The Cookie Extravaganza
What says holiday cheer more than the smell of fresh baked cookies? Karen & Cherry Hundreds gather at a South Texas home on a crisp December afternoon. Guests get gloves,…
Leaders, Are You Tired of the “New Normal”?
Many women’s ministry directors in churches across America read this column. They have written to me to talk about their ministry situations. Many asked what to do about the limits of the pandemic.
Leading Heart New Issue Available NOW: Today Is a Good Day to Arise!
It's A GOOD DAY to ARISE!This issue of Leading Hearts is dedicated to helping you embrace God's Call on Your Life-NOW! Find inspiring stories featuring women who arise daily to…
Leaders are Followers, Too
It is important for each of us to be followers of the Good Shepherd because who we follow will determine how we lead.
WHEN I WAS TOURING ISRAEL, THE GUIDE STOPPED NEAR A FIELD OF GRAZING SHEEP. HE SAID, “I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING THAT WILL MAKE A SECTION OF YOUR BIBLE COME ALIVE.”
(more…)
Christmas 2019 issue: Rise Up! It’s Your Time to Shine
“Those who are wise will shine like the bright expanse of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.” —–Daniel 12:3
You may think of a million people more equipped than you to accomplish the call God has on your life, but God is calling you to RISE UP because It is Your Time to Shine!
Christmas Cover Girls Bethany Jett and Michelle Medlock Adams (bethanyandmichelle.com) give us Platinum Faith perspective.
Leadership is Not for Wimps
by Karen Porter in Leading Hearts Magazine
Leadership is not for wimps.
Nor for anyone who is trying to make a name for herself or make a fortune. Instead, being a leader involves serving and nudging others to do their best.
My husband and I own a group of small businesses.
We work hard, and we try to incorporate the qualities of a good leader as we work with our employees, associates and the freelancers we hire.
Recently, he and I began attending a mastermind group composed of other small business owners. The meetings are stunning and mind-opening. After each meeting, we are encouraged and challenged to integrate better leadership into our day-to-day work.
Ultimate Self Control plus Bonus Recipe for For the Love of Britain Cottage Pie
By Karen Porter @KarenPorter in Leading Hearts Magazine
I KNEW A MAN WHO SEEMED THE EPITOME OF SELF- CONTROL. Rising early each morning, he went to the gym, ate a healthy breakfast, and dressed with military precision. He consistently kept a record of every detail of his conversations and negotiations.
He was always on time and never procrastinated. He was the picture of a self-controlled person until he began unrestrained yelling, often firing people or making rash decisions. Or he talked way too much in meetings, telling the same stories over and over — but he was so potentially explosive that no one dared to stop him.
Why Your Leadership Team Deserves a REFRESH plus BONUS RECIPE for 30-Minutes til Dinner White Chili
by Karen Porter @BoldVisionBooks in Leading Hearts Magazine
IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, I TOOK ALL THE ART CLASSES OFFERED. I am not good at art or at drawing but I loved the feel of a new sheet of art paper or a blank canvas. I was in love with the idea of creating something on that bare space. In my mind and in my dreams, I could create a masterpiece with flow, movement and brilliant use of color. Unfortunately, my hands never got the messages from my brain and heart, and I usually produced a twisted mess. My shapes were malformed; my perspective was skewed; and my tints turned into a strange shade of mud.
That immediate failure was hard for me to accept and overcome until the teacher reached into her cabinet and handed me a new page of art paper — a new canvas.
Starting over offers optimism, hope, and joy — and beginning again promises another chance to get it right.
Perhaps you have experienced some failures during the past year. You wish you could erase the memory of some meetings or encounters. Participation in your organization has dwindled, and now you are feeling like my school-girl paintings — disorganized, overwhelmed, and bored.
I have good news! God has given you a new page, a fresh, blank canvas to begin again — 2019!