#50 Amy Whitfield, Summit Church Executive Director of Communications, Contributing Author, Women & Work

Amy Whitfield is Executive Director of Communications at The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham. Prior to that, she served in various roles within the Southern Baptist Convention for twenty years. She co-authored the book SBC FAQs: A Ready Reference and is the co-host of the podcast SBC This Week. In 2019, she helped launch the SBC Women’s Leadership Network, and she serves as chairwoman of the board of directors of Women & Work. Amy and her husband Keith have two children and live in Wake Forest, North Carolina.

In this episode, Amy discusses with Courtney the chapter she authored in Women & Work. Chapter 10 is entitled, “Developing and Growing Your Gifts.” Here she shares:

– Why she is passionate about the topic of growth and development in Christian women

– How personal development is part of our design as image bearers

– The objections and hesitations many women feel toward growing in leadership

– Her encouragement to reluctant woman to move forward in personal development and leadership

– The most important advice she’s received as a woman in this area

– How the Holy Spirit is leading her own development in this season of life  

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RESOURCES MENTIONED:

• Women & Work: Bearing God’s Image and Joining in His Mission through our Work
• Episode 13 of the Women & Work Podcast