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Out with the Old Women’s Ministry
November 15, 2012 2:04 PMDuring the past decade, the landscape of key leadership positions within churches and non-profits has changed. The number of female senior pastors has doubled and there are more women than men leading non-profits. Sadly, a strange dichotomy is occurring...
How to Empower the Women in Your Church
November 1, 2012 11:28 AMI am currently a student pursing a PhD in educational studies. I have a great passion for women in our churches, and I hope my research will one day serve them, so I love to share what I’m learning...
Please Lead. I Need You.
October 11, 2012 2:06 PMNot long ago, I messed up something for a client. She emailed me about it and I emailed back an apology. And then I waited. I watched the clock tick. No response. I burned with stomach acid and shame....
Making the Most of Your Role
October 2, 2012 12:17 PMSeveral years ago, I served as the treasurer of a small church. In this congregation, the treasurer was required to sit on the church’s governing board, which didn’t allow women. My husband, however, was on the board, so as a...
Bossy Older Sisters in the Church
September 27, 2012 9:00 AMNot long ago, when I was pregnant with my now-infant son, I must admit that it came as quite a shock to me when I found out I was having a boy. I was sure that I was having...
7 Ways Women Sabotage Their Leadership, Part 2
April 30, 2012 12:06 PMOver the years I have met many fantastic women leaders. I lean forward to hear their every word and am always grateful to spend a spare hour with them over a cup of coffee or on a walk. I...
7 Ways Women Sabotage Their Leadership, Part 1
April 26, 2012 2:15 PMOver the years I have met many fantastic women leaders. I lean forward to hear their every word and am always grateful to spend a spare hour with them over a cup of coffee or on a walk. I...
How Women Are Uniquely Gifted for Leadership
February 15, 2012 9:38 AMAs I duck out of sight of the gathering congregation, the church’s AV guy hands me a clip-on microphone. Patting myself around the waist and hip region, what I already know will be the case is confirmed: my lady...
Bringing Justice to Bangladesh
December 15, 2011 2:12 PMWhen Sarah Aulie travelled to India in her mid-20s, she went seeking direction and clarity. Like so many of her post-college peers, she wasn’t sure what path her life should take. While she was in India, though, a series of...
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