After losing my grandfather to cancer, one of the things I felt was grateful. Grateful? Grateful for the death of my beloved Popsie? No, grateful for where I was spiritually
A Scary Intermission
There’s this scary intermission I’m living in right now. I’ve just graduated high school and now I’m off to college…three hours from home, three hours from everything I’ve ever known.
More than a Pretty Face: An Interview with Ocielia Gibson
This excerpt of the original article originally appeared in this month’s edition of Parenting Teens magazine, available for purchase at lifeway.com/parentingteens. We hope you like it! — Ocielia Gibson knows
The Importance of Foundations
Several months ago, the Lord placed a call on my life to leave the student ministry that I had served with for several years. It was by far one of
23 Ways to Connect with Parents
Each of our ministries are different. We reach different cultures, races, and economic situations. No one knows your ministry better than you- YOU who are in the trenches with those
Faith in the Waiting
Waiting. I cringe at the sound of that word because I am horrible at it. I guess we can blame it on the culture we live in and we can
Microwave vs. Crockpot Ministry
Girls ministry blogs are popping up all over the place these days! I am so excited to see the excitement. I remember my first days on the job and I
Year One: Check!
I recently hit the one year mark of my first year as a full-time girls ministry director. I met the milestone with feelings of sadness (goodness that flew by too
A Lesson from Mismatched Socks
A few days ago, we had our biggest girls ministry event of the year. I had spent weeks and months planning, booking, praying, and hot gluing. The day itself went
4 Leadership Truths from Nehemiah
Each of us are called by God to do very distinct things. They are very specific to us and have been ordained by God. In Psalm 139, David refers to