Anybody else thankful for all @Todd Thornton does for us?! Let’s show our appreciation. Share how he’s helped you below. I’ll go first :)

We are thrilled to recognize @Jean Day McCarthy as our Member of the Month for May 2026. Jean currently sits at the top of our 30-day leaderboard, but that is only part of her story. What truly sets her apart is the encouragement and positivity she brings to this community every single day. Her energy is genuinely contagious, and it lifts everyone around her. From what we can tell, this is not something she turns on just for us. She shows up the same way across other communities and within her own. Jean is the founder of The Digital Trail Guide on Skool, where she helps women 50+ navigate their own paths forward. It is fitting work for someone with her background as a park ranger, where guiding people through unfamiliar terrain was part of the job. She has simply traded the trails of the wilderness for the trails of the digital world. 𝗝𝗲𝗮𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀. Normally, being named Member of the Month comes with the option to have me write a song about you and/or your community somewhere down the road. Jean, though, did not have to wait. Her spirit impressed me so much that her anthem was written a couple of months ago. It is called "You Were Made for This Climb," and I think the title says everything about who Jean is. 🎉 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗝𝗲𝗮𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱. Let's all give her a well-earned round of applause! 👏

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆! We all know the popular AI uses by now. These are the everyday uses that have quietly become second nature for a lot of us. But here's what I find more interesting: the unusual stuff. The clever, oddball, or wonderfully specific ways people have figured out to make these tools work for them. I want to hear from you. Drop a comment below and tell us about a unique or unusual way you use an AI tool. The more specific and surprising, the better. You might just give the rest of us our next favorite trick and win an "unusual" prize.

Wins do not have to be elaborate. Sometimes a win is just getting back on track. Here is what I mean. This week I decided to post a long article on Facebook, something I had not done in several months. Last year I wrote a few articles on a revival in Eastern Kentucky, and one of them went about as viral as a religious post about revival can go. It had 543 shares at last count. But somewhere along the way I got frustrated with Facebook and all the negativity that lives there, so I stepped back. This week I pushed past that and posted about a local church accomplishment. It already has more than 100 shares. That is a lot of people who have been exposed to something good, and it only happened because I got back in the saddle. That is exactly what the Wins category is for. It is a place to celebrate what God is doing in and through your ministry, whether that is a long-awaited breakthrough or a small moment that reminded you why you started. Posting a win is more than good news. It encourages the whole Ministry Unlocked community, and it reminds all of us that the work we do matters. So what counts as a win? More than you might think. Maybe a student finally opened up during small group. Maybe a volunteer stepped into leadership. It could be a salvation, a baptism, a fundraising goal you hit, or a program that finally came together after weeks of planning. Wins are not measured by size. If it moved your ministry forward or touched someone's life, it belongs here. A few simple things make your win land well. Start with what happened, then share why it mattered to you. Specifics help. Instead of saying you had a great event, tell us what made it great and who it reached. If you learned something along the way, share that too, because your insight might be exactly what another leader needs to hear. Photos and short videos are always welcome when you have them. One more thing worth saying. Do not wait for something dramatic before you post. Some of the most meaningful wins are the quiet ones. When I share consistently, I build a record of faithfulness I can look back on, and I give others permission to celebrate their own everyday victories.