Amy-Jo Girardier loves getting to disciple girls and women in her local church. She has served as Girls Minister for 19 years at Brentwood Baptist in Brentwood, TN. She currently is serving as the Women’s Minister. She is an author of 3 Lifeway bible studies for teen girls and an upcoming contributor on a devotional for women. In addition to ministry, Amy-Jo loves all things technology, drinking coffee, running, serving on staff with her husband Darrel and being with their two boys: Scout and Skylar. She is a graduate of Southwestern Theological Seminary. In this episode, Courtney and Missie ask Am-Jo these questions: —How did you first sense that you were called into ministry? —Tell us about your passion for teen girls. Why do you love this age in particular? —What have you learned about the differences in the various generations: how they serve the Church, how to lead them well, how to wisely incorporate them into leadership, and how they show up in the workforce? —How have you prepared your church as you have been a part of starting a women’s ministry from scratch? —For those who may feel called to serve as a women’s minister on staff at a church, what should they expect? —What has helped you maintain such longevity in ministry? —Tell us about your newest Bible study. —What is one final piece of advice you would leave with women who want to honor God through their vocational calling?

Resources Mentioned: The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes James - Teen Girls' Bible Study Book: Experience Abundant Life Authentic Love - Bible Study for Girls: Christ, Culture, and the Pursuit of Purity Faithful One - Teen Girls' Bible Study Book: A Study of 1 & 2 Thessalonians for Teen Girls Follow Amy-Jo on Instagram.

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Kylie was born and raised in the Midwest and currently resides in central Iowa with her husband of 9 years, Aaron, and their 6-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son. She holds a Bachelor of Science Nursing degree from the University of Iowa and began her nursing career in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, caring for its most vulnerable and critically ill babies.

In the fall of 2022, she founded Walk With You and now works full-time, walking with families in their deepest and most desperate moments of grief - leading up to, during, and following the loss of their beloved child.

Kylie is passionate about weaving together grief and the Gospel, being an advocate for women to fulfill their God-given callings, be that at home or in the workforce or some combination of the two, and working in secular spaces to see the Good News of Jesus Christ brought to everyone, everywhere.

LINKS: Kylie on Instagram Walk With You on Instagram Walk With You Website

In this episode, Kylie shares:

— What it’s like being a NICU nurse

— How she has seen God use her specific gifting to serve parents of NICU babies in the hospital

— How the Women & Work Podcast is a part of her story of founding Walk With You

— The beautiful ways Walk With You serves parents who have lost a child

— How the gospel intersects with grief

— How she practices self-care so she can be faithful to the mission of Walk With You

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Women & Work Podcast: Episode 19 Elyse Fitzpatrick & Eric Schumacher, Part 1 Episode 20 Elyse Fitzpatrick & Eric Schumacher, Part 2 Just Be Honest: How to Worship through Tears and Pray without Pretending Therefore I Have Hope: 12 Truths That Comfort, Sustain, and Redeem in Tragedy Every Moment Holy, Volume II: Death, Grief, & Hope The Last Thing Sufferers Need to Hear, TGC article by Christ Davis Resources on Grief and Suffering by Nancy Guthrie

Naná Castillo is the creator and mentor of the Filipenses Quatro Oito ministry (Philippians 4:8), which aims to transform the everyday lives of women through the truths of the gospel. She is a speaker, blogger, and co-author of the book Toda Mulher Trabalha (Every Woman Works). She is also a registered nurse with a master’s degree in pediatric nursing and a PhD in health sciences. She taught for years at a university before dedicating herself exclusively to ministry and her family. She lives with her husband and two children in São Paulo, Brazil, where they are members of the Igreja Batista Maranata. You can learn more about her and her ministry at @filipensesquatrooito or reach her at nana@filipensesquatrooito.com. Claudia Lotti is a medical doctor specializing in neurology and a university professor. She grew up in a Christian home as the daughter of a minister in the Presbyterian Church of Brazil. She is a Sunday school teacher at her church and a Bible counselor. She began her public Bible teaching ministry in 2019. Claudia is married to Rinaldo, they have 3 children and live in Brazil. Follow Naná on Instagram. Follow Claudia on Instagram. In this episode, Courtney and Missie asked Naná and Claudia these questions: —Claudia, how did God lead you to become a doctor and a professor? —Nana, how did you transition from pediatric nursing and teaching to founding Filipenses Quatro Oito? —What is Filipenses Quatro Oito, and how did it begin? —How did you two meet? —What is Christian culture like in Brazil for women and particularly for women working outside the home? —What did you learn about the Brazilian women who participated in the research you did in your book? —Chapter 2 in your book is entitled (in English), “Created to Serve.” What is God’s design for women especially as it relates to what we’re called to do? —What do you say to those who think a woman’s place is solely to bear children and tend to the home? How does the Bible validate women’s work outside the home? —How do you both manage all of your God-given responsibilities well (serving family, women, patients, students)? —How should Christians respond to the frustrating moments in our work? —How can we work for the glory of God instead of for our own names and recognition or as those striving out of fear? RESOURCES MENTIONED: Toda Mulher Trabalha Women & Work: Bearing God’s Image and Joining in His Mission through our Work La Mujer Y El Trabajo: Portadoras de la Imagen de Dios Y Unidas a Su Misión Mediante Nuestro Trabajo The Gospel Coalition Women’s Conference 2024 Nancy Guthrie Thank you for listening. Please support our work by giving today and by subscribing to our show.