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  • EP Member Spotlight ~ Elizabeth Pierce: Rubber Balls, Crystal Balls, and the Holy Spirit
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    EP Member Spotlight ~ Elizabeth Pierce: Rubber Balls, Crystal Balls, and the Holy Spirit

    EP Member Spotlight ~ Elizabeth Pierce: Rubber Balls, Crystal Balls, and the Holy Spirit

    I began my foray into leadership 8 years ago.  If I’m honest, I never had career aspirations outside of being a therapist.  But as we all know, when you surrender your path to Jesus, He takes the reins and you can often times find yourself saying yes to things that you would never have […]

    • EP Member Spotlight ~ Hollie Taylor: Bringing Back the Meal Train
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      EP Member Spotlight ~ Hollie Taylor: Bringing Back the Meal Train

      EP Member Spotlight ~ Hollie Taylor: Bringing Back the Meal Train

      I imagine a world where we get together and build each other up as women of God both personally and professionally. 
      Not 30 years ago, church basements were wafting with aromas of egg salad sandwiches, Aunt Mildred’s potato salad, and an assortment of cookies and squares from the finest of family kitchens. The church family […]

        EP Member Spotlight ~ Jenn Martin: A Distorted Identity

        The pursuit of self-discovery can exhaust and distort the identity believers find hidden in Christ (Col. 3:1-4). Confusion can be further magnified with poor theological understanding and twisted interpretations of Scripture and can result in weakening the spiritual health and discipleship of women in the church.

        Not that long ago I sat under teaching at a woman’s […]

        • EP Guest Post - Idelette McVicker
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          EP Member Spotlight ~ Idelette McVicker: Watching Where God Is Already Working

          EP Member Spotlight ~ Idelette McVicker: Watching Where God Is Already Working

          I lead from ideas. I learned several years ago that my top Strengthsfinder 2.0 strength is ideation. I have an abundance of ideas and it would be easy to chase those ideas down and will them into existence.

          But I don’t do that.
          I watch where my ideas align with where I see God working.
          Many years […]