my experience + your potential
My husband and I love watching movies – at the theater, at home, or at a homemade drive-in. He can remember every line and every actor; I can remember where we were and what we ate. Movies can spark a variety of conversation from feisty to sentimental. For your viewing pleasure, here are 5 Questions… [Continue Reading]
My last post on recommended reads for leaders just wasn’t enough. I have too many favorites! So here’s a special list reserved just for women leaders including practical tools for discovering your strengths and conflict resolution, inspiring stories, and challenges to change the world: 1. Half the Sky: turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide… [Continue Reading]
With Mother’s Day this weekend, I’m thinking about the moms in my life: my mom, my husband’s mom, the moms I want to be like, as well as the the women who have loved and nurtured me in my life. To get you and your teams talking this week, here are 5 Questions About Moms:… [Continue Reading]
My cousin Christy is expecting her first baby and has already picked out his name. I love thinking through names and their significance – every name has a story. The following are 5 Questions About Names: 1. If you could have picked your own name, what would it be? 2. What were your nicknames as… [Continue Reading]
My good friend and team-building guru Deb McCormick always says, “Leaders are readers.” I often get asked for my favorite leadership books and find myself recommending some of the same ones over and over. The following is a list of some of my favorites (in alphabetical order): 1. Crucial Conversations: tools for talking when stakes are… [Continue Reading]
We just celebrated my youngest son’s birthday which always leads to mixed emotions: elation that this stage is over mixed with a melancholy cloud with a never-ending loop of Watercolour Ponies. I’m curious what birthdays bring up in you and your group. Here are 5 Questions for Birthdays. Enjoy! What was your most memorable birthday… [Continue Reading]
Easter weekend has always been special for me. The weekend is full of unique worship experiences and celebrations surrounding food and family. The following are 5 questions to help spark some meaningful conversation this weekend: If you had an unlimited supply of your favorite Easter candy, which would you choose? If you had to pick… [Continue Reading]
This week, I have had the privilege of serving communion to the body of Irving Bible Church where I serve on pastoral staff. Twice. It never fails when I help serve the Lord’s Supper, that just a few minutes in, I end up a weepy mess. Surely you have had someone serve you a wafer… [Continue Reading]
A dear friend of mine always says, “leaders are readers.” The following are 5 questions to get you talking about a few good reads: What are you reading right now? Which literary genre is your favorite? What books did you enjoy most as a child? Which character in a book best describes who you are?… [Continue Reading]
Several years ago, a woman we’ll call Rita came to me carrying a big bag of offenses for her friend, Sherry. Sherry was extremely angry with me, deeply disappointed by my leadership, and quite confident I was a liar. As I sat across from Rita, she demanded I explain myself. She recounted, incorrectly, the conversations… [Continue Reading]
