The Priority Now Podcast

Carmen is joined today by Lindsey Wineinger.  Lindsey serves as the President of Illinois Baptist Women, and she and Carmen discuss the upcoming Priority Conference.  Priority is a great opportunity for training and equipping the women of our churches, and provides tools to help us live the life God has called us too.  God is getting ready to do something big, come join us and see what He has in store for us.

https://www.ibsa.org/priority2022/

Carmen is joined today by Melissa Melbourn of Marshall Baptist Church in Marshall Illinois.  Melissa shares how she has been guided by the Holy Spirit over the years.  Melissa is currently serving as the Worship & Media Director at her church.  Listen and be encouraged as she shares her story.

Resources mentioned today:

https://www.mbclife.us/staff--leadership.html

https://www.workinggenius.com

ibsa.org/women

As we start our third season of podcasts, our host Carmen shares some encouraging words for the coming year.  

Carmen is joined today by Lisa Misner.  Lisa serves as part of the Communications Team of IBSA and is a lead writer on the Illinois Baptist News.  Lisa shares some of her background as a news junkie and how it has helped her to discern the truth in the culture of misleading information.   She also shares some tips for the women interested in writing.  Listen and be encouraged.

Resources mentioned today:

https://illinoisbaptist.org

ibsa.org

Carmen is joined today by Paige Hume of Jacksonville, Illinois.  Paige shares some of her journey and how God has gifted her.  They also remind us how it is good to revisit a Spiritual Gifts Assessment.  Listen and be encouraged.

Resources mentioned today:

https://replicate.org/f260-bible-reading-plan/

https://www.lifeway.com/en/articles/women-leadership-spiritual-gifts-growth-service

Carmen is joined today by Traci Price of Bolingbrook, Illinois.  Traci shares about her role in the marketplace for a health insurance company and how God has leveraged that for His purpose.  Traci also shares about her "side gig" of soap making.  Listen to her story and be encouraged.

Resources mentioned today:

honeysheasoap.com

ibsa.org/women

Carmen is joined today by Becki McNeely who shares her encouraging story of how God has worked in her life.  Starting with her Hallmark story like meeting with her husband to her current role as a stay at mom wife and mother.  Becki shares how God has been continuing to work in her life.  

Carmen is joined today by former Illinois resident Carrie Jones who many of us know from her days in mission work in our state.  Carrie catches us up on where God has her right now and how He is using her in this changing season of her life.  

Resource mentioned today:

https://www.womenwork.net

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Carmen is joined today by Jennifer Carrothers of Mount Vernon Illinois.  Jennifer works as a physical therapist and shares how the church can walk alongside the families of COVID patients that are still dealing with effects of their hospitalizations.  They also discuss tools for leaders available through the church that also equip women to be better leaders in the marketplace.  

https://www.workinggenius.com

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Carmen is joined today by Andrea Hammond.  Andrea shares about how God has used her to reach out to women in the Illinois Baptist Women community, even though she is an introvert herself.  

This week Carmen has extended the invitation to directly call or email her or Andrea and reach out if you heard something that you want to talk about.  

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