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filled with pressure to speed to the finish and to be the first in the field. But the invitation to forsake the pace of the world in exchange for the pace of God’ s timing will give us more peace than we could ever imagine in this world. With this non-anxious pace of leadership, God can bring the kind of healing through us that our teams and employees so desperately need.
Adapted from Nailing It! by Nicole Massie Martin. © 2025 by Nicole Massie Martin. Used by permission of InterVarsity Press. www. ivpress. com.
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Dr. Nicole Massie Martin is the Chief Operating Officer at Christianity Today and the founder of Soulfire International Ministries, which equips pastors, churches, and young leaders for thriving ministry. A native of Baltimore, she holds degrees from Vanderbilt University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Dr. Martin has held executive roles at the American Bible Society and The Park Church, and she teaches and writes widely on ministry and leadership. She is the author of Made to Lead and Leaning In, Letting Go, and serves on several national boards, including the National Association of Evangelicals and Fuller Seminary. Dr. Martin lives in Maryland with her husband, Dr. Mark Martin, and their two daughters. 53