Balancing the demands of ministry and personal life can be difficult for any woman in leadership, but pastors’ wives often face expectations unique to their roles. Today, Nicky Stade, Regina Haro, and Ronda Martin sit down with two guests to ask the hard question: how do they do it?

Whether you are a pastor’s wife, a women’s ministry leader, or a credentialed minister, the Women of SoCal Leadership Podcast is designed to help you KNOW, GROW, and GO. Each month, we will have conversations around relevant topics to help you be the best leader God has called you to be. 

Join the conversation by leaving a comment below, and share this episode with a friend! For more from Women of SoCal, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube @womenofsocalag or visit our website socalnetwork.org/women 

Featured Guests: 

Cyndi Franklin

Karen Robertson

“Ministry is not about a five-year plan, it’s about running hard until you see Jesus…for the rest of your life.” — Cassie Brown

In the Parable of the Talents, Matthew 25:29 says, “For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance.” As women in leadership, how do we prepare for what God has in store for us when we already have full plates? Join Nicky Stade and Cassie Brown as they discuss practical strategies and revealing insights on leadership capacity in ministry.

Whether you are a pastor’s wife, a women’s ministry leader, or a credentialed minister, the Women of SoCal Leadership Podcast is designed to help you KNOW, GROW, and GO. Each month, we will have conversations around relevant topics to help you be the best leader God has called you to be. 

Join the conversation by leaving a comment below, and share this episode with a friend! For more from Women of SoCal, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube @womenofsocalag or visit our website socalnetwork.org/women 

Featured Guest: 

Cassie Brown

Resources: 

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In this episode, we sit down with a group of Pastors Wives and discuss what it looks like to foster a community of support and friendship in this unique ministry role. 

Whether you are a pastor’s wife, a women’s ministry leader, or a credentialed minister, the Women of SoCal Leadership Podcast is designed to help you KNOW, GROW, and GO. Each month, we will have conversations around relevant topics to help you be the best leader God has called you to be. 

Join the conversation by leaving a comment below, and share this episode with a friend! For more from Women of SoCal, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube @womenofsocalag or visit our website socalnetwork.org/women 

Featured Guests: 

Gretchen Merill

Gwen Tackett

Resources: 

Pastors Wives & Widows || Women of SoCal (Private Facebook Group) https://www.facebook.com/groups/27530819704/ 

Nicky Stade and Tiffany Gaudin navigate the delicate topic of grief with today’s amazing guest, Vanessa Shepherd. In her book, The Good in the Awful, Vanessa invites readers to join in on an honest conversation about pain and what it is to look for God in the darkness, using her own story of crippling grief as the guide to discovering if God is still good and at work in our brokenness. Are you up to join in on the challenge?

Whether you are a pastor’s wife, a women’s ministry leader, or a credentialed minister, the Women of SoCal Leadership Podcast is designed to help you KNOW, GROW, and GO. Each month, we will have conversations around relevant topics to help you be the best leader God has called you to be. 

Join the conversation by leaving a comment below, and share this episode with a friend! For more from Women of SoCal, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube @womenofsocalag or visit our website socalnetwork.org/women 

Featured Guest: 

Vanessa Shepherd

Resources: 

“The Good in the Awful” (paperback or Kindle) https://a.co/d/6uZGSIW

Nicky Stade and Miriam Saravia sit down with young and anointed worship leader and recording artist, Jazmin Vera, to discuss the art of leading worship. Jazmin Vera is known as a woman passionate for the presence of God. For many years she has dedicated her life to leading worship, facilitating the gathering of people of all ages into the presence of God. In this episode, Jazmin shares her heart behind her calling, some wisdom on how to bridge the generations through worship, and how to build dynamic and authentic worship teams.

Whether you are a pastor’s wife, a women’s ministry leader, or a credentialed minister, the Women of SoCal Leadership Podcast is designed to help you KNOW, GROW, and GO. Each month, we will have conversations around relevant topics to help you be the best leader God has called you to be. 

Join the conversation by leaving a comment below, and share this episode with a friend! For more from Women of SoCal, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube @womenofsocalag or visit our website socalnetwork.org/women 

Featuring: 

Jazmin Vera @jazminvera

Resources: 

https://www.jazminmusic.com

How can women in the church—women’s ministry leaders, pastors wives, and credentialed women—partner together to reach and disciple the next generation coming up behind us? Holly Davis recently wrote a compelling article in  Influence Magazine, titled “Teenage Girls in Crisis: What they need from the local church”. In this episode, Nicky Stade dives into this topic with Holly to discuss the pressures today’s teen girls face and some practical tips we can begin utilizing today, whether we are in youth ministry or not!

Whether you are a pastor’s wife, a women’s ministry leader, or a credentialed minister, the Women of SoCal Leadership Podcast is designed to help you KNOW, GROW, and GO. Each month, we will have conversations around relevant topics to help you be the best leader God has called you to be. 

Join the conversation by leaving a comment below, and share this episode with a friend! For more from Women of SoCal, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube @womenofsocalag or visit our website socalnetwork.org/women 

Featuring: 

Holly Davis, Team Advancement Director for Assemblies of God Ministries

Resources: 

“Next Gen Leaders” Podcast, an AG podcast hosted by Holly Davis

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLccKalAYvMsOo8d9JJGZLgeXM4pnWknuM&si=VLhgdcsP5RipY_Zy

“Teenage Girls in Crisis: What they need from the local church” by Holly Davis, Influence Magazine 

https://issuu.com/vitalmagazine/docs/influence_w24_for_issuu/100 

Anywhere from 55-75% of women experience Imposter Syndrome: a false belief that you are not qualified, don’t belong, or somehow are a fraud in leadership. Nicky Stade sits down for an in-depth discussion with Maria Evans and Niki Kolb—two outstanding leaders in Women’s Ministry—to discuss authentic leadership, vulnerability, and moving past the lies of the enemy in order to reach the lost and make disciples.

Whether you are a pastor’s wife, a women’s ministry leader, or a credentialed minister, the Women of SoCal Leadership Podcast is designed to help you KNOW, GROW, and GO. Each month, we will have conversations around relevant topics to help you be the best leader God has called you to be. 

Join the conversation by leaving a comment below, and share this episode with a friend! For more from Women of SoCal, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube @womenofsocalag or visit our website socalnetwork.org/women 

Featuring: 

Maria Evans, Women’s Pastor at Calvary Assembly of God Lomita

Niki Kolb, Women’s Ministry Director at His Place Westminster

Resources: 

“Posers, Fakers, and Wannabes: Unmasking the Real You” by Brennan Manning & James Hancock

“Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership: How to Become an Effective Leader by Confronting Potential Failures” by Gary L. McIntosh & Samuel D. Rima

Nicky Stade and Tiffany Gaudin sit down with Jenni Wong Clayville to discuss women in leadership and Jenni’s inspiring story and the amazing ways she's breaking barriers in her area of influence within the church! Jenni currently serves at National Community Church as the Weekend Experience Pastor and is part of the teaching team at the Northern Virginia location. She also serves on the leadership team of Leading and Loving It for over ten years and recently on the Propel Ecclesia Team to support women in ministry internationally. 

Whether you are a pastor’s wife, a women’s ministry leader, or a credentialed minister, the Women of SoCal Leadership Podcast is designed to help you KNOW, GROW, and GO. Each month, we will have conversations around relevant topics to help you be the best leader God has called you to be. 

Join the conversation by leaving a comment below, and share this episode with a friend! For more from Women of SoCal, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube @womenofsocalag or visit our website socalnetwork.org/women 

Featuring: Jenni Wong Clayville, Weekend Experience Pastor at National Community Church

Resources: 

• NWM Webinar: Preaching & Teaching with Jenni Wong Clayville || Replay on Demand https://brushfire.com/socalnetwork/nwmwebinar/567628/
• Propel Ecclesia || 5-Month Coaching + Cohort Experience for Women in Ministry https://www.ecclesia.propelwomen.org
• Leading & Loving It || Helping women lead strong & thrive in ministry. https://leadingandlovingit.com

Depending on the study, it’s reported that the average pastor remains at a church anywhere from 4-11 years. Combine that with the aging population of our current lead pastors behind the pulpit, and it’s inevitable that churches will face leadership transition in the near future. What does that look like, and how can we navigate that well? Let’s find out together!

Whether you are a volunteer, on staff, or married to the pastor, we all face questions about our calling. How do you know you’re doing what God has called you to do? What do you do when you feel pulled towards something new, but the doors seem to close at every turn? Today we are gleaning some wise wisdom from our SoCal NWM Webinar archives and learning about: 1. Translating your reality into opportunity 2. How to embrace risk 3. Five best practices that every woman should know Whether you are a pastor’s wife, a women’s ministry leader, or a credentialed minister, the Women of SoCal Leadership Podcast is designed to help you KNOW, GROW, and GO. Each month, we will have conversations around relevant topics to help you be the best leader God has called you to be.