Author: jodyddean

Managing Finances Wise use of money is a crucial component to good leadership in the church. Whether concerning church or personal finances, ministers have a responsibility to be faithful stewards of the resources God provides. For church leaders, the concepts of tithing and giving should be understood easily. Knowing the percentages of where resources are…

Life’s journey sometimes prepares us for a transition that is on the horizon and at other times they come as a complete surprise. In ministry the transitions occur similar to our individual lives; they can be expected or unexpected transitions. In my journey I have learned many people and churches are ill prepared for the…

Ministry has been a part of my entire adult life from being on the field in a church staff to researching, studying, and teaching in an academic setting. For the past few years academics and ministry have collided into one assignment as a professor. The primary courses I get to teach deal with church administration,…