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This week, we take you behind the scenes at Lifeway Women as we talk to Darilynn Keith about our simulcast events! Darilynn has worked at Lifeway for a while and tells us about herself, her faith journey, and what she does here at Lifeway Women. We loved getting to hear what goes into the simulcasts, as well as getting the opportunity to answer your questions about our simulcast events. About DarilynnDarilynn Keith is the Digital Event Coordinator for Lifeway Christian Resources where she leads Lifeway Women Simulcasts as well as other live events. She's passionate about creating environments for people to encounter Christ and loves seeing the transformation that happens in their lives as a result. Growing up in Daytona Beach, FL, Nashville, TN, has been home for more than 12 yrs. She and her dog, Teddy Ruxpin, reside in Germantown, where she enjoys live music, new restaurants, and all things creative!  LinksGoing Beyond Live SimulcastLiving Proof Live Simulcast7 Things We Wish We Knew at 22 with Mickey PittsMickey Pitts (Things We Wish We Knew in Our Twenties)Foundations Bible Study Learn more at lifeway.com/joshua. Learn more at lifeway.com/angels. 

Ben and Lynley Mandrell join us on the podcast to talk about calling, leading together, and the future of Lifeway. We loved getting to know Lifeway's new president and CEO and we think you'll love hearing from him and Lynley about their journey to Lifeway. The Mandrells are passionate about reaching the unchurched with the gospel, and we're excited to see how God uses their hearts for the gospel in their new roles. About Ben and Lynley MandrellBen Mandrell is the president and CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources. Prior to joining Lifeway, he and Lynley spent 17 years in pastoral ministry. They have four children, Ava, Max, Miles, and Jack. In their free time, they enjoy practicing hospitality, authentic conversation, walking their dogs, and deep dish pizza.  Links:Blog Post on Intentionality in Leadership by Lynley MandrellYouLead Events  Learn more at lifeway.com/joshua.

We talk with Lysa TerKeurst about her new Bible study, Trustworthy. We learn more about what she hopes for the women studying 1 and 2 Kings, what she learned as she studied and wrote, and how God has brought her fresh perspective through travels to Israel. We focus on the practice of remembrance, how reciting truth about God's trustworthiness can help us as we strive to obey and trust Him above all. We give a preview into The Word Alive Events in the new year, as well.  About Lysa:Lysa TerKeurst is passionate about God’s Word. She spends hours each week studying with theological experts and has studied extensively in the Holy Land. She loves to make connections between the Old and New Testaments. Her deepest desire is to help others experience Jesus by unpacking Scripture in the most true and responsible ways that everyone can understand.Lysa is the president of Proverbs 31 Ministries and a #1 New York Times best-selling author of It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way, Uninvited, and twenty-one other books. But to those who know her best she’s just a simple girl who holds fast to God’s truth and speaks about hope in the midst of her own struggles. Lysa lives with her family in Charlotte, North Carolina.Connect with her at www.LysaTerKeurst.com or on social media @LysaTerKeurst. Links:Trustworthy Bible StudyThe Word Alive EventsProverbs 31 MinistriesTrustworthy Online Bible Study  Learn more at lifeway.com/joshua. Learn more at lifeway.com/angels. 

Mary Beth Chapman joined us at Lifeway Women Live and talked about God's faithful, consistent lovingkindness. She shared with us what community means in her life today. We discuss true authenticity and vulnerability with our friends, especially when life gets hard. She also talked about making a kingdom impact right where God has placed you. About Mary Beth Chapman:Mary Beth Chapman is the Co-Founder and Board Chair of Show Hope, a leading organization in the movement to care for orphans that she and her husband Steven Curtis Chapman co-founded. She is a speaker and a New York Times Best-selling author.Touched and forever transformed by the miracle of adoption in their own family, Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman began the nonprofit ministry of Show Hope in 2003 with a mission to care for orphans by engaging the Church and reducing the barriers to adoption. To date, Show Hope has helped welcome home children through Adoption Aid grants for more than 6,700 orphans from more than 60 countries, including the U.S. In addition, more than 2,700 waiting children with acute medical and special needs have received care through Show Hope’s Care Centers in China.Steven and Mary Beth Chapman, college sweethearts, will be celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary this coming fall and have six children – three biological: Emily married to Tanner, Caleb married to Julia, Will Franklin married to Jillian, and three adopted daughters, Shaohannah Hope, Stevey Joy, and Maria Sue, who is now with Jesus. Their most treasured title is being called “Grammy” and “PopPops” to their six beautiful grandbabies, whom they love spoiling.Links: Lifeway Cruise with Mary Beth and Steven Curtis ChapmanEmily Chapman Richards on the MARKED podcastFull Podcast Episode with Mary Beth and Steven Curtis ChapmanShow HopeQuote Us!"The lovingkindness of the Lord is always there. It's always consistent." - @MaryBethChapman #MARKEDpodcast Share on TwitterShare on Facebook"How do I take what God has given me and start to effect change for the kingdom?" - @MaryBethChapman #MARKEDpodcast Share on TwitterShare on Facebook"How do we love well? That's what ultimately shapes culture." - @MaryBethChapman #MARKEDpodcast Share on TwitterShare on FacebookLearn more at lifeway.com/joshua.

We talk about Christmas traditions we practice in our churches—everything from hair catching on fire to Christmas carols to Advent candles. We hear from some of our listeners on their favorite church Christmas traditions, too! More than anything, we love how these traditions, even when they fail, point us to Jesus, the Light of the World. About Kelly:Kelly King is the Manager of Magazines/Devotional Publishing and Women’s Ministry Training for Lifeway Christian Resources. She holds a Master of Theology degree from Gateway Seminary and was previously an adjunct professor at Oklahoma Baptist University while serving as the Women’s Specialist for the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma. She continues to serve in local church ministry as a women’s ministry volunteer and small group leader for high school girls. She is the author of Ministry to Women: The Essential Guide to Leading Women in the Local Church.  About Elizabeth:Elizabeth Hyndman reads, writes, and argues about the nuances of punctuation. Officially, she’s a Content Editor at Lifeway. She managed to find a job where she uses both her English undergraduate and her seminary graduate degrees every day. Elizabeth grew up in Nashville, sips chai lattes every chance she can get, and believes everyone should have a “funny picture” pose at the ready. Follow her on Twitter or Instagram. Links: MARKED Christian Pop Culture EpisodeLifeway Women on InstagramThe Lifeway Women Advent StudyAdvent Candles/WreathsOperation Christmas Child ShoeboxesLottie Moon Christmas Offering Learn more at lifeway.com/joshua.

We talked with Lauren Chandler at Lifeway Women Live about her story of faith—how she came to know Christ and how she has grown and is still growing in her relationship with Him. She also shared with us about her relationship with women from her small group and how much that community made an impact on her life. She encourages us to use whatever our gifts are wherever we are right now. Be faithful with what God has given you where He has put you. About Lauren:Lauren Chandler is a wife and mother of three. Her husband, Matt Chandler, serves as the lead teaching pastor at The Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas. Lauren is passionate about writing, music, and leading worship, not only at The Village Church, but also for groups across the country. She is the author of Steadfast Love: The Response of God to the Cries of our Heart, the Bible study, Steadfast Love: A Study of Psalm 107, and the recently released children’s book, Goodbye to Goodbyes: A True Story about Jesus, Lazarus, and an Empty Tomb.  Links:Lifeway Women LiveMARKED episode on Christian Pop CultureSteadfast Love Book & Bible Study  Quote Us! "My foundation of my relationship with Jesus has been His grace toward me, to just not let me go." - @laurenchandler #MARKEDpodcast Share on TwitterShare on Facebook"Being faithful in the small things right where you are—I think that's going to make the biggest impact." - @laurenchandler #MARKEDpodcast Share on TwitterShare on Facebook"Be faithful with what God has given you where He has put you." - @laurenchandler #MARKEDpodcast Share on TwitterShare on Facebook"Your church needs you. You are a vital part, and if you aren't participating and using your gifts there then the church is less of what it could be." - @laurenchandler #MARKEDpodcast Share on TwitterShare on Facebook

We chat with Lysa TerKeurst at Lifeway Women Live about the redemption of God, how she has seen Him work in her own life, and how He continues to work in her life. She also talks with us about her newest Bible study, Trustworthy, on 1 & 2 Kings.About Lysa: Lysa TerKeurst is passionate about God's Word. She spends hours each week studying theological experts and has studied extensively in the Holy Land. She loves to make connections between the Old and New Testaments. Her deepest desire is to help others experience Jesus by unpacking Scripture in the most true and responsible ways that everyone can understand.Lysa is the president of Proverbs 31 Ministries and a #1 New York Times best-selling author of It's Not Supposed to Be This Way, Uninvited, and twenty-one other books. But to those who know her best she's just a simple girl who holds fast to God's truth and speaks about hope in the midst of her own struggles. Lysa lives with her family in Charlotte, North Carolina.Connect with her at www.LysaTerKeurst.com or on social media @LysaTerKeurst. Links:Lifeway Women LiveThe Word Alive with LysaTrustworthy Bible Study - The official release date is November 12, but available for preorder now!Quote Us! "It's not our job to change people. It's our job to be a light and a witness." - @LysaTerKeurst #MARKEDpodcast Share on TwitterShare on Facebook"People are never more eager to meet Jesus than when they meet the reality of what Jesus has done in your life." - @LysaTerKeurst #MARKEDpodcast Share on TwitterShare on Facebook"You have a platform. If you use it to glorify God, it becomes sacred. But when we use our platforms in ways that do not glorify God, that then is the place that must be torn down in our lives."  - @LysaTerKeurst #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on Facebook

We talked to Jamie Ivey at Lifeway Women Live about having a firm foundation of the gospel for when the storms come. We discuss the need for friends who are willing to call us out on our sin and be bold in pointing us to Christ. Jamie also talks about how to share Jesus with others by being yourself—a bearer of light to those around you.About Jamie: Jamie Ivey is a podcaster, writer, and speaker from Austin, Texas. She and her husband Aaron are parents to four kids, 3 of them being teenagers, so they are also primarily Uber drivers. Jamie loves to encourage women to love Jesus with all of their heart, soul, and mind. She does this through her popular podcast, The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey, and her bestselling book If You Only Knew: My Unlikely, Unavoidable Story of Becoming Free. Links:Lifeway Women LiveJamie Ivey's full MARKED episodeIf You Only Knew bookThe Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey podcast Quote Us!"I've walked through hard things and it has been the foundation of knowing God is here no matter what that has helped me with those." - @Jamie_Ivey #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on Facebook"We see brokenness around us everywhere and I want to be prepared for that. I want to stockpile my heart with truths that I can stand on." - @Jamie_Ivey #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on Facebook"I don't think you can get through this Christian life alone. I think it's impossible." - @Jamie_Ivey #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on Facebook"I believe right now we live in a time when people are searching so deeply for something that matters, wanting to be known, wanting to be loved. And those of us who are followers of Jesus know the solution: we know how to be fully known and fully loved and that is through God the Father and His Son, Jesus." - @Jamie_Ivey #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on Facebook"Go shine like Jesus." - @Jamie_Ivey #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on Facebook

In this episode, we hear from Lillian. Lillian grew up in Uganda in poverty. She tells us her story of growing up and gaining a Compassion International sponsor. She talks about the hope she found in Jesus through the Compassion program and her sponsor's words. Now she works for Compassion in Uganda! She gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the Compassion program and how God is using the program to change whole families around the world. This episode will have you grabbing pen and paper to write to your Compassion child!About Lillian:Looking at Lillian Nakabiri Mugisha, it is impossible to see the life of fear, hunger, abuse, and pain of her past through her wide smile and warm personality. She has come from a life of difficult poverty in Uganda to find hope, joy, and success. Growing up an orphan, she lacked basic needs including the love of a family, shelter, and sustenance. At age nine she was registered in the Compassion program and was sponsored by a loving family in Australia. Her future was changed forever as she learned what it meant to be provided for and loved, and that God never fails. Lillian is now a college graduate, married, and works full time for the Compassion Uganda office where she leads teams visiting her beautiful country.About Watch Her Rise:Girls born into extreme poverty are fighting for a chance to survive. Worldwide, girls are exploited, sold into sex trafficking and child marriage, refused basic education, forced into child labor or expected to provide for their families at a young age. We all know that it’s impossible for an adolescent girl to feel empowered or reach her potential when even her basic needs – food, shelter, clothes, and healthcare – are not met.We are coming alongside girls who are highly vulnerable, living in situations that are well beyond their years and means to handle. Through sponsorship, we can watch her rise and then help her keep walking, in the power of Christ’s love and salvation in her life. Sponsoring a highly vulnerable girl can help her overcome the many obstacles she is facing. Your love and support could change her life forever, even for eternity.Sponsor a girl today— go to Compassion Watch Her Rise campaign here! Quote Us!"When I gave my life to Jesus, my life completely changed." - Lillian Nakabiri Mugisha #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on Facebook"If the Bible was not written for us, we wouldn't have anything to believe, we wouldn't have anything to attach our faith to." - Lillian Nakabiri Mugisha #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on Facebook"Every girl has value. We are very important in the sight of God." - Lillian Nakabiri Mugisha #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on Facebook"If you become vulnerable before God, He extends His hands of mercy still." - Lillian Nakabiri Mugisha #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on Facebook"God sees you." - Lillian Nakabiri Mugisha #MARKEDpodcastShare on TwitterShare on Facebook "Even as we are in a suffering, dark world, we have to know that we can be the light. We can light up and bring hope to those who are hopeless." - Lillian Nakabiri Mugisha #MARKEDpodcast Share on TwitterShare on Facebook Learn more at lifeway.com/joshua. Learn more at lifeway.com/angels. 

About Lisa:A master storyteller and sought-after Bible teacher and author known for her authenticity, Lisa Harper's writing and speaking overflows with colorful pop culture references that connect the dots between the Bible and modern life. She combines sound scriptural exposition with relatable anecdotes and comedic wit. Lisa is a mother to Missy, who she adopted from Haiti.Links:Lifeway Women LiveLisa Harper's full MARKED podcastLisa Harper's Bible studiesStronger. EventsQuote Us!"Our faith is a lived-out theology. We were never supposed to do it by ourselves." - @lisadharper #MARKEDpodcast"You don't have to get a passport to engage culture." - @lisadharper #MARKEDpodcast"Christ has called us to engage with others. We are all changing culture." - @lisadharper #MARKEDpodcast"That is what He's put us here for. We're all to be agents of reconciliation; we're to be salt, we're to be light." - @lisadharper #MARKEDpodcast"If you have Jesus Christ imbued in you, then you're going to impact people around you." - @lisadharper #MARKEDpodcast