Walking Worthy in the Workplace and Life
As Christ followers, we are called to walk worthy of the calling we’ve been given, but how do we do this in everyday life and work? Join Mary Lowman, Lisa Bishop, and Lauren Stibgen from The Christian Working Woman as we seek to discover how to walk worthy in the workplace and in life. Each episode includes biblical insight, practical advice, and honest conversations on topics that are relevant for your life today.
Episodes
The Power of Friendship
What makes friendship so powerful and why does it matter so much? On Walking Worthy, Julie Busteed and Sherri Arndt talk about friendship and what the Bible says about friendship.
They also discuss:
How to make and maintain friendships.
What Ecclesiastes and Proverbs says about friendship.
If we need a lot of friends.
The difference between deep friendships and acquaintances.
The importance of gr
Live Out Your Faith at Work
What are some practical ways you can live out your faith at work? On Walking Worthy, Julie Busteed and Sandy Cristobal, who has worked in public education for 14 years in many different roles, talk about how to show up with faith at work.
How faith influences her work.
The importance of prayer at work—and other daily routine habits she practices.
How to determine when to say no—and when to say ye
Abundance and How God Provides
What comes to mind when you think of abundance? On Walking Worthy, Julie Busteed and Lauren Stibgen talk about what comes to mind when thinking about abundance—and how God provides us all things.
They also discuss:
What abundance looks like during the Christmas season.
What feelings abundance creates.
The abundance Ruth experiences.
Why we constantly want more—and the dangers of coveting what oth
The Holy Spirit in Our Lives
Are you living spirit aware or spirit forgotten? On Walking Worthy, Julie Busteed and Lauren Stibgen talk about the book The Forgotten God by Francis Chan, the unity of the trinity, and how the Holy Spirit moves in our lives.
They also discuss:
The presence of the Holy Spirit in creation.
The role of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
Why the church sometimes stays away from the Holy Spirit.
What Colo
Wise Women Managing Money
Do you ever have questions about money and finances? Does it leave you feeling anxious or uncertain? On Walking Worthy, Julie Busteed and Lauren Stibgen talk with guest Valerie Hogan about finances. Valerie talks about her role in ministries and why she co-wrote the book Wise Women Managing Money with her mom Miriam Neff.
They also discuss:
How we should view our role as stewards of finances.
If
Living Unoffendable
What if one of the most freeing choices you could make today is to live unoffendable? On Walking Worthy, Julie Busteed and Lauren Stibgen talk about releasing anger and choosing love instead—and what they learned from the book Unoffendable by Brant Hansen.
They also discuss:
How to choose not to be offended.
The dangers of “righteous” anger and judgements.
The power of the cross and r
How to Keep Showing Up When You Feel Unloved
Do you feel unseen and unloved? On Walking Worthy, Julie Busteed and Lauren Stibgen talk about how we can keep showing up, even when we feel unloved and unseen. They explore how this topic relates to what happens with Naomi in the Book of Ruth.
They also discuss:
How we can sometimes feel in a foreign land when we go to work.
What it looks like to return to God’s land.
The importance of fin
Juggling Work and Family Life
Are you a busy mom juggling work and family life? On Walking Worthy, Sherri Arndt talks with busy working moms, Karin Tuurie and Jenn Miller, about the biggest challenges as working moms.
They also talk about:
Time management strategies to maintain balance.
How they take care of themselves so they can take care of everybody else.
How to find quiet time with the Lord.
Habits to help get through th
What to Do When You Lose Your Job
Did a recent layoff or company downsizing put you back in the job market? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Vivette Payne talk about what to do when you lose your job.
They also talk about:
The most important thing getting started.
What potential employers are paying attention to.
How you know when your resume is in good shape.
How to tap into the hidden job market.
Tips for Zoom interviews.
Wha
Abide in Jesus through Prayer
What does it mean to abide with Jesus? On Walking Worthy, Julie Busteed and Lauren Stibgen talk about how prayer can help us abide in Jesus—and how meaningful it is to do that in a community of believers.
They also talk about:
Examples of the power of prayer in their own lives.
How women hold things differently and the power of getting comfortable in community.
The importance of being equally yok
An Unhurried Life
We typically move at a breakneck speed—but is faster always the best option? On Walking Worthy, Julie Busteed and Lauren Stibgen talk about what it means to live an unhurried life. They discuss the book, An Unhurried Life by Alan Fadling, and their thoughts about the book.
They also talk about:
The importance of abiding with God in quiet moments.
How The Christian Working Woman mission aligns.
Wh
Sharing Stories in Safe and Sacred Spaces
Have you ever been impacted by someone’s story? Or do you have a story that you think could impact someone else? On Walking Worthy, Lauren Stibgen talks with Kelly Olson who is the executive director of The Baton Pass—a nonprofit organization that exists to empower women to overcome through the sharing of stories within safe and sacred spaces.
They also discuss:
Kelly’s journey and wh
How to Budget
How do you keep track of your spending and ensure you’re managing your money wisely? On Walking Worthy, Julie Busteed and Sherri Arndt talk about why budgets are important. Sherri says setting a budget allows our money to work for us, and not control us.
They also talk about:
What percentage of people stress about financials.
What the Bible has to say about our money.
How a budget has been
Love as a KPI
Have you ever thought of love as being a KPI (key performance indicator) on your job? On Walking Worthy, Lauren Stibgen and Utibe Bassey discuss their love for Jesus and how work is the best place to reach people.
They also talk about:
Utibe’s work at Dominion Energy and her passion projects.
How to coach a team to embrace customers.
How people are the collateral damage of the way business
Experiencing a Job Loss
How do you respond when you lose your job? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Maribeth Foley talk about her story and her career life. She says she started as a graphic designer and realized she loved to be an advocate for the creative and the development teams with other areas of the business.
They also talk about:
Job elimination in corporate America.
The most challenging part of job loss.
The
Sharing Faith during the Christmas Season
How can you use this Christmas season as an opportunity to share your faith? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop talk about how people are more open at Christmastime—and ideas for how to share your faith in work and in life.
They also talk about:
How to bring Jesus into the center.
The importance of focusing on advent.
How to approach office holiday parties.
A challenge to reach out to
How to Show Up in the Workplace
How do you show up at work and not be ashamed of the gospel even though it might be offensive to some? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop talk about why we are called to be lights in the world and how we live this out.
They also talk about:
How to show up in the workplace.
Some scenarios that could come up at work.
How the gospel is the power of God.
An example from Lisa’s work.
Women in the Workplace and The Confidence Cornerstone
How do we lead confidently as Christian women in the workplace? Lauren Stibgen and Catherine Gates, Executive Director for Polished Network, talk about her work and her book, The Confidence Cornerstone.
They also talk about:
Her journey and how it shaped her view of leadership.
The scripture that resonates with Catherine.
How God created women for work.
Examples of women leaders in the Bible.
Men
Advancing the Bible
Meet a female executive who shares leadership responsibilities at the Museum of the Bible. Lauren Stibgen and Tracy Thomas, chief development officer, Museum of the Bible, talk about her long career in advancing the Bible and the importance of God’s Word in our lives as Christian working women.
They also talk about:
The mission of the Museum of the Bible and her role at the company.
How it
Identity and Our Work
How do you avoid being consumed by your job and your work becoming your identity? Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop talk about why it is so important to guard our heart and mind because it can be so tempting to put our identity in our work.
They also talk about:
The Gospel of John and how he identifies himself as the one Jesus loves.
What Paul meant when he wrote for me to live is Christ.
The importanc
God-sized Goals
How do we pursue our God-sized goals without getting lost in the world’s idea of success? Mary Lowman and Christiana Osawe talk about how to hold on to biblical principles when pursuing that kind of success and how to stay rooted in a strong foundation of faith.
They also talk about:
Her background and how she started her current company.
How faith has influenced her journey.
Her takeaway f
Technology in Our World
We have heard it said that technology is neutral, but how we approach it matters greatly. On Walking Worthy, Lauren Stibgen and Niki Santo, CEO and cofounder, Swaza, talk about the impact of technology in our world and the hot button topic of AI (artificial intelligence). They highlight the importance of realizing we cannot have technology tell us what kind of communities we want to have.
They als
Sacred Work
Do you feel like you are doing a million things, but none of them well? You are not alone! On Walking Worthy, Lauren Stibgen and author Peggy Bodde talk about her book Sacred Work and her background in leadership.
They also talk about:
The No. 1 challenge Christian women face in the workplace.
How God shapes how we view and consider imposter syndrome.
How to promote yourself with confidence.
How
The Qualities of a Good Friend
What are some qualities you need to be a good friend and to look for in a friend? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop talk about how their friendship came to be, with each of them sharing their experience.
They also talk about:
Being the person to take the first step.
What is causing the loneliness epidemic and the lack of friends epidemic.
What it means to be a good friend and how to
Leadership and New Leaders in the Workplace
Are you just starting your first job—or are you managing someone who is just starting their first job? On Walking Worthy, Lauren Stibgen and Wheaton College Grad Haili McConnell talk about leadership, as a new leader coming into the workplace.
They also talk about:
The importance of membership.
How faith and work integrate.
What two models of leadership Haili had during college that inspired her.
God Meets Us in the Wilderness
Do you feel like you are in the wilderness? On Walking Worthy, Lisa Bishop and Lina AbuJamra talk about the wilderness times and how God meets us in these seasons. Lina says there are some things you know in your head, but you need to learn how to live in your life—and God’s goodness is one of those things.
They also talk about:
The inspiration behind Lina’s book, A Table in the Wilde
Being a Servant Leader
What does it mean to be a servant leader? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop talk about how we can show up at work and lead in a Christ-like way. They discuss how we lead in our jobs, whether we are a manager or not.
They also talk about:
The importance of getting to know people when you are in a leadership role.
The key attribute of being open to feedback from other people.
The diffe
Sharing Faith at Work
What does it mean to share our faith at work? On Walking Worthy, Julie Busteed and Lisa Bishop talk about the practical dos and don’ts of sharing faith on the job. Lisa shares the story of how she became a follower of Jesus because of her workplace.
They also talk about:
How sharing faith on the job is relational.
Strategies for how to approach prayer in this area.
The importance of doing y
Hide God’s Word in Your Heart
The Psalmist exhorts us to hide God’s word in our hearts. On Walking Worthy, Julie Busteed and Glenna Marshall talk about how we should do that and why we should do that. They also discuss Glenna’s journey and her book, Memorizing Scripture.
They also talk about:
How memorization bridges the gap between reading from the Bible and pray life.
The symbiotic relationship between meditatio
Patience with Coworkers
 
Do you struggle with patience? Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop talk about practicing patience with coworkers. When you are working, you are associating with people you might never choose to associate with—and yet you are with them for hours each day and it can try your patience.
They also talk about:
How to practice patience with someone who might be difficult.
The fact that you don’t have to
God’s Calling for Your Life and Work
Do you ever wonder what your true calling is—God’s calling for your life and your work? On Walking Worthy, Lisa Bishop and Joanna Meyer talk about her book, Women, Work, and Calling. Joanna says this is an important conversation because men and women were designed together as a team and the idea that one flourishes without the other isn’t true to Scripture; however, there is a real gap for women
New Year’s Commitments
Is it a good idea to make New Year’s Resolutions? They often fizzle out pretty quickly. Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop talk about making commitments—not resolutions—on Walking Worthy. They say New Year’s Resolutions don’t often achieve their goals.
They also discuss:
The importance of vision and focusing on what you want to achieve and create in your life.
How to find the discipline to put that visi
Sadness During the Holidays
It’s the Christmas Season! So, everyone is happy—right? Well, the truth is, more people experience depression and sadness during the holidays than at any other time. Why? Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop talk about that on Walking Worthy.
They also discuss:
Why people are sad at the holidays.
How do you work through the sadness.
How we can minister to others who may be sad.
Praying for these relations
Peace in a Divisive World
Our world is full of divisiveness, but as Christians we are called to love others and do our best to live at peace with everyone. Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop talk about how we do this in our divisive world on Walking Worthy. They also discuss:
What it means to be an ambassador of peace.
How to position our hearts before God.
The power of words.
The importance of seeing people through God’s eyes a
Sabbath Rest
One of God’s commandments is to remember the sabbath day by keeping it holy. Does that apply to us today? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop talk about what sabbath rest is. They admit it is a struggle to incorporate into life regularly. They also discuss:
How it is a rhythm that we need to learn.
Why it was—and is—important to rest.
If this sabbath rest is a certain day we all must t
Faith, Work, and Purpose
Does your faith give your work purpose or does your work give you a perspective on your faith? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop talk about this and more. They converse about various attitudes toward work—and how work is a gift from God. They also discuss:
That God created human beings to work—and work was great until sin entered the picture.
Paradise was not vacation; it was a vocat
Toxic Workplaces
Are you working in a toxic workplace? Do you feel trapped in that job? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop talk about how to navigate a toxic workplace and how to decide when to leave that job. They also discuss:
How anger has escalated in the past several years.
How access to social media and online has been a blessing and a curse.
How to address when the people you work for have evil
Enriching Relationships through Difficult Discussions
Is there a difficult discussion that you are avoiding with someone in your life? Do you need some tools to help you navigate that conversation? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop talk about important helpful hints on how to navigate difficult conversations. They also discuss:
How sometimes a difficult conversation and conflict can be the same thing.
Why our work, our relationships, an
Thoughts on Emotions
Have you ever thought about how your emotions impact you, your health, and your decision making—and what does the Bible say about our emotions? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop talk about the complexity of emotions and the profound impact they have on our lives. They also discuss:
How to measure our own internal weather and the importance of self-agency.
Why and how God meant us to
Faith and Work
Why is it important for Christians to see their jobs as their personal mission field, a place God has put them? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Tim Vickers talk about how to integrate faith and work. He says it is important because we proclaim on Sunday morning that Christ is Lord of all, and then very often on Monday morning we live as if Christ does not exist. They also discuss:
Letting fait
Power of Mindset
Have you ever considered the power of what you think and the power of how it affects who you are? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop talk about mindset. They examine not being conformed by the pattern of this world but being transformed by the renewing of your mind. They also discuss:
How our mind informs how we feel and our emotions, which impact our behaviors and our outcomes.
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Power of Gratitude
Do you know the power of thank you? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop talk about how gratitude changes not only you but others. They discuss how there are studies done about how gratitude change your brain—and that we have known this since the Old Testament when they gave sacrifices of thanksgiving from the very beginning. All throughout the Bible, we are told to be gracious, grateful
Thrive Without Compromise
Are you thriving or just surviving on your job? Are you compromising things that are most important? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Sharnell Weathersby talk about her time spent in the corporate sector and how through that season of her life she also had small children at home—and she learned how to have a career and learned how to integrate it as a mom and a wife.
They also discuss:
Her stor
Making Good Decisions
How do you make a good decision? If you are faced with several good options or several poor choices, how do you choose? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop talk about how many people make poor choices—both big and small—and how to make good choices. They also discuss:
How some choices can be just a little bit out of alignment with the truth of God’s Word.
Why what we think about will b
Ministry at Work
Can your job also be your ministry? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Sharon Baloue talk about her testimony about how God has led her into the career that she now has. She shares the degrees she has, how she homeschooled her children, and the career she initially had chosen and why—and then the job she ultimately landed in instead. They also discuss:
How she felt led by the Holy Spirit to her c
Navigating Difficult Conversations
How do we handle difficult conversations with the people we work with and with our friends and family? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop talk about how difficult conversations can be scary and often there is fear that it might jeopardize the relationship—when often not having the conversation often jeopardizes the relationship. They also discuss:
How to measure the health of a relati
Competitiveness in the Workplace
Is it okay to be a competitive Christian and to be aggressive as a workplace Christian? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop talk all about this topic. They admit their own competitiveness—and talk about if being competitive is a bad thing as a Christian woman in the working world or in life. They also discuss:
What is healthy competition and what it looks like to have a competitive spi
Counseling and the Working World
How can you determine if you need to seek professional help or just a good listening ear from a trusted friend? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Deb Gorton discuss the rise of the number of women who need counseling and the reasons why the pandemic caused this increase. They also talk about:
How mental health has a physical component to it.
When to get professional help and how therapy can be o
Living A Life Set Apart
What does it look like to live in the world, but not of the world—to live set apart, especially in the workplace? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop talk about how to live a separate life, according to Christian principles, when other people are not, and still be loving, kind, and yet, not compromise. They also discuss:
What set apart even means and why we should live set apart.
The i
Mistakes on the Job
What do you do when you’ve made a mistake on the job? Or you’ve blown your witness with a coworker? How do you recover? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop share some of their experiences and how God used the mistakes for his glory. They also discuss:
What it means to live a credible life, not necessarily a perfect life.
An example of working with a co-worker who was a new believer an
Challenges on the Job
How do I navigate challenges on the job? How do I deal with tough situations and do it in a Christ-like manner? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop discuss these topics and more when leading and influencing others. They also discuss:
How to love your team like Jesus would love your team.
Why we need to humble ourselves, listen to other people, and not be a conversation hijacker.
Why to
Questions About Your Job
Does it matter to God what job you have? Does it matter what industry you are in? How do you know when it is time to leave that job and find a new one? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop are tackling questions about your job. They also discuss:
What the Bible says if work is good, and if we were created to work.
That God isn’t as concerned about where you are as much as who you are.
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Identity
How much identity should we get from our job? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop talk about that very question. They focus on identity, where we find, what our value rests on, and how much of our identity should we derive from our work or career. They also discuss:
How this might be a trick question.
How the world defines success.
If work is a gift or a curse.
Examples of a crisis of
Wise Women Managing Money
It doesn’t matter who you are or how old you are, money can be a challenge. On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman, Miriam Neff, and Valerie Neff Hogan discuss the book Wise Women Managing Money and a seminar on Wise Women Managing Money. They also discuss:
Why all women need to be better stewards of their money.
That 50% of women in the United States are single and needing to manage money.
What culture
The Power of Words
What happens when words start going sideways? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop talk about gossip and the harm it does in our homes, in our churches, and in our workplaces. They talk about how our words carry life and death and what a righteous person in Christ does. They also discuss:
How easy it is to get drawn into gossip—but how it brings discord and disharmony.
What a Christian
Leadership and Excellence in the Workplace
How do we balance leadership and excellent with humility? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop talk about how the workplace creates challenges for us all. They answer listener questions on this episode. Some of the questions they answer include:
How to show humility, but not become a doormat.
How women can advocate for themselves without being boastful.
They also discuss:
The importan
Relationships
What is the best way to deal with a boss who isn’t really good at being a boss? On Walking Worthy, Mary Lowman and Lisa Bishop talk about that and other workplace issues today. They kick off this first episode of the podcast by having a conversation about relationships on the job and in life. They also answer listener questions on this episode. Some of the questions they answer include:
What do y
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