To Encourage and Equip Christian Working Women
Welcome to the sheWorks4Him Podcast - a place where we celebrate and validate the diverse experiences of today’s Christian Working Women by providing a digital gathering space that connects them to God, resources, and one another.
Started by co-hosts Catherine Gates, Nadya Dickson, and Martha Brangenberg, we invite you to go back through original interviews to glean from the wisdom our past guests have shared. Then look forward to hearing from more inspiring women in our new monthly episodes. Full of incredible stories, biblical encouragement, and real-life tips and tricks, sheWorks4Him will empower you to live out your calling at work, so the world knows, “Hey, sheWorks4Him!”
sW4H 38 | Angela Mitchell Nothing Wasted Pt 1
Have you ever wondered how everything will fall in your personal and work life after a tragedy? In part 1 of this two-part show, we hear about how God can take a myriad of experiences, including tragedy, and turn them around for His Glory. Angela Mitchell and her husband Roland own and operate several Chik-Fil-A franchise locations in Charlotte. When a tragic series of events resulted in the death of their 17-year-old son, Coleman, in 2013, Angela began a journey from grief to healing.
Guests: Angela Mitchell
Ministry/Business: Chik-Fil-A
sW4H 37 | Joyce Avedisian and Cissy Watson Taking Kingdom Territory
Today we talk with Joyce Avedisian-Reidinger and Cissy Watson. Joyce runs an executive round table, Faith in Action, which is designed to help women apply Matthew 6:33 to their lives. But when affordable housing developer Cissy Watson began attending and sharing the importance of aligning your values with the people you hire, Joyce listened. Tune in to hear these incredible women talk about taking authority and speaking God’s word into their work through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Guests: Dr. Joyce Avedisian-Riedinger; Cissy Watson
Ministry/Business: Avedisian Mgmt. Consultants; Mansermar Development
sW4H 36 | Mary Guirovich Create Your Career Advancement Roadmap
In 2017, the Boston Consulting Group found that company culture has a more significant influence on women’s ambition in their careers than age or family status. Today’s guest Mary Guirovich wrestled with discouragement in her career but eventually became COO of the multi-million-dollar company she helped start. God guided her to create a plan for her promotion which took her to VP of Operations, then COO, and later partner. Now she has a book that shares her promotion planning process!
Guests: Mary Guirovich
sW4H 35 | Heather Heuman A Digital Missionary
Heather Heuman is a digital missionary. You heard right – God has her in the social space teaching others about marketing but through the lens of being a missionary. Her career has taken a few turns, but when Dr. Jen Bennett mentioned the term “digital missionary,” Heather knew that described what she wanted to be. Today Heather continues to help her clients “tame the online beast” and show up authentically in their workspace. Remember: find the one thing you need to communicate and don’t hide.
Guests: Heather Heuman
Ministry/Business: Sweet Tea Social Marketing
sW4H 34 | Julia Oltmanns Bringing Your Whole Self to Work
Scripture makes it clear that God wants us to partner with Him in our work; however, conversations about faith at work often include concerns about how one can do it appropriately, if at all. The good news is, not only is it legal to bring your faith to work, but companies of all sizes across the country have Christian Employee Resources Groups! Julia Oltmanns is Director of DEI Services for Zurich Resilience Solutions, providing training and consulting for other companies.
Guests: Julia Oltmanns
Ministry/Business:Zurich Resilience Solutions
sW4H 33 | Rachel Rose Nelson Business that Brings Freedom
Human trafficking affects over 40 million people. Although there are many impactful rescue organizations on the frontlines, today's guest believes that we need a strategy beyond the initial rescue to fight human trafficking and exploitation. Today we have a conversation with Rachel Nelson, the Executive Director of Freedom Business Alliance. Rachel believes that Christian women in the marketplace play a key role in creating safe employment opportunities for survivors of human trafficking and exploitation.
Guests: Rachel Rose Nelson
Ministry/Business: Freedom Business Alliance
sW4H 32 | Kelley Johnson Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is Everyone’s Business
Challenges around diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace are not new but still relevant. Over the last couple of years, those issues have been impossible to gloss over. When we discriminate in any way against people for whatever reason, everyone pays a costly price. Kelley is Founder and CEO of KEIRUS by KJE which helps organizations understand and build the “POWER OF WE,” creating spaces where people can add value and thrive, and author of Infinite: The Power of Love.
Guests: Kelley Johnson
Ministry/Business: Keirus by KJE
sW4H 31 | Krystal Stewart Walking and Working in Courage
Over the last two years, there has been an overarching message of fear in the news, from the pandemic to threats of war. How do we continue to walk in the assurance of our faith and maintain resiliency at work and home? Today we go to Damascus, Maryland, to talk with the bestselling author of Claim Your Courage, Krystal Stewart, about overcoming fear amid challenging circumstances. Krystal shares her inspiring journey of courageous living from both the ministry and marketplace platforms.
Guests: Krystal Stewart
Ministry/Business: City Church Seven Hills; Keller Williams-Chantilly
sW4H 30 | Peggy Bodde Womens Work Matters
Giving our best is easiest when we have confidence in the value of our contribution. Yet too many Christian working women perceive their work in the marketplace as less valuable than those in ministry. Peggy Bodde wrestled with seeing the value of her work until God showed her what He had commissioned her to do was essential to the Kingdom of Heaven. Eight years ago, she took a step of faith and started her own business as a full-time writer for educational publishers, researching and writing textbooks.
Guests: Peggy Bodde
Ministry/Business: Sacred Work
sW4H 29 | Ines Franklin Spiritual Disciplines for the Workplace
As Christian working women, we all want to walk out our faith authentically at work, especially after we have experienced life challenges or defeat. In today’s show, Ines Franklin from Newport Beach shares several practical spiritual disciplines that anyone can do at work! Ines helps everyday believers clarify their true identity in Christ and authentically function as believers wherever they are. She is a speaker, teacher, writer, and podcast host of Uncharted.
Guests: Ines Franklin
Ministry/Business: Trochia Ministries