Renée will tell you the best advice she ever received as a volunteer in youth ministry was “prepare well and love ’em to Jesus.” And that’s exactly why she’s a part of our team. Through her 15+ years of mentoring and ministering with children, youth, and young adults, Renée knows the value of building healthy teams and loves creating approaches around the vision of seeing more and more people come to know Christ.
Before devoting her days to full-time ministry, Renée earned her B.S. in Psychology from The Ohio State University and her Masters of Education and Educational Specialist Degree in School Psychology from the University of Cincinnati. She has served churches in rural, urban, and suburban settings, currently calling the east side of Columbus, Ohio home.
Renée loves college football, being an aunt, and can sing at least one song from pretty much any Broadway musical. Just ask her!
I received an email recently that posed the question, “Is your church stuck at 1,000-2,000?” And I thought, stuck?!? What do they mean, “stuck”??? In an age where ragebait follows are ever-increasing, please know: my reaction wasn’t anger. I’m not mad that an organization is trying to help large churches reach more people. It’s great…
Planning ahead is your summer’s best-kept secret, and in this guide to summer event planning, we’ll show you why! When I was a kid, I loved getting our family’s mail. Most days after school, as soon as my mom put the car in park, I would jump out and run to the mailbox to see…
Raise your hand if you love accountability. What about a good staff evaluation? ????Is that just your favorite? Okay, what if you were told you got to have a coach or mentor or guide to meet with regularly as a support piece to your job? Does the change of phrase make a difference? We’re guessing…
Here’s how important Vacation Bible School is: Plus, almost everyone who’s ever lived near a church building knows: this is THE thing churches do in the summer for kids. Which means, if you’ve been around the church world long enough, you’ve probably heard some good, Christian people actually complain about how “that family” always finds…
A call to work in ministry doesn’t need all this figured out– These are just some questions to ask when interviewing at a church.
If you’ve read our analysis of the 2023 Youth Pastor Compensation Report, then you already know the #1 way most ministry leaders move up the pay scale is to switch jobs. Quitting your job for a pay raise is a choice. But it’s one we hope you don’t have to take. Data explaining The Great Resignation…
Just a note: this is not a blog about the Enneagram. But, this opening analogy is helpful. If you’ve heard or studied anything about the Enneagram, you already know the way you learn your type is to identify your core motivation. I use this analogy often when talking about Ministry Architects because if Ministry Architects,…
It was Lent and there was me, talking to our new worship leader, asking him about what we’re going to do to “step it up a notch” this year for Easter. And, as soon as the words left my mouth, I regretted them. Why?Because a belief in Jesus’ resurrection impacts every single moment of every…