Author, speaker and mentor
Maren Ashworth
I help tired leaders tell the truth, keep their word and finish well.
Books
Books for people who carry others
Short chapters, plain language and questions at the end of each one. Use them alone or with a team.
Room to Be Honest
Leading with the whole truth in a world that rewards a polished one
Twelve short chapters on telling the truth to your team, your family and yourself. Each chapter ends with three questions you can use in a staff meeting or a quiet hour.
About
A writer who still answers her own mail.
Maren Ashworth writes and speaks for people who carry other people: pastors, founders, teachers and parents. She has served in local churches for more than twenty years, and she mentors a small group of leaders each year. Her message is plain: tell the truth, keep your word, and rest before you break.
Nobody needs a leader who is never tired. They need one who is never false.
Speaking
What I speak about
Every talk can be fitted to your room: a keynote, a breakout, a retreat series or a Sunday message. Tell me who is listening and I will shape it to them.
Leading when you are tired
A frank look at limits, rhythm and rest for people who carry a team, a family or a congregation.
Honest faith in a polished world
How to stay truthful online, in meetings and at home when everyone around you is performing.
Keeping your word
Small promises, kept for years, are what trust is made of. A talk for founders, pastors and managers.
Mentoring the next ten years
How to choose, invite and walk with the people who will lead after you.
Writing as obedience
A hands-on workshop for first-time authors: finding the one message, building a habit and finishing the draft.
Events
Where I will be
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Nov13to 14Register for Honest Leaders Retreat
Honest Leaders RetreatAsheville, NC
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Dec3Reserve a seat for An Evening of Questions
An Evening of QuestionsChattanooga, TN
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Jan23Save a seat for Writing as Obedience Workshop
Writing as Obedience WorkshopLouisville, KY
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Mar12to 13Register for Spring Leaders Summit
Spring Leaders SummitColumbus, OH
Media
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Room to Be Honest: the first chapter
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