Empowered To Lead

Carolyn Custis James is an award winning author who thinks deeply about what it means to be a female follower of Jesus in a postmodern world. Her books are provocative, honest, and ground-breaking, challenging the small and confusing messages that women often get from the church-- messages that fail to move beyond gender roles or assumes a particular economic situation or stage of life.

With deep scholarship, Carolyn presents a fresh look at women in the bible, revealing new insights and a powerful message that will leave women feeling challenged, valued, and empowered.  

Today’s guest is Pastor Ruth Everhart, author of the books, "Ruined" and “The #Metoo Reckoning: Facing the churches complicity in sexual abuse and misconduct. She shares about her experience overcoming sexual trauma at the hands of two strangers and then later sexual harassment at the hands of a supervisor in the presbyterian church. It’s a heavy topic but one that’s critically important if we want to expose sin, dismantle broken systems, and create healthy faith communities where all people are safe. 

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About the Host:

Jeannette Cochran is a pastor, entrepreneur and leadership coach with two decades of executive level leadership. She helps women fast-track their learning, optimize their gifts and lean into the full expression of the leader God created them to be.

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Today’s episode is a conversation with an empowered Christian woman leader, Dr. Nicole Davis. In our discussion, we talk about the identity conflict that many women struggle with, how gender equality contributes to strong and healthy marriages, and how we, as women, need to take responsibility to lead ourselves well.

Nicole Davis, PhD, is an ordained pastor, certified mediator, conflict coach, Christian life coach, and a United States Navy veteran. As a social science researcher, her areas of interest include gender inequality, organizational leadership, women’s empowerment, and family dynamics. With her husband, Tony, they have co-founded Empower to Engage, a mediation and coaching firm, and co-authored multiple books, including the 3-book Done Right Series: Marriage Done Right is Hard Work (But It’s Work It!); Parenting Done Right is Hard Work (But It’s Worth It!); Leadership Done Right is Hard Work (But It’s Worth It!); and, their newest children's book series, Growing Up with Bendie the Squirrel: I Can Make My Bed which teaches children important life skills.

Nicole also authored her book, Eve, Where Are You? Confronting Toxic Practices Against the Advancement of Women, based on her doctoral dissertation, Women in Ministry: How Conflicts Between God’s Purpose and Church Doctrine Impact the Efficacy of Female Church Leaders. All of Nicole's work centers around strengthening families and the individuals within them. Nicole and Tony have been married over 30 years and have two adult sons.

You can learn more about Dr. Nicole Davis at  www.empowertoengage.com Find her book "Eve Where Are You?" www.evewhereareyou.com

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As we move into 2023, you've probably set some goals for the new year. Or, maybe New Year's resolutions aren't your thing because you know they rarely work. Two weeks, six weeks, or eight weeks in, and most people have abandoned their goals altogether. Well, that doesn't have to be you!

In this episode, Jeannette explains why grounding your goals in your personal Life Vision will provide greater clarity, commitment, and motivation. A personal Life Vision helps you get clear on what really matters so you can steward your time and resources to grow your potential and live each day to the fullest.

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Research shows gratitude has a significant impact on our mindset, our physical bodies, and ultimately our overall well-being. Throughout the pages of Scripture, we are told again and again to “be thankful.” With all the benefits of gratitude, could it be that God tells us to be thankful, not for his benefit, but for ours? Not because He needs our appreciation but because we need it! God has created us and wired our brains to work so that gratitude increases our health, joy, and well-being. But how do we have gratitude when things are not going so well? When we face problems and challenges and pain, how do we have gratitude then? That’s the topic of today’s episode. 

Today’s episode is a conversation with Brooke Whitson. Brooke is a creative visionary leader who has overcome adversity and loss. Like me, her life has been significantly impacted by breast cancer, only in a slightly different way.

We talk about leading ourselves through a life crisis, suffering, grief, mindset, and ultimately rising from the ashes. I hope our stories will give you encouragement and inspiration to overcome the pain or obstacles you may be facing in your life today.

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Do you struggle with measuring up? Do you beat yourself up when you make a mistake? Do you feel anxious and frustrated when outcomes are out of your control? If so, you’re not alone. These are common challenges for many high-achieving women, and often perfectionism is the root cause. Letting go of perfectionism isn’t about selling ourselves short. We can still have high expectations for ourselves and set big goals. But we can also love ourselves for who we are- flaws and all.

In this episode, we unpack the most misunderstood and misused verse in the Bible: 1 Timothy 2:11-15. This scripture is sometimes plucked from its context and weaponized to silence and minimize women. It's a perplexing passage, but an ancient heresy and a strange Greek verb can help us understand it.