She Leads Podcast: A Fresh Perspective on Faith, Leadership, and Relationships

Thea invites Gina, friend and supporter, to discuss what happens to followers when leadership fails. What does it mean that leaders are humans too? What can followers learn from their leaders' wins and losses? 

Gina Summers is a mom, wife, fan of the show and follower of Christ. Connect with Gina via email, [email protected] 

This Week’s Comments: 

From Rhonda “Hey Thea, I am not a podcast person- usually I 'blare' music.  But I have listened to yours (and) I really have enjoyed them all but I particularly liked the one today (on) the elaboration of leadership.”

Guest Discussion Topics

What happens to followers, when leaders fail? How have you experienced this personally? 

What have you learned from other leaders’ mistakes? 

What do you hope your kids are learning from your mistakes?

What do you need from leaders today? Where are you looking and what are you finding?

Next steps: What next step can a failing leader take today?

Connect with Guest: Gina Summers, [email protected] 

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She Leads is produced by Thea Curry-Fuson. All recording, editing and distributing is done by Pearland Podcast Studio. Theme song provided by Jacob Gage. All comments are those of the speaker and do not represent the organizations they may be affiliated with.

Thea and Jennifer continue their conversation on how families have evolved, why faith is still important and how the church might come alongside families in a real way. 

Jennifer is the current Director of Preschool Ministry at Chapelwood UMC, in Lake Jackson TX

https://www.chapelwoodumc.org/preschool. Be sure to check out Jennifer’s previous episode, Childhood Matters.

Guest Discussion Topics

What role does faith play in families? How is faith a part of your family?

Share your vision for Family Ministry. How might the Church/Christians bring this to reality?

What might the Church learn from families? What might the world learn about families?

What next step can someone hoping to connect with families take?

Connect with the Guest: Jennifer Burkhart, 

Chapelwood Preschool Ministry: https://www.chapelwoodumc.org/preschool

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chapelwoodpreschoolministries/

Email: [email protected] 

Support She Leads: 

Subscribe, follow, like and share if this episode was beneficial to you. Submit your feedback, via email at [email protected]. 

Check out the She Leads site to learn more: https://she-leads-105174.square.site/ 

She Leads is produced by Thea Curry-Fuson. All recording, editing and distributing is done by Pearland Podcast Studio. Theme song provided by Jacob Gage. All comments are those of the speaker and do not represent the organizations they may be affiliated with.

This week, Thea interviews a former colleague, Jennifer Burkhart, on the importance of childhood experiences, safe learning environments and how we might foster future leadership development in our youngest leaders today. 

Jennifer is the current Director of Preschool Ministry at Chapelwood UMC, in Lake Jackson TX. 

Guest Discussion Topics

What childhood experiences were influential on you today?

How do the experiences we have in childhood affect us as adults?

What is it like leading children, families and staff in early childhood experiences? 

What is your hope for those connected to your ministry? 

Why do you continue to work with children and families? 

What influence do you hope to make?

Next steps: What next step can a leader working with children take today?

Connect with the guest, Jennifer Burkhart:

Chapelwood Preschool Ministry: https://www.chapelwoodumc.org/preschool

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chapelwoodpreschoolministries/ 

Email: [email protected] 

Support She Leads: 

Subscribe, follow, like and share if this episode was beneficial to you. Submit your feedback, via email at [email protected]. 

Check out the She Leads website to learn more about the She Leads story, buy merch and support: https://she-leads-105174.square.site/ 

She Leads is produced by Thea Curry-Fuson. All recording, editing and distributing is done by Pearland Podcast Studio. Theme song provided by Jacob Gage. *All comments are those of the speaker and do not represent the organizations they may be affiliated with.

Thea continues her conversation with Meagan on the unique experience of motherhood, why moms need a safe space and what steps a mom seeking community can take today to build new relationships with other moms too. Be sure to check out part 1 w/ Meagan Jones too, “The Business of Beauty.” 

Visit Meagan at Your Boutique Shop, https://www.yourboutiqueshop.com/ (Pearland TX) or check her out on FaceBook at: https://www.facebook.com/yourboutiqueshop/. 

This week’s Comments:

From Whitney: “ I love the relationships between you and your guests…but what I really love is to hear what people are doing. How they are leading, how they are making differences in their communities. Like Young Life and SIR House. It feels like all bad news everywhere, so I love hearing what people are doing that's positive.”

Guest Discussion Topics

Share your MOPS leadership journey. What led you to make space for moms in a unique way?

Where have you seen God show up in MOPS groups? Why do moms need such a special place?

What are your hopes for moms today? 

Next steps: What next step can a mom seeking connection take today?

Support She Leads: 

Subscribe, follow, like and share if this episode was beneficial to you. Join the conversation by sharing your feedback, questions and comments to: [email protected]. 

She Leads is produced by Thea Curry-Fuson. All recording, editing and distributing is done by Pearland Podcast Studio. Theme song provided by Jacob Gage. All comments are those of the speaker and do not represent the organizations they may be affiliated with.

This week, Thea interviews a local business owner, Meagan Jones, on what led her to start her own shop, Your Boutique, and the importance of both leading and finding beauty in the world today. 

Visit Meagan at Your Boutique Shop, https://www.yourboutiqueshop.com/ or check her out on FaceBook at: https://www.facebook.com/yourboutiqueshop/, 

Thea and Kim discuss influential leaders that have been a part of their own leadership journeys. Who has journeyed alongside, who are they following, and who are they reading. More so, what type of leadership they hope they are providing and the influence it might have on future leaders. 

Guest: Rev. Kimberly Karney

Thea sits down with another fellow female pastor to discuss the unique scrutiny, challenges and confrontations they have experienced as woman in pastoral leadership. Kimberly shares her own leadership journey, and where she sees God leading her in 2023. 

Guest: Rev. Kimberly Karney

Thea continues a conversation with Rev. Jordan Czichos, on how the church has to adapt in order to meet, serve and lead young people to Christ. Why does it matter? Why should we be willing to lead young people to Jesus? How might our lives be changed with that mission?

Guest: Rev. Jordan Czichos

Thea welcomes fellow pastor, Rev. Jordan Czichos, to share what leading young people in West Houston is like as a part of Revision Ministries. 

Guest: Rev. Jordan Czichos

Thea continues her conversation with Sara, discussing how Sara’s sobriety has led her into leadership, including the start of SIR House, sober living residences in Pasadena and La Porte, where over 200 women have had safe transitional housing after detox, and over 80 have more than a year of recovery today. 

Guest: Sara Bergman & Sam

[email protected]

www.sirhouse.org

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