2024 is here and with it comes a sense of freshness… new things just ahead! We have new planners and calendars, new Christmas gifts to put to good use, and new plans to get started. In some ways, all the newness can be overwhelming; the next few weeks we have Read more…
Rachel Haseley is serving Preparing for Amazement through a role of Communications Coordinator, and assisting the Executive Director. She has 3 kids, and is married to Jonathan (a pastor), serving alongside him in ministry. She is passionate about leader health and caring for pastors.
With Pastor Appreciation month in the rear-view mirror and the season of Advent and Christmas chaos approaching faster than we want to acknowledge, it may be a good time to take a moment and think of the family at the epicenter of it all, the pastor’s family. With pastors at Read more…
Jen Binford, a coach with Preparing for Amazement Ministries, is passionate about walking alongside pastors and ministry leaders empowering and encouraging them to thrive in ministry through health. She values spurring others on in their faith journeys and towards wholeness in Christ. Jen holds a Master’s degree in Education from Read more…
My son’s first job came when he turned 16. He was a lifeguard at the local YMCA up until he left for college. I distinctly remember asking him how his day was after his first day of work (post training). His response: ‘we had a fecal containment incident.’ I could Read more…
Jessica Carlson, a coach with Preparing for Amazement Ministries, works behind the scenes to support the ministry through social media and website management, content writing and editing, and data management. She is passionate about international ministry having served on many international service trips. She is a 20 year veteran of Read more…
Erick Liona, a coach with Preparing for Amazement Ministries, believes we have all been called to serve others. He was born in one of the largest slums in Africa and currently lives in Nairobi. He studied business and economics in college and has a talent with videography and visual storytelling. Read more…
Nathan Whittaker is an ordained pastor currently serving in Seattle, WA. He received his BA in history at Ohio State and is currently working on his doctorate, focusing on the question, “What if we worshiped as if the gospel were for the other?” As a coach for Preparing for Amazement, Read more…
“A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.” Mark 6:4 I have been pondering this verse quite a bit lately over the last year. It has come to mind randomly and situationally quite a bit. There are lots of Read more…
In 2002, while serving in my first full-time church ministry job as a youth pastor, I attended the National Youth Workers Convention. During the convention, I attended a seminar called Getting Fired for the Glory of God by Mike Yaconelli, one of my spiritual and ministry heroes. It would be Read more…
