Beyond Ordinary Women Podcast

Mary DeMuth Kelley Mathews Historically the church's response to sexual abuse has been done poorly in the church. In this episode Mary DeMuth, author of We Too: How the Church Can Respond Redemptively to the Sexual Abuse Crisis, talks with Kelley Mathews about it. Mary shares her story of abuse, and they discuss how to respond well to sexual abuse in the church. How can the church's response to se...

Angela Everett Biblical archaeology is important. Have you ever questioned the historicity of the Bible? Or perhaps someone has dismissed the Bible to you by calling it fabricated. Angela Everett brings archaeology to life and shares its importance to the veracity of its history and thus our own faith. Angela explains why biblical archaeology is important, even for today. You may prefer watching t...

Oletha Barnett Oletha Barnett joins BOW Ministry Team member Kelley Mathews, to discuss reconciliation. Letha lays out principles of reconciliation from her book Diversity of a Different Kind: A Fresh Approach to Resolving Conflict. Those principles come from her wealth of experience doing reconciliation work within her local church. Watch it on video if you prefer. Oletha has shared a helpful doc...

Jodie Niznik This is the final episode of the series on leadership lessons from the life of Moses with Jodie Niznik and Kay Daigle. Jodie describes Moses as tempted to please people. Like many leaders of today, his concern was with accommodating others instead of pleasing God. If you missed the previous lessons from Moses' life, you can link to them here: 1- God's Call, 2- God Knows Best and 3- Po...

In this episode of BOW's series Moses & Leadership Lessons, Jodie Niznik discusses with Kay Daigle a third leadership lesson--point people to God. When we point people to God with true humility, we acknowledge that he is the one who should receive the glory. You can catch up with the series if you missed the previous two lessons: 1- God's Call and 2- God Knows Best. Then go on the final episode, T...

Jodie Niznik Moses' story in the Bible provides a leadership lesson--God knows best, even when we don't think so. Jodie Niznik, author of Choose: A Study of Moses for a Life that Matters, shares insights from a Bible story in which Moses learned this truth. It's a great leadership lesson--God knows best. If you missed it, listen to the first leadership lesson, God's Call. You can continue the seri...

Jodie Niznik Discerning God's call is an important step in being a Christian leader. Jodie Niznik, author of Choose: A Study of Moses for a Life that Matters, considers what we learn from Moses about discerning God’s calling. Continue listening to Jodie's series, Moses & Leadership Lessons: 2- God Knows Best, 3- Point People to God, and 4- Tempted to Accommodate. This entire 4-part series can be a...

Nika Spaulding Practicing lament is a way to relate to God in our grief, hard times and even our anger. This second episode in a two-part series on lament features Nika Spaulding in a conversation with Kay Daigle. In it, Nika explains how to practice lament and describes how it feeds the soul. Practicing lament is the biblical way to deal with your feelings. For further information, download the f...

Nika Spaulding Understanding lament is a way for Christians to relate to God in grief, loss and pain. In this time of wars around the world and division in our own land, praying lament is a perfect tool for our feelings. The Bible is full of lament, and  Nika Spaulding provides insight into what lament is and what it isn't in her conversation with Kay Daigle. Don't miss the second episode Practici...

Kelley Mathews Sharifa Stevens As Bible teachers protect your kids' privacy, say Kelley Mathews and Sharifa Stevens, BOW team members. So often we teachers don't think about this and aren't sure how to do it. Sharifa and Kelly share their personal decision-making processes for determining what and when they use their children as examples in their teaching. For teachers to protect their kids privac...

Dr. Michelle Pokorny "Leader, remember who you are," says  Dr. Michelle Pokorny, Associate Director of Spiritual Formation at DTS. BOW asked Michelle this question “What’s one thing you’ve learned about leadership that you’d like to pass on?” Michelle explains what remember who you are means and encourages all people in leadership along the way. You may prefer to watch Michelle's episode on video....

Dr. Joye Baker For mentoring to work, it's important to decide how to proceed as mentor/mentee together. In this final episode in the series Finding a Mentor, Dr. Joye Baker joins Kay Daigle to suggest several options for ways the relationship can work. To decide how to proceed as mentor/mentee helps prevent problems and misunderstandings from arising. This episode builds on the previous episodes...

Dr. Joye Baker It's essential to seek a mentor with the right fit, according to Dr. Joye Baker in this second part of BOW's series designed to help you find a mentor. What does the right fit entail? Dr. Joye Baker provides wisdom as she talks with Dr. Kay Daigle about the importance of looking for the right woman and how to best go about it. This topic builds on the first episode, Identify Your Go...

Joye Baker When looking for a mentor, consider your goals for a mentoring relationship? What do you want to happen? Are you looking for a Christian woman with more experience to talk to about life, leadership or the Lord? Do you want to study the Bible with someone? Or grow more Christlike at work or with your children? Your goals for a mentoring relationship help point you to the right mentor. Dr...

When asked "What one thing have you learned about leadership that you want to pass on?," Dr. Jackie Roese, Founder of The Marcella Project, prepares women leaders to expect the women police. These church “policewomen" want to keep them in line with their own desires and expectations. Don't miss BOW's other short leader tipson the Beyond Ordinary Women Podcast. This episode and all the other leader...

Lynn Etta Manning Ministering outside your culture requires adjusting to your audience, according to Dr. Lynn Etta Manning, retired from Dallas Seminary. Lynn Etta talks with Kelly Arabie and shares how the movie “Moana” and Esther’s story help us minister well to those whose backgrounds and needs are different from ours. If you prefer, you can watch Lynn Etta on video. You may want to browse all...

Jill Williams What are the tools for asking powerful questions? Certified Professional Coach Jill Williams provides practical tools that give you the skills to incorporate insightful questions into your conversations. These tools for asking powerful questions help small group leaders create insightful discussions. Parents and friends can use such questions to enhance their conversations as well. J...

Jill Wiliams Professional coach Jill Williams shares a practical framework for asking powerful questions that help us grow deeper with friends, mentees, and family. Learn to ask questions that dig into real life. in this second conversation with Kay Daigle. Understanding the framework for asking powerful questions reminds us how to approach others with questions that entrust them to God. Jill offe...

Jill Williams Why ask powerful questions? Because you will want to if you understand what they do, according to Jill Williams, an International Coach Federation (ICF) certified professional coach. Jill joins Kay Daigle in this series of podcasts designed to help anyone ask better questions. Whether you're a parent, teacher, friend, mentor or small group leader, this series is a must. In this first...

In this third episode on biblical justice, Nika Spaulding, Resident Theologian at St. Jude Oak Cliff, discusses with Kay Daigle where and how we see justice in the New Testament and its application to our lives today. You can catch up with Podcast 1 that defines biblical justice and podcast 2 that overviews the theme in the Old Testament. All three episodes are available on video if you prefer tha...

Nika Spaulding Nika Spaulding talks with Kay Daigle about the importance of justice in the Old Testament and its relevance today. She provides an overview of how justice is seen in the Hebrew Bible. This is the second episode in the series Justice in the Bible. If you missed it, listen to Episode 1 in which justice was defined biblically. And after you listen to this episode, listen to Episode 3 w...

Nika Spaulding What is biblical justice? There's a lot of conversation about justice these days, but perhaps we don't understand God's definition. Nika Spaulding, Resident Theologian at St. Jude Oak Cliff, provides insight into the biblical definition in this first of three podcasts. Click here to listen to the second episode in this series that reviews the theme of justice in the Old Testament. T...

Lynn Etta Manning Are you serving the Lord and yet have become disappointed in ministry? Is it not what you expected? Our guest is Dr. Lynn Etta Manning, who served at Dallas Seminary in various roles including Advisor to Women for sixteen years. In this episode she shares what she has observed among women in ministry, especially those new to ministry, as she talks with Kelly Arabie of BOW Ministr...

Arnita Taylor Operating in a diverse culture can be very difficult, especially if we want to do it in a Christlike way. This third episode from Arnita Taylor, co-author of A Language of Healing for a Polarized Nation, helps live well by recognizing and operating in a diverse culture. If you missed the first two episodes of this series The Language of Healing, connect to 1- An Opportune Moment and...

Arnita Taylor shares five practices of a peacemaker in the midst of the great division in our land. It seems that all of us has someone in our lives with whom they disagree about a major issue. As the co-author of The Language of Healing: Creating safe environments for conversations about race, politics, sexuality and religion, Arnita believes that we can apply the five practices of a peacemaker t...