by Renee Embree | Feb 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
I do not know about you, but my own self-righteous bubble can keep me from connecting with everyday people. I think “I don’t struggle with self-righteousness” (a self-righteous thought in itself!) and then something catches me to recognize how separate I’ve made... by Renee Embree | Feb 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
The three rules in a dysfunctional family are: Don’t talk. Don’t feel. Don’t trust.These could just as easily be the rules of a: dysfunctional church family, staff team or denomination.Let me explain each of these unhealthy rules:Don’t talk – pretend reality is better... by Renee Embree | Feb 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Know a kids’ ministry leader? Bless them by buying them some of these books and sending them and their team to the NEXT conference!I asked my friends that are serving in children’s ministry the top books they’d recommend someone leading in Kids Ministry needs to read,... by Renee Embree | Jan 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
What does it look like for you and me to actually show God’s heart, God’s welcome, God’s priorities to our neighbours? What does it look like for your church, your ministry, your kitchen table, your caf table at school, your Tim Horton’s table…to be a glimpse of who... by Renee Embree | Jan 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
My mind and heart are on fire, stirring with ideas and potential for seeing God’s coming Kingdom here. I feel we are on the brink of something in the church in Atlantic Canada – it could be good or it could be bad. I feel we are on the brink of either deciding to give...