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chrestentomlin
Sep 20, 20231 min read
Current Social Series
This series is providing some foundational training for our up-&-comers and a much needed refresher course for the veterans.


Cynthia Dobbs
Jun 22, 20225 min read
A Circle of Generations
When I finally said yes to those gracious invitations and began sitting in a circle of generations, one generation did indeed communicate th


Bailey Kuert
Aug 25, 20215 min read
Making Time for Friendship
Friendships could easily take a back seat to the demanding schedule that I have, but I have had to learn to fight against that...

chrestentomlin
Aug 21, 20212 min read
It's time to Connect.
Greater connection is often found on the other side of simple invitation. Sometimes we just mean too well.


Racheal Elrod-Edwards
May 26, 20215 min read
The Anxiety Assessment
Anxiety is a real experience within the body; it has more than a mental and emotional presence.


Kathy Wampler
Mar 24, 20214 min read
Standing at an Open Door
As we are standing there, staring at the door He has opened right in front of us, we can take the first step forward with confidence in Him


Casey Gibbons
Feb 24, 20214 min read
My Secret Weapon for Successful Suffering
While we have seen tremendous victories in ministry, we have also experienced years of suffering through diagnosis after diagnosis.


Crystal Williams
Jan 27, 20216 min read
Take Off the Mask
Vulnerability is a common theme throughout the Bible. In fact, over and over throughout scriptures, we find some type of vulnerability as...


Sheila Harper
Nov 18, 20205 min read
Tackling the Top Three
TOP THREE CAUSES OF BURNOUT…OR AT LEAST THEY WERE MY TOP THREE! My husband and I managed to pull off a three-week sabbatical where we...


Sheila Harper
Nov 11, 20205 min read
Snagging the Pass-Through
There's a dark recess of your mind that is the end of you. Burnout takes you to a tired that sleep won't fix.


Sheila Harper
Nov 4, 20206 min read
Bye, Bye Burnout
As I stood by her bed, I felt an old friend surface. Why in the world would I feel...jealous?


Natalie Morris
Oct 28, 20204 min read
We are The Preachers.
Ministry isn’t just our occupation or something we just do. Ministry is who we are.


Pam King
Oct 14, 20204 min read
Modeling a Love for Ministry
I knew that, if I wanted children that loved the ministry, I had to exemplify a positive attitude about the ministry.


Casey Gibbons
Nov 20, 20193 min read
When the PK Is Struggling
What should you do when you are succeeding as a leader in your church but your own son or daughter isn’t thriving? In the past 20 years of m

chrestentomlin
Jul 8, 20191 min read
Summer Blog Break
What topics are you interested in reading about? What questions are baffling you as a woman of God, married, and in the ministry?


Bridgette Tomlin
Jun 27, 20195 min read
Book Review | Ruth, A Portrait
This detailed memoir takes the reader on a behind-the-scenes tour of this ministry power couple, complete with the detours, disagreements, d

chrestentomlin
Jun 24, 20192 min read
Dear You...
Sanctuary Let's Retreat affords you such luxury at an affordable rate, making it possible to bump your sanity, wholeness, wellness, and


Samalee Allen
Jun 19, 20193 min read
Book Review | Holy Hustle
We all agree we are called according to His purpose. We all agree we are to share the best news with others; thus, introducing them to a rel


Martha Fouts
Jun 12, 20193 min read
Book Review | Freedom!
I recommend this book for any woman, but especially for someone who might be in a season of pain or disappointment. This book could definite


Barbie Harris
Jun 3, 20193 min read
Book Review | Turnaround God
We were in our first senior pastorate position and in the midst of learning the good, the bad, and ugly of all that is involved in leading a
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