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Living Free From Fear, Confident + Courageous: International Women's Day
If you liked what you heard you can watch here: https://youtu.be/WeZhey4UQ2A
The UN’s theme for IWD this year is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”, and “highlights the role of innovative technology in promoting gender equality and meeting the health and developmental needs of women and girls.”
I’ve given this year’s IWD my own theme: Proverbs 1:33, “But the one who always listens to me will live undisturbed in a heavenly peace. Free from fear, confident and courageous, that one will rest unafraid and sheltered from the storms of life.”
MY STORY: I sought God for a word over my year this year and believe He showed me the word FREE.
How can we be leaders who empower women and girls to live “FREE FROM FEAR, CONFIDENT AND COURAGEOUS”?
1. Lose the Pink Princess
- Language carries culture, so what you say always matters.
2. Consider Your Own Bias
- Leaders are self-reflective. We take the time to consider our own personal prejudices, biases and level of privilege.
3. See What’s Unique, Regardless of Gender
- Leaders see the whole person. Particularly with younger people, who may still be heavily influenced by their own family culture regarding gender, we are the ones who do the work to see beyond what is presented and see the person as God sees them. We see their potential regardless of how they may be presenting themselves to us right now and we speak into THAT.
4. God’s Word Over Everything
- This Proverb reminds us that the key to living “free from fear, confident and courageous” is having the voice of God front and centre in our lives. As leaders who have influence and power to bring leadership development and opportunities to others, we hear from God over and above everything humans say about themselves and each other. If God says to promote or develop or invest into that person, but we can’t see it yet or they can’t see it in themselves, we still remain obedient and make the invitation. It’s not our responsibility to set people free, it’s our responsibility to be obedient to God’s voice in our lives.
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By Beyond ChurchIf you liked what you heard you can watch here: https://youtu.be/WeZhey4UQ2A
The UN’s theme for IWD this year is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”, and “highlights the role of innovative technology in promoting gender equality and meeting the health and developmental needs of women and girls.”
I’ve given this year’s IWD my own theme: Proverbs 1:33, “But the one who always listens to me will live undisturbed in a heavenly peace. Free from fear, confident and courageous, that one will rest unafraid and sheltered from the storms of life.”
MY STORY: I sought God for a word over my year this year and believe He showed me the word FREE.
How can we be leaders who empower women and girls to live “FREE FROM FEAR, CONFIDENT AND COURAGEOUS”?
1. Lose the Pink Princess
- Language carries culture, so what you say always matters.
2. Consider Your Own Bias
- Leaders are self-reflective. We take the time to consider our own personal prejudices, biases and level of privilege.
3. See What’s Unique, Regardless of Gender
- Leaders see the whole person. Particularly with younger people, who may still be heavily influenced by their own family culture regarding gender, we are the ones who do the work to see beyond what is presented and see the person as God sees them. We see their potential regardless of how they may be presenting themselves to us right now and we speak into THAT.
4. God’s Word Over Everything
- This Proverb reminds us that the key to living “free from fear, confident and courageous” is having the voice of God front and centre in our lives. As leaders who have influence and power to bring leadership development and opportunities to others, we hear from God over and above everything humans say about themselves and each other. If God says to promote or develop or invest into that person, but we can’t see it yet or they can’t see it in themselves, we still remain obedient and make the invitation. It’s not our responsibility to set people free, it’s our responsibility to be obedient to God’s voice in our lives.