8 Ways To Connect with Us
Did you know that Gifted for Leadership has several ways for you to connect with other women just like you? You can also easily keep up with what's happening on the blog. Don't worry; the purpose here is not to overwhelm you with more stuff to stay on top of. Instead, the goal is to offer you a variety of ways to join the conversation ? you can pick whatever fits best into your life and the routines you already have going. Here's a summary of ways to stay in touch:
1. The Blog. (Duh.) As always, we welcome your comments on blog posts.
2. RSS Feeds. Do you see the "RSS Feeds" link and logo in the upper-right-hand side of this website? If you click that, you'll see a list of the most recent blog posts and a few sentences of each one. You can subscribe to receive this list (called a "feed"). This is great if you follow several blogs and want to stay up on their latest content without actually visiting each blog.
3. Facebook. Over 175 million people are active on Facebook worldwide. We have a group where you can connect and discuss with others through a discussion board, pictures and video, and posted stories. There's also a Facebook event page for the Synergy Conference here.
Posted by Caryn Rivadeneira on March 27, 2009 | Comments (2)
Top 10 in 2008
As we begin a new year, once again we’ve looked back on the previous year to see which blog articles and downloads you found most intriguing. Thought you might enjoy seeing what was most popular with the Gifted for Leadership crowd in 2008. Check out the great conversations from last year:
Top 10 Most Popular Blog Posts of 2008
10. The Women Out There
by Caryn Rivadeneira
9. Why I’m Glad Sarah Palin Didn’t Speak for Women
by Amy Simpson
8. What’s Missing in Friendship
by Laura Polk
7. The Life You’ve Always Wanted (In Bed)
by Amy Simpson
6. Is the Church Ready for Iron Ladies?
by Halee Gray Scott
5. Is Women- or Men-Only Ever Okay?
by Caryn Rivadeneira
Posted by Amy Simpson on January 23, 2009 | Comments (3)
Top 10 Articles from 2007
This week, as I reflected on Gifted for Leadership's first year, I decided to do a little analysis. I checked back through our "traffic patterns" for the last 12 months to find the most-read articles on the blog. I though you might be interested in this information, as I was, so I've decided to share it with you. Here's a list of the Top 10 most-read articles of 2007, along with a short excerpt from each one:
10. Edit Your Schedule, Practice Self-Control
by Susan Arico (June)
"Most of the tasks that fill my time on 20-task days are reactive and even compulsive: living life in a knee-jerk fashion. Hurrying through, I skip reflection, prayer, and paring down my list to the truly important. These omissions are actually a form of laziness -
a reluctance or unwillingness to do necessary work; seeking the easy way out. We think of laziness as idleness and procrastination, but it can also come in the shape of frenetic activity and over-full days." (Read more?)
9. 3 Temptations of Leadership, Part 2
by Amy Simpson (April)
"It's easy to see how we face this temptation. Who doesn't want to be popular? Who doesn't want all the glory and attention and spectacular scene that come with success? Even if we know the downsides to popularity, none of us can completely resist its pull. And, wired for worship as we are, we love a popularity contest and a hero." (Read more?)
Posted by Amy Simpson on January 25, 2008 | Comments (2)
Have You Seen TodaysChristianWoman.com Lately?
If you haven't been to TodaysChristianWoman.com in a while, you might want to check it out. The website has a fresh, new look. It also has a lot of new features, including blogs, downloadable guides, tons of articles, and an online neighborhood just for Christian women (launching soon).
I'm impressed with this new site. It's going to inspire and encourage many women. You might like it too!
Posted by Amy Simpson on May 23, 2007 | Comments (10)
Reading List
Dive into the following books to see what others have contributed to the ongoing discussion on women in leadership. Whether you agree with the authors' perspectives or not, these reads are guaranteed to incite thoughtful discussion on topics like women's ministry, gender and identity, spiritual growth, and motherhood. We hope you will walk away challenged to grow in your own area of leadership.
The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization, by John C. Maxwell (Thomas Nelson, 2005)
Are Women Human? Astute and Witty Essays on the Role of Women in Society, by Dorothy L. Sayers (W.B. Eerdmans, 2005)
The Best Christian Writing 2006, edited by John Wilson (John Wiley & Sons, 2005)
By Design: God’s Distinctive Calling for Women, by Susan Hunt (Crossway Books, 1998)
Posted by Rachel Willoughby on May 22, 2007
Announcing Gifted for Leadership Resources!
I have exciting news! Gifted for Leadership is now more than just a blog and an e-mail newsletter. As if we didn't have enough excitement around here?This week, we're launching our very first downloadable resource created specifically for women leaders. These short booklets offer collections of expert advice, biblical perspective, stories, practical ideas, and leadership tools to inspire and challenge you.
Continue reading...Posted by Amy Simpson on April 11, 2007 | Comments (2)
Gifted for Leadership Survey Results
Thanks so much for responding to the survey we posted a few weeks ago. We had an overwhelming response, and you shared so many great ideas (far too many to mention here)!
I thought you might like to know who else is visiting this blog, so I'll share a few highlights with you:
Your age:
Forty percent of you are under the age of forty. A third of you are between the ages of 41 and 50. The rest (26 percent) are over 50.
Marital status:
Nearly 75 percent of you are married. Fifteen percent are single, never married. The remaining 10 percent are single, either divorced or widowed.
Church leadership:
Among those of you involved in church ministry, you're serving in a variety of places. More than a third of you (34%) are serving as small group/Bible study leaders. Another third are ministry leaders/coordinators. Pastor/minister describes 17 percent, and 16 percent are committee leaders/members. Other common responses were choir/praise band member (14 percent) and Sunday school teacher (13 percent).
Thanks again to all of you who completed the survey. You shared so many great ideas, we're not sure which one to do next. In the meantime, while we're figuring it out, I hope you continue to enjoy the community of women who are contributing to this blog.
Posted by Amy Simpson on April 4, 2007 | Comments (0)
Meet Me at Synergy 2007
For those of you who have not heard about the Synergy conference, here's who they are:
"Synergy is a growing network of women who are preparing for and serving in vocational Christian ministry who exchange ideas and encourage one another to lead well for the advancement of God's kingdom."
This year's event will be in Orlando, April 13-15. I'm planning to be there, and I know many of you are in vocational ministry and may enjoy this event as well.
If you're going to be there, I would love to meet you. Post a comment with your e-mail address, and I'll get in touch with you. Also, I plan to blog from the event, so be sure to check in April 13-15 to hear about it.
For more information, visit the Synergy 2007 site.
Posted by Amy Simpson on March 14, 2007 | Comments (5)
Tell Us Who You Are!
Gifted Women:
We'd like to get to know you.
Gifted for Leadership has posted an online survey that will help us get to know you and your needs better so we can serve you more effectively. If you take our brief, 11-question survey, we'll thank you by giving you a coupon for $15 worth of downloadable resources at TodaysChristianWomanStore.com, available for use until April 1, 2007.
Click here to complete the survey.
Thank you!
Posted by Amy Simpson on March 9, 2007 | Comments (11)
Help for a Woman in Ministry
Gifted Women:
This morning I spoke with Donna, a church administrator and gifted leader, about a struggle she's facing. God has given her a passion for helping her church develop stronger leaders and mobilize them for ministry. She has taken the initiative to read, attend training workshops, and spend countless hours thinking about what her church might do to elevate its ministry. She has translated her passion and her knowledge into a compelling vision, which she shared with her pastor. The pastor embraced her vision and gave her license to present the vision to the church elders and lay leaders. The church was excited about the vision and the plan. About a month later, the trouble started.
Continue reading...Posted by Amy Simpson on March 1, 2007 | Comments (41)
Making Connections
Let's get to know each other.
Welcome to Gifted for Leadership! I hope this resource will encourage, equip, inspire, and challenge you. I also hope you will make some great connections here. In the "Connections" area you'll find bios for our editorial advisers and other contributors. If you read them, you'll get to know a little about some great women leaders.
But we'd like to get to you know, too. If you would like to tell us something about who you are, respond to this by posting a comment. It will be fun to see who is joining the conversation. And maybe some of us can find new friends or mentors.
Photo credit: Used by permission of www.clipart.com. © 2007 Jupiterimages Corporation.
Posted by Amy Simpson on January 9, 2007 | Comments (36)
Amy Simpson
Meet Executive Editor Amy Simpson.
Read Amy's Gifted for Leadership articles:
-- "Leading Men at Work" (September 24, 2008)
-- "Why I’m Glad Sarah Palin Didn’t Speak for Women" (September 4, 2008)
-- "The Life You’ve Always Wanted (in Bed)" (July 25, 2008)
-- "How Do You Care for Yourself?" (June 24, 2008)
-- "Armor at the Beach" (May 28, 2008)
-- "When Good Gifts Turn Bad" (April 25, 2008)
-- "Live from Synergy 2008: Who We Really Are" (April 13, 2008)
-- "Just Like Summer Camp...Well, Sort Of" (March 25, 2008)
-- "Should Churches Differentiate" (February 22, 2008)
-- "Top 10 Articles from 2007" (January 25, 2008)
-- "Leading Your Leaders" (December 14, 2007)
-- "Madam President?" (November 27, 2007)
-- "Leading Anxious People Through Change" (October 30, 2007)
-- "Church Builder Challenge" (October 11, 2007)
-- "Ideas for Women's Ministry" (September 28, 2007)
-- "Why I Don't Do Women's Ministry" (August 28, 2007)
-- "The Society Page" (July 27, 2007)
-- "When I Am Weak, Then I Am Strong" (June 29, 2007)
-- "Have You Seen TodaysChristianWoman.com Lately?" (May 23, 2007)
-- "3 Temptations of Leadership, Part 3" (May 8, 2007)
-- "Synergy 2007 Wrap-Up" (April 15, 2007)
-- "Synergy 2007 Update" (April 14, 2007)
-- "Synergy 2007" (April 13, 2007)
-- "Announcing Gifted for Leadership Resources!" (April 11, 2007)
-- "3 Temptations of Leadership, Part 2" (April 3, 2007)
-- "Meet Me at Synergy 2007" (March 14, 2007)
-- "3 Temptations of Leadership, Part 1" (March 6, 2007)
-- "Help for a Woman in Ministry" (March 1, 2007)
-- "Aren't We Always at Church?" (February 8, 2007)
-- "Welcome to Gifted for Leadership!" (January 10, 2007)
-- "Born to Lead" (January 6, 2007)
Posted by Amy Simpson on January 6, 2007
Roxanne Wieman
Meet Roxanne Wieman.
Roxanne Wieman is the former editor of Gifted for Leadership. She graduated from Colorado State University with honors in English Literature and Creative Writing, and a minor in Religious Studies. She's worked in Christian publishing for nearly five years, and has developed over forty books for church leaders, edited dozens of Bible studies, and contributed to five curriculum lines. Along with her work in publishing, Roxanne enjoys serving in small group ministry and is a strong advocate of supporting children in need through programs like Compassion International and World Vision.
Roxanne is passionate about good stories, whether they take the form of literature, movies or television. Some of her favorites include: To The Lighthouse (the book), Moulin Rouge (the movie), and Alias (the TV show).
Roxanne and her husband Mark enjoy hiking, fishing, camping, kayaking - really anything outdoors - traveling, going to movies, and eating out.
Read Roxanne's Gifted for Leadership articles:
-- "Really Real Life" (July 22, 2008)
-- "Go Build Something" (June 27, 2008)
-- "In The Face Of Tragedy" (May 23, 2008)
-- "Please Don't Interrupt Me" (April 22, 2008)
-- "Live from Synergy 2008: The Return of the Ezer" (April 12, 2008)
-- "March Madness: 5 Life Lessons From Basketball" (March 28, 2008)
-- "Why I Like Conferences" (February 19, 2008)
-- "Battling a Negative Self Image" (January 22, 2008)
Posted by Rachel Willoughby on January 6, 2007
Caryn Rivadeneira
Get to know Caryn Rivadeneira, one of our Gifted for Leadership editors and a regular contributor.
Caryn Rivadeneira is an writer, editor, and speaker. Her first book, Mama's Got a Fake I.D.: How to Reveal the Real You Behind All That Mom, hit the shelves in March 2009.
Caryn has worked in Christian publishing for more than 10 years, during which time she has written numerous magazine articles and edited several books on both marriage and family issues. Her tenure includes three stints at Christianity Today International, where she has served as managing editor of Marriage Partnership and Christian Parenting Today magazines, and today as managing editor of Gifted For Leadership.
Caryn lives in the western suburbs of Chicago with her husband, Rafael, and their three kids, one rottweiler, one bunny, and two goldfish. You can visit her own blog at www.carynrivadeneira.com or the blog she shares with Carla Barnhill: The Mommy Revolution.
Continue reading...Posted by Amy Simpson on January 6, 2007
Sally Morgenthaler
Get to know Sally Morgenthaler, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisors and regular contributors.
Sally Morgenthaler is recognized as an innovator in Christian practices worldwide. Since 1992, she has been pioneering new worship forms characterized by both cultural relevance and worship faithfulness. Her prophetic role among church leaders and local congregations continues to increase in denominational scope and impact, as her work now broadens into new forms of leadership and the untapped potential of women.
Posted by Amy Simpson on January 6, 2007
Naomi Gaede-Penner
Naomi Gaede-Penner obtained her master's degree in counseling from Denver Seminary in 1991. Since that time, she has taught the career counseling class at Denver Seminary, as well as classes on communication and leadership. She has also been an instructor at Arapahoe Community College in Denver and Alaska University, Kenai Peninsula College extension.
Ministry is innate to Naomi. She grew up alongside missionaries in Alaska, and continues to support a number of missionaries in practical ways. When she moved to Denver, she was a charter member of Belleview Acres Mennonite Brethren Church. Later, she was on staff at Centennial Community Church for seven years. During that time, she served as ministry coordinator, cotaught the newcomer's class, and led the solo women's group. She then returned to Belleview Acres and served on the leadership for two years. She currently attends Parker United Methodist Church.
Continue reading...Posted by Amy Simpson on January 5, 2007
Tracey Bianchi
Get to know Tracey Bianchi, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisors.
Tracey Bianchi has served in several ministry contexts for over 15 years. Today, she serves as the Coordinator of Women's Ministry at Christ Church of Oak Brook in Illinois. Along with this position she spent over 12 years serving high school students inside the church as well as in camp settings. She received her Master of Divinity Degree from Denver Seminary in 2003.
She currently works at home with her three preschool aged children where she writes and speaks nationally for organizations such as MOPS International and locally for women’s retreats and events in the Midwest. Tracey is married to Joel. She and her family live in the western suburbs of Chicago with their trusty goldfish named Stinky Pete. Visit Tracey at her website.
Read Tracey's Gifted for Leadership articles:
-- "What We Deserve" (February 5, 2008)
-- "Women's Ministry that Works" (February 23, 2007)
Posted by Amy Simpson on January 5, 2007
Heidi Husted Armstrong
Get to know the Rev. Dr. Heidi Husted Armstrong, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisors.
Heidi is an ordained pastor with the Presbyterian Church (USA), and has ministered in West Coast churches for more than two decades. Beginning in 1995, Heidi served as senior pastor for 10 years at the 1,200-member Columbia Presbyterian Church in Vancouver, Washington. With Heidi at Columbia Presbyterian's helm, the church became the largest Presbyterian Church (USA) congregation west of the Rockies with a female senior pastor. In 2004, Columbia Presbyterian was listed in USA Today's "Ten Great Places to Hear the Christmas Gospel." Heidi also served as associate pastor at Trinity Presbyterian Church in San Carlos, California, from 1991 to 1995, and as associate pastor at Bidwell Memorial Presbyterian Church in Chico, California, from 1983 to 1990.
Posted by Amy Simpson on January 5, 2007
Priscilla Shirer
Priscilla Shirer is a BIBLE teacher. Through the expository teaching of the Word of God to women, her desire is to see women not only know the uncompromising truths of Scripture intellectually but experience them practically by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Priscilla is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary with a master's degree in Biblical Studies. She has been a conference speaker for major corporations, organizations, and Christian audiences across the United States and the world.
In 1993, Priscilla's speaking ministry began while she was in college. Although her plan was to receive her degree in radio and television and go on to be a television news anchor, God had other plans. While interning at a Christian radio station in Houston, she began to receive invitations to do Bible studies at small women's events in the area. As an 18-year-old freshman, she went to these events and shared the simple truths of Scripture that she was studying in her own personal time with the Lord.
Continue reading...Posted by Amy Simpson on January 5, 2007
Susan Arico
Susan Arico has worked with faith-based nonprofits for more than seven years. She has served as a consultant to organizations such as Prison Fellowship, The Salvation Army, Promise Keepers, Christian Management Association, American Bible Society, and others. Much of her work has centered on program development to benefit high-risk populations such as ex-prisoners, street children, and traumatized youth.
Since 2004, Susan has run her own consulting company, Pray Creek Consulting LLC. In addition to her program design work, she frequently writes business plans, operational materials, proposals, reports, and curricula of various types for her clients.
Continue reading...Posted by Amy Simpson on January 5, 2007
Frederica Mathewes-Green
Frederica Mathewes-Green is a wide-ranging author whose work has appeared in such diverse publications as the Washington Post, Christianity Today, Smithsonian, the Los Angeles Times, First Things, Books & Culture, Sojourners, Touchstone, and the Wall Street Journal. She is a regular columnist for the multifaith web magazine Beliefnet.com, and she writes movie reviews for National Review Online. In the past, her commentaries have been heard on National Public Radio's All Things Considered and Morning Edition. Her essays were selected for Best Christian Writing in 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006. She has published seven books and more than 600 articles.
Posted by Amy Simpson on January 5, 2007
Angie Ward
Get to know Angie Ward, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisors.
Angie Ward is a "leader of leaders" with more than 15 years of leadership development experience in a variety of ministry settings. She is the founder of Forward Leadership and is a contributing editor for Leadership journal. Angie is passionate about helping leaders and organizations realize their full potential. She has a unique ability to see how little details fit into the big picture, and the steps needed to move toward greater effectiveness.
Posted by Amy Simpson on January 5, 2007
Bonnie McMaken
Bonnie McMaken has a passion for serving the church, especially through the ministry of worship. She is one of the worship leaders at an evangelical Anglican church in the suburbs of Chicago and is deeply committed to the study and practice of worship as spiritual discipline and celebration for individuals and the church body.Continue reading...
Posted by Bonnie McMaken on January 5, 2007 | Comments (1)
Sara Bentley
Sara Bentley works as a Chaplain at Alvin C. York Hospital, Murfreesboro, TN. Prior to chaplaincy, Sara served for 9 years in the church. Her experience includes working as the College Director at Lake Avenue Church (Pasadena, CA), the Young Adult Pastor at Christ Community Church (Milpitas, CA), and the Pastor of Spiritual Formation at Faith Community Church (Santa Cruz, CA).
Posted by Bonnie McMaken on January 5, 2007 | Comments (0)
Rosalie de Rosset
Get to know Rosalie de Rosset, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisors.
Rosalie de Rosset has been speaking to churches, adult Sunday school classes, book clubs, radio audiences, and conferences, for 25 years. She has served as a plenary and seminar speaker for writers’ conferences and has spoken in chapel and led lectureships at various colleges. She has also spoken in Hawaii, New Zealand, Peru and Russia. She is a professor of Literature, English and Homiletics at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois.
Posted by Amy Simpson on January 5, 2007
Lauren F. Winner
Get to know Lauren F. Winner, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisors.
Lauren F. Winner, the former book editor for Beliefnet, is the author of three books: Girl Meets God, Mudhouse Sabbath, and most recently, Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity. She has appeared on PBS's Religion & Ethics Newsweekly and has written for The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post Book World, Publishers Weekly, and Christianity Today magazine. Her essays have been included in The Best Christian Writing 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006.
Posted by Amy Simpson on January 5, 2007
Anita Carman
Get to know Anita Carman, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisors.
Posted by Amy Simpson on January 5, 2007
Brenda Salter McNeil
Get to know Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisors.
Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil is a powerful, prophetic preacher and thought-leader in the field of racial and ethnic reconciliation. She has more than 20 years of experience and speaks at conferences, on college and university campuses, and in churches around the world. Her mission is to inspire every mind and ignite every heart.
Posted by Amy Simpson on January 5, 2007
Julie Pierce
Get to know Julie Pierce, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisors.
Julie Pierce has a passion for encouraging, equipping, and empowering leaders to be the women God created them to be. She currently serves as the directional leader to women at Irving Bible Church. Her background and experience include marketing, communications, public relations, and event planning for organizations like Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas; Insight for Living; and Nokia Mobile Phones.
Julie has a communications degree from Texas A&M University, where she met her husband, Brian. She has a two-year-old son named Hudson, a beagle named Phoebe, a zeal for the Container Store, and a love of s’mores ice cream.
Read Julie's Gifted for Leadership articles:
-- "Balance or Bust?" (January 9, 2007)
Posted by Amy Simpson on January 5, 2007
Linda Miller
Get to know Linda Miller, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisors.
As a trainer and coach, Linda Miller believes that successful businesses are supported by strong internal dynamics. Linda helps organizations create a corporate climate that allows individuals to excel and teams to perform.
Posted by Amy Simpson on January 5, 2007
Miriam Adeney
Get to know Miriam Adeney, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisors.
Miriam Adeney is an international speaker, teacher, and writer with a widespread and varied ministry. She has written dozens of articles and books, including A Time for Risking: Priorities for Women and Daughters of Islam: Building Bridges with Muslim Women. She currently holds teaching positions at Seattle Pacific University, Regent College, and Fuller Theological Seminary, and visiting professorships in seminaries all over the world. She also serves as a mentor to Christian writers in Asia and Latin America.
Posted by Amy Simpson on January 5, 2007
Nancy Beach
Get to know Nancy Beach, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisors.
Nancy Beach is a speaker, author, visionary leader, and champion for the power of the arts and artists in the local church. She served for more than 20 years as the programming director for Willow Creek Community Church in suburban Chicago, a congregation known around the world for creating culturally relevant, biblically based services that make full use of the arts.
Posted by Amy Simpson on January 5, 2007
Carla Barnhill
Get to know Carla Barnhill, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisors.
Carla Barnhill is the author of numerous articles and two books, The Myth of the Perfect Mother and Blessings Every Day, which has sold more than half a million copies and was awarded the 2002 Gold Medallion Award. Carla has been an editor in the Christian publishing market for more than 10 years, working in both magazine and book publishing.
Posted by Amy Simpson on January 5, 2007
Sarah Sumner
Get to know Dr. Sarah Sumner, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisors.
Sarah Sumner is Dean of A.W. Tozer Theological Seminary. She is also an instructor for classes here and resides in Redding, CA. She is also an aerobics instructor at Goa Wellness Center. She’s been married to Jim Sumner for 10 years. Sarah and Jim are in the process of adopting a little girl.
Posted by Amy Simpson on January 5, 2007
Jill Briscoe
Get to know Jill Briscoe, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisors.
Jill Briscoe has an active speaking and writing ministry that has taken her to many countries. She has written more than 40 books, including study guides, devotional material, poetry, and children's
books. Jill is executive editor of Just Between Us, a magazine of encouragement for ministry wives and women in leadership. She serves on the boards of World Relief and Christianity Today International.
Posted by Amy Simpson on January 5, 2007
Andrea Buczynski
Andrea Buczynski graduated from Penn State University and after joining the Campus Crusade for Christ staff, reported to her first assignment at the University of Illinois in Chicago. She stayed in the Midwest, moving to universities in Wisconsin and Indiana and then back to Wisconsin, where she was the associate area director.
Posted by Amy Simpson on January 5, 2007
Elisa Morgan
Get to know Elisa Morgan, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisors.
Since 1989, Elisa Morgan has served as CEO of MOPS International, an outreach ministry to moms with more than 4,000 groups in over 36 countries. Elisa is a sought-after public speaker to varied audiences. Her books include Twinkle, Naked Fruit, and The Orchard; her writings also include the Mom's Devotional Bible and Mom, You Make a Difference. With Carol Kuykendall, she has cowritten What Every Mom Needs and What Every Child Needs. In Spring 2007, FullFill, a magazine for women in leadership, launched with Elisa as publisher.
Posted by Amy Simpson on January 5, 2007
Denise George
Get to know Denise George, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisors.
Denise George is a full-time writer and speaker. She is author of 22 books, including Our Dear Child, Cultivating a Forgiving Heart, Weathering the Storms, and her latest book, What Women Wish Pastors Knew. She also has written articles for 90 different publications including Christianity Today, Decision, Guideposts, Catholic Digest, Lutheran Digest, Homelife, Parentlife, Mature Living, and numerous others.
Denise speaks frequently for women’s retreats, seminars, college lecture series, seminary classes, numerous church groups, Sunday school classes, and pulpit sermons. Her speaking has taken her across the United States: Washington state, Washington D.C., Chicago, San Francisco, Oregon, New Mexico, North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, and to many others. She has led meetings and retreats across much of the world, including Europe, Japan, and the Middle East.
Continue reading...Posted by Amy Simpson on January 5, 2007
Andrea Minor
Get to know Andrea Minor, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisors.
Andrea Minor is the creative arts director for Calvary Community Church in Westlake Village, California. She is the wife of Rex Minor, the discipleship pastor at Calvary, and the mother to high school senior Trent and his two college-age sisters, Mallory and Paige.
Growing up in the church, Andrea discovered her gift of leadership at a young age. Leading and equipping others through discipleship, Bible studies, and teaching became a passion. Inspiring others to use their gifts in the local church is what she loves most about ministry.
Prior to joining the Calvary staff, Andrea was on staff for 11 years at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois. She served as a children's pastor for seven years and then as women's ministries director for four years.
Andrea's passion, outside of her family, is to see people use their gifts or God-given abilities and to create "moments" for life change in each weekend service.
Read Andrea's Gifted for Leadership articles:
-- "Marriage vs. Ministry?" (May 25, 2007)
See Andrea's contributions to our other Christianity Today International resources:
-- "Creating a Moment", a FaithVisuals.com article (April 18, 2007)
-- "The Unique Challenges of Leading Preschool Ministry", a BuildingChildren'sMinistry download
Posted by Amy Simpson on January 5, 2007
Jill Savage
Jill Savage (http://jillsavage.blogspot.com) is an author, speaker, pastor's wife, and mother of five. She is the founder and Executive Director of Hearts at Home, an organization designed to encourage, educate, and equip women in the profession of motherhood.
Read Jill's Gifted for Leadership articles:
-- "Reproducing What We Are" (January 11, 2008)
Posted by Rachel Willoughby on January 5, 2007
Judy Douglass
A native of Dallas, Texas, Judy Douglass is a graduate of the University of Texas with a degree in journalism. She has been on the staff of Campus Crusade for Christ since 1964, serving previously as editor of Collegiate Challenge magazine, manager of the Publications Department, and founding editor of Worldwide Challenge magazine.
Judy currently assists her husband, Steve, in giving leadership to Campus Crusade for Christ. Her primary focus is Women's Resources. She is the author of three books, Single and Complete, He Loves Me and What Can a Mother Do? Judy has had articles published in numerous magazines.
Judy is a frequent speaker at a variety of groups, including church women's groups, retreats, missions conferences and student conferences. She is known for her "realness" and loves to encourage people to trust God for all he wants to do in them and through them.
Judy resides in Orlando, Florida with her husband, Steve. They have three children, Debbie, Michelle, and Josh.
Posted by Caryn Rivadeneira on January 5, 2007
Sheila Ely
Sheila Ely has served in full time ministry for eight years as the Director of Small Groups and Outreach at Bethany Community Church in Ontario Canada. Currently she is a Group Life Consultant, conference speaker and writer of various articles as well as small group curriculum.
A graduate of New Tribes Bible Institute and Next Level Leadership, she has also completed the GC2 Training in coaching skills and network facilitation. A story teller who uses humor and encouragement Sheila is especially passionate about community.
Sheila and her husband Denis live in St. Catharines and have four daughters, three son-in-laws and three grandchildren. She loves boating and swimming especially with the family.
Continue reading...Posted by Caryn Rivadeneira on January 5, 2007 | Comments (0)
Laurie McIntyre
Get to know Laurie McIntyre, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisors.
Motivating and inspiring women of all ages, Laurie McIntyre will make you laugh and cry as she takes you on a journey of a lifetime. Combining her passion for women and sound knowledge of God’s Word, she effectively communicates God’s truth and its practical application in everyday life. Laurie’s unique blend of humor and storytelling have brought hope and healing to hearts around the world.
Posted by Amy Simpson on January 5, 2007
Cheryl Bridges Johns
Get to know Cheryl Bridges Johns, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisors.
Cheryl Bridges Johns serves as professor of Christian Formation and Discipleship at the Church of God Theological Seminary. She also ministers at the New Covenant Church of God, a church she planted along with her husband, Jackie.
Cheryl's passion for ministry may be placed in three categories: nature, nurture, and newness.
Nature. Cheryl is involved in creation care initiatives such as the "Sandy Cove Covenant" and the "Urgent Call to Action: Scientists and Evangelicals Unite to Protect Creation." She and her husband are stewards of a small farm where they raise horses and grow blueberries.
Continue reading...Posted by Rachel Willoughby on January 5, 2007
Kristin Swenson
Kristin Swenson is a Marketing and Development Consultant. As the former Communications Director of a large Lutheran Church, she recognizes the importance of leading collaboratively and with integrity.
Kristin enjoys reading, savoring a strong cup of coffee and volunteering at her son’s Chinese Immersion School. Kristin, her husband, Craig and their eight-year old son, Carston, live in Savage, Minnesota.
Read Kristin's Gifted for Leadership article:
-- "Answering a "Real Simple" Question" (October 16, 2007)
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Nancy Ortberg
Get to know Nancy Ortberg, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisors.
Nancy Ortberg served eight years as a teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois. During that time she led the Network ministry, helping people identify their spiritual gifts and find a place of service in the church. She also led Axis for the 18- to 20-something generation.
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Carla Foote
Carla Foote is the editor of FullFill magazine, which equips women to recognize, utilize and maximize their influence in all the spheres of their lives. In addition to FullFill, Carla is the editor of Connections magazine to equip MOPS leaders, and she is a consulting editor of MOMSense magazine for mothers of preschoolers. Carla also enjoys writing for MOMSense and other MOPS International media, including leadership curriculum projects.
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Jaye Martin
Get to know Jaye Martin, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisors.
Jaye is the creator of HeartCall Women's Evangelism and is the women's evangelism
strategist for the North American Mission Board (NAMB) of the Southern Baptist Convention. She also serves as director of women's programs at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS) in Louisville, Kentucky.
Jaye invited Christ to be her Lord and Savior at the age of seven. She was raised in Kingsport, Tennessee and graduated from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville in 1978 with a BS in professional interior design. Upon graduation, she followed God's leadership to Houston, worked as a designer and in the youth ministry at church until 1984 when he called her into the evangelism ministry.
After graduation from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) in December 1988, Jaye joined the staff at Houston's First Baptist Church in 1989. She was minister of evangelism, women and prayer until November 1997, when she began working for NAMB. In June 2005, Jaye joined the staff of SBTS, where she is also working on her dissertation for an Ed.D in leadership.
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Joy-Elizabeth Lawrence
Joy-Elizabeth Lawrence is a freelance writer and part-time staff member at Calvin College where she is the costume shop manager for Calvin Theatre Company. The daughter of a Christian and Missionary Alliance pastor, Joy's childhood was defined by moving, homeschooling, making things, and being afraid of the rapture. After receiving her BA in English and music performance from a state school in South Dakota, she attended Regent College (Vancouver) where she graduated with a masters degree in Christian studies in 2005. It was there her interest in the ethics and theology of food was kindled and she developed a better understanding of Christian eschatological hope.
Joy is actively involved in local food commerce (as a buyer), attempts gardening each summer, and cans tomato soup each fall, all as an attempt to practice resurrection. Her interests include gathering, reading, and hearing stories of spiritual journeys and Christians' attitudes toward their bodies. She is also a regular volunteer performer at local theatres and has been delightedly married to Justin Paul, who she met at a C&MA youth camp, for over eight years.
Joy is a regular contributor to Catapult Magazine. She has also been published in Crux, Today�s Christian Woman, Eat Well (a *culture is not optional Road Map book), and a variety of small group and church resources. She is currently working on a manuscript that examines Christian's responses and attitudes toward food.
Read Joy's Gifted for Leadership articles:
-- "Grooming Leaders" (May 1, 2009)
-- "Guided by Dreams" (December 9, 2008)
-- "Marriage: A Story Shared" (October 14, 2008)
-- "Food, Culture, and True Communion" (March 11, 2008)
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Halee Gray Scott
Halee Gray Scott is a faculty member at Azusa Pacific University and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in educational studies at Talbot School of Theology, where her research interests include leadership development and spiritual formation. In 2004, she received her master’s degree in religion from Azusa Pacific University. Prior to joining the faculty at APU, Halee served as a writer for the radio programs New Life Ministries and Insight for Living.
Halee lives in Glendora, California with her husband, Paul, and their two dogs, Patience and Laska.
Read Halee's Gifted for Leadership articles:
-- "The One Necessary Thing" (October 4, 2008)
-- "Jesus and Fried Chicken" (June 6, 2008)
-- "Crossing Chasms--With Courage" (April 11, 2008)
-- "Is the Church Ready for Iron Ladies?" (January 15, 2008)
-- "Who's Holding Up Your Arms?" (July 13, 2007)
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Shayne Moore
Shayne Moore (MA, theology) is a full-time mom and outspoken advocate on extreme poverty and global AIDS. She sits on the executive board of directors for Upendo Village, an HIV/AIDS ministry in Kenya. Shayne lives in Wheaton, Illinois, with her three children and her husband, John.
To learn more about Shayne and her ministry, visit her blog.
Read Shayne's Gifted for Leadership articles:
-- "Leading with One Voice" (March 12, 2007)
See Shayne's contributions to our other Christianity Today International resources:
-- "Jesus at G8" (article about Shayne's work), Christianity Today magazine (July 2005)
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Ronna Detrick Miller
Ronna received her bachelor's degree in Business and Communication from Whitworth College and her Master of Divinity degree as well as a Certificate in Spiritual Direction from Mars Hill Graduate School in Seattle, Washington. She is now employed there as the Director of Conferences, marketing the institution in provocative and transformative ways around the country through the voices of those who work, teach, write, and lead within the school. With a deep heart for her own and others' leadership she has been instrumental in creating The Leadership Crucible, a three-day experiential learning environment that ushers leaders into profound and surprising levels of vulnerability, honesty, and growth.
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Kirsten Strand
Kirsten Strand is founder and director of Community 4:12, a ministry of Community Christian Church in Naperville, Illinois. She has served on the staff of Community Christian Church since 2003.
Kirsten holds a bachelor's degree in psychology/biology from Emory University in Atlanta and a master's degree in clinical psychology from Ohio State University.
Kirsten is married to Scott and has two sons: Erik (9) and Brian (7). She is passionate about helping the church confront poverty through the 3 R's of community development - reconciliation, redistribution, and relocation.
Learn more about Community 4:12.
Read Kirsten's Gifted for Leadership articles:
-- "Redeeming the Passion Within" (May 1, 2007)
-- "Following a Tough Call" (March 31, 2007)
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Rebecca Guillory Gilmer
Get to know Rebecca Guillory Gilmer, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisors.
Rebecca has a deep connection with and passion for the African American community. She is known for her wisdom, wit, creativity, and love for the truth of God’s Word. In her 26 years of vocational ministry, Rebecca has addressed audiences across the United States and on the continents of Africa and Europe.
Rebecca currently serves as vice president of The Impact Movement. The Impact Movement answers the call and cry of the African American community for sound and moral leadership that challenges the cultural influences embedded in the music, media, and ultra-materialism of this generation. In addition, Rebecca has served on various boards and currently serves as a trustee of the Winter Park Health Foundation in Central Florida.
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Kelli Trujillo
Kelli B. Trujillo is a writer and editor, a mom of three, a morning coffee-drinker, and an avid reader. She is the author of Faith-Filled Moments: Helping Kids See God in Everyday Life and The Busy Mom's Guide to Spiritual Survival. Kelli is also managing editor of Kyria's downloads. Along with these roles, Kelli is as an adult ministry leader at her church in Indianapolis.
Before launching her freelance writing/editing business, Kelli worked for several years as a senior editor in the Christian publishing industry. She is a graduate of Valparaiso University with honors both in English and Humanities, and has completed some graduate-level study in the areas of spiritual formation (Denver Seminary) and English literature (Butler University). She blogs at www.kellitrujillo.com.
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Eileen Button
Eileen Button is a newspaper columnist for The Flint Journal in Michigan and is an active member of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Her commentaries on family, politics, faith and community life are well received. Readers often tell her, "I don't always agree with you, but you always make me think."
She is the author of the forthcoming book, When Faith is a Four-Letter Word, a memoir of the years she and her husband spent planting a church in center city Philadelphia with the goal of "reaching the city for Jesus!" They left after four years, their faith bruised and battered. Button is living proof that sometimes you take a leap of faith and end up praying from a very deep pile of dookie.
Eileen holds degrees in communication from Roberts Wesleyan College and S.U.N. Y. Brockport. She is an adjunct professor of communication at Mott Community College and has previously taught at Roberts Wesleyan College, Eastern College, and S.U.N.Y Fredonia. She also speaks at women's events, retreats, and conferences where she focuses on family relationships, communication, and voluntary simplicity.
Although "columnist," "pastor's wife," "professor," and "guest speaker" are all nice titles, her favorite title is that of "mom." She credits that to her three amazing children (Stephen, Kristina, and Jordan) who attempt to drive her crazy but remind her of what's truly important. Eileen has been accused of sleeping with her pastor, Brad Button, to whom, thankfully, she is happily married. His faith in God and passion for ministry give her great courage.
Eileen loves to hear from readers and can be contacted at buttonhouse@juno.com or www.eileenbutton.com.
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Jennifer Lahl
Jennifer Lahl is the founder and National director of the Center for Bioethics and Culture Network.She received her B.S. in Nursing and Public Health Certification from California State University at Fullerton, California and her M.A. (with honors) in Bioethics from Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois. She spent 15 years working in pediatric critical care nursing, hospital administration and 10 years in senior level nursing management.
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Laura Polk
Laura Polk is a freelance writer who has contributed to Christian Parenting Today and Focus on the Family Magazine. She has a passion to bring true-to-life stories to the Christian market in the hope that Christians on the fence and non-Christians alike can find a common pathway to God.
She has just completed her first novel "Secret Broken" and is working on her first non-fiction book "Confessions of a Crispy Mom."
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Sherryl Stone
Sherryl Stone is the senior pastor's wife at Ginger Creek Community Church in Aurora, Illinois. Most recently, Sherryl collaborated with a therapist and a psychologist to develop a peer counseling and training ministry, called the Guidance Support Ministry, at Ginger Creek. Sherryl is also a part of the Sunday morning teaching team. She holds a bachelor's degree in Bible studies from Mississippi College, and a master's degree in religious education from Southwestern Seminary in Texas.
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Jodi Adams
Jodi Adams is a teacher, author, and visionary for community worship. She has served as a worship pastor in an emergent church setting and now serves a number of Denver-area churches as a consultant, working to equip worship leaders for transformative worship.
Passionate about empowering artists and leaders to take their congregations beyond the culture box, Jodi is a contributor to CTI's FaithVisuals.com and speaks regularly on the convergence of cultural issues and worship. In 2006, she began the Stained Glass Project as a forum for worship leaders and pastors who are seeking community and new frameworks for worship conversations.
Jodi is currently completing her M.Div. at Denver Seminary and finishing her first book, which is due out next year. She and her jazzy husband, Justin, live in Denver with their three children: Sara, Anna-Michelle, and Leo, along with Karma the Wonder Dog.
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Blair Anderson
A published author, photographer and internationally shown artist, Blair continues to pursue her art while encouraging the development of others through her ministry, avisualplanet.com. Established in 2001, avisualplanet.com was the first online visual arts resource of its kind targeted towards bringing artists and churches together while encouraging artists to find their voice. Partnering with her husband Bryan, Blair has spent over 20 years in ministry in the USA and Canada. Her passion and focus in ministry has been the development of sustainable creative teams within the worship and arts ministries of the churches she served. Together they are presently working on a project called Exnihilo, an artist retreat located in the Bahamas.
Read Blair's Gifted for Leadership articles:
-- "Perfection Vs. Peace and Contentment" (August 29, 2008)
-- "Putting Relationship in Its Place" (May 16, 2008)
-- "Too Busy to Wave" (February 15, 2008)
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Beth Jusino
Beth Jusino has worked in Christian publishing for more than a decade, much to her surprise. She currently indulges in her love for good books and better writing as a literary agent with Alive Communications in Colorado, where she represents and serves a number of best-selling and up-and-coming authors.
Beth has contributed to dozens of books herself as a writer and editor, and is widely published in national magazines. She teaches regularly at writing conferences across the country, and not-so-regularly leads business writing and marketing seminars. Before becoming an agent, she spent six years as the Managing Editor for MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) International, where she was the debut editor of MOMSense Magazine.
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Carolyn Custis James
Get to know Carolyn Custis James, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisors.
Carolyn Custis James (MA in biblical studies) is a vibrant new voice with a biblical and affirming message for women. Her vision is eloquently and passionately articulated in her books, When Life and Beliefs Collide: How Knowing God Makes a Difference (Zondervan, 2001), Lost Women of the Bible: Finding Strength and Significance through Their Stories (Zondervan, 2005), and Understanding Purpose (Thomas Nelson and Women of Faith, 2006). Her next book, The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules, is scheduled for release in early 2008.
Carolyn is the president of WhitbyForum, a ministry dedicated to helping women go deeper in their relationship with God and serve him alongside their Christian brothers. She is a popular speaker at church conferences, colleges and other Christian organizations both in the United States and abroad. She also serves as a visiting lecturer at theological seminaries and as a consulting editor for Zondervan's Exegetical Commentary Series on the New Testament. She is the founder of Synergy - a national network of women in seminary and in vocational ministries - in partnership with Campus Crusade for Christ International, The Impact Movement and Reformed Theological Seminary/Orlando.
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Janine Petry
In her over ten years in Christian publishing, Janine has served on the staffs of several Christianity Today International (CTI) magazines, including Today’s Christian Woman (TCW), Virtue, Christian History, and as the assistant editor of Marriage Partnership. Most recently, Janine served as Managing Editor of Women’s and Family Issues for CTI’s Online Resources, as well as the columnist for “Ask a Resourceful Mom” and “Resourceful Woman” columns in the MomSense and Women’s Connection e-newsletters. Janine’s writing is also featured in Focus on the Family magazines. Currently, Janine freelances as a Contributing Editor for CTI’s Gifted for Leadership and RoundTrip sites.
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Sara J. Moulton Reger
Sara J. Moulton Reger is a management consultant who specializes in organizational change management, culture transformation, governance, and leadership. Sara has been a management consultant since 1988 and working for IBM since 1995. Currently, she is a transformation program executive leading the governance, culture, organizational change work for an IBM global transformation program. Sara has an MBA, is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and also certified in the field of Organizational Change Management.
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Sue Edwards
Dr. Sue Edwards loves to see women of all ages and stages thrive in community and bond around God’s Word. She brings over 30 years experience as a Bible teacher, overseer of a megachurch women’s ministry, and author. As Assistant Professor of Christian Education, specializing in ministry to women, at Dallas Theological Seminary, she has the opportunity to equip men and women students for future ministry all over the world. As Pastor to Women at Irving Bible Church, she worked with women from all walks of life and various age groups. Her passion is to see modern and postmodern men and women connect and learn from one another.
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Ron R. Lee
Ron R. Lee is senior editor for WaterBrook Press, a division of Random House, Inc. He’s the editor behind such books as Leading with a Limp, by Dan B. Allender; I Sold My Soul on eBay, by Hemant Mehta; The Gospel According to Starbucks, by Leonard Sweet; and Building the Christian Family You Never Had, by Mary DeMuth.
When he isn’t editing books, he’s a sometimes writer, collector of empty soda bottles, lover of classic rock music, and a husband and dad.
Ron is also the former executive editor of Marriage Partnership and Christian Parenting Today magazines.
Read Ron's Gifted for Leadership articles:
-- "Leader-Moms Build Better Dads" (June 11, 2007)
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Kay Arthur
Get to know Kay Arthur, one of our Gifted for Leadership editorial advisers.
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Marian Liautaud
Marian Liautaud is editor of Your Church Resources, a division of Christianity Today International. Marian has edited many books and product lines, most recently Reducing the Risk 3: Keeping Your Ministry Safe from Child Sexual Abuse . She is passionate about protecting the church and equipping the local church to faithfully manage their ministries. Marian has written extensively on faith, women, marriage, and family issues for Today's Christian Woman and Marriage Partnership magazines. Marian has been married for 22 years. She and her husband have four sons and one grandson.
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Jennifer Thomas
Dr. Jennifer M. Thomas is a part-time clinical psychologist with Associates in Christian Counseling in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Jennifer counsels on a wide variety of individual and couples issues, from communication to trauma recovery and spiritual healing. She is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. Jennifer is also the co-author, alongside Dr. Gary Chapman, of The Five Languages of Apology, released in September 2006.
Jennifer and her husband, J.T., serve on the marriage team at their church, Grace Community Church, in Greensboro. Happily married for thirteen years, they enjoy raising their three young children and participating in the work of their church. Jennifer's life verse is 2 Cor. 1: 3-4: "Praise be to the God of all comfort who comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others in any trouble?".
Read Jennifer's Gifted for Leadership articles:
-- "Apologies That Work" (July 31, 2007)
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Hillary Prag
Thanks to the mentoring of Alice Rouse, Hillary is now a first-year graduate student at the University of Denver studying International and Intercultural Communication. Hillary has facilitated photojournalism workshops for at-risk youth in Seattle, Boston, and currently Denver with the intention to use art as a means to create space between the individual and their traumatic experiences.
She is on her way to spending the summer in Haiti on a freelance photojournalism assignment with the Mennonite Central Committee. Visit her website at www.hillaryprag.com. Photo credit: Greg Schneider.
Read Hillary's Gifted for Leadership articles:
-- "What Love’s Got to Do with It" (October 7, 2008)
-- "Deferring to God" (March 4, 2008)
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T. Suzanne Eller
T. Suzanne Eller is an author, youth culture and parenting columnist, and has published over 600+ articles on faith and family. She has been featured on Focus on the Family, Harvest Show, Aspiring Women, MidDay America, Prime Time, and many other TV and radio programs. She's a speaker to teens, women, churches, and twentysomethings. You can reach Suzie at http://tsuzanneeller.com or http://realteenfaith.com.
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Bev Murrill
Bev has been in senior church ministry for over 25 year, pastoring two churches over that time, first in her native Australia and then in the UK where God called her with her husband in 1996. A church planter, she has mentored scores of leaders and planted a number of churches each led by pastors she has trained.
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Emily Sutherland
Emily Sutherland has served as a writer for Gaither Music Company since 1997 and serves on the editorial staff for Homecoming Magazine. Since 1999, she has served as writer and content director for www.gaither.com, the official online home of ASCAP’s Songwriters of the Century, Bill and Gloria Gaither. She is a scriptwriter for more than two dozen volumes in the award-winning Homecoming video series. For fun, she is a singer and songwriter. But her greatest accomplishments are her 19 year marriage to Scott and being Mom to Jackson and Riley. Visit her at http://emilysutherland.wordpress.com/.
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Karen Keen
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JoHannah Reardon
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Margaret Feinberg
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Tammy Melchien
Tammy Melchien serves as Kids' City Champion for Community Christian Church, a multi-site church in the western suburbs of Chicago. She also provides Leadership and Children's Ministry coaching through NewThing Networks. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Tammy spent 6 years in campus ministry at Eastern Illinois University before leaving the cornfields for the bright lights of the city in 2002. She loves identifying leaders, developing leaders, talking to leaders, leading leaders...basically if you are a leader she loves you!Continue reading...
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Leanne Dzubinski
Leanne Dzubinski is a long-time missionary in Europe. She has worked in three countries in evangelism and church planting. She trains missionaries from across Europe in Bible, leadership and ministry skills. She also teaches in the national seminary. She finished her DMin at Gordon-Conwell in 2007 and hopes to have more opportunities to write and speak about the lives and work of women. As the mother of two teenage daughters, she is passionately interested in how the church and Christian organizations treat women in general and particularly women in ministry. Continue reading...
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Carla Waterman
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Keri Wyatt Kent
She and her husband Scot have been married for 17 years and live with their son and daughter in Illinois.
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Sarah Flashing
For several years, Sarah has been influencing women and women�s ministry leaders as a speaker and writer through The Center for Women of Faith in Culture, and through her blog, Flash Point . She focuses on teaching women how to bring the Scriptures to bear on all areas of their life and in whatever sphere of influence God has placed them. As a matter of priority, Sarah emphasizes the ethical dimensions of being a woman in the 21st century, teaching them how to think through and evaluate the experiences and issues that women have in common.
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Nicole Unice
Nicole Unice loves being a "professional talker" in her roles as counselor, speaker, and writer. She works part-time in a private counseling practice, specializing in teenage girl and women's issues, as well as serving as director of women's ministries for Hope Church in Richmond, VA.
Nicole received her B.A. in Psychology from the College of William and Mary (97) and her M.A. in Christian Counseling from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (04). She is married to her college sweetheart and has three children under six, who highly prefer her silly-dance and grilled cheese skills to her professional talking abilities.
The common thread in Nicole's many roles is her passion for igniting women's hearts in their personal relationships with Jesus, particularly through scripture and spiritual formation.
You can catch her blogging about faith and life at The Stubborn Servant.
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Adie Johnson
Adie Johnson is a spiritual director and serves on the staff of a small church in Colorado as Pastor of Spiritual Formation. Her passion in ministry continues to be the fostering of Christian spiritual growth and transformation. She fights against the misconception that meeting Christ is the end of a journey rather than the beginning and believes we are rescued by grace in order to become grace to those around us.
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Jane Rubietta
After her morning breakfast of dark chocolate, they co-lead Abounding Ministries, a not-for-profit ministry in the Chicago area. For more information, see www.JaneRubietta.com and www.Abounding.org. Her latest book, Come Closer: A Call to Life, Love, and Breakfast on the Beach (Waterbrook Press, 2007), received a starred review in Publishers Weekly.
Read Jane's Gifted for Leadership articles:
-- "Rest from the Race" (November 9, 2007)
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Jonalyn Fincher
Jonalyn is a passionate apologist and cultural critic.
She and her husband Dale travel nationally as a husband-wife speaking team addressing schools, churches, camps, and conferences on behalf of their non-profit, Soulation (www.soulation.org). With a background in acting, teaching and counseling, Jonalyn disarms the listener with gentleness and storytelling, emotionally engaging audiences of all ages on various apologetic themes. These include spiritual formation, loving God with the whole self, cultural apologetics, and sharing how Christ is good news for women. Her expressive teaching style makes her presentations both distinctively appealing and accessible.
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