Honest Dialogue with Our Shepherding Organizations
I gently pushed the contract across the table and asked for some revisions. It wasn’t easy, as the only woman in a room full of older men. I’m not sure they were used to meeting with many women in their office space, but I am sure they didn’t quite know what to do with me. […]
Change the Discussion, Change the World
Whether at a church or an organizational event, I often find the allotted “meet and greet” time after a speaking engagement awkward. People don’t know how or if they should approach, and this can be further exaggerated if financial support is involved. It was in this context something surprised me: in a span of two weeks at […]
Lessons From When I Belonged at the Zoo
Recently the husband and I celebrated a big anniversary. If I tell you how long it would just tell you how old I am. We are the kind of old where our kids all drive and yet we have no grandkids. This is the age I call the “child wilderness” age. We have no excuse […]