by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Apr 24, 2024 | Business, Conflict, Leadership, Ministry, Relationships
How do you personally handle feedback? There are a few email newsletters that I send out (both work and personal) and recently I received a snarky letter from a guy (actually a minister) who received my newsletter. I am assuming he didn’t really want to be on...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Apr 5, 2024 | Family, Grief, Loss, Ministry, Recovery, Trauma
Last Thursday was a day I will never forget, one that I prayed to God none of my kids would ever have to face. On that day, my oldest son Dustin and his wife Taylor found themselves facing the most significant loss of their lives. During the anatomy ultrasound to...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Mar 26, 2024 | Leadership, Ministry
I wrestled with the title of this post. I thought perhaps the title should be, “Do People in Ministry Have to Hide or Wait to Retire to Be Themselves?” At times the pull to suppress yourself or at least tweak yourself slightly to survive and thrive in the...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Mar 6, 2024 | Authenticity, Ministry, Reflection, Theology, Uncategorized
I wrote a book many years ago that is now out of print. I am so thankful it’s out of print because I don’t believe at least 25% of it anymore. I have lived, studied, and grown, and therefore some of the things I believe have changed since that time. I...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Mar 2, 2024 | Leadership, Ministry, Uncategorized, Women
Sometimes we get discouraged about our environment or our circumstances and we can begin to feel hopeless or trapped. And the truth is, we are less trapped or stuck than we think we are. In fact, rarely are we truly trapped, we just don’t want to change or move....
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Feb 21, 2024 | Leadership, Ministry, Stress, Stress Management
One of my sayings on a frustrating week that I often say to Larry and to Judi (my friend/assistant) is, “Can’t anything just be easy?” Have you ever said that? We’ve all had those weeks that seem to be filled with small to medium frustrations...
