"The Transformative Power of Discipleship: Personal Reflections and Lessons Learned"
Recently, I listened to a sermon about Discipleship, which caused me to reflect on the times in my life when I have been discipled and...
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Joycelyn Lewis
Jun 20, 20231 min read
The Do's and Don'ts of Managing People
I considered writing a blog about this topic; however, I found an article that speaks to the biblical model of "managing" people. So, I...
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Joycelyn Lewis
Jun 19, 20231 min read
Management or Spiritual Leadership? Which is the Biblical Model?
I considered writing a blog about this topic; however, I found an article that speaks to the biblical model of spiritual leadership. So,...
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Joycelyn Lewis
Jun 15, 20232 min read
You Need The Safe Church Checklist
A Safe church is a "Spirit-formed, Christlike culture, ....nurtures truth, offers healing for the wounded, seeks opportunities to show...
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Joycelyn Lewis
Jun 14, 20235 min read
Overcoming the Abuse of Power with Prayer
In my previous blog, I did not include prayer because safeguarding a church from a toxic culture and the abuse of power through prayer...
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Joycelyn Lewis
Jun 13, 20234 min read
How to Nurture a Safe Church Culture
There are four ways to overcome a toxic church culture and nurture a safe church culture.
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Joycelyn Lewis
Jun 8, 20232 min read
I Don’t Want to Leave My Church, but It’s A Struggle to Stay
Many years ago, while attending church, I found that while listening to the preacher, my mind was filled with negative thoughts,...
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Joycelyn Lewis
Jun 6, 20236 min read
Eight Tips for Choosing a Church
It seems that many believers are experiencing church homelessness. Church homelessness often occurs because of church hurt, spiritual...
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Joycelyn Lewis
Jun 6, 20233 min read
My Story: Every Day I Cried
I have always had the dream of using my gifts in the local church. One of my primary reasons for going to seminary was that I would take...
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Joycelyn Lewis
Aug 2, 20223 min read
The Role of the Spiritual Leader
Ezekiel 34 is my go-to passage of scripture when I think about spiritual leadership. I like the Message Version verses 1-6, God's Message...
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Joycelyn Lewis
Jul 31, 20222 min read
A Proven Method for Generative Change
I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to learn Spiritual Leadership Inc.’s (SLI) generative change methodology while I was in...
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Joycelyn Lewis
Jul 31, 20222 min read
Let's Grow The Church
Church growth isn’t about increasing the number of people in a congregation it’s about cultivating spiritual maturity. Spiritual maturity...
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Joycelyn Lewis
Jul 31, 20224 min read
Is The Church a New Mission Field?
This blogpost is inspired by a text I received from a woman this morning @ 6:33 am. I was compelled to write this, this morning. Much...
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Joycelyn Lewis
Jul 11, 20221 min read
Let's Make The Church Safe Again
What keeps me up at night is a deep sorrow that makes me long to help the institutional church be healthy. I have been praying and...
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