Women & Work: Stepping into Kingdom Productivity

• Laureen Mgrdichian, Associate Professor at Biola University.

  Laureen Mgrdichian is an Associate Professor at the Crowell School of Business at Biola University. She teaches courses in marketing, entrepreneurship, consumer behavior, promotions, and women in leadership. She also oversees an annual student-led conference designed to encourage women in the workplace.  Laureen was president of a start-up video production company, placing product domestically as well as licensing internationally. In addition, she owns her own baking business specializing in corporate gifts. Her corporate work includes marketing for Universal Studios.  Laureen received her M.B.A. from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at U.C.L.A. focusing on marketing and organizational development. Laureen and her husband are the parents of triplets who are in their mid-twenties. In this episode, Laureen discusses: Her role as an associate professor at Biola University What she’s learned about navigating work in various seasons of life, including becoming a mom of triplets after 18 years in the workforce What it means to honor and worship God with your gifts through your work How to persevere in a job that you don’t love and wish you could leave How to work with men well for the common good How she images God in the classroom as she teaches and mentors students   Resource Mentioned: Women & Work Podcast, Episode 54 with Biola University’s Dr. Joanne Jung and Dr. Richard Langer for their book, The Call to Follow Chapter 9 in our book, Women & Work: Bearing God’s Image and Joining in His Mission through our Work Shaunti Feldhahn’s The Male Factor: The Unwritten Rules, Misperceptions, and Secret Beliefs of Men in the Workplace  Thank you for listening! Ways you can support Women & Work: Purchase our book, Women & Work: Bearing God’s Image and Joining in His Mission through our Work Become a Women & Work partner  

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• Lauren France, Founder, The Lydia Network

  Lauren France is passionate about connecting other people's passions and resources to meet greater needs. As the Director of Development and Marketing at Equipping Leaders International, she forges meaningful relationships with donors and builds the organization's Annual Fund.  About a year ago, Lauren founded The Lydia Network, a giving society of Christian women solving the global leadership crisis in the Church. This vibrant community funds the training of global church leaders across 38 nations in the global South. The Lydia Network funds critical initiatives but also nurtures a network of women committed to the discipleship of Christ.  Lauren believes in a mission-driven approach to philanthropy that prioritizes donors' hearts and identity in Christ. She believes fundraising is, first and foremost, a ministry. When she's not listening to Mozart or boxing at the gym, Lauren is spending time with her husband Jake and her two precious toddlers, Amelia and Lydia. She resides in North Carolina. In this episode, Lauren discusses: —The Lydia Network, what it is, and how it came to be —Who Lydia was in the Bible and how women today can become modern-day “Lydias” —The urgency of the global leadership crisis among pastors —How God can use women for His kingdom purposes around the world —How to view fundraising from a more biblical perspective —Tips and tools to help you succeed at fundraising RESOURCES MENTIONED: To join The Lydia Network: CLICK HERE  Fundraising Resources: DonorBox Building a Case for Support Building a Fundraising Plan Webinar on Planning and Goal Setting for Nonprofit Fundraising  Building a Communications Plan for Fundraising A Spirituality of Fundraising: The Henri Nouwen Spirituality Series In His Image: 10 Ways God Calls Us to Reflect His Character None Like Him: 10 Ways God Is Different from Us (and Why That's a Good Thing) Follow The Lydia Network on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and thelydianetwork.com Thank you for listening. If this content is helpful to you as you seek to live out your God-given calling to His glory, please donate today to help us continue to produce more inspiring content. Purchase our book, Women & Work: Bearing God’s Image and Joining in His Mission through our Work.  

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• Amy-Jo Girardier, Women’s Minister, Former Girls' Minister, Author

  Amy-Jo Girardier loves getting to disciple girls and women in her local church. She has served as Girls Minister for 19 years at Brentwood Baptist in Brentwood, TN. She currently is serving as the Women’s Minister. She is an author of 3 Lifeway bible studies for teen girls and an upcoming contributor on a devotional for women. In addition to ministry, Amy-Jo loves all things technology, drinking coffee, running, serving on staff with her husband Darrel and being with their two boys: Scout and Skylar. She is a graduate of Southwestern Theological Seminary. In this episode, Courtney and Missie ask Am-Jo these questions: —How did you first sense that you were called into ministry?  —Tell us about your passion for teen girls. Why do you love this age in particular? —What have you learned about the differences in the various generations: how they serve the Church, how to lead them well, how to wisely incorporate them into leadership, and how they show up in the workforce? —How have you prepared your church as you have been a part of starting a women’s ministry from scratch? —For those who may feel called to serve as a women’s minister on staff at a church, what should they expect?  —What has helped you maintain such longevity in ministry?  —Tell us about your newest Bible study. —What is one final piece of advice you would leave with women who want to honor God through their vocational calling? Resources Mentioned: The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes James - Teen Girls' Bible Study Book: Experience Abundant Life Authentic Love - Bible Study for Girls: Christ, Culture, and the Pursuit of Purity Faithful One - Teen Girls' Bible Study Book: A Study of 1 & 2 Thessalonians for Teen Girls Follow Amy-Jo on Instagram. Thanks for listening. Support our work by giving today and by subscribing to our show.    

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• Kylie Collins, Walk With You Founder

  Kylie was born and raised in the Midwest and currently resides in central Iowa with her husband of 9 years, Aaron, and their 6-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son. She holds a Bachelor of Science Nursing degree from the University of Iowa and began her nursing career in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, caring for its most vulnerable and critically ill babies.  In the fall of 2022, she founded Walk With You and now works full-time, walking with families in their deepest and most desperate moments of grief - leading up to, during, and following the loss of their beloved child.  Kylie is passionate about weaving together grief and the Gospel, being an advocate for women to fulfill their God-given callings, be that at home or in the workforce or some combination of the two, and working in secular spaces to see the Good News of Jesus Christ brought to everyone, everywhere.   LINKS: Kylie on Instagram Walk With You on Instagram Walk With You Website   In this episode, Kylie shares: — What it’s like being a NICU nurse — How she has seen God use her specific gifting to serve parents of NICU babies in the hospital — How the Women & Work Podcast is a part of her story of founding Walk With You — The beautiful ways Walk With You serves parents who have lost a child — How the gospel intersects with grief — How she practices self-care so she can be faithful to the mission of Walk With You RESOURCES MENTIONED: Women & Work Podcast: Episode 19 Elyse Fitzpatrick & Eric Schumacher, Part 1 Episode 20 Elyse Fitzpatrick & Eric Schumacher, Part 2 Just Be Honest: How to Worship through Tears and Pray without Pretending Therefore I Have Hope: 12 Truths That Comfort, Sustain, and Redeem in Tragedy Every Moment Holy, Volume II: Death, Grief, & Hope The Last Thing Sufferers Need to Hear, TGC article by Christ Davis Resources on Grief and Suffering by Nancy Guthrie

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• Naná Castillo and Claudia Lotti, Co-authors of Toda Mulher Trabalha

  Naná Castillo is the creator and mentor of the Filipenses Quatro Oito ministry (Philippians 4:8), which aims to transform the everyday lives of women through the truths of the gospel. She is a speaker, blogger, and co-author of the book Toda Mulher Trabalha (Every Woman Works). She is also a registered nurse with a master’s degree in pediatric nursing and a PhD in health sciences. She taught for years at a university before dedicating herself exclusively to ministry and her family. She lives with her husband and two children in São Paulo, Brazil, where they are members of the Igreja Batista Maranata. You can learn more about her and her ministry at @filipensesquatrooito or reach her at [email protected]. Claudia Lotti is a medical doctor specializing in neurology and a university professor. She grew up in a Christian home as the daughter of a minister in the Presbyterian Church of Brazil. She is a Sunday school teacher at her church and a Bible counselor. She began her public Bible teaching ministry in 2019. Claudia is married to Rinaldo, they have 3 children and live in Brazil. Follow Naná on Instagram. Follow Claudia on Instagram. In this episode, Courtney and Missie asked Naná and Claudia these questions:   —Claudia, how did God lead you to become a doctor and a professor? —Nana, how did you transition from pediatric nursing and teaching to founding Filipenses Quatro Oito? —What is Filipenses Quatro Oito, and how did it begin? —How did you two meet?  —What is Christian culture like in Brazil for women and particularly for women working outside the home? —What did you learn about the Brazilian women who participated in the research you did in your book? —Chapter 2 in your book is entitled (in English), “Created to Serve.” What is God’s design for women especially as it relates to what we’re called to do? —What do you say to those who think a woman’s place is solely to bear children and tend to the home? How does the Bible validate women’s work outside the home? —How do you both manage all of your God-given responsibilities well (serving family, women, patients, students)?  —How should Christians respond to the frustrating moments in our work? —How can we work for the glory of God instead of for our own names and recognition or as those striving out of fear? RESOURCES MENTIONED: Toda Mulher Trabalha  Women & Work: Bearing God’s Image and Joining in His Mission through our Work La Mujer Y El Trabajo: Portadoras de la Imagen de Dios Y Unidas a Su Misión Mediante Nuestro Trabajo The Gospel Coalition Women’s Conference 2024 Nancy Guthrie Thank you for listening. Please support our work by giving today and by subscribing to our show.

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