Chapter 31 Called to Business

Has life been crazy busy with lots of activity both in business and in your personal life or do you feel like you are in a season of transition and you are wanting to offload lots of things that no longer seem to fit? If you are a woman in business you will understand that we go through seasons and even though it may sound crazy you can be going through one season in business and a completely diff...

Chris introduces the topic that Chapter 31 is focusing on this year - Shining in every area of your life. It is based on Matthew 5:14-16  We juggle many areas as women so we are really zeroing in  on each area that we manage, our personal lives, our home life and our businesses. Each area needs to be balanced but it takes discipline to keep it so. If you want to access the workbook that I mention,...

2026 has arrived and I am sure many of us are back into the swing of things but I want to recommend that January is always a good time to reassess a few things. What's working and what's not working, because things don't stay the same. In fact life can change in a moment and all of a sudden our previous way of doing things no longer works - so time to re-evaluate! I refer to the pod...

Being busy is the response many of us give when we are asked how we are going - it's almost as if we wear a badge of honour when we are busy - but I think a life of busyness for busyness sake is not necessarily a productive or fulfilled life.  I am not talking about that - in this podcast I am talking about how to rest and recover after a particular busy season and how to respond so that you...

In this episode Chris explains how important it is to include the Holy Spirit in your everyday life and business. He is such a perfect helper and knows everything about us and our lives. He knows what the future holds and he knows what has shaped us so far - so don't ignore this vital helper that we have been given. He will change your life. If you want to receive a copy of my book then you c...

As often happens in this podcast, Chris brings to you the topic that was discussed at the recent coffee networking morning. Chris introduced the topic of change and a very lively discussion followed so we thought it would be a good idea to bring that same content to you. Are you in a season of change? Is the change for your your personal life or for your business and is it just for a small portion...

There are times in our lives when one area needs more attention and things can get off balance whist we get that one area sorted. In today's episode, Chris explains how we can be intentional in getting a good work life balance when sometimes we feel like are jugglers of multicolored balls!! Chris talks a lot about seasons in our lives - if you want to do a deep dive into that listen to that p...

Sometimes we get weary don't we? If that is you - then this episode is for you. Chris takes some time to explain, through her own journey, how to position yourself so you can be encouraged. Chris also talks about the fact that each of us have been given a gift that we are supposed use to build up and encourage others with. I am sure that you will find this episode refreshing and uplifting if...

An episode that will encourage you to be very protective of the thoughts you allow to take up space in the "garden" of your thoughts. Chris explains the importance of concentrating on what God's word says about you and not let the negativity of circumstances or the words of people around you cause you to live below what God has for you. The link Chris mentions about t he song is her...

Happy New Year everyone and  so good to be back! Being the first podcast of the year we are talking about casting vision and steps to make changes - this is a great exercise when you are at the beginning of a new year so I hope you find it helpful on your journey to take your business to new heights!

In the final podcast for the year, Chris talks about a recent  breakthrough she has had in her business. She has discovered certain tools that have helped her to get on top of her time management and so she begins to recognise the fact that we do in fact have servants in our lives today. Both in business and as a homemaker she has realised that we do indeed have servants - digital servants and ele...

At our recent Chapter 31 conference, Lee-Anne Munro spoke to us about work life balance and in this episode, Chris interviews Lee-Anne to understand more fully what it means to "Understand the Season You are In". During this podcast Chris & Lee-Anne refer to a visual that we can send to you - just email us at chapterthirty1@gmail.com.au and of course if you have any questions regardi...

Chris has been thinking recently about the fact that she doesn't seem to be getting around to doing some of the things in her business that she would like to do and she had been inspired by one of the recent conference speakers who was talking about work life balance. As she was mulling over that talk she also came across an example given in the book "7 Habits of Highly Effective People&...

In this episode we talk about what will be happening at the upcoming conference on the 9th November and why conferences like this are important. If you want to know more details please follow this link and if you want to know more about what Chapter 31 is all about - please check out the website here . As always if you have any questions or topics related to our group that you would like to discus...

After getting together with the ladies from Chapter 31 for our monthly coffee morning, I was encouraged to share with you how helpful it was to do a S.W.O.T analysis on your business. We actually only got as far as discussing our strengths and it was so encouraging we stayed there and enjoyed hearing what the others in our group could see in us. But of course we can't just rest in our strengt...

In today's interview, Chris speaks with Keturah, our youngest member of Chapter 31. At just 18 years old, Keturah is such an encouragement to us all as we witness this young entrepreneur fulfil her God-given calling into equine assisted learning/therapy. Hear her inspiring journey and be encouraged as she shares her dreams of the future. Keturah has not launched her business yet but has set d...

In this episode we discuss our gathering at coffee and Chris fills you in on what we talked about. We really enjoyed some lively conversation and there were lots of testimonies of people who have come out of a difficult season only to discover that they are far better for the struggle and are amazed to see what the Lord has done in and in fact we are in a far better place than we could have ever i...

After being on the receiving end of a redundancy, Carolyn decided it was now or never to move from someone who "dabbles" in business on the side to taking the leap into full time business. Carolyn now has a growing business working in an area that she loves, counselling and therapy for young children, young people  and families.  A very enlightening interview to encourage us on our busin...

Again Chris invites us into the world of Chapter 31 and gives an overview of their discussion over coffee in August 2024. Their discussion is on the eco systems that we find in our personal lives and within business and she outlines the importance of being a wise woman who builds instead of the foolish woman who tears down with her own hands - Proverbs 14:1 If you have any questions please don&apo...

In this episode Chris encourages us to embrace the spiritual discipline of journaling. This is something that has been influential in her journey as a Christian business woman and she will give you 5 reasons why she believes journaling is a practise that everyone should adopt. As a Christian Woman in Business you have the responsibility of making wise decisions  - decisions that will affect you, y...

This topic came up in our July coffee morning and we had some good discussion around it. Listen in as Chris summarises the discussion we had and if you want to know more about connecting with the ladies of Chapter 31 then please visit our webpage here and if you have any questions about being a Christian Woman in Business please don't hesitate to contact us at chapterthirty1@gmail.com Hope yo...

Chris and Jane discuss Jane's work with Community Bridging Services (CBS). It was a great insight into understanding an amazing resource for the small business owner who may need some extra help but cannot afford to pay someone full time hours.  For more details you can contact Jane on 0461 272 974  or email her : janesanderco@cbsinc.org.au   You can visit CBS on line here For any details on...

In this first episode Chris gives a bit of an overview of their monthly C hapter 31 coffee mornings - find out more here She then goes onto talk about a valuable lesson she has learned in the running of her business - that of not racing ahead and trying to force things to happen but rather awaiting God's timing. We hope you find this episode both uplifting and inspiring and please don't...