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Author Amber Mann Riggs

Amber Mann Riggs lives near Eugene, OR, with her husband and four daughters. She writes at ambermannriggs.com.
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Categories BA July August 2019

All We Need

  • By Amber Mann Riggs
  • August 15, 2019

Christian leaders are well acquainted with the word need. It permeates the atmosphere of the church as we contemplate our culture. It tugs at our…

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Categories Lead Up Leadership Restoration

Why You May Not Be Getting Enough Rest

  • By Amber Mann Riggs
  • March 18, 2019

  For years, there has been this accusing voice in the back of my head telling me that no matter how much I’m doing, it’s…

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Categories Lead Up Leadership Restoration

What Our Stress Tells Us About Our Work

  • By Amber Mann Riggs
  • March 10, 2019

There are these little markers in my life that let me know when I’m not managing stress well. My patience with my kids tanks. I…

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Categories BA January February 2019

How to Clarify Your Calling

  • By Amber Mann Riggs
  • January 31, 2019

Embracing Christ’s invitation and responding to God's overall narrative.

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Practice Makes Possibilities

  • By Amber Mann Riggs
  • October 4, 2018

When my life gets out of balance, I start to have a lot in common with the tomatoes in my family garden. Left to their…

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Categories Lead Up Leadership Life+Leadership

Our Collective Image-Bearing Mission: Do You Accept?

  • By Amber Mann Riggs
  • September 2, 2018

“What is your calling?” If we were visiting over tea, what would your gut response be? Would you think for a while before answering, or…

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Categories Lead Up Leadership Restoration

Christ-Centered Rest on Sabbath is for Pastors, Too

  • By Amber Mann Riggs
  • August 27, 2018

Exhausted from a long, demanding day, Joseph feels his body begin to release stress and his mind struggle to let go of its seemingly endless…

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Categories God-Thoughts Lead Up Leadership

We Need to Study God (And Here’s How)

  • By Amber Mann Riggs
  • August 20, 2018

  “There weren’t a lot of books on leadership in those days. So I studied leadership by reading biographies of leaders like Abraham Lincoln and…

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Relationship-Fueled Leaders

  • By Amber Mann Riggs
  • August 16, 2018

Let’s face it. When a Christian leader considers their ministry to-do list, it’s the equivalent of swiping through a newsfeed on a smartphone. Barring Jesus’…

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Una Visión Para la Educación Cristiana en la Iglesia Local

  • By Amber Mann Riggs
  • July 9, 2018

¿Ha visto a ese niño de tres años que no puede quedarse quieto durante el sermón? ¿Aquel cuyo padre tuvo que sacarlo de la reunión…

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