Biblical Womanhood & Work with Beth Allison Barr

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary How does the Christian faith inform gender roles, specifically, how women integrate their various callings and influence in the world? Listen in as Joanna Meyer and Beth Allison Barr, Associate Professor of History and Associate […]

Joanna Meyer
Women, Work, and Calling 2021 Highlights

I took the stage at this year’s Women, Work, & Calling with renewed excitement while wondering “How is this going to work?” This year’s gathering broke records as the largest event in Denver Institute history, with 220 guests joining us in person and 630 watching online–in 26 countries! Thanks to a partnership with Compassion International, […]

Lydia Shoaf
Collaboration Through Conflict

As the CEO of the nonpartisan Center for Public Justice (CPJ), Stephanie Summers has the challenge of bringing together individuals and groups with opposing worldviews to work toward shared goals for the betterment of society. It’s important work, Summers believes, “because it’s part of fulfilling The Great Commission [Matthew 28:16-20]. In Acts 17, you see […]

Lydia Shoaf
Business Leaders, Do You Mind The Gap?

I’ll never forget Karen, the woman whose cubicle was across from mine during my last full-time year in the workforce, before I left to stay home with my first child. We worked together at a publishing company, me as an editor, and she in a much-needed administrative position. As a former teacher and mother of […]

Ready to Rise: Authentic, Impactful Leadership with Jo Saxton

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary How can Christian leaders encourage those around them to live into their own influence? And what does it mean to be aware of the struggles women face in the workplace. Join Joanna Meyer and Jo […]

Lydia Shoaf
An Equal Career Start, But Still Less Opportunity for Women?

There’s been a demographic shift when it comes to college attendance and those earning degrees in higher education.  There are now more women enrolled in higher education than men, and higher percentages of women entering the workforce with college degrees — for associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs. But women with equal qualifications are still […]

Kristi Rathbun
A Seat at the Table: Expanding Women’s Professional Networks

Effective networking is not just a bonus soft skill for business professionals, but rather a critical one that can make or break a career. Social capital acquired through networking can be leveraged in various ways and for various reasons—to gain social support, achieve goals, complete tasks, or advance one’s career—and is equally important for both […]

Empowering Women Through Work

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary In this episode, Joanna Meyer and Catherine Sandgren talk with Melissa Russell, International Justice Mission’s Regional President of North America. Together they discuss the work IJM is doing to help alleviate injustice that women around […]

Joanna Meyer
Experiencing God’s Purpose & Presence Through Our Work

As hard as the last 18 months have been, you may have doubts about returning to life and work as it used to be. The stretches of extended solitude may have revealed you’re happier with a lighter social schedule or you’ve begun to question the direction of your career. This is an important time to […]

How to Have Humble Confidence in the Age of the Personal Brand

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary How can Christians promote their skills and experience to employers in a thoughtful and confident way? In this episode, Joanna Meyer talks with Jena Viviano Denay, a career strategist, who founded Recruit the Employer. Together […]

How to Overcome the Limiting Beliefs about Your Work

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary What are limiting beliefs and how do they affect my work? In this episode, Joanna Meyer talks with Charlena Ortiz, a life & business coach, writer, and the founder of Grit & Virtue. Together they […]

S9E2: I Lost My Job: Navigating Career Transitions

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary Losing a job is tough. But what we learn from the disruption and how we move forward is even more important. Joanna Meyer talks with Lisa Slayton, a career coach, about rebuilding self-confidence and trusting […]