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Faith Formation Women in Ministry

How Parents and Caregivers Can Help Kids Discern Their Giftings

God’s gifts are for everyone, to be allocated only by God’s sovereign grace.

Amy Dixon and Rob DixonAugust 9, 2024

Mamie McIndoe is installed as a deacon at Marble Collegiate Church

Discernment Purpose/Calling Stories Women in Ministry

How Discernment Led to Service as a Deacon: A Calling in Retirement

I was purposeful in this being a time to listen and see, to ask, “Where is the call?”

Mamie McIndoeApril 23, 2024

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Purpose/Calling Stories Women in Ministry

A Tale of Two Palm Sundays: My Journey Into Ministry

God knows all and hears all before we make our desires known to the world.

Patricia JohnsonMarch 25, 2024

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Purpose/Calling Stories Women in Ministry

How My Unexpected Journey Through Seminary Led Me To Co-vocational Ministry

I will never forget the moment I heard God say to me, “It is time to go back to seminary.”

Rev. Mornier RichOctober 3, 2023

Purpose/Calling Stories Women in Ministry

My Call to Ministry Terrified Me at First, But Now I’m Embracing It

How Martha Draayer is living out her love for God and the church as a Latina church planter.

Martha DraayerJuly 19, 2023

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Church Life Women in Ministry

How I’ve Experienced the Beauty of Being Reformed and Always Reforming

I believe that the Reformed faith tradition is robust, and it can handle today’s questions and concerns.

Rebecca KoerselmanApril 12, 2023

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Purpose/Calling Stories Women in Ministry

God’s Irrevocable Call to Me as a Woman in Ministry

Despite pushback and struggle, I knew God had called me for a special purpose.

Lubna YounasMarch 14, 2023

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Discernment Purpose/Calling Stories Women in Ministry

God Has Called Me to Listen, Trust, and Obey, Even When the Picture Is Unclear

After decades in ministry, I know it’s best to commit whatever I do to the Lord.

Rev. Dr. Andrea Godwin-StremlerMarch 14, 2022

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Discernment Purpose/Calling Stories Women in Ministry

How I Came To Love Dahlias and God’s Vision for Me

God gave me a vision that felt absurd, but it blossomed into a beautiful reality.

Lori HernandezMarch 7, 2022

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Purpose/Calling Stories Relationships Women in Ministry

How God Called Me to Care for Others on the Same Road as Me

My calling is to bring people together in support of each other and the challenges they face.

LyNae SchleyerFebruary 28, 2022