Be a Mary AND a Martha: Balancing Dreaming and Doing in Ministry Online Interactive Workshop

This 90-minute online workshop will help you find a healthy balance between big-picture dreaming and everyday doing so you can lead your ministry with clarity and peace.

Ministry has a way of tugging us in a hundred directions at once. Some days you’re dreaming big, praying big, and planning big. Other days, you’re digging through the weeds just trying to pull the details, supplies, and volunteers together for Sunday. And most days? You’re doing both at the exact same time.

Both the big picture and the details matter. Both are valuable. Both are part of how God wired you to lead. But living in the tension between the two can leave you feeling stretched thin, scattered, or stuck in survival mode.

Whether you naturally lean toward the “Mary” side of presence and vision or the “Martha” side of service and action, this online interactive workshop will help you find a rhythm that honors both. Together, we will explore the necessities of both dreaming and doing, reflect on Biblical examples from Mary and Martha in Scripture, and unpack practical ways to protect your time with Jesus, steward the details well, and build ministry rhythms that help you thrive instead of burn out.

Note: If you can’t attend live, your registration includes access to the replay of the workshop, which is emailed out after the live workshop takes place. 

Before the workshop, you will need to gather a few simple things: (1) Workshop Workbook PDF (we provide it for you!), (2) your answers to the “Before” Questions in the workbook, (3) something to take notes with, and (4) your Bible.

Let’s lean into the kind of leadership that honors both your calling and your capacity and make room for meaningful dreaming and sustainable doing in your ministry. Discover how to balance vision and action in a way that supports your calling, strengthens your leadership, and brings joy into your ministry.

In this 90-minute online workshop, we will cover:

• The difference between dreaming and doing and why both are essential
• What Mary and Martha teach us about leadership and presence
• Practical habits and systems that help you find balance
• How to build a ministry rhythm that supports both vision and execution

You will walk away with:

• A simple, actionable rhythm for balancing dreaming and doing
• A clearer understanding of how God uniquely wired you to lead
• Practical steps for protecting your time, energy, and margin
• Tools that help you lead with intention instead of scrambling week to week

Bonus perks:

• Workshop Workbook (PDF)
• Access to resources and free downloads
• Access to the replay
• Built-in time to apply the ideas you are learning
• Collaboration with other kidmin leaders
• A coupon code for discounts on additional leadership resource.

This purchase includes:

• 1 ticket to the Be a Mary AND a Martha: Balancing Dreaming and Doing in Children’s Ministry Online Interactive Workshop. Upon purchase, you’ll receive an email with a document download that includes the Zoom link and Workshop Workbook (PDF).

This product is a digital download, which means you will receive a link to download the files after completing the checkout process. Please note: It is too large of a file to view on a mobile device.

**Once your order is complete, you will receive an email with the downloadable resource. If the email does not come to your inbox, please check your spam/junk or promotions folder, as the email with your downloads will sometimes show up there instead of your inbox.