Best Practices To Empower Female Leaders | Episode 2

Church Changer

Women should be the backbone of your strategy for re-building the post-pandemic church. The problem is, women hold only 10% of church leadership roles. Liquid Church’s Pastor of Campuses and Teaching Pastor Kayra Montanez shares 3 best practices to empower female leaders.

Best Practice #1: Upgrade Your People Practices: Here's one way to do that... offer a Flexible Schedule. A flexible schedule can look like offering work from home days, respecting guardrails around work hours, and offering flexible hours that accommodate personal appointments. It’s understanding that kids get sick, schools close even when offices are open, and women are owning most of the “juggle.” What you communicate with a flexible schedule is TRUST. Learn more about why this matters and hear from our hosts what it looks like in practice!

Best Practice #2: Be A “Door Opener” For Female Leaders: This is about 2 things: Putting females in positions that stretch them as leaders; and simultaneously mentoring them through it. The mistake churches make is they shy away from putting women in positions of influence and then they make it even harder for women to gain access to coaching or mentoring. But, there are women in your churches who have killer marketplace experience who could have a tremendous impact on your ministry

Best Practice #3: Create A Culture Where Women Can Lead: Well, if you want to understand the holdup to a culture of female leadership, you have to understand the pushback. And the pushback for women comes from two categories: the “stained glass ceiling” and the “sticky floor”. Credit to Kadi Cole for coining both terms. The stained glass ceiling represents things that aren’t in a woman's control because they’re not in charge. For example, equal pay for equal work or equal titles for equal work.On the other hand, the sticky floor represents “the attitudes and learned behaviors that women do to themselves that keep them from growing in their leadership abilities.” The sticky floor is different for every female… and when we take the time to uncover them, you can unleash your female leaders!

If you’re a church leader looking for practical advice and real tools to help you get your job done and reach more people for Christ, Church Changer is for you. Join co-hosts Tim Lucas (Lead Pastor, Liquid Church) and Lauren Bercarich (Digital Director, Liquid Church) as they interview special guests, spotlight awesome churches, and share proven strategies in an easy-to-understand and approachable manner, so you can put them into practice at your church. We’re sitting on a hinge point in history and the way we “do church” has forever changed. Together, let’s push past organizational pain points and rip the lid off your leadership! New episode drops the first Tuesday of every month.

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Tim Lucas: Tim loves cheerleading for and collaborating with other churches! As the founding and Lead Pastor at Liquid Church in NJ, Tim is happy to share his learnings (the wins and misses) so others can increase their impact.

Lauren Bercarich: Lauren’s roots are in journalism and her heart (and current day job) are in ministry as the Digital Director at Liquid Church! She loves telling good stories and equipping other churches with practical tools that reap real rewards.

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