In The Trenches with DeDe Reilly

We can anticipate a great deal of church staffing movement in the next 12-18 months. People are relocating, retiring, and making career moves after a year of little to no movement in 2020. Where do you start?

For those of us in the trenches, Holy Week can be anything but contemplative and solemn. I've got a few ideas to help you celebrate in the hustle and bustle.

Hebrews 12:1-2 speaks to being 'surrounded by a cloud of witnesses' as you run the race marked out for you as a disciple of Jesus. Who makes up your cloud of witnesses? How will you provide a cloud of witnesses for your kids and grandkids?

As a follower of Jesus we are given a great gift in the written Bible in our own language. How can we get started?

With a pause of in-person on-campus meetings I had some margin for a couple of weeks so I asked, "What's in my hand?"

Celebrations invite us to intentionally share our faith with our kids and grands. Here are some easy suggestions.

Through Haggai's words God stirs the spirit of His discouraged and distracted people to rebuild which speaks to us today in this post-pandemic world.

Holy Habits over time help us make strides in our faith in Jesus. Which three holy habits must be part of every disciple's soul training?

Thoughts of ways to be ambassadors for Jesus in the margins of life outside of church.

Spiritual entrepreneurship and learning strengthen your innovation muscles.

How can we in the trenches of the local church coach families to leverage time, moments, and milestones in the ultimate small group: the family?

Learning new things became part of my everyday in 2020. Of the hundreds of new things I learned, there were three big things that will carry me into 2021.