Kelley Mathews

Sharifa Stevens

As Bible teachers protect your kids' privacy, say Kelley Mathews and Sharifa Stevens, BOW team members. So often we teachers don't think about this and aren't sure how to do it. Sharifa and Kelly share their personal decision-making processes for determining what and when they use their children as examples in their teaching. For teachers to protect their kids privacy in this age is essential.

This episode is one in a series, Mommies and Ministry. Connect to the other episodes: Boundaries for Moms in Ministry and The Myth of the Biblical Superwoman.

The Mommies and Ministry series is also available on video if you prefer.

Dr. Michelle Pokorny

"Leader, remember who you are," says  Dr. Michelle Pokorny, Associate Director of Spiritual Formation at DTS. BOW asked Michelle this question “What’s one thing you’ve learned about leadership that you’d like to pass on?” Michelle explains what remember who you are means and encourages all people in leadership along the way.

You may prefer to watch Michelle's episode on video.

BOW provides a number episodes that feature various women with years of experience in Christian leadership. You can browse all of BOW's podcast episodes with leader tips, or connect with them on video.

Dr. Joye Baker

For mentoring to work, it's important to decide how to proceed as mentor/mentee together. In this final episode in the series Finding a Mentor, Dr. Joye Baker joins Kay Daigle to suggest several options for ways the relationship can work. To decide how to proceed as mentor/mentee helps prevent problems and misunderstandings from arising.

This episode builds on the previous episodes of Finding a Mentor, "Identify Your Goals" and "Seek the Right Fit."

All episodes are available on video.

You may want to link to the video series Organic Mentoring with Dr. Sue Edwards mentioned in this podcast episode. Or you might go to the first podcast episode of the series: Organic Mentoring: The Challenge.

Dr. Joye Baker

It's essential to seek a mentor with the right fit, according to Dr. Joye Baker in this second part of BOW's series designed to help you find a mentor. What does the right fit entail? Dr. Joye Baker provides wisdom as she talks with Dr. Kay Daigle about the importance of looking for the right woman and how to best go about it.

This topic builds on the first episode, Identify Your Goals. And don't miss the final episode Decide How to Proceed.

The entire three-part series is available on video.

Joye Baker

When looking for a mentor, consider your goals for a mentoring relationship? What do you want to happen? Are you looking for a Christian woman with more experience to talk to about life, leadership or the Lord? Do you want to study the Bible with someone? Or grow more Christlike at work or with your children? Your goals for a mentoring relationship help point you to the right mentor. Dr. Joye Baker of Dallas Seminary joins Dr. Kay Daigle in this three-part series to help you find a mentor.

After listening to this episode, connect to the next episode that explains how to find a mentor who fits you and your needs. And don't miss episode 3 in which Joye stresses the importance of you and your mentor deciding how to proceed.

The series is also available on video.

When asked "What one thing have you learned about leadership that you want to pass on?," Dr. Jackie Roese, Founder of The Marcella Project, prepares women leaders to expect the women police. These church “policewomen" want to keep them in line with their own desires and expectations.

Don't miss BOW's other short leader tipson the Beyond Ordinary Women Podcast. This episode and all the other leader tips are also available on video.

Lynn Etta Manning

Ministering outside your culture requires adjusting to your audience, according to Dr. Lynn Etta Manning, retired from Dallas Seminary. Lynn Etta talks with Kelly Arabie and shares how the movie “Moana” and Esther’s story help us minister well to those whose backgrounds and needs are different from ours.

If you prefer, you can watch Lynn Etta on video.

You may want to browse all of BOW's resources targeting You, As a Leader.

Jill Williams

What are the tools for asking powerful questions? Certified Professional Coach Jill Williams provides practical tools that give you the skills to incorporate insightful questions into your conversations. These tools for asking powerful questions help small group leaders create insightful discussions. Parents and friends can use such questions to enhance their conversations as well.

Jill offers two free downloadable documents for you: Powerful Questions Resource List and Framework for Fostering an Environment for Collaboration.

You will want to link to Episode 1 and Episode 2 on the Beyond Ordinary Women Podcast if you missed them because they add essential information to this topic.

If you prefer watching videos, you can link to all of them here.

Jill Wiliams

Professional coach Jill Williams shares a practical framework for asking powerful questions that help us grow deeper with friends, mentees, and family. Learn to ask questions that dig into real life. in this second conversation with Kay Daigle. Understanding the framework for asking powerful questions reminds us how to approach others with questions that entrust them to God.

Jill offers you a free document outlining this framework as well as a  document listing helpful resources on this topic.

If you missed it, you need to listen to the first episode focusing on why we should want to ask powerful questions. In the final episode Jill provides tools for the questions you ask others.

All episodes are also available to watch on video.

Jill Williams

Why ask powerful questions? Because you will want to if you understand what they do, according to Jill Williams, an International Coach Federation (ICF) certified professional coach. Jill joins Kay Daigle in this series of podcasts designed to help anyone ask better questions. Whether you're a parent, teacher, friend, mentor or small group leader, this series is a must. In this first episode, Jill explains why we all should want to ask questions that go beyond the surface.

Jill has created a free downloadable document with a list of great resources on this topic.

Don't miss the next episode which provides the framework for asking powerful questions. In the final episode Jill provides tools for the questions you ask others.

All episodes are also available to watch on video.