'Dear Women’s Ministry Leader, first things first: please lead yourself well before leading others!' Check out the rest of our Q&A with our new LifeWay Women’s trainer, Brenda Croston:
leadership Q & A, we’re featuring Brenda Croston. Brenda is a new LifeWay Women’s trainer, so later this fall, look for cities where she will be teaching. I’m excited for you to know her.My answer to who has most influenced my ministry leadership might be unconventional and familiar, all at the same time. Why? The influencer has no name! At least that’s the way my mind replays our encounter.
Looking back, I am reminded of my former principal’s words to the teaching staff, “You can lead your students to the fountain of knowledge, but you can’t make them drink! However, your teaching should make them so thirsty that they willingly dive headfirst into the fountain!” That day in a place I had never been before with a crowd I had never seen before and would never see again, I was made thirsty by a no-name woman for my own soul-reaching, tear-drying, empowering experience with God’s Word.
All this leads to another question. What does No Name and her love of all things biblical have to do with my ministry leadership? Two things: the love of God’s Word and the application of its truths to my life empowers me to lead with the heart of God at the forefront of all I do.
Depending on where I am—on the road or at home—my time with the Lord may find me bedside, kneeling in prayer, crying tears of gratitude over my journal, followed by Scripture reading and written expression of what I feel God has spoken. Some days, it’s me, God, my best set of earphones, and my favorite Bible teacher exegeting the Scriptures via YouTube while I jog along my neighborhood streets. I love those times! God seems to speak loudest against the backdrop of His creation.
Dear Women’s Ministry Leader, first things first: please lead yourself well before leading others! Second, the vision God has given you will bear the most fruit when you enlist a team to help carry it out. Trust me on this one!My husband, Mark, and I joined our church two years ago. In many ways, we are still new members. The church has a long, rich history, and most of its members have developed bonds with one another and are fiercely committed to the preservation of their way.
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