Thrive In 5: Financial: May 2025
Saving for short and long-term goals is most likely going to be a part of every pastor’s financial planning
Michael Blue
Thriving Together–November
A call to full-time ministry is a beautiful thing.
Thriving Together–October
Thriving Together is a newsletter for women serving in or preparing for ministerial leadership in The Wesleyan Church. Each month, we want to embody 1 Thessalonians 5:11: “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you...
Thriving Together–August
Thriving Together is a newsletter for women serving in or preparing for ministerial leadership in The Wesleyan Church. Each month, we want to embody 1 Thessalonians 5:11: “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you...
Thriving Together–September
Thriving Together is a newsletter for women serving in or preparing for ministerial leadership in The Wesleyan Church. Each month, we want to embody 1 Thessalonians 5:11: “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you...
Thrive In 5: Spiritual – Increase Your Resilience
There is a paradox between the strength and fragility of the human soul.
Thrive In 5: Healthy Sleep
One-third of all Americans report difficulty sleeping. Did you know that sleep has a vital role in physical health and can be considered just as important to health as nutrition and exercise?
Thrive In 5: Intellectual – A Biblical Pattern for Problem Solving
As Pastoral leaders, we often encounter a myriad of problems that test our resilience, problem-solving skills, and ability to adapt.
Thrive In 5: Emotional – Conscious or unconscious empathy?
God created us with a hard-wired capacity to sense and respond to the emotions of others
Thriving Together–Celebrating Women in Ministry June 2023
Thriving Together is a newsletter for women serving in or preparing for ministerial leadership in The Wesleyan Church. Each month, we want to embody 1 Thessalonians 5:11: “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you...
Thriving Together- May 2023
Thriving Together is a newsletter for women serving in or preparing for ministerial leadership in The Wesleyan Church. Each month, we want to embody 1 Thessalonians 5:11: “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you...
Thriving Together- April 2023
God created us female. As a female pastor and preacher, sometimes this feels like a good thing, at other times it doesn’t.
Thriving Together- March 2023
“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”
Thrive In 5: Physical -Everyday Physical Activity
Any movement is better than no movement! Consistent daily movement can add up over time and result in health benefits.
Creating a “Blue Ocean” Local Church Strategy
The Blue Ocean strategy was first introduced in the 2004 book titled, “Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant” by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne. The authors theorized that instead of focussing on competition...
A Call to Freedom and Joy
Many Christians, especially those in ministry, can experience financial stress and confusion.
Relationship Triangles
A relationship triangle arises when two people pull in a third party to ease the tension between them.
Navigating Holiday Feasting
The holidays tend to be a time of excess, but how can clergy enjoy the socialization aspect without overindulging?
Gratitude
Gratitude has been the focus of social science research for well over a decade.
Reconciling
Reconciliation’s best start is with a repentant wrongdoer.
Living Prayer
As pastors, we know the foundation of our spiritual lives is prayer. We teach converts and congregants that prayer is a conversation with God, the underpinning of a life of faith.
Getting Active
Long hours in the office planning for events or sermons, meetings with parishioners for coffee or meals, and balancing responsibilities at church, second jobs, or at home can be exhausting.
5 Shifts for Missional Impact
As pastors and church leaders, we aspire to increase the impact of our ministries.
Self-Control
Self-control assists ministry leaders to manage difficult conversations or confrontations with greater emotional calm.
