by Carmen Kampman | Feb 1, 2021 | Devotional
Hello, friends! I’ve been drawing deep encouragement from Moses’ encounter with the living God. The God who hears. The God who sees. The God who comes to his people. Why did God choose Moses? Because God had observed the misery of his people. Heard them...
by Carmen Kampman | Jan 15, 2021 | Monastic
Joan Chittister, in her book In God’s Holy Light, describes a story of Abba Moses, a desert monk, being summoned to come and judge another’s sin. As part of his role in the community, he is bound to respond to the request. But he doesn’t want to go, at least not in...
by Carmen Kampman | Sep 27, 2020 | Bible, Spiritual Formation
Back in early August, my lead pastor and colleague gave a message titled “Who am I?” – it was excellent. He went on to say that the Bible is not silent on this question and how we need to recognize the importance of God’s evaluation of us. Our...
by Carmen Kampman | Sep 13, 2020 | Spiritual Formation, Transformation
I’m curious to know: What information have you taken in lately that has been nothing more than useless information? Helpful information is transformational. Useful information helps us live or lead our lives better and helps us to serve others in meaningful...
by Carmen Kampman | Oct 20, 2019 | Faith, Leadership Development, Transformation
When God invites you on a journey, you don’t always know where you’re headed, do you? In June of 2019, I felt the Lord inviting me to lay down some things I dearly loved. If I had known then what I know now, I’m not sure if I’d have been so...
by Carmen Kampman | Oct 17, 2019 | Board Governance, Leading Better, Nonprofit Board, Organizational Health, Transformation, Women in Leadership
This is a blog post for those of us who have been asked to consider being a board member (director) on a board. For those of you experienced with boards and what that entails, you may find this post elementary given your years of experience, but if your new to this...
