Nay Dawson

A story of hurt in leadership

This is an anonymous story about the struggles and pain women face in leadership. Read the introduction to this series written by Nay Dawson here. Amy’s story Today I am where God has called me to be in ministry. But it has been a long and sometimes painful journey, I often felt lost, discouraged, andContinue reading “A story of hurt in leadership”

She Hurts

“Female CEOs are approximately 45% more likely to be dismissed than male CEOs”[1] “he will rule over you.” Genesis 3:16 She hurts more In the space of a few weeks, I heard of three female leaders that had lost their jobs. As I listened I felt sad and devastated and couldn’t stop thinking about them.Continue reading “She Hurts”

Since when was it ok to speak about women like this?

**Since writing this blog, the original blog by Mez has been removed.** I recently read a blog written by Mez McConnell from 20 Schemes entitled “Help, I want to plant a church but my wife’s not so keen”. It summarizes the key attributes for a wife of a Church Planter in the schemes of Scotland.Continue reading “Since when was it ok to speak about women like this?”

Can men read books by female authors on Christmas day?

** Since this blog was written, IVP have changed their Christmas gift list. I was really impressed by their response and engagement on this.** Please don’t laugh, I’m being serious. What I’m asking here is can men read and learn from female authors? Goodreads analysis shows an overwhelming proportion of books read by both sexes,Continue reading “Can men read books by female authors on Christmas day?”

Stories of a broken trellis- Matt

Retelling others stories so that we can process our own. Believing that the trellis could be as beautiful as its vine. Stories of a broken trellis is a series of anonymous blogs showing the impact of the “Blokes Worth watching” culture. These are written in response to an article written by Glen Scrivener in EN called “TheContinue reading “Stories of a broken trellis- Matt”