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Jan 7, 2022
Jan 7, 2022
17 min
As we start our third season of podcasts, our host Carmen shares some encouraging words for the coming year.

Dec 17, 2021
Dec 17, 2021
24 min
Carmen is joined today by Lisa Misner. Lisa serves as part of the Communications Team of IBSA and is a lead writer on the Illinois Baptist News. Lisa shares some of her background as a news junkie and how it has helped her to discern the truth in the culture of misleading information. She also shares some tips for the women interested in writing. Listen and be encouraged.
Resources mentioned today:
ibsa.org

Dec 10, 2021
Dec 10, 2021
24 min
Carmen is joined today by Paige Hume of Jacksonville, Illinois. Paige shares some of her journey and how God has gifted her. They also remind us how it is good to revisit a Spiritual Gifts Assessment. Listen and be encouraged.
Resources mentioned today:
https://replicate.org/f260-bible-reading-plan/
https://www.lifeway.com/en/articles/women-leadership-spiritual-gifts-growth-service

Dec 3, 2021
Dec 3, 2021
24 min
Carmen is joined today by Traci Price of Bolingbrook, Illinois. Traci shares about her role in the marketplace for a health insurance company and how God has leveraged that for His purpose. Traci also shares about her "side gig" of soap making. Listen to her story and be encouraged.
Resources mentioned today:
honeysheasoap.com
ibsa.org/women

Nov 19, 2021
Nov 19, 2021
24 min
Carmen is joined today by Becki McNeely who shares her encouraging story of how God has worked in her life. Starting with her Hallmark story like meeting with her husband to her current role as a stay at mom wife and mother. Becki shares how God has been continuing to work in her life.

Nov 12, 2021
Nov 12, 2021
24 min
Carmen is joined today by former Illinois resident Carrie Jones who many of us know from her days in mission work in our state. Carrie catches us up on where God has her right now and how He is using her in this changing season of her life.
Resource mentioned today:
carmenhalsey@ibsa.org

Nov 5, 2021
Nov 5, 2021
25 min
Carmen is joined today by Jennifer Carrothers of Mount Vernon Illinois. Jennifer works as a physical therapist and shares how the church can walk alongside the families of COVID patients that are still dealing with effects of their hospitalizations. They also discuss tools for leaders available through the church that also equip women to be better leaders in the marketplace.

Oct 29, 2021
Oct 29, 2021
25 min
Carmen is joined today by Andrea Hammond. Andrea shares about how God has used her to reach out to women in the Illinois Baptist Women community, even though she is an introvert herself.
This week Carmen has extended the invitation to directly call or email her or Andrea and reach out if you heard something that you want to talk about.

Oct 22, 2021
Oct 22, 2021
20 min
Carmen does not have a guest today, but instead shares some of what God has been revealing in His Word to her in the last few weeks.
ibsa.org/women

Oct 15, 2021
Oct 15, 2021
26 min
Carmen is joined today by Norma Webb. Norma serves the Illinois Baptist Women as a American Sign Language interpreter at conferences. Norma is also a dedicated Bible teacher who loves to share that love of the Word of God with others. She shares today with Carmen about the discipline of fasting and studying the Bible.
ibsa.com/women
