life? Is your women’s ministry on a well-planned advance to take ground for the Kingdom of God? It can be! And it should be! Is your women’s …

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spiritual mentoring

The “Roux” Method of Spiritual Mentoring

Born and raised in the “tasty” state of Louisiana, I’ve been making gumbo, etouffee, and jambalaya for my family for years. Our three “mostly grown” kids have learned to love Cajun cooking. A couple of years ago, when our college-aged son Mark discovered he missed out on the Crawfish Etouffee I made for his dad’s birthday, he asked if I would teach him how to make it over Christmas break. On Christmas Eve afternoon, we met in the kitchen and I pulled out my well-worn copy of Paul Prudhomme’s “Louisiana Kitchen” cookbook. I turned to Mark and said dramatically, “First, …

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The Voice, The MOM Initiative & Titus 2

“These older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their children, to live wisely and be pure, to work in their homes, to do good, and to be submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word of God.” Titus 2:4-5 (NLT) Have you seen The Voice. It’s one of the number one shows in the country. Each season they begin the show with blind auditions. The judges face the audience while the signers give it all they’ve got in hopes that at least judge will turn around and pick them to be on …

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Do We Really NEED Women’s Ministries? (An open letter to women’s ministry leaders)

Dear Women’s Ministry Leader, I’m not really sure where to start. I have so much I want to say.  I was 24 when I became a Christian and up until that point I had never heard of you. I didn’t know about women’s ministries and I had no idea there were women like you in the world. But then I met you right after I started going to church – and you embraced me in a beautiful and unusual way – like I was a long lost child who needed your quiet strength – yet like I was a long …

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Wonder If Mentoring Matters & How YOU Can Make a Difference?

Have you ever wanted to start a Titus 2 ministry but you weren’t sure how?  Perhaps you have tried to use material that may work for some churches but your church or ministry has a very different volunteer base, skill set, and logistics than where you’ve seen it work before. The MOM Initiative is here to help YOU tailor a Titus 2 Mentoring Ministry specifically for YOUR church and to help you reach out in YOUR community in a very unique way through mentoring moms both inside your church and in your community. We make mentoring moms easy and missional. …

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HELP is ON the WAY

 Are you OVERWHELMED?  STRESSED? IMPATIENT? DEPRESSED?  “Help is ON the WAY!”  Isn’t that what we crave to hear? Isn’t that what we NEED to KNOW?   Psalm 33:20 assures us God “is our HELP and our shield.”  HOW is GOD my HELP?  He assures me that I’m not alone.  He comforts me that His eye is on me. He reminds me that my joy is in Him. He directs me with the promptings of His Holy Spirit.  He leads me in the way of truth which shields my children and me from Satan’s schemes of deception. He is my reward. He is my joy. HOW …

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I Dare You

Each woman is a snapshot–a moment of God’s plans, beauty, and wildness captured in his image–but so many of us are allowing the word’s influence to have a say in the final development of our snapshot. I was the same way…

All that time…wasted…just because I wanted to look like everyone else.

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Practical Planning Before the Holidays

If you’re like me, the holidays can sneak up on you, and before you know it, they are dragging you and your family around by your shirt collars. By the time New Years hits, you need rest before you can even think about resolutions. I’m not a planner, but a few years back, God led me to start being more intentional about how to keep the Lord front and center during the holidays. To rethink some of our traditions, to pray through necessities of time and money, service and giving. As a result, this handout was born. I can’t think …

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