Tag: friendship

Coffee Chats, Communication

HOW VISITING THE BREAK ROOM CAN HAVE ETERNAL RESULTS

Do you take breaks at work or do you work straight through your day? If you work straight through, what’s your motivation? How does that impact the people around you?

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Communication, Discipleship

WHY BUILDING FRIENDSHIPS AT WORK IS A GOOD THING

Do you have any friendships within your workplace? Why do you think those friendships were built? If you had no friendships at work, would you continue working for that organization?

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Coffee Chats, Communication

THE CONNECTION BETWEEN COFFEE AND RELATIONSHIPS

The Apostle John, and meeting up for coffee. No matter how many communication devices we obtain, meeting up for coffee is a standard within Western

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Bible, Coffee Chats, NT

How Meeting For Coffee Could Be a Biblical Concept

In today’s world of abundant communication, the timeless tradition of meeting up for coffee remains an important aspect of everyday life.

While I’m a big fan of technology, admitting that most information is exchanged via text, email, and social media, there’s an undeniable difference when communicating over a good old cup of joe.

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Communication, Leadership

The Benefits of Finding a Canadian Friend In America

While living in Alaska, as a Canadian, I often felt culturally alone. Though struggling, I continued with my calling, trying to depend on God to comfort me in times of loneliness. Thankfully, He placed a Canadian friend into my life, whose home would become my Canadian oasis.

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Coffee Chats, Communication, Gospels, The North

How a French Press Coffee Pot Fulfilled the Second Greatest Commandment

It was early December, and the past month had been especially bad for high winds. Over the past week, we had lost power a number of times due to downed trees over power lines. The wind storms just kept coming one after the other!

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Church, Coffee Chats, Communication, Discipleship, Ministry

How a Coffee Card Can Impact a Student Ministry

Youth Pastors should spend time with students. Over time, more and more students show up for youth-related events and activities. It can be difficult for a Youth Pastor to get the face-time needed to develop authentic relationships with all the students.

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Communication, Family, Leadership

The Benefit of Having a Staff Meeting Full of Friends

Once, while I was tucking my son into bed, I decided to pause and spend some time talking with him. He was 3 years old at the time. I started with a typical question, that always provided interesting content.

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Bible, Discipleship, Gospels, OT

3 Types of Rebuke and the Motives Behind Them

As someone who has received plenty of rebuke in life, well-deserved I might add; I have come to realize the difference between certain types of rebuke, all stemming from motive. The power and traction of a rebuke are primarily centred on the motive of the person issuing it. The process in which a rebuke takes place, and the words used, will all flow out of that motive.

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Bible, Communication, Discipleship, OT

How To Navigate Negative Friendships

Have you fallen victim to this before? You’ve listened to their words as they spurred you on to anger or broke your spirit with guilt. Almost immediately you took the bait. Then, later on, you realize it was wrong. The whole thing was a trap.

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Coffee Chats, Communication

Why Meeting for Coffee Is Really About Relationship

What’s your favourite place to meet people for coffee? Is it just about the quality of the product or the environment? Why do you love meeting people there? What makes it special?

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