The New Year has a way of stirring something deep in us. There’s something about turning the calendar that invites reflection—sometimes hopeful, sometimes heavy. New workout plans, new healthy diet plans, new resolutions that this time  we will stick to!  We talk about fresh starts and clean slates, but for many, January also brings a quiet inventory. Goals we didn’t meet. Conversations we wish had gone differently. Decisions we second-guess. People we hoped to serve better. And whether we...

Leading Like a Woman in the Church: If God Can Use a Donkey, He Can Use You

When it comes to leadership, most of us are familiar with Simon Sinek’s phrase Start with WHY.  We teach it in leadership courses, and...