Women & Work: Stepping into Kingdom Productivity

In this episode, founder and principal of El Paso Christian School, Michele Coats, discusses with us what led her to start a classical private school and how God paved the way to bring it to life. She also talks about her physical and mental journey along the way.   She discusses: God calling her when she least expected it- to do something that seemed unlikely and even impossible. God closing and opening doors in His timing and all of the ways He placed people in her path to help her in her weaknesses. The beautiful diversity on display in her school because of its location. Her physical health journey and why it was important for her to begin taking care of her temple to be able to accomplish all God has called her to.    Check out her school: El Paso Christian School   And this article on the importance of classical education:  Dorothy Sayers' article, The Lost Tools of Learning.   Be sure to check out the Going Deeper Bible study and Discussion Questions on our website.

In this month’s episode, Michele Rigby Assad shares with Courtney Moore and Missie Branch about her journey as a CIA operative. Her full story can be found in her book: Breaking Cover: My Secret Life in the CIA and What It Taught Me about What's Worth Fighting For. In this episode, Michele discusses: – How God used her childhood interests to help lead her to work abroad with the CIA – Overcoming her own self-doubt and fear to be able to do the job God had called her to do – What her day-to-day work looked like as a CIA agent – Being a woman working in a male-dominated field – How she overcame being underestimated by her superiors and fought to rise above and excel in her field – How God brought together all of her unique skillsets to help rescue persecuted Iraqi Christians from ISIS Don't forget to download the Women & Work Going Deeper Bible Study and Discussion Questions that correspond to this episode. For more conversation with Michele, check out our Summer Series event at womenwork.net.   *As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

Join Courtney Moore and Missie Branch as they interview Courtney Reissig, author, wife, mom of 4 boys, and Bible teacher.  Courtney walks us through how she moved from blogger to author of 3 books: Accidental Feminist: Restoring our Delight in God’s Good Design Glory in the Ordinary: Why Your Work in the Home Matters Teach Me to Feel: Worshiping Through the Psalms in Every Season of Life She discusses her reluctance to become a stay-at-home-mom and what the Titus 2:5 admonition for women to be workers at home really means.  How do she and her husband practically work out the balancing act of kids and home, along with her writing and speaking deadlines?  Courtney talks about the vital role that others played in her life to affirm her calling and gifts and how as Christians, we must offer that same life-giving encouragement to other women in our lives. She discusses the guilt many women feel as they strive to do it all but fall short, and the freedom women have in Christ to pursue their unique God-given callings. There is no one-size-fits-all Christian womanhood.  Make sure to grab the Women & Work Going Deeper Bible Study that accompanies this episode. 4 lessons from Scripture on 4 topics found within this conversation.