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Jenny Smith | Who Will Stop You? An Invitation to Transformation this Advent

December 3, 2018 By jenny Leave a Comment

It’s the season of Advent. The four weeks before Christmas are set aside for joyful preparation and waiting for the birth of love into our world in a new way. I was reminded yesterday that Jesus comes into our hearts and lives in our past, present and …

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Jenny Smith | Why You Can’t Wait Anymore for An Invitation to Lead Differently

November 5, 2018 By jenny Leave a Comment

Remember high school homecoming dance season? I recall nervously waiting for someone to ask me to what felt like the most important social gathering of my entire life. Fifteen-year-old girls don’t skimp when it comes to high drama. We over exaggerate w…

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Jenny Smith | A Perfectionist’s Prayer

November 3, 2018 By jenny Leave a Comment

God, I see you comingTo love meComfort meChallenge meBut first, give me a minute,I must clean upAll these things about meThat I don’t likeMy home needs to be cleanBefore you arrivePlus, I’m sure there are thingsI haven’t realized yet Or can’t seeOr am …

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Jenny Smith | A Manifesto For a Palms Up Leader

October 22, 2018 By jenny Leave a Comment

This is for any leader in our world who’s tired of cultures of fear, control, distrust, cynicism, isolation, unhealthy competition, status quo and fear of failure. Let’s keep shifting our cultures together toward something more beautiful, more compelli…

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Jenny Smith | Where The Waters Meet: A Different Way to Engage Conflict

October 16, 2018 By jenny Leave a Comment

My family and I got to visit Lopez Island in the San Juan Islands last weekend. Somehow, we lucked into the best October weather the Pacific Northwest ever sees. We assumed it would rain the whole time but we got beautiful sunny warm weather. Our famil…

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pastor jenny | Let’s Talk about the Grief of Growth

October 9, 2018 By jenny Leave a Comment

In high school, I was a part of a group of people who changed my life. In those teenage days where feelings change by the minute and our insecurity screams, it was pure gift to have a group of people where everyone felt safe to figure out who they were…

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pastor jenny | Why pastors need collaboration, not competition

October 4, 2018 By jenny Leave a Comment

There’s competition in every industry. Some get promoted over others. Some work incredibly hard but their gifts go unnoticed. Others do good work and people assume they’re fine but underneath, they feel like they could never be honest about how hard li…

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pastor jenny | what to do when a new thing is unfolding

September 25, 2018 By jenny Leave a Comment

Have you ever felt nudged, invited or slightly pushed into a new season of life? You sense the old way of being is on its way out and something new is calling you forward.It’s awkward. Exciting. Nerve-wracking. Compelling.These seasons can feel so disr…

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pastor jenny | Jesus doesn’t make sense

September 10, 2018 By jenny Leave a Comment

Jesus doesn’t make sense. It’s probably not a great thing for a pastor to say. But it’s true. Our community is studying one of Jesus’ most famous sermons. And he said such odd things:“Happy are people who are hopeless, because the kingdom of heaven is …

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pastor jenny | Why Some Experienced Clergy (and Lay People) Have a Hard Time When Younger Clergy Take Renewal Leave

September 6, 2018 By jenny Leave a Comment

This is a guest post from my very own dad! He’s a United Methodist pastor serving in Bend, Oregon. I enjoy chatting church leadership with my dad and it’s fascinating to see how our generational differences bring different perspectives to our calling a…

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