About Jennifer Degler Ministries

JDM mission statement: to provide professional, practical, biblically-sound advice and fun products for improving emotional health, relationships, and sex.

JDM values:  Practicality, Growth, Authenticity, Family First, Fun

Practicality: we provide effective emotional health, relationship, and sex advice and products because our ministry audience deserves what works.

We choose advice and products which:

• Are real solutions to real problems.
• Create “aha!” moments of clarity.
• Give easily-understood explanations.
• Help people wisely apply what they are learning.
• Encourage and challenge people to grow.
• Align with biblical principles.
• Are up-to-date, professional, and supported by research.
• Come from high-quality people and organizations who align with our values.

If our advice and products become ineffective, vague, fluffy, out-of-date, or unbiblical, we will take a break so we can revitalize what we offer.

Growth: we encourage our audience, staff, and ministry to develop and expand because healthy things grow.

We choose to:

• Stretch ourselves by trying something new.
• See making mistakes as a normal part of learning.
• Provide our staff with opportunities to:

1. 1. Enlarge their skill set.
   2. Express their opinions.
   3. Share their creative ideas.
   4. Work with a caring, fun team.

• Make wise financial decisions that support profitability, expansion, and giving back.
• Affiliate with people & organizations who unselfishly promote the growth and development of people & organizations other than themselves.
• Ask God to multiply our work product to build His kingdom and glory.

If we begin to stagnate or decline, we will take a break so we can clear away the dead wood and grow again.

Authenticity: we speak honestly to our audience and each other because truth powers effective ministry.

We choose to:

• Admit we are gloriously imperfect people who daily make mistakes and depend completely on Jesus’ redeeming grace.
• Be real instead of fake.
• Value connection over perfection.
• Not apologize for the way our homes look because real people live there.

If we begin to hide or spin the truth, we take a break so we can find True North again and live with integrity.

Family First: we put our families before ministry because they are our first and most important ministry.

We choose to:

• Play, serve, worship, laugh, and eat dinner with our families.
• Enjoy our spouses, both inside and outside the bedroom.

If we begin to neglect our family or spouse, we will take a break so we can reconnect with them.

Fun: we inject fun into ministry because if it’s not fun, why are we even doing this?

We choose to:

• Look for ways to add laughter, originality, and enjoyment to ministry.
• Try new things, embrace adventure, play games, tell jokes, and get up and dance.

If ministry begins to feel like drudgery, we will take a break so we can rest and find the fun again.