![Making the Leap from Marketplace to Ministry Making the Leap from Marketplace to Ministry](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/78405.jpg?h=168&w=300)
My move from business to full-time ministry happened so fast, I probably should have seen a chiropractor for whiplash. I had held a litany of diverse jobs over the yearsāeverything from fast food cashier to customer service representative, wardrobe coordinator on a Christian ...
![3 Ways to Maximize Co-Pastoring 3 Ways to Maximize Co-Pastoring](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/78401.jpg?h=168&w=300)
It was official. We were co-pastors, elected by our church to serve as a husband and wife team. Now what?
As the bright light of excitement from starting our new co-pastoring journey dimmed, and we settled into the daily grind of parish ministry, we were dismayed to discover ...
![Sleep: The Neglected Gift Sleep: The Neglected Gift](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/78365.jpg?h=168&w=300)
Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, obesity, high blood pressure, and severe sleep apnea, I changed my diet and began to exercise. In a year, I lost 27 pounds, resulting in a decrease in pain and 2 dress sizes. But I still dragged through each day as if there were a weight ...
![Sabbath Is More than Rest Sabbath Is More than Rest](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/78288.jpg?h=168&w=300)
I have struggled over the years as I’ve tried to find balance in practicing Sabbath. As a new believer, I took the Ten Commandments as gospel and thought a lot about what it means to keep it holy. For me, that easily translated into going to church, and then coming home ...
![Lead from Where You Are Lead from Where You Are](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/78267.jpg?h=168&w=300)
"You walk with God and teach others out of that." My professor's words etched themselves onto my soul as he spoke.
Over a decade later, I have yet to forget them. In fact, they have become a simple reminderāa scripted placard hanging on the doorpost of my mindāthat ...
![Disillusioned by the Church Disillusioned by the Church](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/78195.jpg?h=168&w=300)
Lisa could not believe what she was hearing.
The worship pastor at her church was clearly a very gifted musician. On Sundays, he consistently produced the highest quality worship program she ever experienced. Unfortunately, it was evident his quest for musical perfection came ...
![Imagining the Next Generation of Women in Leadership Imagining the Next Generation of Women in Leadership](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/78146.jpg?h=168&w=300)
I’m purposeful in how I develop my staff members as leaders. I tell them what I see in them, put them in new situations which stretch them, sit with them regularly to ask, “How do you need to vent, process, or pray with me?” And, as uncomfortable as it makes ...