We’re kicking off the new year with a leadership miniseries! Over the next few weeks, you’ll hear from leaders about women in leadership working with mostly men, advice they would give to their younger selves, strategies and tools for leading well, and more.

Becky Loyd, Vice President, Go-to-Market Strategy and Women's Leadership Development at Lifeway, joins us to talk about her leadership journey at Lifeway, where she has served since 2001. She shares advice for women who find themselves surrounded by men in a professional or ministry environment, as well as how her singleness has provided opportunities and challenges for leadership growth.

LINKS: 
Lifeway Women
My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers
Kristen Lowry's MARKED Podcast Episode

RECOMMENDED: Listen to Becky's 2022 MARKED Podcast episode.

MARKED is a podcast from Lifeway Women: https://women.lifeway.com/blog/podcasts/.

Hosted by Andrea Lennon and Elizabeth Hyndman.

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To find women's Bible studies for the new year, go to lifeway.com/womensbiblestudies.

Learn more about the Heaven Bible study at lifeway.com/heaven.

Learn more about the Dwell on These Things Bible study at lifeway.com/dwell. 

We’re kicking off the new year with a leadership miniseries! Over the next few weeks, you’ll hear from leaders about women in leadership working with mostly men, advice they would give to their younger selves, strategies and tools for leading well, and more.

In this conversation with Jennifer Rothschild, we dive deeper in to the subject of heaven. Jennifer shares more about her new Bible study on heaven, and the meaning behind the subtitle: "When Faith Becomes Sight." Plus, hear her tips for leaders on studying sensitive topics with your small group, as well as the advice she would give to younger Jennifer.

LINKS
Resources from Jennifer Rothschild
Heaven Bible Study
Heaven Bible Study Leader Guide
Surprised by Joy Book by C. S. Lewis

RECOMMENDED: Listen to Jennifer’s episode with her editor, Mike Wakefield. 

MARKED is a podcast from Lifeway Women: https://women.lifeway.com/blog/podcasts/.

Hosted by Elizabeth Hyndman and Andrea Lennon.

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Follow Lifeway Women on Instagram.

To find women's Bible studies for the new year, go to lifeway.com/womensbiblestudies.

Learn more about the Heaven Bible study at lifeway.com/heaven.

Learn more about the Dwell on These Things Bible study at lifeway.com/dwell. 

We’re kicking off the new year with a leadership miniseries! Over the next few weeks, you’ll hear from leaders about women in leadership working with mostly men, advice they would give to their younger selves, strategies and tools for leading well, and more. 

This episode, get to know our new Women’s Ministry Specialist, Alicia Wong, and Director of Lifeway Women, Andrea Lennon, in this fun conversation recorded live at Lifeway Women’s Leadership Forum. Plus, we’re excited to announce we officially have a new cohost for the podcast!

LINKS
Lifeway Women’s Leadership Forum
You Lead
Full Video on YouTube

PHOTOS
Alicia:
1. Bad hair day
2. Childhood
3. Something personal
4. Important location
5. Ministry and passion

Andrea:
1. Bad hair day
2. Childhood
3. Something personal
4. Important location
5. Ministry and passion

Elizabeth:
1. Bad hair day
2. Childhood

MARKED is a podcast from Lifeway Women: https://women.lifeway.com/blog/podcasts/.

To find women's Bible studies for the new year, go to lifeway.com/womensbiblestudies.

Learn more about the Heaven Bible study at lifeway.com/heaven.

Learn more about the Dwell on These Things Bible study at lifeway.com/dwell. 

To help explain how Christmas answers the pressing questions of human hearts, we're taking a closer look at Hebrews chapter 2 with Christy Thornton. In this episode, listen to Christy and Elizabeth discuss how the Christmas story gives God’s resounding “You matter to me!” You matter so much that the Son of God became human because you are human.

This will be our last episode of 2024 while we take our Christmas break! We'll see you in the new year on January 6. 

LINKS:
Summit Church
Lifeway Women Blog
“The Theology of the Christmas Story” article
Hebrews 2

RECOMMENDED: Listen to more theological discussions with Christy in this episode from our Lifeway Women Academy miniseries.

MARKED is a podcast from Lifeway Women: https://women.lifeway.com/blog/podcasts/.

Hosted by Elizabeth Hyndman and Christy Thornton.

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Follow Lifeway Women on Instagram.

To find women's Bible studies for the new year, go to lifeway.com/womensbiblestudies.

Learn more about the Heaven Bible study at lifeway.com/heaven.

Learn more about the Dwell on These Things Bible study at lifeway.com/dwell. 

At Lifeway Women's Leadership Forum, we gathered questions on the spot from women's ministry leaders who were attending the event and then had specialists at Lifeway help answer them! Have you ever wondered how you can best lead a multigenerational women's ministry? Or maybe what God has in store for you in ministry after retirement? How about the best way to pair people together in a mentoring ministry? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this fun episode!

LINKS
Lifeway Women’s Leadership Forum
Lifeway Women Blog
The Glass House Podcast
Let It Shine Podcast
His Glory, Her Good Podcast
Chris Adams' MARKED episode
Buzzsprout Podcast Hosting
Lifeway Women Academy
Lifeway Women Bible Studies 

RECOMMENDED: Check out this special crossover episode with Let It Shine about "Tending the Temple vs. Body Positivity with Whitney Capps."

MARKED is a podcast from Lifeway Women: https://women.lifeway.com/blog/podcasts/.

Hosted by Elizabeth Hyndman and Andrea Lennon.

CONNECT WITH US!
Follow Lifeway Women on Instagram.

To find women's Bible studies for the new year, go to lifeway.com/womensbiblestudies.

Learn more about the Heaven Bible study at lifeway.com/heaven.

Learn more about the Dwell on These Things Bible study at lifeway.com/dwell. 

A lot of women have a heart for orphan care, but it can be difficult to know how to tangibly help, especially with orphans in other countries. In this episode, Kristen Lowry joins us from Kenya to share practical ways we can help care for orphans we may never meet. Hear tips on how your women's ministry can involve orphan care into your ministry at the local church level, as well as how we can pray for missionaries and their families.

LINKS
Faith to Action
Send Relief
Lifeway Women Blog
Send Relief Mission Trips
Reach out to Kristen at: [email protected]

RECOMMENDED: Listen to this episode with Ray and Jani Ortlund on leaving a spiritual legacy for your family.

MARKED is a podcast from Lifeway Women: https://women.lifeway.com/blog/podcasts/.

Hosted by Elizabeth Hyndman and Ashley Veneman.

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Follow Lifeway Women, Kristen Lowry, and Send Relief on Instagram.

To find women's Bible studies for the new year, go to lifeway.com/womensbiblestudies.

Learn more about the Heaven Bible study at lifeway.com/heaven.

Learn more about the Dwell on These Things Bible study at lifeway.com/dwell. 

A lot of Christmas devotionals use "celebrate" language, and indeed, we should celebrate all that Christmas means! But singer-songwriter Caroline Cobb is on the podcast today to emphasize the concept of longing—and how we should focus on it just as much as celebration during the Advent season. 

LINKS
Tell That Story song by Caroline Cobb
Advent for Exiles
Joy to the World Advent Bible study

RECOMMENDED: Listen to this special Advent episode with Jennifer Rothschild and Ellie Holcomb. 

MARKED is a podcast from Lifeway Women: https://women.lifeway.com/blog/podcasts/.

Hosted by Elizabeth Hyndman.

CONNECT WITH US!
Follow Lifeway Women and Caroline Cobb on Instagram.

To find women's Bible studies for the new year, go to lifeway.com/womensbiblestudies.

Learn more about the Heaven Bible study at lifeway.com/heaven.

Learn more about the Dwell on These Things Bible study at lifeway.com/dwell. 

Esther is someone we talk about quite a bit in women's ministry spaces, but Kelly Minter is here to give us deeper insight into the book of Esther. She shares what her opinion is on why God's name isn't mentioned, provides context for the famous verse in Esther 4:14, talks about how she approached the theme of reversals in the story, and more! Plus, she shares how Beth Moore, who first wrote an Esther Bible study in 2008, impacted her and how she has been honored to follow in her footsteps as a Bible teacher.

LINKS:
Esther Bible study
Encountering God Bible study
More from Kelly Minter
Justice and Mercy International
Kelly's blog: “When You Don’t Know, Do What You Do Know.”
Karen Jobes Esther commentary
Beth Moore Esther Bible study (2008)
Breaking Free Bible study by Beth Moore

RECOMMENDED: Check out what's coming up next year for our 2025 Lifeway Women events! Hear Kelly, along with Priscilla Shirer, Jen Wilkin, and more, at a 2025 event.

MARKED is a podcast from Lifeway Women: https://women.lifeway.com/blog/podcasts/.

Hosted by Elizabeth Hyndman.

CONNECT WITH US!
Follow Lifeway Women and Kelly Minter on Instagram.

To find women's Bible studies for the new year, go to lifeway.com/womensbiblestudies.

Learn more about the Heaven Bible study at lifeway.com/heaven.

Learn more about the Dwell on These Things Bible study at lifeway.com/dwell. 

We were drawn to Tracie Miles' new book, God's Got You, because of the topic of embracing new beginnings with courage and confidence and remembering that God never changes. We can all relate to entering a life transition and feeling anxious, whether that transition is to something we’ve looked forward to or something we never saw coming. We loved this conversation with Tracie as she shared encouragement for women entering a time of transition, as well as how we can support our friends entering a new season.

LINKS:
God’s Got You
Living Unbroken
Unsinkable Faith
Love Life Again
Proverbs 31 Ministeries
Compel Pro
Elizabeth Woodson's Instagram post

RECOMMENDED: Check out our interview with Rachel Setliffe when she joined us from Scotland to share her heart behind her ministry, Restored Home.

MARKED is a podcast from Lifeway Women: https://women.lifeway.com/blog/podcasts/.

Hosted by Elizabeth Hyndman.

CONNECT WITH US!
Follow Lifeway Women and Tracie Miles on Instagram.

To find women's Bible studies for the new year, go to lifeway.com/womensbiblestudies.

Learn more about the Heaven Bible study at lifeway.com/heaven.

Learn more about the Dwell on These Things Bible study at lifeway.com/dwell. 

Former MARKED Podcast co-host Mary Margaret West is back on the podcast today! She's written a new teen girls' Bible study called Made Worthy. She shares her heart behind the study, as well as how she wants to encourage those listening to live lives as those made worthy by Jesus, the only One worthy.

LINKS:
Made Worthy Bible Study
Experiencing God Bible Study
More from Mary Margaret West

RECOMMENDED: Check out the Lifeway Girls Blog for resources to equip you as you lead teen girls. 

MARKED is a podcast from Lifeway Women: https://women.lifeway.com/blog/podcasts/.

Hosted by Elizabeth Hyndman.

CONNECT WITH US!
Follow Lifeway Women and Mary Margaret West on Instagram.

To find women's Bible studies for the new year, go to lifeway.com/womensbiblestudies.

Learn more about the Heaven Bible study at lifeway.com/heaven.

Learn more about the Dwell on These Things Bible study at lifeway.com/dwell. 

In a political climate where people are often fighting online and in other venues, many people try to stop the fighting by making the claim that Jesus wasn’t political, or at least didn’t have a political agenda in His ministry, and therefore we shouldn’t be political either. Patrick Schreiner, author of Political Gospel: Public Witness in a Politically Crazy World, joins us today to shed some light on this claim. In this episode, hear Patrick's view on how believers can be appropriately political in line with their Christian faith.

LINKS:
Political Gospel
Midwestern Seminary
Lifeway Women Academy
More books from Patrick Schreiner
Cultish

RECOMMENDED: Read Elizabeth's article on the Lifeway Women blog: "It's Election Day. Now what?"

MARKED is a podcast from Lifeway Women: https://women.lifeway.com/blog/podcasts/.

Hosted by Elizabeth Hyndman and Ashley Gorman.

CONNECT WITH US!
Follow Lifeway Women and Patrick Schreiner on Instagram.

To find women's Bible studies for the new year, go to lifeway.com/womensbiblestudies.

Learn more about the Heaven Bible study at lifeway.com/heaven.

Learn more about the Dwell on These Things Bible study at lifeway.com/dwell.