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Everyone has influence, which is the basis of leadership. BOW's bi-weekly episodes are purposed to prepare and empower Christian women for leadership and life. They feature our ministry team and women guests who share from their professional ministry experience. Whatever your calling - influencing your neighbors, coworkers, family, friends, leading small groups - this podcast is for you. For additional resources or to watch videos of these podcasts, please visit beyondordinarywomen.org.
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Leading a Small Group Toward Spiritual Growth–Essentials
What essentials are necessary to lead your small group to spiritual growth? You can take actions right now that will help! Incorporate a few necessary ingredients to foster discipleship in your group, and listen to the encouraging ideas from Kelly Arabie, BOW Ministry Team Member, and you'll soon be focusing on the essentials to lead your group toward spiritual growth yourself. In this first of three episodes from a conversation, Kelly shows her shepherd's heart, and she explains and illustrates these necessary ingredients for Kay Daigle, Founder of Beyond Ordinary Women.
And alternately, you can connect to the video version if you want to watch the conversation and also listen in. And please don't miss browsing the helpful resources found below for leading small groups. Do you have questions? Contact Kay Daigle today at kay@beyondordinarywomen.org.
Action Points for Leading a Small Group Toward Spiritual Growth 1: Essentials
Reflect on these questions by personal journaling or having a conversation with a like-minded friend:
What experiences have shaped your personal growth in small groups?
What would your ideal small group achieve?
What would it have to look like to make that happen?
Evaluate which area of a healthy Bible study small group found below you most need help with and consider why:
Peer Learning
Bible-based questions
Care
Practical skills leading a discussion
Reflect on this question through journaling or conversation with a like-minded friend: If you have never led a group, which area most concerns you and why?
Resources:
Action Points for Leading a Small Group Toward Spiritual Growth (PDF)
Asking Open Questions (PDF)
Women's Bible Study Small Group Leader Handbook (PDF)
Leading Small Groups (page)
Listening Well series
Asking Powerful Questions series
3 Practices for Spiritually Growing Small Groups (post)
3 Suggestions for Powerful Group Prayer (post)
Building Community in Small Groups? Share Life Stories (post)
5 Steps to a Terrible Small Group (post) -
Recognizing Rape Culture with Dr. Joy Skarka
What is rape culture? Dr. Joy Skarka joins Kay Daigle to discuss it and ways to better care for and support victims in the church. Often the church is guilty of supporting rape culture. Joy speaks from her personal experience as well as her study and ministry focus on sexuality with Authentic Intimacy. This is a must-see episode for every disciple of Jesus. You can choose to watch it on video if you prefer. Don't miss the helpful resources found below.
Topics:
2:26 - Joy's story
4:01 – Clarification of terminology
5:26 – What is rape culture?
6:40 – Why do women not report rape?
9:51 – Christians often encourage rape culture
12:00 - Pornography's contribution
14:02 - An example from a sermon
15:47 – Women are Jezebels and men can’t control themselves – what do we do with that type of thinking?
20:26 – The theology of women taught in our churches affects the handling of sexual abuse claims.
21:46 – What practical steps can a woman in leadership in her church take to care for women who deal with sexual assault?
24:04 - Responding well to a woman who has been raped
26:18 - What can women do about “locker room” talk?
29:15 – Final encouragement
Resources:
Suggested resources from Joy Resources for Recognizing Rape Culture (PDF)
Rethinking Sexuality: God's Design and Why It Matters by Juli Slattery
We Too: How the Church Can Respond Redemptively to the Sexual Abuse Crisis by Mary DeMuth
Interview with Dr. Sandra Glahn, Author of Vindicating the Vixens
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Best Practices for Women’s Bible Studies with Dr. Kay Daigle
Dr. Kay Daigle and Kelly Arabie discuss practical ideas for Bible study leadership—small group leaders, administrators and teachers. You can watch this episode on video.
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Persevering in Ministry Through Hard Times with Virginia Grounds
Virginia Grounds joins Sharifa Stevens to share her suggestions for how to keep going when encountering tough times. Virginia speaks from her many years of ministry experience, and any disciple of Christ will find her suggestions helpful when life is difficult. You can connect to the video version if you prefer. Virginia's outline is available to download.
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Purity Culture: A Corrective with Dr. Sandra Glahn & Sharifa Stevens
Dr. Sandra Glahn of DTS joins Sharifa Stevens of the BOW Ministry Team to discuss purity culture--why it came about, where it went wrong and how it can be corrected to be more biblical. Alternately you can watch it on video. Connect to the accompanying resources.
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Why Take a Personal Retreat? with Jodie Niznik
Jodie Niznik, author, speaker and Bible teacher, joins Kay Daigle to discuss why a personal retreat is so essential for a healthy spiritual life, especially for leaders. Optionally, you can watch this conversation.