Christy Foldenauer

Speaker and storyteller. Passionate ideator and creative communicator. Illumine founder and principal.

[Christy Foldenauer @CFoldenauer]

"Momentum goes both ways.

Don’t move, feel sluggish. Start moving, feel like moving a little more.

Don't talk, feel timid. Start chatting, conversation gets a little easier.

Don't ship, feel stuck. Start creating, ideas begin to flow."

– @JamesClear

[Christy Foldenauer @CFoldenauer]

"Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity."

– Atomic Habits by @JamesClear

[JMU Football @JMUFootball]

Welcome to the Fun Belt!

#GoDukes

[Jon Acuff @JonAcuff]

It's so fun when someone takes one of your speeches and turns it into a visual. I particularly liked this one by John McDavit @JMcDavitt, because I looked so serious. Look at me with my little suit and patient face. I'm not messing around up there, I've got some stuff to say!

[Christy Foldenauer @CFoldenauer]

So true.

[Beth Moore @BethMooreLPM]

Since the Garden of Eden, humankind has perilously confused foolishness with freedom.

“For you were called to be free...only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh but serve one another through love.” Gal 5:13

The radical calling of the cross:
Put others 1st.

[Christy Foldenauer @CFoldenauer]

Want to learn more about the work of Re-missioning in an established church? I'm excited to come alongside my friend Josh Hayden for this special Immersion Experience through V3, designed especially for pastors. Join us! Details here: https://t.co/OOkrB2Atme

[Christy Foldenauer @CFoldenauer]

So good. Definitely worth the time to watch.

[Andy Stanley @AndyStanley]

Surviving Covid: An Interview with Kellee and @IAmStuartHall. Now available on my YouTube.

https://t.co/mfpqAJuG4e

[Christy Foldenauer @CFoldenauer]

Jesus didn't say 'attend me', he said follow me. Early Christians didn't attend church, they were the church. https://t.co/Apg0UNlo2h via @cnieuwhof

[Christy Foldenauer @CFoldenauer]

Crisis doesn't create your leadership style, instead, it reveals and amplifies what was already there. https://t.co/oJmAZJ5c4E via @cnieuwhof

[Christy Foldenauer @CFoldenauer]

Crises are human, not partisan. https://t.co/CWOx9dXcyI via @cnieuwhof

[Christy Foldenauer @CFoldenauer]

I'm attending She Leads: A Summit for Women in Church Leadership. Join me!
https://t.co/sRTNvI69fB

[Christy Foldenauer @CFoldenauer]

No one will ever ask you to complete your top priority. They will only ask you to complete theirs. https://t.co/UhnfQFTtEm via @cnieuwhof

[Christy Foldenauer @CFoldenauer]

The best leadership doesn't just respond to what's happening, it anticipates and shapes what's going to happen. https://t.co/UhnfQFTtEm via @cnieuwhof

[Christy Foldenauer @CFoldenauer]

Disorganized food is no match for organized evil. #Conversationsthatmatter

[Jonathan Merritt @JonathanMerritt]

I’m always confused when people argue that women shouldn’t be pastors by saying that none of Jesus 12 disciples were women. Well, none were gentiles either. Is your pastor Jewish?

[Christy Foldenauer @CFoldenauer]

“We have become the land of the frightened and the home of the anxious. We must reclaim Jesus to become the land of the free and the home of the brave.” -Walter Brueggemann

[Christy Foldenauer @CFoldenauer]

Mapping out my week at the Festival of Homiletics...excited to hear this line up of talented preachers!

[Christy Foldenauer @CFoldenauer]

If you attempt to offend no one, you will eventually become irrelevant to everyone. https://t.co/IPIURWYqxT via @cnieuwhof

[Christy Foldenauer @CFoldenauer]

Only 13 percent of parents say technology has added joy to their lives. https://t.co/uqCW44XPsJ via @barnagroup

[Christy Foldenauer @CFoldenauer]

“The most effective anecdote to destructive internal conflict (in churches) is an external focus.” -David Brubaker #reimaginechurch