I received an email recently which asked, I feel the call of God to speak so strongly! I have a great message and I so want to share it. But I can't do all the training and planning and practicing that I want to do while I'm still working full-time at 10 hour days. I feel like I should be willing to step out in faith and quit my job, but is that Continue Reading
How to Practice Before Giving a Talk
You're going to be standing at that podium for 45 minutes, looking into the faces of all those people who have paid to come out to this event and hear you speak. You have to fill that time. You have to sound professional. And most of all, you want to be effective for God. But how do you practice so that the talk goes well? Yesterday we were Continue Reading
How to Prepare Well Before You Give a Talk
I asked recently on the Facebook Page: Speaking well is a combination of giftings, preparation, and practice. Which one is hardest for you to feel confident about? And the overwhelming response was preparation! So I thought it was time I wrote a post on how to prepare to speak. What's the difference between preparation and practice, though? Continue Reading
Are We Losing the Ability To Think?
I write a Christian marriage blog that mostly focuses on marriage and family, and I ran across this older post recently which asked, "Are we losing the ability to think?" I thought it would be of interest to those of you who speak as a ministry, and I'd love to know your take on this trend! Here you go: Last week I took four teenagers (two Continue Reading
Finding Anecdotes from Everyday Life to Use When You Speak
People learn through stories. (and here's a picture of me in the middle of an embarrassing one!) That's why Jesus spoke in so many parables! People could grab hold of His word pictures and remember them, and chew on them. They give life to what is otherwise mere principles. When we speak, we should be liberally peppering our talks with lots Continue Reading
How Much Do I Share When I Speak-if It Concerns Others?
My story is about learning how to say "God, you are enough." When I share my story, I do so to challenge women to open up their hands, and say, "God, you may have given me many blessings, but ultimately my life is based entirely, and solely, in You. You are my Source. You are enough." And I do that by sharing my story of loss--my son who Continue Reading