Our lives need fuel — physical, emotional, and spiritual fuel. As leaders, we may require more fuel than the average person. Are you in danger of running on empty?
HOW TO AVOID RUNNING ON EMPTY
THE STARTING POINT OF GREAT MINISTRY
Sometimes people think missionaries are a special breed — strong, mighty, beautiful, and well-educated. The truth is, most are just normal, everyday people with a willingness to go. Are you willing to be used by God?
EQUIPPED FOR KINGDOM LEADERSHIP
Darlene Franks serves as an associate director of ILI for Northern California. In this podcast, Darlene shares how she came to realize she wasn’t the leader she needed to be and how the Lord equipped her for real Kingdom leadership.
LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM THE CAJUN NAVY
Crisis situations emphasize the need for leadership. The best responders are the ones prepared to act whenever disaster happens. Are you ready to mobilize response when unforeseen circumstances happen?
CHAOS UNDER CONTROL
We all have personal struggles we cannot always understand or control, but God is not overwhelmed by our chaos. Where are you at in your walk with God?
WALK IN THE LIGHT
Overwhelmed by the darkness of this world, I began to live a life of sin. Through ILI training, I experienced Christ's love and turned my life around.
FIVE STEPS TO BETTER COMMUNICATION
Communication is essential to maintain healthy relationships and to get the job done. Are you communicating well?
THE POWER OF CONTENTMENT
Our neighbor’s house, spouse, servant or ox would be no temptation if we were truly and completely content in our circumstances and life situations. It is as though we could rephrase the tenth commandment by saying, “Be content.”
PUTTING GOD FIRST
After the end of a severely unhealthy relationship, Olga began to wonder why God even allowed that season in her life. When she was introduced to couple who kept God at the center of their marriage, it all became clear...
HOW TO GET THE ESSENTIALS DONE
Do you ever feel so bogged down with everyday commitments that you're not getting what really matters done? If you don’t set your priorities and plan your life, others will do it for you. Do you know what the essentials are in your life?
GOD AT WORK
The deeper and broader we look, the more we can see the hand of God moving over the earth in power and authority. How do you see God at work in the world?
"DECISIONES" FACING YOUTH
My heart sunk when ILI leaders came to my high school to talk to us about the consequences of pornography consumption. There was a silence and seriousness I had never felt with my classmates, and in a strange way, it was unifying. Now my life is on a different path. I'm not going back.
LOST IN TRANSLATION
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the most powerful message ever delivered. Yet, the essence of the Gospel can get lost in translation if the messenger wraps it in the wrong language. Is your message getting lost in translation?
FIGHTING DRYNESS
We all go through periods of "dryness" in our spiritual lives, those times in the dry desert when we feel empty, alone, and far from God. Though it may seem counter-intuitive, the remedy for spiritual dryness is quite simple.
INTIMACY WITH GOD RESTORED MY MARRIAGE
When God restores our relationship with Him, He also heals the relationship with the most important person on earth, our spouse.
HOW TO LEAD A PROACTIVE LIFE
Many people live their lives drifting aimlessly without accomplishing much. The good news is, we don't have to slip through life. Instead, we have the choice to live reactive or proactive lives. Are you living proactively?
THE WORST AND BEST OF TIMES
Maybe even the worst of times aren't far from the best of times when we trust our unfailing God all of the time. Do you believe God is working all things together for your good?
MERCIFUL REDEEMER
Lying amidst a splattering of corn, beans, and rotting cabbage, wrapped in a smudged blue towel, was a baby boy. That’s when Andrew told me to call Anne.
