Quick Tips for Christian Ministry

Waiting isn't something we do naturally but is essential when met with roadblocks. We all want to get to our goals and destination fast and without problems. For this reason, people love their microwave ovens and high speed internet. Unfortunately, waiting is part of the deal when we unexpectedly meet with an unwelcome setback. Cam answers this question: "What advice do you give to a person faced with a season of waiting?” --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refresh-ministries/message

Pain, looked at from the right perspective, may have more to teach us than first appears. Leadership Coach Cam Taylor is back with us today with his fifth talk on thriving when faced with ministry setbacks. Cam responds to this question: "There is a popular belief that pain is negative and an unwelcome guest in our lives. What do you say to the person who holds to that belief, yet is hit by unexpected suffering of some kind?" His topic in this QT4CM episode is: Throw Off Faulty Beliefs About Pain. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refresh-ministries/message

We are continuing in our series with Leadership Coach Cam Taylor on successfully managing those detours in life and ministry. We asked Cam to comment on this statement we hear a lot from well-meaning ministry colleagues:  “Some people would say that during a ministry setback, all you need is a little faith to get you through and some God infused optimism!" Optimism alone falls short during times of stress and adversity. Find out a better approach Cam suggests in this QT4CM episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refresh-ministries/message

Part 3 of Cam Taylor's 10 Keys to Thriving When Faced with Ministry Setbacks Leadership Coach Cam Taylor is back with us today with his third tip on thriving when faced with ministry setbacks. Ministry setbacks can disturb our sense of purpose. Cam speaks about the important role purpose has in learning to thrive during a setback. His topic in this QT4CM episode is: Pursue a Purpose You Can Live For. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refresh-ministries/message

In today's episode Leadership Coach Cam Taylor gives us tips to help us deal with the emotional side to a setback. There are four emotional puzzle pieces talked about in the lesson - emotional self-awareness, dancing with emotions, emotional self-mastery, and the value of deep crying. Cam explains why emotional self-awareness is a good place to begin when dealing with setbacks and roadblocks. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refresh-ministries/message

The first of Cam Taylor's 10 Keys to Thriving When Faced with Ministry Setbacks --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refresh-ministries/message

Thinking about starting a new Christian charity project, or missions idea? Do you want to benefit from charitable donation tax receipts for your donors in Canada and the United States? Listen to a webinar replay of Chad Bruneski, Vice President of Great Commission Foundation, explaining how to get your ministry project started fast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refresh-ministries/message

Patricia Jehle gives us some practical steps and ideas to help bring about that change within your organization. She answers this question from a missionary in the field. "Give us tips and practical tools on making decisions about change, moving forward, or terminating a ministry that isn't productive or standing fast with a hope for future breakthroughs." Our Christian Ministry Maven for this episode is Patricia Jehle, a university instructor in Switzerland and a business coach.   The QT4CM podcast is a peer knowledge sharing initiative for personal and professional development of Christian ministry workers.   Quick Tips for Christian Ministry is produced with the support of the Great Commission Foundation… to benefit those who serve in the Name of Christ.      --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refresh-ministries/message

Patricia Jehle gives us tips on listening to God to make a decision regarding a ministry change. She answers this question from a missionary in the field. "Give us tips and practical tools on making decisions about change, moving forward, or terminating a ministry that isn't productive or standing fast with a hope for future breakthroughs." Our Christian Ministry Maven for this episode is Patricia Jehle, a university instructor in Switzerland and a business coach.   The QT4CM podcast is a peer knowledge sharing initiative for personal and professional development of Christian ministry workers.   Quick Tips for Christian Ministry is produced with the support of the Great Commission Foundation… to benefit those who serve in the Name of Christ.        --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refresh-ministries/message

Patricia Jehle answers this question from a missionary in the field. "Give us tips and practical tools on making decisions about change, moving forward, or terminating a ministry that isn't productive or standing fast with a hope for future breakthroughs." Our Christian Ministry Maven for this episode is Patricia Jehle, a university instructor in Switzerland and a business coach.   The QT4CM podcast is a peer knowledge sharing initiative for personal and professional development of Christian ministry workers.   Quick Tips for Christian Ministry is produced with the support of the Great Commission Foundation… to benefit those who serve in the Name of Christ.      --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refresh-ministries/message

Organizational Coach Dr. Ken Thiessen talks about how healthy congregations manage anxiety. This is the last episode of his series outlining the unhealthy ways anxiety manifests itself in congregations and Christian ministries.   It is important to understand how anxiety dominates much of the unhealthy decision making processes and broken relationships within faith-based ministries and congregations.   The QT4CM podcast is a peer knowledge sharing initiative for personal and professional development of Christian ministry workers.   Quick Tips for Christian Ministry is produced with the support of The Great Commission Foundation… to benefit those who serve in the Name of Christ.    Want to contribute your thoughts? Click here to suggest a topic for a future episode. Or, click here to send us your proposal to be interviewed.   Want more information? The Show Notes can be accessed by clicking here.     --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refresh-ministries/message

Our international security expert provides five valuable tips for planning the safety of short term mission trips.     Assign responsibility for security planning and briefing to a member of your mission team. Assign responsibility for host country research and briefing to a member of your mission team. Assign responsibility for travel planning and briefing to a member of your mission team. Assign responsibility for pastoral care to a member of your mission team. Encourage your team members to jointly decide how to handle photography and social media during the mission trip.   The QT4CM podcast is a peer knowledge sharing initiative for personal and professional development of Christian ministry workers.   Quick Tips for Christian Ministry is produced with the support of The Great Commission Foundation… to benefit those who serve in the Name of Christ.     Want to contribute your thoughts? Click here to suggest a topic for a future episode. Or, click here to send us your proposal to be interviewed.   Want more information? The Show Notes can be accessed by clicking here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refresh-ministries/message

Organizational Coach Dr. Ken Thiessen talks about "over-functioning and under-functioning" — another of the five unhealthy ways anxiety manifests itself in congregations and Christian ministries.   Who are the "over-functioners" and "under-functioners"?  In your ministry context or in your congregation, is there somebody who always picks up the ball? These people oftentimes volunteer for everything. They're the backbone of ministry organizations and churches, because guess what? Everybody knows that John is going to step forward and volunteer. A lot of times, John volunteers for stuff that he's not necessarily gifted at. God hasn't called him to do that, but if I'm sitting on the sidelines, I don't have to worry things, because I just know that John is going to pick it up. It is important to understand how anxiety dominates much of the unhealthy decision making processes and broken relationships within faith-based ministries and congregations.   The QT4CM podcast is a peer knowledge sharing initiative for personal and professional development of Christian ministry workers.   Quick Tips for Christian Ministry is produced with the support of The Great Commission Foundation… to benefit those who serve in the Name of Christ.    Want to contribute your thoughts? Click here to suggest a topic for a future episode. Or, click here to send us your proposal to be interviewed.   Want more information? The Show Notes can be accessed by clicking here.   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refresh-ministries/message

How can ministry workers in the field receive member care for trauma counselling? Our Christian Ministry Maven for this episode is Patricia Jehle, a university instructor in Switzerland and a business coach.   Often the questions of why and how to find member care for overseas ministry workers and missionaries is real and pressing.  Patricia Jehle will be addressing the issue of critical incident trauma and finding help on today’s podcast. Patricia points out the why and options of missionary and other ministry workers receiving member care.   The QT4CM podcast is a peer knowledge sharing initiative for personal and professional development of Christian ministry workers.   Quick Tips for Christian Ministry is produced with the support of the Great Commission Foundation… to benefit those who serve in the Name of Christ.    Want to contribute your thoughts? Click here to suggest a topic for a future episode. Or, click here to send us your proposal to be interviewed.   Want more information? The Show Notes can be accessed by clicking here.     --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refresh-ministries/message

Organizational Coach Dr. Ken Thiessen talks about "multi-generational transmission process" — another of the five unhealthy ways anxiety manifests itself in congregations and Christian ministries. It is important to understand how anxiety dominates much of the unhealthy decision making processes and broken relationships within faith-based ministries and congregations.   The QT4CM podcast is a peer knowledge sharing initiative for personal and professional development of Christian ministry workers.   Quick Tips for Christian Ministry is produced with the support of The Great Commission Foundation… to benefit those who serve in the Name of Christ.    Want to contribute your thoughts? Click here to suggest a topic for a future episode. Or, click here to send us your proposal to be interviewed.   Want more information? The Show Notes can be accessed by clicking here.   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refresh-ministries/message