Comments for Cultivate Her http://www.cultivateher.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:06:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on How to Empower the Women in Your Church by Sarah http://www.cultivateher.com/2012/01/how-to-empower-the-women-in-your-church/comment-page-1/#comment-18025 Sarah Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:06:13 +0000 http://www.cultivateher.com/?p=904#comment-18025 Awesome perspective, Tim! Awesome perspective, Tim!

]]> Comment on Your Leadership “Bucket List” by Tim http://www.cultivateher.com/2012/01/your-leadership-%e2%80%9cbucket-list%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-17982 Tim Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:52:28 +0000 http://www.cultivateher.com/?p=907#comment-17982 Great post, Julie. I love how you hooked us with the Grey's Anatomy reference. But I gotta tell you that lists are not my thing. I'm one of those who is constantly surprised that stuff happens to me or that opportunities arise in front of me. It's not that I don't set goals and work on them, but it just isn't in the form of lists. So with that said, what would I put on a list? I'm coming up with nothing. Honest, I'm thinking but got nothing. This does remind me of when I was a fairly young lawyer, though, about 29 years ago. I told my boss that I needed to get some jury trial experience and had started looking for another place to work in order to get it. Next thing I knew, my boss lined it up so that I did three jury trials. It's nice to have mentors that look out for you, and I try to be like that now that I'm in a position to be the mentor. Cheers, Tim Great post, Julie. I love how you hooked us with the Grey's Anatomy reference. But I gotta tell you that lists are not my thing. I'm one of those who is constantly surprised that stuff happens to me or that opportunities arise in front of me. It's not that I don't set goals and work on them, but it just isn't in the form of lists.

So with that said, what would I put on a list? I'm coming up with nothing. Honest, I'm thinking but got nothing. This does remind me of when I was a fairly young lawyer, though, about 29 years ago. I told my boss that I needed to get some jury trial experience and had started looking for another place to work in order to get it. Next thing I knew, my boss lined it up so that I did three jury trials.

It's nice to have mentors that look out for you, and I try to be like that now that I'm in a position to be the mentor.

Cheers,
Tim

]]> Comment on How to Empower the Women in Your Church by Tim http://www.cultivateher.com/2012/01/how-to-empower-the-women-in-your-church/comment-page-1/#comment-17979 Tim Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:34:23 +0000 http://www.cultivateher.com/?p=904#comment-17979 And in case I failed to get this point across, I think this is another great article Sharon! Thanks for sharing it with us. Tim And in case I failed to get this point across, I think this is another great article Sharon! Thanks for sharing it with us.

Tim

]]> Comment on How to Empower the Women in Your Church by Tim http://www.cultivateher.com/2012/01/how-to-empower-the-women-in-your-church/comment-page-1/#comment-17978 Tim Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:31:37 +0000 http://www.cultivateher.com/?p=904#comment-17978 (pt 4) Why is it important to empower women? As much as I’d like to say it’s because young women with as much promise as my daughter deserve to be supported and empowered, that’s not the real reason. The real reason is that women and girls are made in the image of God. And that’s reason enough. Every man and every woman in a position of authority and power should remember that their position is a trust given from God, and we are responsible to him just as we carry out our responsibilities to those around us. This got long, Sharon, but you got me thinking again! Tim P.S. And the notion that I thought I had something so worthwhile to say that it took 4 comment windows to say it strikes me as hubristic. (Don't know if that's a real word, but I figured I'd use it anyway.) (pt 4)

Why is it important to empower women? As much as I’d like to say it’s because young women with as much promise as my daughter deserve to be supported and empowered, that’s not the real reason. The real reason is that women and girls are made in the image of God. And that’s reason enough.

Every man and every woman in a position of authority and power should remember that their position is a trust given from God, and we are responsible to him just as we carry out our responsibilities to those around us.

This got long, Sharon, but you got me thinking again!

Tim

P.S. And the notion that I thought I had something so worthwhile to say that it took 4 comment windows to say it strikes me as hubristic. (Don't know if that's a real word, but I figured I'd use it anyway.)

]]> Comment on How to Empower the Women in Your Church by Tim http://www.cultivateher.com/2012/01/how-to-empower-the-women-in-your-church/comment-page-1/#comment-17977 Tim Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:30:00 +0000 http://www.cultivateher.com/?p=904#comment-17977 (pt 3) This wonderful young woman (I practically gag at being forced to face the fact that my wonderful girl is now a wonderful woman) has plans, plans that she hopes to honor God with. She is pre-med and wants to become an Ob-Gyn. When I asked her if she wanted clinical work or a surgical practice (did I mention she’s really smart and talented?) she immediately told me that she does not want to do surgery because surgeons don’t get to develop long-term relationship with their patients and their families. Eventually she wants to work in a developing nation, delivering medical care to those who presently cannot even imagine what it is like to have a doctor of their own. (pt 3)

This wonderful young woman (I practically gag at being forced to face the fact that my wonderful girl is now a wonderful woman) has plans, plans that she hopes to honor God with. She is pre-med and wants to become an Ob-Gyn. When I asked her if she wanted clinical work or a surgical practice (did I mention she’s really smart and talented?) she immediately told me that she does not want to do surgery because surgeons don’t get to develop long-term relationship with their patients and their families. Eventually she wants to work in a developing nation, delivering medical care to those who presently cannot even imagine what it is like to have a doctor of their own.

]]> Comment on How to Empower the Women in Your Church by Tim http://www.cultivateher.com/2012/01/how-to-empower-the-women-in-your-church/comment-page-1/#comment-17976 Tim Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:28:59 +0000 http://www.cultivateher.com/?p=904#comment-17976 (pt 2, since it was tto big for a single comment according to the website!) She needs to be empowered, of course. We all do. The ultimate source of true power is the Holy Spirit, and I pray that he is carrying my daughter along in the way of Jesus Christ according to the will of the Father. God also chooses to use regular people, even a father like me, to strengthen and build up those around us. So I not only pray for my daughter, but try to encourage her and support her with what she needs – emotionally, physically, whatever . (pt 2, since it was tto big for a single comment according to the website!)

She needs to be empowered, of course. We all do. The ultimate source of true power is the Holy Spirit, and I pray that he is carrying my daughter along in the way of Jesus Christ according to the will of the Father. God also chooses to use regular people, even a father like me, to strengthen and build up those around us. So I not only pray for my daughter, but try to encourage her and support her with what she needs – emotionally, physically, whatever .

]]> Comment on How to Empower the Women in Your Church by Tim http://www.cultivateher.com/2012/01/how-to-empower-the-women-in-your-church/comment-page-1/#comment-17975 Tim Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:26:57 +0000 http://www.cultivateher.com/?p=904#comment-17975 There are two main women in my life that I love to empower, my wife and our daughter. I'll just stick with our daughter for now, but here's how I look at empowering her and I think it has a broader application to women in general. I’d like to think that my daughter is irrepressible, that as she desires to follow God and use the talents he’s given her she will not be swayed by society’s mores and judgments. But I know that the hopes and plans of even the strongest people, women and men alike, can be crushed by the words and actions of others. And I know that my strong, smart daughter is no exception just as I am no exception. (pt 1) There are two main women in my life that I love to empower, my wife and our daughter. I'll just stick with our daughter for now, but here's how I look at empowering her and I think it has a broader application to women in general.

I’d like to think that my daughter is irrepressible, that as she desires to follow God and use the talents he’s given her she will not be swayed by society’s mores and judgments. But I know that the hopes and plans of even the strongest people, women and men alike, can be crushed by the words and actions of others. And I know that my strong, smart daughter is no exception just as I am no exception.

(pt 1)

]]> Comment on Your Leadership “Bucket List” by Maggie http://www.cultivateher.com/2012/01/your-leadership-%e2%80%9cbucket-list%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-17966 Maggie Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:55:41 +0000 http://www.cultivateher.com/?p=907#comment-17966 Grow Bull City Vineyard Church to 500 radically devoted followers of Jesus of various shades and backgrounds committed to encouraging the transformation of the city of Durham, NC. Grow Bull City Vineyard Church to 500 radically devoted followers of Jesus of various shades and backgrounds committed to encouraging the transformation of the city of Durham, NC.

]]> Comment on Your Leadership “Bucket List” by Jenni Catron http://www.cultivateher.com/2012/01/your-leadership-%e2%80%9cbucket-list%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-17923 Jenni Catron Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:19:04 +0000 http://www.cultivateher.com/?p=907#comment-17923 Love this, Julie! I'll get to work on my list. I love your list!! Love this, Julie! I'll get to work on my list. I love your list!!

]]> Comment on How to Empower the Women in Your Church by Jessica http://www.cultivateher.com/2012/01/how-to-empower-the-women-in-your-church/comment-page-1/#comment-17894 Jessica Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:06:07 +0000 http://www.cultivateher.com/?p=904#comment-17894 I love this post. I think your idea that people in power (usually men) need to stand up first is dead-on and also biblical. In Galatians, it's Paul who challenges Peter about the Gentiles, not a Gentile leader, a metaphor I've often used when talking about women in the church. I just wrote about the cultural analysis of churches at my blog, how we praise and blame women for certain behaviors, which reinforces our cultural values more than our doctrinal beliefs, and I wish I'd read this post first. While I wrote about women, this is NOT a women's issue, it's an everyone issue, and I'm so grateful to have a father and husband who are in the trenches as much or more than most women I know. I'm a PhD candidate in English and I'm really excited to have just discovered your blog! I love this post. I think your idea that people in power (usually men) need to stand up first is dead-on and also biblical. In Galatians, it's Paul who challenges Peter about the Gentiles, not a Gentile leader, a metaphor I've often used when talking about women in the church. I just wrote about the cultural analysis of churches at my blog, how we praise and blame women for certain behaviors, which reinforces our cultural values more than our doctrinal beliefs, and I wish I'd read this post first. While I wrote about women, this is NOT a women's issue, it's an everyone issue, and I'm so grateful to have a father and husband who are in the trenches as much or more than most women I know. I'm a PhD candidate in English and I'm really excited to have just discovered your blog!

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