Beckie Hennessy was born and raised in West Valley City, Utah where she currently resides with her husband of 14 years and their 3 children. Beckie has been a therapist since 2007 and currently owns BRICKS Family Counseling, Inc. She is one of the professional...
I recently joined the board for a professional association. We just had a regional meeting where we discussed how to grow membership. This was not unlike hundreds of church-related meetings that I have been a part of on how to grow and strengthen our wards. But, what...
Robert Mortensen has been serving as a bishop for two years in Meridian, Idaho. We previously interviewed Robert on the “How I Lead” segment of the podcast in Jan 2016 about Creating a Culture of Missionary Work. He also wrote an article for us: 3 Tips for Bishoprics...
Shortly after our high priest group and elders quorum were merged together, a newly called presidency member led a discussion about being unified and being an elders quorum where we can all turn to for support. After the lesson, I approached him and asked him if he...
Jeff Borders joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the age of 19, and since then has had many opportunities to serve in leadership roles including: Ward Mission Leader, Elders Quorum Counselor, Elder’s Quorum President, and Young Men’s...
Colby Jenkins is a former U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret who commanded a Special Forces A-team in combat. He currently serves as Bishop for his ward in California and served a mission in Brazil. Colby has worked on Capitol Hill, specifically the U.S. Senate, and...
Without a doubt, there is new energy under our wings following the historic general conferences of this past year. Many energized leaders are looking for inspired and creative ideas to cultivate opportunities for ministering. One unlikely area to consider exploring is...
Leaders in the Church love the handbook — and they should love the handbook. It’s the place we find guidance and clarity on items that relate to policy and how we are supposed to carry out our leadership role. Over the last eight years of producing content for...
What a remarkable 2018! Each year bring more and more remarkable guests to our microphone and we have seen a huge increase in the number of brilliant guest writers who have provided some impactful content for lay leader to read. Here is a rundown of what episodes and...
There has been a lot of discussion about “faith crises” or “faith transitions” during the last several years. These labels for individuals’ underlying experiences are problematic for two reasons. First, they can be exaggerated relative to what people are actually...
