by Kat Bair | Jul 10, 2024 | Blog, Big Ideas
I led a youth ministry retreat once with the theme “I Belong.” and we gave out black crewneck sweatshirts with “I Belong.” on the front as merch. I wanted teenagers, while they were getting dressed, to have an option of wearing something that was a declarative...
by Kat Bair | Jul 3, 2024 | Blog, Big Ideas
One of the most undervalued cognitive skills is curiosity. As we enter adulthood, our desire to perform competency often translates to a muting of all of our natural curiosity in order to make it seem like we are as settled in as those around us. I had a summer...
by Kat Bair | Jun 20, 2024 | Blog, Big Ideas
We were in a Ministry Incubators staff meeting the other day, and a new teammate was introducing herself. When Mark DeVries asked her why she joined the team, she said, “All my career, people have always said I had too many wild ideas, that I was always trying to do...
by Kat Bair | Jun 10, 2024 | Blog, Big Ideas
As a toddler parent, I see tons of TikTok-style content that tells parents exactly how they should speak to their children; what phrases “you should never use” and what “one weird trick” will lead to an emotionally regulated child. I get the appeal. As my toddler...
by Kat Bair | Jun 5, 2024 | Blog, Client Stories
This past weekend, some of my colleagues at Ministry Incubators and I had the pleasure of kicking off a series of on-site gatherings for the Compelling Preaching program in the Mountain Sky Conference of the United Methodist Church. As we got to a section of the...
by Kat Bair | May 29, 2024 | Blog, Client Stories
A little more than a year ago, I told you all about the Compelling Preaching Initiative that was being funded by the Lilly Endowment. I told you all about how excited I was to be working with the Mountain Sky Conference on their application and how Bishop Oliveto (who...
