Archive for Kaley Ihfe

Restoring Trust in a Divided Culture: Practical Ways to Rebuild Relational Credibility Inside and Outside the Church

by Kaley Ihfe   At this moment, trust between people feels fragile and sometimes impossible. We have information coming at us constantly that is meant to evoke outrage or fear – no matter what side of the political aisle we are on.  It doesn’t take much for disagreement to turn into suspicion or for differences […]

Overcoming Challenges to Servant Leadership: Addressing Common Barriers

by Kaley Ihfe   I suspect we all have different parts of ourselves that form barriers to servant leadership. For some of us, it is our ego – we want the credit for the good things we do; we crave recognition. For others of us, it is difficult to do the work of serving others […]

Empathetic Leadership: How to Support Those in Need

by Kaley Ihfe   When I was a small child, my parents took me to see the movie “For the Love of Benji.” The tagline for the movie is: “A wonderfully unique motion picture of laughter and love…” Unfortunately for my parents, I did not laugh at all because I was so upset about Benji […]

Volunteer Training

by Kaley Ihfe Romans 12:6 “We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us.” Churches couldn’t exist without volunteers. We call volunteering in church “being a part of the body,” and we expect all members to use their gifts for the good of the body.   Current volunteer trends in the nonprofit […]

Tips for Small Groups

by Kaley Ihfe Acts 2:42 “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Small groups are a great tool churches use to help us live out Acts 2:42, providing a natural way for intergenerational relationships to develop. Here are some simple tips that I have learned […]

Lavish HOPE: An Opportunity for Ministers’ Wives to Connect

by Kaley Ihfe “These weekends are truly a gift and rejuvenate my heart, mind, and body in so many ways. When I come home, I feel like I have a better capacity to be a fully, loving minister’s wife since I was loved in a space where I was fully known,” wrote one Lavish HOPE […]

Lavish Hope: Our Ministry to Encourage and Spiritually Nurture Ministry Wives

by Kaley Ihfe My husband and I had been in campus ministry for a little over a decade when he decided to go into preaching. We ended up at a great church; and it felt like the perfect fit for us. We had a strong sense that God had called us there. Karl immediately loved […]

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