|
|
Visit www.women.ag.org for more great tips, articles and resources for Christian women.
Pray for children to be protected from physical, sexual, mental and emotional abuse.
Women@Work brings an encouraging perspective to the hectic lifestyles of career women and working moms. Receive stress-relieving messages of hope, hilarity, practicality, insight and more, designed with you—the working woman—in mind.
I have a love-hate relationship with e-mails. I love the ease and speed of e-mail communication, but I hate it when I make mistakes.
Being a leader during times such as these is a very different challenge than leadership needed during other times.
You would think the Bible has a lot to say about work/life balance. But it is hard to find passages that speak directly to the issue.
When individuals know how to work together as a team, it makes all the difference in the world.
The things I once considered secular about business, I’m now seeing as sacred.
These suggested prayers are taken from an article titled “Prayers for 9 to 5,” featured in Discipleship Journal.
I was a follower of Christ. I was protected by God. I just had to suit up.
It was a season of transformational change where God revealed his little-by-little principle to the children of Israel.
Confrontation--always difficult, often necessary. We tend to default toward one of two paths: fight or flight. It doesn't take too long to realize that both of these methods are more often than not ineffective.
Asking "What would Jesus do?" sometimes leads to theological abstraction, endless debate and little or no action. The real question should be "What did Jesus do?"
When we know who we are in Christ and when we are seeking to fulfill His call on our lives, we will be where we are supposed to be.
Isn't it interesting that Jesus didn't start His earthly ministry until He was thirty?
Managing a career path is not always about moving up. It is about looking for opportunities where we can affect the kingdom of God and not just make a living, but make a life.
A good leader knows leadership by definition is about others (ultimately about God), not oneself.
When women lead men in their work, gender doesn't have to be an issue.
Next time you’re confronted with a “little” gossip —at work, at church, or among your friends—what will you do?
Our high calling must include good work practices like diligence; purposeful outcomes; and service to family, customers, and employers.
We sat with J. I. Packer and asked him questions about faith, work, vocation, and daily life.
It seems we can agree on many aspects about excellence, but the question remains: what is excellence?
To not serve in a particular area gives us the freedom and opportunity to find other ways to serve.
Do your work as though it were a reflection upon your character because it is.
Success really does begin with a wholehearted relationship based on pure motives and fueled by the love of God.
When was the last time you were very intentional about making a favorable first impression?
Service to others is service to God.
In our daily lives, it's easy to gloss over the Ten Commandments because God doesn't mention things like crashing computers, road rage, or abortions.
We run virus-checkers on our computers, but what about doing the same for our hearts?
Make the decision to see each moment as new and filled with possibilities.
Society embraces the TGIF mentality with a smile and happy hour, but I can't help but believe it grieves God.
Psalm 23 is one of the most beloved Scriptures in the world, but early Hebrews probably found it hard to swallow.
Does anyone ever really see the quality of our work?
Taking personal initiative at work can have its rewards—but it can also be risky.
We can help others experience the joy of living out the high calling of their daily work.
Today is the day to bring all our creativity to bear on whatever clear good we can do in the high calling of our daily work.
How can I know that the choice to confront comes from a place of compassion versus contempt?
An interview with Bonnie Wurzbacher, vice president for Coca-Cola
Who am I? What gives my life ultimate value and meaning?
Take these tips from Nehemiah
Daniel had a heart for God even in a very difficult work environment.
Failure comes in many forms—some easier to deal with than others.
Every day, thousands of Christians question the relative value of their means of making a living.
Work, family, church, education, politics, and leisure must all find their place under the concept of vocation.
May God give us grace to see ourselves as others see us.
The God who calls us is the God who empowers us.
To establish proper gender and sexual boundaries, we must distinguish between our own sexuality and our sexual behavior.
Most of us fail to get the help we need because we don’t ask—or don’t know how to ask—for it.
Most of us fail to get the help we need because we don’t ask—or don’t know how to ask—for it.
What is realistic for us as working women?
Sexual harassment in most cases is likely about power and control.
f we never seriously consider why we are working, we may also fail to consider whether this is the right job for our circumstances.
Excerpts from Thriving As A Working Woman by Gwen Ellis.
Carla and her coworker’s example is a quiet witness of how we ought to conduct ourselves in the workplace.
Pride can be a subtle sin. It can sometimes masquerade as false humility.
There’s no higher call for a graceful, godly woman than to speak well of Christ.
When God is with us, an inner beauty will radiate from inside us.
We are meant to be servants of God.
There can be a beauty, a reassurance in the order and predictability of work.
Power doesn't come through controlling people; it comes through giving them life.
Too often, the last thing I think I have time to do is the first thing I should.
Resources are good tools and become invaluable when shared at the right time with the right person.
God intended work to be a blessing to people, not a curse.
A leader’s calm opens mental room for people to deal with the situation at hand.
Preparation comes in many forms.
Freedom lies in surrendering control? Now that’s creative thinking.
Which wolf will you feed?
When we hear clearly the voice of God, do we take immediate action and step out in faith on His word?
Venturing into the unknown can be fearful.
Society’s heart is cold to God’s truth; therefore using His name in vain means nothing to most people.
"If only" thinking is so destructive to Christians because it takes our focus off God.
Having a career is great—but placing it before God leads us to forsake family, friends and our fellowship with God.