TGIF July 2019 Sara Thomas
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TGIF

July 26, 2019 TGIF is a weekly practice where I ask myself four questions and invite you to do the same. Here are four questions that accompany TGIF:T: What am I trusting?G: For whom or what am I grateful?I: Whom or what is inspiring…
Misssional Approach to Discipleship
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Missional Approach to Discipleship

A missional approach to discipleship. What does that mean to the every day person heading off to work or school? Or perhaps you are working at home (with children or without kids)?Missional can mean many things. You might think missional…
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Sent People

The church is central to the journey of a disciple. My life’s work is centered in the church. I believe in the church. I will do everything I can to slow the church from becoming just one more commitment added to an over-programmed calendar.As…
Sara Thomas Coach
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Every Day Missionary

Today, the mission field is right outside our doors. In the United States, there is a growing number of people who do not identify with any faith tradition. The “nones,” as they have been identified, are one reason to live as an every…
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Pathway

Scripture, Service, and CelebrationFrom a summer ministry to my daily life as a pastor, I began to see a pattern. As I began my doctoral work, I came to recognize my life’s work is shaped by a simple rhythm of scripture, service, and…
Dear One
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Dear One

I've been asked to write a letter to my younger self. So what would I tell you at 20 that I now know twenty (plus) years later?  Here goes nothing....Dear One,Live with hope. Life will not always be easy. But the future can always…
Strengths & engagement
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Strengths and Engagement

Startling Statistics The statistics on employee engagement are startling. Just over 30% of US workers say they are engaged in their work. Taken globally, this statistic drops to 13%.* What could be going on and why does it matter?Employee…
strategic & achiever
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Dust v. Snow

Ash Wednesday Today is the start of a new season in the Christian year. It is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Today, Christians all around the globe will gather for worship. Many will use ashes to make signs of the cross on their foreheads…
The Mess
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The Mess

Kitchen Counters I'd love to tell you I am an amazing cook. I'm not. Not even close. But when it comes to the mess in the kitchen, I am 110% the source behind creating it. I made waffles for dinner and had half the batter on the counter and…
strategic & achiever
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Strengths Pairs: Strategic & Achiever

When strengths come out to play, it can either be a party or a wake. I may have created both in the same moment. Whatever it was I learned something about who I am in the process.We were each given a piece of paper. On the page was a grid.…