Hope Network Ministries

https://hopenetworkministries.org/2025/10/the-best-time-to-plant-a-tree-is-twenty-years-ago/

The Best Time to Plant a Tree is Twenty Years Ago :: HOPE Network Ministries As I was scrolling through social media, I noticed a post that asked, “What is one skill you wish you had developed earlier in your career. Well over half of the 66 responses were underneath the communication umbrella, with conflict at the top. In a similar post, I saw a list of what should be tau...

https://hopenetworkministries.org/2025/09/overcoming-hybrid-work-challenges/

Overcoming Hybrid Work Challenges :: HOPE Network Ministries The year before Covid started, I was talking to a pastor friend on the phone, and said, “Why don’t I just come pick you up at the office and we can go to Panera?” to which he replied, “My office is Panera.” I had never heard of such a thing. Now, several years past Covid, the “work at ho...

https://hopenetworkministries.org/2025/08/inspiring-your-congregation-to-serve/

Inspiring Your Congregation to Serve :: HOPE Network Ministries In twenty-five years of working with youth groups, we often told teens at the end of a mission trip, “We do mission trips to teach you that you don’t need a mission trip to do these kinds of things.” With those trips, we intentionally created space for spiritual gifts to emerge and for student...

https://hopenetworkministries.org/2025/07/often-overlooked-values-of-high-functioning-elder-teams/

Often Overlooked Values of High-Functioning Elder Teams :: HOPE Network Ministries The model for plural church leadership finds its origin in our holy, triune God, who exists in perfect relationship. From the beginning, He has invited us into that divine relationship—calling us to serve and lead within the context of the local church. Throughout scripture and history, God has co...