Women World Leaders' Podcast

Following Jesus can be difficult. Even heartbreaking. In one sitting, the disciples learned of Jesus' upcoming death and that to follow Him, they, too, must endure a cross. What does carrying our cross entail? And how can such a task lead to glory? Join us today as we study Matthew 16:21-28, Mark 8:31-9:1, and Luke 9:22-27.

Today, we get to hear from best-selling author, Marcia Furrow, who shares encouragement and nuggets from her book, Feeding Jesus' Sheep. May you find some of the timeless truths that we discuss in today's podcast to be applicable and helpful in your journey through life.   Purchase Marcia's book on Amazon or at World Publishing and Productions.

Have you ever considered the legacy you may leave to your children and grandchildren? The family stories in Genesis have much to teach us about the pitfalls and promises of the heritage we pass on. Join Julie Harwick as she delves into Scripture.

There are times when we get offended, and we don't seek reconciliation. But God's love tells us to draw healthy boundary lines while keeping our hearts open. Join Tewannah Aman as she explores how to stand firm without becoming hardened, and how to speak truth with grace as we seek reconciliation and restoration.

Ask yourself, "Do I really believe that God uses all things to work together for my good?"   My answer, sisters, is YES! God uses EVERYTHING. Nothing is wasted by God because God uses even the waste that we want to discard to make His greatest masterpiece of our lives. Tragedy is a by-product of loss, destruction, dismantling, and toxicity. However, it is also God's opportunity to show us His faithfulness. I am of the belief that if we stopped, paused, and looked at many of the things we have overcome, even those that were tragic, we would see that God used each situation in ways we could have never imagined. Today, Dr. Jia charges you to declare, "God, use my tragedy!" And then watch God work!

Today's guest, Diane Lawbaugh, shares about her newest book, Don't Let Misunderstanding Win. Glean great nuggets of teaching from Diane's best-selling book about how to better navigate relationships through improved communication and understanding.   

Join host Julie Harwick as she concludes our study of the most significant names of God with three that appear frequently throughout Scripture: El Shaddai, El Elyon, and Adonai.

When God calls you to take a bold step of faith, will you trust Him? Join Tewannah Aman as she shares an encouraging, faith-filled message designed to strengthen your trust in God, push you beyond fear, and help you step out of the boat—knowing that no matter how uncertain the waters may feel, He's got you.

Do you understand the power of your praise? Praise and prayer open the realms of kingdom alignment and conversation with God. There is power not just in our prayers before the Lord, but in the praise and thanksgiving that we attach to them. I am wondering if anyone has a PRAISE THAT THEY GOTTA GET OUT! I dare you to praise God and believe that your praise is about to release the exceeding of God all over your life!

What is a mountain? A problem larger than ourselves, a seemingly insurmountable obstacle that makes us aware of our inability.   Jesus used the mountain as a metaphor for the difficulties we will face in this life, to prove that nothing was too big for God to handle.    Be encouraged in your life today through listening as Robin Kirby Gatto shares about her own mountain and God's words of healing.

Today, we are diving deep with Christin Baker's story. Listen to hear how God can lead us to a firm and solid faith, allowing us to know Jesus intimately amidst trials and challenges while He creates a lasting legacy with purpose.

In 2026, let's seek God first, release control, and embrace the peace we've been longing for. Join Tewannah Aman as she shares how abiding in Christ enables us to conquer our fears and insecurities, embrace our God-given identity, and trust His purpose and plan for our lives.

Depending on whom you ask, there are between 900 and 1,000 different names for God in the Bible. In this series, we're just beginning to scratch the surface, but there is great value in studying and understanding the character traits they represent. Join Julie Harwick in this episode as she examines the names Jehovah Rah, Jehovah Nissi, and Jehovah Shalom.

When guest Sarah Ann Goode faced trial after trial in her life, God built life lessons she could share with others. After her full surrender to Jesus, her faith in action kicked in at a pivotal time in her life.   May you be inspired by Sarah Ann's story from heartache to happiness in full surrender.    Connect with Sarah Ann at Proverbs31Mentor.com

Where does the leader find rest? Where does the leader settle into a place of trust when the spirit is stretched and the load of life seems larger than she can bear? The refuge of God is always our place of shelter. In Him, we have a secret place of rest that restores and renews. In the secret place of ABBA, He levels us up to be the strength for everything and all things that he has equipped us to. In the belly of Psalm 91, God reminds us that there is a safety in His presence and His presence alone. 

As the divine, incomparable being that He is, God has many names. Join Julie Harwick as she looks at several names that describe God's abilities and qualities, including Elohim, Jehovah Rapha, and Immanuel.

Letting God write your love story means refusing to rush ahead and fall into the dating traps that drain your peace and distract you from your purpose. When we guard our hearts and trust His timing, we avoid unnecessary heartbreak and make room for His best to unfold. Join Tewannah Aman as we discover God's recipe for relationships.

Have you achieved your life-long dream? Are you walking out your passion with intensity?   Please join us as our guest, Lillian Cucuzza, shares how her dream and passion started with a spark of joy... Hear how God began equipping her in an Ephesians 3:20 way for the dream to be fulfilled.    Lillian's story will bring inspiration and joy to anyone who may lack hope in fulfilling their dreams and passions.   Find Lillian's work at HisCreationsLLC.com and LillianCucuzzaPhotography.com

God is our Good Shepherd, yet sometimes, as sheep, we can get distracted by the snares and entanglements of life that cause us to deviate. Today, Dr. Jia Richardson encourages us that no matter what the deviation is, God's rod and staff are our protection, and the Good Shepherd helps us to guard and refocus on His promises. The Good Shepherd leads us to a place of stillness and good pasture! We just have to stay focused!

As the divine, incomparable being that He is, God has many names. Some of the most meaningful are the ones in which He revealed Himself to individuals through a name that specifically described His character in the moment they needed it most. This week, Julie Harwick explores the name El Roi, The God Who Sees.

Have you ever been so wiped out that you feel you can't go on and you are hanging on by a thread? A thread that is about to break at any time. Please join Rusanne Carole in this week's podcast as we travel to visit the woman the Bible speaks of in the book of Luke. We chat about pressing in to touch His garment, allowing us to "press in" and "persevere" and get through the many challenges we face in life.

How often do we "reach" for something important, only to be distracted and taken off our focus? All too often, distractions can lead us far off the course God intends for our lives. Today's guest, Donna Sawyer, founder of Crafted With Purpose, shares her story and teaching about the word "REACH" and how it is an instrumental word to keep in the forefront of moving forward with God.

When Julie Harwick was just ten years old, she discovered other believers around the world were being persecuted for their faith in Christ. God gave her a heart to pray for them, support them, and share her love and admiration for them with other believers. Our suffering brothers and sisters in Christ need and deserve our support. Take some time to listen to Julie's podcast and learn what is happening to our fellow Christians so that you can also "bear one another's burdens and thus fulfill the law of Christ." After you've listened, learn how you can help by visiting barnabasaid.org or opendoorsusa.org.

Do you ever just need to be reminded that there is a future God has already prepared beyond the one you are working on? Do you ever just need to be reminded that the future looks bright because God ALREADY has prepared such a place called destiny for you? Well, know this for FUTURE REFERENCE...to embrace such a mindset means that we must stay faithful, focused, and future-minded, not on what we know, but on what God knows! Join Dr. Jia Richardson for today's powerful podcast.

In a world where there is so much competition and comparison, God wants us to learn to encourage and support each other. Join Tewannah Aman as she shares a message on how to let go of envy and jealousy, so that we can be a source of strength, support, and love to those around us.

Names are what we use to identify people and the starting point for knowing anyone, so God places great significance on them. In Part I of this series, What's in a Name?,  host Julie Harwick leads us to consider what scripture teaches about the importance of names.

Please join us today as Kimberly Hobbs leads a discussion about what it takes to be a fearless leader and how you, too, can overcome fear that may be crippling you.    Our guest, Roberta Kay, shares her story and journey from debilitating fear and doubt to rising above her circumstances, where she now lives with vision and unwavering faith. 

The awe of God is that He wastes nothing, and at times it can seem that God watches us through the hard times to see how we will make out. This is probably a very sound truth, because the hard places that we survive not only tell us something of soundness about ourselves, but about the nature of God. Hard times and things are necessary, we don't like them, but I promise you that if you look back on a hard time-season-place- or person that you have now been delivered from, the process could not have been done any differently. Sisters, you are who you are today because the hard place built you even while breaking you. "It Was Hard, but It Was Necessary!"

It's easy to walk by faith and share with others how much we trust God when things are going well, but do we demonstrate the same certainty when we experience suffering, adversity, and loss? Join Julie Harwick for this empowering message.

Have you ever questioned God, asking Him, "Why?" Join Tewannah Aman as she shares about God's hand of protection and sovereignty in her life. Even when she didn't understand why, God had a plan to work everything together for good.

Healthy connection is such an intricate part of our lives and a very important piece in the life of someone in addiction recovery.   Today's guest, Melissa Gissy Witherspoon, shares her struggles with addiction that nearly caused her death, and the connections God brought to her life through Jesus and others as she recovered. Melissa is a best-selling author and has recently released Book #2 in her award-winning I'm Sober... So Now What? series, subtitled Unity in Recovery. This book includes a chapter on The 5 Love Languages of Recovery, and is endorsed by Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The 5 Love Languages. We invite you to join us today for a peek into Melissa's life story, as God continues to use her to help others who are battling addiction.   I'm Sober... So Now What?: Unity in Recovery can be purchased at Amazon.

We all have inner challenges we struggle with that need attention. Today's guest, Crista Meadows, an RN director, speaker, teacher, and minister, talks about the word "Codependency." Through sharing her own story about an unhealthy relationship and being codependent, she brings up markers of what determines this type of lifestyle. Crista speaks out about codependency and is direct, up front, and real. She offers hope that God gave her and points out that there is freedom beyond the fear of being constantly stuck. Her release from a codependent relationship has moved her to offer help and encouragement to other women who may still be living in an abusive or harmful situation.

Worship is so much more than a 90-minute experience on Sunday mornings. And while it's good to recount all the wonderful things God has done on our behalf and express our gratitude, we should never forget to praise Him simply for Who He is. Join Julie Harwick for this beautiful teaching.

Seeking to put Christ first in friendships and relationships can be quite the challenge. It's not always easy to navigate.  Join Tewannah Aman as she shares how the truth of God's Word enabled her to do relationships His Way.

Redemption and restoration are two words that describe Jeanne Roberson's story. After a very conflicted childhood, being a trafficked teen, and living a life of stripping, alcoholism, and turmoil, God redeemed her. Today, Jeanne is a speaker, a TV, film, and theater actress, an author, and a human trafficking advocate who speaks out and shares her story openly of how God can restore what the locusts have eaten. She shares that redemption was a key component of God never letting go of her.

The concept of thankfulness can be found nearly 200 times throughout the Bible. The Apostle Paul brought it up more than 40 times in his letters alone. Join Julie Harwich as she considers how having an “attitude of gratitude” effectively battles disappointment, envy, depression, and negative thinking. This is a powerful and important teaching!

Do you ever wonder why you are where you are at this very moment in time? Do you ever think your life is not happenstance, but you still feel so unprepared for some of the things you encounter? Well, guess what? God is not an incidental God. He is the God who positions and postures us for the collision of purpose and destiny. Be encouraged to know that wherever you are in this season of your life, God has intentionally Positioned and Postured you because you are the woman for the job. You paid a cost to be here...embrace your position!

Many  have struggled with feelings of insecurity and inadequacy, wondering if God could redeem what they have gone through.  Join Tewannah Aman as she encourages us to look to Jesus for our confidence so that He can do great and mighty things in and through us. 

Learn with host Robin Kirby-Gatto how your mountains can be flattened as you grow strong in spirit. The grace of God is made known within the soul as you face your obstacles and take hold of leadership opportunities.

After her son was thrown from the 3rd-floor balcony at the famous Mall of America, Kari Hoffmann went right to her only source of perfect help—GOD!   Hear this gripping, inspirational survival story and be awed by the beautiful peace God showered down during this tragic event. God was with Kari as she screamed to Him for help, and He was with her son, Landen, through the entire journey, bringing His healing. Be inspired as you are reminded of God's nearness to and love for His children as you listen to Kari tell about their Miracle at the Mall. 

Join Dr. Jia Richardson as she unpacks the power of prayer. What does your prayer life look like? Is it one of prayer power or preying power? The power of prayer is not a cliche. Praying, instead of preying, is ammunition for transformation.

What does it take to leave a mark on the world that will impact the people we encounter for eternity? How should we live today to ensure that in the end we will hear, “Well done, good and faithful servant?” Join Julie Harwick as she gives tribute to two beautiful women of God and challenges us to live well for Jesus.

It's not always easy to love people like Jesus does. Join Tewannah Aman as she tells how God transformed her heart and mind, enabling her to see others through the eyes of Jesus, bringing healing and restoration to a number of relationships.

God's promises are true and unfailing. In a world where there is truth and deception, good and evil, nothing is impossible for God.   In today's podcast interview, Dustina Abbott shares her story of learning to wait for God's faithfulness and promise. Although the toil and trials of her life set in hard, and she became angry at God, He pursued her. His promises and faithful love to her carried her safely to a newfound peace on the other side of doubt, discouragement, and resentment.    God's promises are for each of us.

Guess what? Dr. Jia Richardson has good news for you today! The dress rehearsal is over, the script has been read, and you know the lines. You have mastered this part all of your life, and now “It's Your Turn!” God is calling forth His daughters to rise now. There is no more wading in the waiting, your time is now. Would God's daughters please come forth? “It's Your Turn!”

As humans, we struggle to understand and comprehend God's grace and its meaning in our lives. An obscure biblical character has a lot to teach us about the subject and how we are to receive and live in God's grace. Grow in grace as Julie Harwick presents this beautiful teaching.

Walk with Tewannah Aman as she shares the negative influences that created a shame-based identity in her life.  See how God's Word brought healing and restoration to her soul, enabling her to embrace her true identity in Christ.

Healing from past wounds can sometimes take a lifetime. Today's guest, Lori Nolan, author of The Balanced Life Method. shares her story of past trauma and her process of an inner healing journey with God.   Rooted in a commitment to faith, Lori inspires people to reclaim their health through healing with God in order to bring about a renewed sense of purpose for their life.

We've seen that body image can easily become an idol in our lives and breaking free from diet culture and wrong thinking doesn't come naturally.  In Julie Harwick's final podcast on the topic of body image, we'll explore how to view our bodies and our health from God's perspective and allow Him to lead us to the balance and peace we long for.  

There are so many things around us that appear to be God and His nature. Yet, The One True God is distinct and unmatched. He is a promise keeper and waymaker. It is important that we never forget the nature of The One True God and how He shows up for us and in us. Once you know, YOU KNOW! Go on and rejoice now!! The One True God!

We all have areas in our lives that need to be refined. That will sometimes require us to lovingly correct an individual or to face being corrected. Join Tewannah Aman as she shares what God's Word says about the importance of sharpening each other so we become more like Christ.