Women in Ministry Leadership

In this episode of the Women in Ministry Leadership podcast, host Julie Cole and guest host Kaci Smith-Lopez interview Dr. Marti Williams, a professor and academic with the heart of a pastor-teacher. After encountering a couple Jesus loving teenagers after work one day as a 19-year-old, Dr. Williams accepted Jesus as her Savior. It completely changed the trajectory of her life, eventually going on to seminary and discovering her calling to the local church. She shares the challenges of her experience as a woman in seminary and ministry and yet how it strengthened her conviction to the calling God had on her life to preach the gospel. Dr. Williams passionately speaks to the importance of being rooted and planted in a church community. She emphasizes the importance of humility and vulnerability as a female leader in leadership and shares how she navigates her separate callings in both her ministry and in her marriage. Dr. Williams encourages women to do what God has called them to do and find a community of people who support and encourage them in their ministry journey.

In this episode of the Women in Ministry Leadership Podcast, host Julie Cole and co-host Kaci Smith-Lopez interview Dr. Linda Hoover, the Interim Chief Academic Officer at The King's University. Dr. Hoover shares her journey of becoming a licensed psychologist and an ordained minister, and how these two roles have intersected in her life. She discusses the importance of knowing one's identity in Christ and overcoming imposter syndrome, all while balancing work and sabbath rest. Dr. Hoover reminds us to embrace the God factor and trust in His faithfulness in every season of life.

Join hosts, Julie Cole and guest-host Angela Pruis, on this episode of the Women in Ministry Leadership Podcast, as they sit down with Gateway Associate Campus Pastor, Elizabeth Demarest. Elizabeth hails from the rainforests of Brazil, where she grew up with missionary parents.

On this episode of the Women in Ministry Leadership Podcast, host Julie Cole and guest host, Angela Pruis, sit down with Pastor Lorena Valle, the Southlake Campus Associate Pastor at Gateway Church (Southlake, TX). Lorena is the first female to hold the role, in addition to being a descendant of Guatemala. Pastor Lorena shares her story of moving to the U.S. as a teenager to pursue her education, to serving in various ministry roles over the years. She recently then stepped into a greater leadership role at Gateway Church as Associate Campus Pastor. Often being the only woman in the room, Pastor Lorena talks about how her trust in the Lord allowed her to move through her roles with greater humility, maintaining a heart to serve others above all else. While her gender and ethnicity could have been a vice for exclusion, she learned the joy of faithfulness, trusting the Lord with the outcome in every season. God's favor went before her and opened doors that no man can shut.

On this episode of the Women in Ministry Leadership Podcast, host Julie Cole and guest-host Megan Grondin sit down with Pastor Nellie Lee, the Director of Student Success at The King's University. Nellie shares her story of transition from a college degree in criminal justice and a career in sales to establishing and pastoring her own online church, Daughters of Zion Ministries. Her story is an inspiring example of breaking barriers in ministry leadership and learning to say, “Why not?” to embracing the seemingly unconventional path that God has laid out for you.