The Importance of Purpose

By Emily Brummund Nov 23, 2015 Over the last few weeks, I have spent quite a bit of time thinking about purpose. As I attended some large meetings and walked through a few busy airports, I could not help but think about all of the people I was seeing. Are they living...

The Gift of Self-Awareness

One of the greatest gifts a parent can give a child is to be a self-aware parent, to “know thyself”. This statement may surprise you and yet, I have found it to be profoundly true. The reasons this statement is true are far too numerous to cover in this brief blog,...

I was in a Fog

  I WAS IN A FOG. By Alli Van Roekel Senior Coach & Facilitator After many years of work in youth ministry, I found myself in a fog.  I was disoriented, unfocused and personally confused.  Have you ever tried finding your way in the fog?  It is an exhausting...

The Parable of the Long Spoons

When I was in high school, I attended a weekend retreat that had a profound effect on me. The pastor shared a parable about heaven and hell. It goes something like this: A holy man asked God what heaven and hell were like. God showed him two rooms. In the first room,...

The Gift of Non-Anxious Presence

By Joe Cavanaugh III President Equip 2 Equip LLC What do you think of when you hear the words non-anxious presence?  I was first introduced to this concept in 2006, when a Pastor complemented me, very generously, by commenting that he appreciated my non-anxious...