Her Many Hats

When seeking mentorship from another woman, there is no perfect relationship but there are healthy ones. A healthy mentee is:FaithfulAvailableTeachableDependent on GodA healthy mentor is:HumbleAvailableHonestDependent on God.Key Bible Passage: 1 Thessalonians 2:8 "Having so fond an affection for you, we were well-pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us."Call to Action: How can you be healthier as a mentee and how can you be healthier as a mentor?Follow Emma: https://emmadanzey.wordpress.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Authenticity in mentorship is huge. We want our mentee to know that we have struggles too and that we have bad days. However, we want them to know that we are actively seeking to be filled with the Holy Spirit and live as women of God.Titus 2 gives us insight on how to live in a way that honors God. Emma talks through each of these in detail:- Not slandering others: - Be filled with the Spirit, not alcohol - Teach others what is good- Train the younger women to love their husbands and their children - Live wise and pure lives- Honor the work in of your home- Do good- Be submissive to your husband- Don't bring shame on the Word of GodFollow Emma: https://emmadanzey.wordpress.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Last week we heard from Bethany’s amazing sister Kristen on how she felt led to help start Girl Defined. This week, Bethany and Emma talk about Girl Defined and what their ministry offers to women and girls around the world. Topics we cover:1. Why is mentorship so important for Christian women today? 2. Who was a mentor in your life who impacted you in a specific way? What did that relationship look like?3. How have you worn the hat of mentor and invested in younger women and what are some practical tips to others who are pouring into the next generation?4. What would you say to someone who wants to find a mentor but doesn’t know how?5. What would you say to someone who wants to be a mentor but doesn’t know how to get started?Follow Bethany:Website: https://girldefined.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girldefined/ and https://www.instagram.com/singlegirlmeditations/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/girldefinedFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/girldefinedNewest Book: Not Part of the Plan: Trusting God with the Twists and Turns of Your Story: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Part-Plan-Trusting-Twists/dp/0801094720/Follow Emma: https://emmadanzey.wordpress.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Kristen is one half of sister duo Girl Defined. Since launching Girl Defined Ministries in 2014, Kristen and Bethany have helped modern girls understand and live out God’s timeless truth for womanhood. In a day and age when girls and women receive so many conflicting messages about their value, purpose, and identity, they desperately need to know that the only one who can define them is the One who created them.Through their blogs, videos, conferences, and online webinars, they are building an online “sisterhood” where girls and women can find the encouragement and answers they’re searching for.Here are the questions Kristen and Emma discuss:1. First, tell us a little bit about why you felt led to start Girl Defined and what your ministry offers to women and girls around the world? (This is where I will also have you share about your social media platforms) 2. Why is mentorship so important for Christian women today? 3. Who was a mentor in your life who impacted you in a specific way? What did that relationship look like?4. How have you worn the hat of mentor and invested in younger women and what are some practical tips to others who are pouring into the next generation?5. What would you say to someone who wants to find a mentor but doesn’t know how?6. What would you say to someone who wants to be a mentor but doesn’t know how to get started?Website: https://girldefined.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girldefined/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/girldefinedFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/girldefinedBe sure to check out their newest book!Not Part of the Plan: Trusting God with the Twists and Turns of Your Story: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Part-Plan-Trusting-Twists/dp/0801094720/Follow Emma: https://emmadanzey.wordpress.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

What does it mean to be called and commissioned to make disciples? In this episode, Emma covers:1. What Matthew 28:18-20 means for our relationships with other women, particularly as mentors.2. What qualifies us to wear the hats of mentors?3. We cannot teach others what we are not learning ourselves. Being in the Bible is vital to sharing it with others.4. How are you making disciples?5. Who has God place in your sphere of influence that you could invest in?6. How does the fact that Jesus is with us always encourage you in your imperfections as a mentor? Follow Emma: https://emmadanzey.wordpress.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

When we are in a community, how can our creativity be an encouragement? And how do we find where to use our creativity? Emma shares some great, practical steps to get creative in your place. 1. Learn and Share Fresh Ideas (Humbly)First and foremost, we need to seek God to teach us. Then, we can look at the lives and innovation of others to motivate us in our own creativity. When trying new ideas, we should always approach in humility and respect. 2. Where Are Areas of Need in Your Community?It is always good to ask “Where is there an area of need?” Maybe you are serving in a place that is not your norm, but God had called you to it. Ask Him for help to be creative and serve well. 3. What’s in your hand? What has God given you? Is it a paintbrush? An instrument? A confident voice? Strength? Great patience? An ability to think through problems? Whatever the Lord has given you, give it back to Him. He is your Creator and you are His creation who is modeling and pointing the world to His existence and His sacrifice for all sins. Don’t waste your creativity by setting it aside. Allow Christ to work through you for the benefit of the church body, the blessing of those around you, and to meet needs that come into your path.Key Bible Passage: 1 Corinthians 13:5-6 says, “There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work."Call to Action: • How are you serving others creatively right now?• Who are you learning from and being influenced by in your craft and skills?• Is there an area of need in your Christian community that you can step out in faith and meet the need with the help of God?• What’s in your hand? How has God called you like Bezalel to create for Him? How can you be obedient to His leading and His gifting?Follow Emma: https://emmadanzey.wordpress.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Miriam is known as Moses’ sister in the Bible. She loved her brother so much. When her mother Jochebed gave birth to Moses in a time when Hebrew boys under the age of two were being killed by the Pharaoh. In Exodus 2 Jochebed placed baby Moses into a basket while Miriam watched over him to see what would happen. When Pharaoh’s daughter went down to the river to bathe, she discovered the baby and had compassion for him. Miriam creatively asked, “Shall I go and get one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?” The daughter of Pharaoh said yes and Miriam went and got her mother. Then, thankfully her mother was able to have a relationship with Moses in his formative years. His own mother nursed him for royalty even though he could have been dead. Miriam’s creative solution provided a long-term effect on the people of God. Because she pointed Pharaoh’s daughter to Jochebed, this allowed Moses’ birth mother to teach him the ways of the Hebrews and form a foundation for him in the faith. This would later carry into his adulthood as he would lead the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt. God uses our creativity. He often gives us creative thoughts to be cultivated for His glory in the midst of hard situations. Miriam thought if her mother could not be present for all of Moses’ life, that she could certainly nurse him and love on him while he was young. Her creativity expanded a relationship and gave them greater influence over the life of Moses, the future leader of their people.Maybe there is a relationship that you are having to creatively fight for? Perhaps there is a barrier between you and someone else because of culture or distance, etc. Remember that we surrender our ideas to God and present them, seeing how He will use them. —————————————————————————Key Bible Passage:1 Thessalonians 3:12 says, “May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.”————————————————————————————————————Call to Action: -What is a relationship in your life that you need to tap into creativity to help grow?-How can you be creative in this relationship?-Is there a relationship that you need to fight for creatively? -What steps can you take to build and love this person well?Follow Emma: https://emmadanzey.wordpress.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Sometimes, to tap into our own creativty, it helps to hear from someone who is already doing so. In this episode, Emma interviews Fine Artist Tamara Brown about how she got started in her field of art, and practical advice she has for women who want to become more creative but don't know where to begin.Topics Emma and Tamara cover:1. The process of creativity 2. Definingcreativity from a Biblical perspective?3. Lessons God has taught Tamara through art4. How to stay creative Tamara Brown is a Fine Artist based out of Spartanburg, South Carolina. After exhibiting at the National Stationery Show in NYC in 2011, she began a licensed partnership as a card artist working with Recycled Paper Greetings (a division of American Greetings) along with other manufacturers. Tamara describes her style as feminine, eclectic, relaxed yet elegant. Tamara first founded Tamagrams Card Co. in 2008 and by 2011 won the award for Best New Product at the New York City National Stationery Show. Her Licensed Giftbag Artwork through CSS Industries had been available in T.J. Maxx stores nationwide, and Tamara’s cards have been available in Costco USA + Canada stores. Tamara’s art has been displayed on HGTV's Bargain Mansions Season 3, Greenville Fashion Week, ColaEclectic Show in Columbia, and more. As an artist, Tamara finds inspiration in the daily moments and experiences; coffee with a dear friend, walking through a field of wildflowers, bicycle rides, a walk along the ocean shore, travel, meaningful conversations/reflection, and the most treasured of all… time spent with her husband and their two daughters.You can connect with Tamara and see her amazing art on Instagram: @tamarabrownart and her website: https://www.tamarabrownart.comFollow Emma: https://emmadanzey.wordpress.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

If you are listening to this podcast, then you have the ability to be creative. This is because you were made in the image of God and God Himself is creative. His first act mentioned in the beginning was that He created. Because this is such a key part of who God is as Creator, we are called as believers in Christ to submit our skills and ideas to Him and be faithful to what He has entrusted to us. In this episode, Emma helps us begin to unlock our own creativity with these questions:1. What is a creative work that you are gifted in?2. Is there an area in your home, your community, or your church where you can help start something new? 3. What is a void that you can fill?4. How can your creative work be a testimony to others? 5. How does Jesus’ creativity inspire you?Key Bible Passage: Ephesians 2:10 says, “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”Follow Emma: https://emmadanzey.wordpress.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

You were made by a creative, creator God to be creative, too. But so often, our insecurities or self-doubts keep us from using the gifts and talents God has given us to be creative women. In this episode, Emma encourages us to see God’s creative world around us as a source of creativity and inspiration for unlocking our own creative potential. Follow Emma: https://emmadanzey.wordpress.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.