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11. Have Fun
I love surprises and giving gifts. One night after our Wednesday program I met with 4 of my volunteer team who had agreed to go with me to Florida the next day to check out a camp that we were trying to learn from. They were all set to take vacation days off of work…
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10. Integrity Wins or Loses Championships
I remember after a pretty heated board meeting, the vice president came up to me and asked if I would give him a ride home. He spent the next 30 minutes pouring into me, asking me how I was doing, who I felt God calling me to be, challenging me to be gracious and forgiving,…
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9. Celebrate the Wins
Growing up, I lived in a family and community where if your team won, people would tell you that you could have played better. If you scored 20 points in the game, you should have scored 22 points. If you got straight A’s, you should have tried harder and got all 100%. If you accomplished…
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8. Forgive Before It Breaks You
I remember the first time I felt betrayed in ministry. I had just started at my first church and I was young, inexperienced, naïve, and full of believing the best in people. I thought working in a church would be the best place ever because everyone would get along, everyone would agree, and it would…
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6. Know What God Has Called You to Do
Eighteen years into ministry, I had a sudden interruption in my ministry career. The church I had poured into with my family for 5.5 years had to lay me off due to the financial crisis caused by an affair from people in the church leadership. I was in the middle of one of the most…
