Judy Gregory

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Cain and Abel - Genesis Chapter 4 Cain brought the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground, and Abel also brought of the firstborn of hi...

[I am backed up on posting my daily thoughts, but here are the first 3 days of my actual reading of God's Word. At a minimum, I am shoo...

Genesis. In Greek it means “origin.” In Hebrew it means “In the Beginning.” Traditionally, like the rest of the Pentateuch, has been ascr...

Found on churchleaders.com website. Influence a kid and you will change a life... influence parents and you will change a home. It's a g...

[FYI...For titles, I choose a line or a thought resulting from my daily reading. I am still in the introduction parts of the ESV Bible. To...

Earlier this week, I got red-hot, chili pepper mad! In fact when a friend mentioned the situation earlier today, I realized that I'm st...

This round of reading through the Bible I want to connect the dots as much as possible, so I am still in the intro notes to the ESV Bible. H...

What, you thought I was joking? I thought about breaking this post up, but then I'd be behind. OVERVIEW OF THE BIBLE (these 4 1/2 page...

I found myself recently saying out loud, “I hate the word LEADERSHIP.” As it came out of my mouth, I knew it was a complete dramatic overst...

These are some great ideas if your students do VBS-type meetings on mission trips or if you're involved in children's ministry (foun...

Conptemplating Entering The Blogging World Again. Until Then Here Is A Budget Worksheet For Retreats... RETREAT BUDGET Category Specifics A...

1. Doing ministry alone is never fun: It’s like something was holding back the ice and snow and it just unleashed in a 30 minute time span....

The random people I get to do life with and see roaming the halls every day. They make me laugh more than should be allowed by law. I am a...

A friend just emailed me seeking advice on some of the questions we thought he should ask in an interview process. The top things that came...

God is doing some amazing work in and through the Cadre. If I sat down and told you the story, you'd think "Wow, that is so God and...

Evidently I wasn't meant to live in the city. So, here is the new house I just dropped a bid on, along with $1,000 earnest money. Trying...

It's official. The bank accepted my short-sale offer on this townhouse. 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths and it's sooo close to the church th...

I just got back yesterday from 4 days at Hilton Head. Here are my reflections... 1. 2 months ago, the week I spent moving my niece out to ...

Fun observations after Day 2 of MC Staff Retreat Nothing beats having a staff truly "for each" other, where you celebrate strength...

Chris is flat out amazing. She is pictured here with her husband Dave and oldest son Mike. Here are 10 things you need to know about Chris...

The 3 people you see above, well those 3 people kept my world glued together this year. Learning to navigate multiple ministries at the sam...

I've don't think I've ever invested more spritually, mentally and emotionally in a group of people. Watching them leave, knowin...

The hightlight of my year was my time spent with the interns and support staff (or as the guys call themselves, manterns). Their last offic...

If I lived “there” (Matthews, NC or Anderson, SC), I’d probably go there. Perry can preach up a storm like no other and his message was lace...

People are hungry for them...intentional ones that is. I think the rise in the use of the word "mentor" is in direct proportion t...

I recently took over leadership of our Children’s Ministry. I am doing leadership like I’ve never done before. Not sure how it will play o...

I had forgotten how much you always want your friends and family's approval. Seth, a phenom of a leader and, more importantly, amazing ...

I was on Notre Dame’s sideline watching #52 warm up a week ago. #52 is Braxton Cave, an amazing young man whom I’m so very proud of. I’m n...

Summer was AMAZING! My time with Jesus was extraordinary. But, then it came…the end of August. August is the beginning of a 10 week push,...

It was a vision casting day today... Cast vision for another Back2Back Mexico Mission Trip this morning Cast vision for Cadre and Youth ...

Blogging seems to be down all around ... especially on mine. But, it's 2 a.m. and I'm in the mood (or maybe I'm just avoiding r...

The queen of youth ministry has FINALLY entered the blogging world ... she is already making her mark here .

Seldom am I moved to tears, but when I was home, it was truly a kiss from Jesus. I saw a number of people, including a bunch of my Oasis ki...