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Find inspiration for your work as Courtney Moore and Missie Branch hear from women in various professions about how their work makes an eternal difference in the kingdom of God.
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Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
We are nearing the end of this Summer Podcast season - we hope you have enjoyed these book club discussions.
Work has been a part of God's good creation since before the fall―created to reflect His image and glory to the world. What are we to make of this when work today is all too often characterized by unwanted toil, pain, and futility? Dr. Jim Hamilton, Professor of Biblical Theology at @southernseminary and senior pastor at Kenwood Baptist Church, joined the Women & Work team to talk about his book Work and Our Labor in the Lord.
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Dr. Joanne Jung and Dr. Richard Langer wrote "The Call to Follow: Hearing Jesus in a Culture Obsessed with Leadership" and we interviewed them in the fall of 2022.
How often have you thought about or been trained in how to be a better follower? We hear so much about leadership and its importance but almost nothing about being a better follower.
Of course, as Christians, we know our main identity is marked by "followership" and we seek to follow Jesus. Some of the topics discussed in this fascinating episode:
-Followers are not failed leaders, as culture tends to think
-The best followers thrive under mission-centered organizations instead of leader-centered environments
-Jesus Himself repeatedly chose to live as a follower.
-How the Holy Spirit enables us to be good followers and live with an awareness of God's presence in our work, making the most mundane tasks, divine.
-The soul rhythms that help us become good, virtuous followers.
Resources mentioned:
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Hannah Anderson is an author and Bible teacher who lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia with her husband, Nathan, and three children. Her books include All That’s Good: Recovering the Lost Art of Discernment and Turning of Days: Lessons from Nature, Season, and Spirit. She also cohosts the Persuasion podcast, which addresses cultural, theological, and more mundane issues from a Christian perspective. Hannah’s goal is to encourage believers to think deeply and broadly about how the gospel transforms every area of life.
In this episode, Hannah discusses:
- What image-bearing has to do with work
- Why non-income-producing work is just as important as paid work
- The purpose of learning and knowledge
- How we can love our neighbor through our work
- How the providence of God works hand in hand
with the sovereignty of God and why that matters regarding our work
To purchase a copy of Made for More click here.
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
J.D. Greear is lead pastor of The Summit Church, a multi-site congregation in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. He holds an M.Div. in International Church Planting and a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Greear also lived and worked among Muslims in Southeast Asia for two years and wrote Breaking the Islam Code. He and his wife have four children.
In this episode, JD discusses:
- Callings/assignments and how we can leverage our gifts to be significant in God's kingdom
- Women's gifting's and how those can be used inside and outside the home
- How the Great Commission can inform where you work and what you do
- Radical Obedience to Christ is costly
- Beth Moore and the Southern Baptist Convention
- How the church can help promote giftings of women
Purchase a copy of What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? here.
Resources mentioned:
- John Piper: Don't Waste Your Life
- Rosaria Butterfield: The Gospel Comes with a Housekey
- Amy Whitfield: SBC FAQ
- The Summit Church Document: The Role of Women at The Summit Church
- The Summit Church: GoNow
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Wednesday May 31, 2023
J. T. English, PhD, is an author and teacher, and currently serves as the lead pastor of Storyline Church in Arvada, CO. Previously, J.T. served as a pastor at The Village Church in Flower Mound, TX, where he founded and directed The Village Church Institute, which is committed to theological education in the local church. He received his ThM in Historical Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary and PhD in Systematic Theology from Southern Seminary. He is married to Macy English, and they have two children, Thomas and Bailey.
J.T. Also co-hosts the Knowing Faith Podcast with Jen Wilkin and Kyle Worley.
In this episode, J.T. joins Courtney Moore and Missie Branch to discuss:
- The importance of men and women working together as allies
- Insecurity and leadership
- Highest calling as Christians
- Complementarianism and the role of men and women in the church
- Utilizing every individual's gifts in the church
Thank you for listening. If this content is helpful to you as you seek to live out your God-given calling to His glory, purchase Women & Work: Bearing God’s Image and Joining in His Mission through our Work, or donate today to help us continue to produce more inspiring content!
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Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Amy Whitfield is Executive Director of Communications at The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham. Prior to that, she served in various roles within the Southern Baptist Convention for twenty years. She co-authored the book SBC FAQs: A Ready Reference and is the co-host of the podcast SBC This Week. In 2019, she helped launch the SBC Women’s Leadership Network, and she serves as chairwoman of the board of directors of Women & Work. Amy and her husband Keith have two children and live in Wake Forest, North Carolina.
In this episode, Amy discusses with Courtney the chapter she authored in Women & Work. Chapter 10 is entitled, “Developing and Growing Your Gifts.” Here she shares:
– Why she is passionate about the topic of growth and development in Christian women
– How personal development is part of our design as image bearers
– The objections and hesitations many women feel toward growing in leadership
– Her encouragement to reluctant woman to move forward in personal development and leadership
– The most important advice she’s received as a woman in this area
– How the Holy Spirit is leading her own development in this season of life
Thank you for listening. If this content is helpful to you as you seek to live out your God-given calling to His glory, donate today to help us continue to produce more inspiring content!
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
- Women & Work: Bearing God’s Image and Joining in His Mission through our Work
- Episode 13 of the Women & Work Podcast
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Joanna serves as Denver Institute’s Director of Public Engagement and oversees the Women & Vocation Initiative. Prior to coming to the Institute, she worked in global telecom, nonprofit consulting, and campus ministry with Cru. She served as associate faculty at Denver Seminary and as a sewing instructor at Fancy Tiger Crafts. She has an MA in Social Entrepreneurship from Bakke Graduate University and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Joanna wrote chapter 8 in Women & Work, entitled, “The Grief and Grace of an Unexpected Career.” In this episode, she and Courtney discuss:
- Effects of the Pandemic
- What is the Faith and Work movement?
- Women's Role in the Kingdom of God
- The Grief of an Unexpected Career
- Caring for Women without Children
Thank you for listening. If this content is helpful to you as you seek to live out your God-given calling to His glory, purchase Women & Work: Bearing God’s Image and Joining in His Mission through our Work, or donate today to help us continue to produce more inspiring content!
RESOURCES MENTIONED
- Women & Work: Bearing God’s Image and Joining in His Mission through our Work
- Joanna' Podcast with the Denver Faith Institute, The Faith & Work Podcast
- Episode 23 of the Women & Work Podcast
- Called Together: A Biblical Look at Gender in the Workplace
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Courtney is a writer and Bible teacher living in Little Rock, AR. She is the author of numerous books and bible studies, including Teach Me to Feel: Worshiping Through the Psalms in Every Season of Life and a forthcoming bible study on the covenants. Courtney and her husband are the proud parents of four sons and together they serve at Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock, AR where she is also the Discipleship Content Director.
Thank you for listening. If this content is helpful to you as you seek to live out your God-given calling to His glory, purchase Women & Work: Bearing God’s Image and Joining in His Mission through our Work, or donate today to help us continue to produce more inspiring content!
RESOURCES MENTIONED
- Women & Work: Bearing God’s Image and Joining in His Mission through our Work
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Promises Kept: 5 Old Testament Covenants and How Christ Fulfilled Them (6-Week Bible Study)
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Teach Me To Feel: Worshiping Through the Psalms in Every Season of Life
- Glory in the Ordinary: Why Your Work in the Home Matters to God
- The Accidental Feminist: Restoring Our Delight in God’s Good Design
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Portia Collins is a Christian Bible teacher, writer, and podcaster with a passion for sharing God’s Word. Portia is also the founder of She Shall Be Called, a nonprofit women’s ministry focused on Bible literacy. You can also catch her hosting two weekly podcasts: Grounded—a podcast/videocast from Revive Our Hearts—and Sweet Tea with Jasmine & Portia.
Portia and her husband, Mikhail, have a daughter and currently make their home in the Mississippi Delta.
Portia wrote chapter 6 in Women & Work, entitled, “Don’t Waste Your Gifts.” In this episode, she and Courtney discuss:
- How the Bible defines stewardship
- How flourishing as humans is a result of good stewardship
- How fear and comparison are traps to managing our gifts and talents well, as mentioned in the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25
- What is holding women back from producing the life and growth that comes with faithfully putting our talents to use
- How Portia has overcome discouragement or exhaustion to persevere in being a good manager of her own gifts and talents
- Why humility is an important characteristic if you want to be a faithful steward
Thank you for listening. If this content is helpful to you as you seek to live out your God-given calling to His glory, purchase Women & Work: Bearing God’s Image and Joining in His Mission through our Work, or donate today to help us continue to produce more inspiring content!
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Women & Work: Bearing God’s Image and Joining in His Mission through our Work
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Hannah Anderson is an author and Bible teacher who lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia with her husband, Nathan, and three children. Her books include Made for More, Humble Roots, All That’s Good, and Heaven and Nature Sing Her latest children's book, The World God Made, releases in May 2023. Hannah’s goal is to encourage believers to think deeply and broadly about how the gospel transforms every area of life.
In this episode, Courtney continues to chat with another contributing author to our forthcoming book, Women & Work: Bearing God’s Image and Joining in His Mission through our Work. Hannah wrote chapter 5 entitled, “Bodies of Work.”
Courtney and Hannah discuss:
– The fact that our current workspaces are systemically masculine and the challenges women face when we show up in those spaces in our female bodies
– Her answer to those who would assert that because workspaces aren’t made for women’s bodies, then women should only work at home
– Why she believes we have become a church and society that mostly emphasizes the spiritual or mental instead of the physical aspects of our humanness
– Suggestions for women whose work environments don’t honor their physical needs
– Her definition of society’s “success sequence” and how this sequence has not considered women’s bodies well
– Her thoughts on why the gender wage gap exists and what should be done about it
– How God designed our bodies from the beginning to fulfill work
– How Jesus’ work could only be accomplished in a human body
– How our bodies are an important part of us as humans and will one day be redeemed and resurrected just as Jesus’ was
Thank you for listening. If this content is helpful to you as you seek to live out your God-given calling to His glory, DONATE today to help us continue to produce more inspiring content.
RESOURCES MENTIONED
- Women & Work: Bearing God’s Image and Joining in His Mission through our Work
- The World God Made
- Women & Work Book Club Q&A with Hannah Anderson
- Made for More: An Invitation to Live in God’s Image
- Humble Roots: How Humility Grounds and Nourishes Your Soul
- All That's Good: Recovering the Lost Art of Discernment
- Heaven and Nature Sing