Introducing: The New Online Store
As of March 2018, we’re introducing a new online shopping experience. Previously, our partners purchased resources and downloaded content on two separate websites with two separate accounts. Now, we’re rolling those two separate platforms into one place.
Empowering Your Volunteer Team
Have you ever been so flustered, so angry that you could feel your face heating? That’s exactly what I experienced in the moment. We could have remedied the problem anytime in the last seven days. There was nontoxic ant spray beneath the sink in that very room. How did we find ourselves in this situation?
LEADER PROFILE: Heather Matarazzo
Every month, we want to profile a church leader just like you. This month, we’re featuring Heather Matarazzo. Heather has been the Director of Family Ministries at Rolling Plains UMC in Zanesville, Ohio for the last six years.
4 Reasons Why You Should Join our Facebook Group
You may already be aware that MarriedPeople has a private Facebook group for church leaders who work in marriage ministry. You may even be one of the more than 1,400 members in the group. But just in case you didn’t know about the group, or aren’t already a member, here’s a few reasons why you should consider joining.
LEADER PROFILE: Josh Fortney
Every month, we want to profile a church leader just like you. This month, we’re featuring Josh Forney. Josh has been the Pastor of Marriage and Family at Pathway Church in Burleson, Texas for the last three years. You can follow him @joshfortney on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Balancing Act
One of the biggest challenges for a family engaged in ministry is learning to balance church activities, marriage, kids, extended family, finances and all the needy people who seem to come along with the job. Leading a church, or just a ministry area can be a 24/7 endeavor.
The Myth of More
Over the past twelve years, I’ve served on staff at three different churches. More times than I can count, I have said the words, “If I only had more ____________, I would be able to make a greater impact in my area of ministry.” Every time I made that statement I really believed that was the answer to my struggles.
How Church Can Show the Love on Ash Wednesday
Valentine’s Day happens on February 14 every year. In 2018, that day also happens to be Ash Wednesday. These are two pretty different holidays. Valentine’s Day mostly involves excess—cheesy love songs, over-the-top romance and elaborate gifts. Conversely, Ash Wednesday is primarily about moderation. It marks the start of Lent, when most people give up something for 40 days.
Take Our Annual Partnership Survey
We really care about what our church partners think and use your feedback to make our resources even better. But we can’t do this if we don’t hear from you. If you’re a current annual partner, please take 10 minutes to fill out our annual survey below. All partners who complete the survey by 2018 will be entered to win one of five $25 Amazon gift cards.
LEADER PROFILE: Stephanie Porter
Each month, we’re profiling a church leader just like you. This month, we’re featuring Stephanie Porter. Stephanie has been the Director of Next Generations and Family Ministries at Eagle Rock Baptist Church in Los Angeles, Calif., for the last three years.
What Do I Hope 2018 Brings For My Marriage?
The end of the year provides us with the opportunity to evaluate our year and our marriages. While we should certainly seek to grow all year long, the end of the year provides that good reminder to take stock on the last year. What can you do to not coast in your marriage in 2018? How can you make 2018 a year of growth and not a year where you plateau or even decline?
3 Ways to Make Valentine’s Day Great For Your Church’s Couples
The United States is expected to spend $18.2 billion on Valentine’s Day in 2018. There is something great about this borderline mandatory celebration of love.
The Most Unforeseen Way to Get Non-Christians To Your Church
Marriage is a great bridge from the world into the church. Because you don’t have to love Jesus to want your marriage to work.
5 Reasons Change is Hard
As a leader, one of the hardest things to do is to lead people through the process of change. The reality is that change is happening around us all the time. If we don’t change, we’ll be left behind.
3 Keys to Leaving Work at Work
Search Google for time management tips and youll see 365 million possibilities. No matter the vocation, finding ways of doing good with our lives while we do good with our hands is something we all long for. I’m still learning, but there are a few things I’ve discovered along the way on keeping work at work.