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STEP INTO YOUR PLACE IN GOD’S WORLD

Women, Work, & Calling

STEP INTO YOUR PLACE IN GOD’S WORLD

Author: Joanna Meyer, Founder and Executive Director of Women, Work, & Calling

This book addresses a critical gap in Christian women's discipleship by speaking to the roles we play in public and professional life. Acknowledging the brokenness of workplaces and industries, it provides a theological framework for women's work and influence and offers resources for the challenges of working life. This book will help you:

  • Ignite your vocational imagination, with a biblical framework for work and calling.

  • Build strength from within, with emotional and spiritual health to support your work.

  • Navigate common workplace challenges, with practical tools to help your influence grow.

  • Pursue purposeful relationships, collaborate, and build strong relationships with others.

Learn from the lived experience of godly female leaders and discover how women can have a redemptive impact through our work.

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What People Are Saying

  • "Joanna Meyer draws on years of listening to women who work, paying attention to the complexity of their calling as they wrestle with the question, What is my work and what does it mean? Biblically born, experientially rich, attentive to the most contemporary questions about what life and labor require of us, this grounded, thoughtful meditation gives us a window into what it means to be a woman at work in the world, a perennial challenge for daughters of Eve at any time and in any place."

    -Steven Garber

  • "Women, Work, and Calling should be on the bookshelf of any female leader seeking to utilize her gifts and ambitions in ways that serve colleagues and honor God. The inspirational stories and practical advice will help women fulfill the unique work God calls them to with a sense of joy and confidence."

    - Cammie Dunaway

  • "For Christian women who have been made to feel as though your place in the story of God is small―this book is for you. Joanna Meyer is here to declare that God welcomes you into a bigger, brighter, more hope-filled story about how much your work matters."

    -Michaela O'Donnell

  • "In this much-needed book, Joanna Meyer explores internal and external challenges that Christian women face in the workplace. In short and accessible chapters appropriate for individuals or groups, Meyer draws on Scripture, social science research, and the voices of Christian leaders to provide guidance for navigating these challenges. I highly recommend this book for women at every career stage, from the college student to the seasoned professional, and everyone in between."

    -Denise Daniels

  • "A perfect handbook for the woman of faith struggling to discover, claim, and ignite her calling. With a bold invitation to get to it―but also why and how―accomplished leader Joanna Meyer sets down a clear theological road map for making a woman's calling not just a dream but a God-blessed reality. Now, soar!"

    -Patricia Raybon

  • "In our ever-changing culture, women need wisdom and support as they press ahead in the professional realm as disciples of Jesus. Joanna Meyer offers just that with depth and care. Women, Work, and Calling is a resource I wish I'd had earlier in my career."

    -Melissa K. Russell

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With its short, accessible format, Women, Work, & Calling: Step into Your Place in God’s World, is an ideal conversation starter. Form a book club with friends, read it with your Bible study, or incorporate it into mentoring relationships. Each of the 20 chapters ends with discussion questions or download the FREE discussion guide, which is structured for groups that meet for 2 or 4 sessions.

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