by Stephanie | Oct 20, 2017 | Church, Equipping, Gender, Leadership, Ministry
I sat in the class glancing around at my classmates. Yet another seminary class where I was the only woman in the room. As I listened to the professor walk us through the syllabus, I was fighting the lies swirling in my head that I didn’t belong in a Master of...
by Stephanie | May 20, 2017 | Church, Equipping, Ministry, Mission
Confession: In my former life I was a hockey player. That’s not the confession. The confession is that broke the record in my high school for penalty minutes. That’s right, I was in the penalty box my senior year for over 100 minutes. In my defense, the NHL record is...
by Stephanie | May 15, 2017 | Gender, Leadership, Ministry, Mission
Yesterday, Aliyah grabbed my Bible and asked me where I was going to teach from in the sermon. I showed her Matthew 18:1-5 and she began to read… “At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, ‘Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of...
by Stephanie | Jan 21, 2017 | Church, Equipping, Gender, Leadership, Life, Ministry
(dedicated to the “Lead Stories Men” – you know who you are) Today women all over the world will march. They march for many different reasons. Some have entered into this season weary, angry, tired and worn out. Still, others, like myself, am...
by Stephanie | Nov 15, 2016 | Church, emotional health, healing, Lament, Life, Ministry
Lament – November 13th, 2016 – click here for audio By Stephanie Williams 1. ADDRESS TO GOD’S CHARACTER Oh God, you are our God. Creator, provider, sustainer and King. Messiah, Emmanuel, its to you that we sing. Alpha and Omega the Beginning and the End,...
by Stephanie | Apr 21, 2016 | Church, Life, Ministry, Mission, Missional Community, Vulnerability
I have always been a microwave person. No matter how many viral posts I read about how microwaves may cause cancer or something else horrible, I just can’t resist the instant satisfaction of warming up food in 2 minutes. Sure, I have an oven a stove top and a crock...
