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When She Leads
When She Leads: Real Talk, Practical Tools for Ministry is a podcast for women in ministry hosted by Brenda Leavenworth. With over 30 years of ministry experience and a degree in biblical studies, Brenda is uniquely qualified to train and guide the next generation of women leaders in the church. Co-...
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Ministry Life: Exhausted and Overwhelmed
Serving in women’s ministry is a calling filled with joy, but it can also leave us exhausted and stretched thin. In this episode, Brenda, Christy, and...

An Interview with Cicely Corry: How Gen Z is Spiritual but not Religious
Today, Brenda sits down with Cicely Corry to explore why Gen Z is showing a greater spiritual openness than previous generations, even as women are le...

An Interview with Robin Gunn
Join Brenda Leavenworth as she interviews celebrated author Robin Gunn about her life, writing, and the inspiration behind her beloved books. Robin re...

An Interview with Irene Bernheisel: Camp Alandale - Where Abused Children Find Hope & Healing In Jesus Christ
Listen in as Kelly sits down with Irene Berheisal, director of Camp Alandale, for a candid conversation about her role, leadership, and experiences. C...

The Pastor’s Wife and Staff Dynamics
Join us as Brenda, Kelly, and Rosemary discuss some of the unique dynamics of being a pastor's wife and how that can affect relationships with other s...

What Leaders Do When Tragedy Strikes the Church?
In this podcast, Brenda and Krista addresses the difficult reality that women in ministry will inevitably face seasons of profound loss and crisis wit...

Interview With Debbie Martis - CEO of Rebirth Homes - Local Home for Trafficked Women
In this episode, Kelly interviews Debbie Martis, founder and CEO of Rebirth Homes, an anti-trafficking organization dedicated to supporting survivors...

How Do I Overcome Feeling Inadequate?
In this episode, Brenda and Krista explore the common struggle of feeling unqualified or insufficient in ministry work, examining how God uses weaknes...

The Pastor’s Wife and Marriage in the Public Eye
Join us as Brenda, Christy, and Rosemary discuss the unique blessings and demands of being in the role of the pastor's wife. They address how their ma...

Top 5 Church Laws Every Leader Should Know
Join us as Brenda and Shirley unpack five crucial church laws that can save your ministry from headaches and heartaches. Whether you're a seasoned lea...

How Children can be Church Leaders Today
In this episode, Brenda is joined by Tami Peña, Children's Ministry Director at Reliance Church, to talk through helpful directives and procedures tha...

Serving When Married to a Non-Believer
In this episode, Brenda, Gloria, and Kristie offer biblical encouragement and prayerful wisdom for women faithfully serving in their church while marr...

Nuts and Bolts of Women’s Bible Study
In this episode, Brenda, Rosemary and Kelly explore practical strategies for creating meaningful women's Bible study groups that foster both spiritual...

Should we Establish Boundaries in Ministry?
In this episode, Brenda, Rosemary and Christy Duff talk through the complications, nuances, joys, and balance of establishing boundaries in ministry....

What Can Leaders Expect From Their Volunteers?
In this episode, Brenda and Kelly sit down with Gia Lucid to talk about cultivating a healthy culture for church volunteers and what you can reasonabl...

An Interview with Janice Orate - Transitional Ministry
In this episode, Brenda sits down with Janice Orate to talk through her years serving her church community and preparing to transition ministry leader...

Internal Team Values
In this episode, Brenda is joined by Shirley Ruiz and Gloria Scholten to discuss the internal team values they've helped to facilitate at Reliance Chu...

Live Q&A
In this episode, Brenda, Krista, Rosemary and Kelly continue answering questions they received from the West Coast Conference from October 2024. We pr...

Navigating Change in Ministry
In this episode, Brenda, Krista, and Kelly talk through their experiences of walking through minor and major changes in ministry. Learning to trust th...

West Coast Conference '24 - Jesus Through the Eyes of Women - Live Q&A
In this episode, When She Leads Hosts Brenda, Kelly, Rosemary, and Krista sat around the table at the recent West Coast Conference in Murrieta, CA to...

An Interview with Wendy Zahorjanski - Hard is Only Half of the Story - From Small Town Girl to Missionary in Serbia
In this episode, Brenda sits down with Wendy Zahorjanski to talk about her life story and the writing of her book, her calling to serve Jesus as a mis...

When is the Right Time to Step Out in Faith?
In this episode, Brenda, Krista, and Kelly talk through their experiences of stepping out in faith. Learning to trust the guidance of the Lord builds...

How Should we Handle Spiritual Warfare?
In this episode, Brenda, Rosemary, and Kelly talk through their various experiences of handling and combatting spiritual warfare.
We pray that...

WSL Ireland Conference 2023 - Rachel Neglia - Insecurity in Ministry
In this episode, we are sharing content from the Equipped for a Purpose live event in Cork, Ireland from 2023. This episode was from a main session te...

WSL West Coast Conference 2023 - Rosemary Cady - Creating and Sustaining Ministry Culture
In this episode, we are sharing content from the Equipped for a Purpose live event in Murrieta, California from October 2023. This episode was from a...

WSL West Coast Conference 2023 - Sonia Trujillo - Teaching the Bible
In this episode, we are sharing content from the Equipped for a Purpose live event in Murrieta, California from October 2023. This episode was from a...

WSL West Coast Conference 2023 - Christy Duff - Navigating Unplanned Rest
In this episode, we are sharing content from the Equipped for a Purpose live event in Murrieta, California from October 2023. This episode was from a...

WSL West Coast Conference 2023 - Brenda Leavenworth - Discovering, Developing and Exercising Spiritual Gifts
In this episode, we are sharing content from the Equipped for a Purpose live event in Murrieta, California from October 2023. This episode was from a...

WSL West Coast Conference 2023 - Meka Buffington - Faithful not Frazzled
In this episode, we are sharing content from the Equipped for a Purpose live event in Murrieta, California from October 2023. This episode was from a...

WSL West Coast Conference 2023 - Kelly Bell - Battling Insecurities in Ministry
In this episode, we are sharing content from the Equipped for a Purpose live event in Murrieta, California from October 2023. This episode was from a...

WSL West Coast Conference 2023 - Grace Warholic - The Purpose and Priority of Theology
In this episode, we are sharing content from the Equipped for a Purpose live event in Murrieta, California from October 2023. This episode was from a...

WSL West Coast Conference 2023 - Krista Fox - The Church's Response to Depression and Suicide
In this episode, we are sharing content from the Equipped for a Purpose live event in Murrieta, California from October 2023. This episode was from a...

A Conversation with Rebecca McLaughlin
In this episode, Brenda has a candid and uncut conversation with author and theologian Rebecca McLaughlin about the compelling goodness of Jesus, loca...

Navigating the Fishbowl Life - Learning to Swim for the Glory of God
In this episode, Brenda, Rosemary, and Kelly talk through their various experiences of ministry, work, and family life balance. There are specific cha...

Writing Bible Studies
In this episode, Brenda and Kelly talk through their processes and styles of writing bible study curriculums and tackle these questions: Can anyone wr...

The Early Tough Lessons in Ministry
In this episode, Brenda, Rosemary, and Kelly talk through their various experiences of learning valuable and tough lessons early in their respective m...

Gospel Math
In this episode, Brenda talks with Faith Wake, Worship Director at Reliance Church, about her recent teaching through 2 Corinthians 8 and “Gospel Math...

The Problem with Perfectionism
In this episode, Brenda, Kelly, and Rosemary talk through the many problems with seeking, prioritizing or being consumed by perfectionism.
We p...

Prodigals
In this episode, Brenda interviews Krista Fox and her son, Aidan Fox about navigating the tumultuous season of a child walking away from the Lord. Kri...

How Do I Confront a Leader? (Who Has Authority Over Me)
In this episode, Brenda and Krista talk with Christie Duff (The Garden Fellowship) about how we should approach confrontation and conversation with le...