RESOURCES from 4word
How to Be a Positive Influence in Your Community
Want to be a positive influence in your community? Here are some tips on how to effectively influence at your work, home, and church! Read More
The Universal Importance of Community
We wrap up this month's discussion on influencing your community with a reminder that community is a universal concept and its importance is just as broad. Read More
Tips for Being “God’s Light” In Your Community
Not sure where to start when it comes to being a positive influence on your community? We share some tips for influencing your work, home, and church! Read More
Give What God Has Given You to Share — A letter from Diane Paddison
This week is 4word's annual Giving Week and our founder, Diane Paddison, shares a personal letter with you about what kind of impact your support has. Read More
Must-Haves For Your Community
There's a community, and then there's a GREAT community. Joi Freeman shares some must-have traits your community (and you!) should have to be impactful. Read More
How Important is Community?
Are you part of a community? Many of us have our "people" but have you ever stopped to consider the importance of those you spend time with? Read More
Today’s Dividing Walls of Hostility
Ageism. Racism. Sexism. These issues and many others have gone from hypothetical terms to everyday life for many of us, women and men. What can be done? Read More
We All Have Something to Give
Growing up with a focus on volunteering and giving back to the community, Sheila Moore, chemist and business owner, wants to blaze a trail for women in the science world while also coming alongside her community and investing back into her town. ------ 4word: As… Read More
Jesus and You: Where Credit is Due
Over the past two and a half years, I have experienced the toughest challenge I have ever faced in my life. My daughter, Annie, had an entrapped sciatic nerve that caused pain every hour of every day. After three surgeries she is beginning to heal, but she continues… Read More
“Community” is More Than a Buzzword
Carolyn Kaleel and Nancy Bolton have been best friends for over four decades and have learned a thing or two about what it takes to surround yourself with an edifying community. They share their story with us today and talk about their involvement in the Portland Fellows Program.… Read More
My Crowd-Sourced Marriage
Sharla Langston had a unique journey to finding her husband at the age of 50. Find out the secret to her success! ------ 4word: What made you want to minister to single Christians looking to marry? Sharla: Having married for the first time at 50, I don’t… Read More
When My Church Community Let Me Down
"Community" is a buzzword we hear everywhere we turn. In the media today, we see examples of both good community and bad: the racial unrest plaguing America and much of the world on one side, and countries rallying behind their Olympic teams on the other. Every individual experiences many… Read More
Give Joy This Christmas
Erin Burchik and her husband, Brian, have spent their entire marriage seeking out ways to impact the lives of those less fortunate in their community. After adopting their daughter in a miraculous turn of events and recently adopting three more precious foster children into their family, Erin became burdened… Read More
When Wanting Turns to Waiting
Becoming a parent is something that many couples dream about and plan for. Most women can recall wanting to be a mommy ever since they held their first baby doll. Once a couple begins trying to start their family, however, they just might discover that God’s plan for… Read More
Life’s A Roller Coaster. Enjoy The Ride.
Life can oftentimes feel like a roller coaster. Right when everything seems to be going against you, situations turn and you find yourself shooting up out of a valley to a mountain top. The key to not getting motion-sickness from life’s ups and downs is to always be… Read More
Strangers In Their Own Church
A hot topic among Christians lately has been single or childless women in the church and how they "fit in." Church small groups, classes, and weekly activities seem to cater either to men or stay-at-home moms. Everyone else in the congregation either gets clumped together into a generic… Read More
Free Time, Feedback, and Freak Outs in This Week’s Friday Faves!
Have you heard? 4word now has an exclusive Membership Program! Join today to receive special content, a free copy of Work, Love, Pray and the companion Work, Love, Pray Study Guide, PLUS direct access to our Job Connections Board, which gives you exclusive access to amazing job opportunities. What You Missed Mondays… Read More
Friendship & Sisterhood & Community, OH MY!
Finding and building community among family, friends, and co-workers is one of the most time-consuming yet eternally rewarding tasks one can undertake. The relationship between siblings can be one of the truest forms of the idea of community. We spoke with sisters April Swaine and Jana Ventura about… Read More
Life Changed Your Plans:: Finding Contentment
How many times do we let circumstances get the best of us? We all know life is unpredictable and does not function according to our plan. For Denny Slaton, this couldn’t be more true. Now, when Denny reflects on where God has brought her, she sees the lessons… Read More
The Difference Community Makes
The holidays are a time to gather and celebrate with loved ones, but sometimes we get so busy with preparations that we forget that. We’ve introduced you to Mandy Castro (Jason Castro‘s wife) before. Today, we wanted to pause before the crazy rush of the holidays begin and… Read More