by Jeff Kephart | Jun 5, 2023 | Encouragement
I recently came across this quote from Steven Covey, the noted organizational expert: “Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.” Indeed, trust— “the belief...
by Jeff Kephart | May 3, 2023 | Encouragement
As the Ohio corn and soybean planting season draws to a close, I am reminded of the children’s story “The Little Ren Hen”. That’s the one where a hen approaches her fellow farm animals multiple times, seeking help for sowing, reaping, and grinding her wheat crop but...
by Guest Author | Apr 25, 2023 | Encouragement
Women’s ministry leadership team prays together regularly and our planning teams take a significant amount of time to pray before conducting business. Prayer is a vital ingredient in outreach efforts and our women are praying for lost people by name. An emergency...
by Jeff Kephart | Apr 5, 2023 | Encouragement
Relationships are the main tools for ministry. A critical function of church programming is to provide opportunities for developing, cultivating, and maintaining relational connections between church family members. Whether worship services, life groups of Sunday...
by Jeff Kephart | Mar 8, 2023 | Encouragement
As we move into March, thoughts turn to “spring cleaning,” the annual ritual of sprucing up our homes after the dark and dreary winter months. This practice may be historically rooted in the opportunity spring provided to open up windows and doors to allow seasonal...
by Jeff Kephart | Feb 8, 2023 | Encouragement
As we move through February, thoughts often turn to Valentine’s Day and love. Unfortunately, our culture seems a bit perplexed about what love really is. We speak of how we “love our favorite food,” “love our football team,” “love our children,” and “love our spouse,”...
