#36: Courtney Moore — Founder of Women & Work on Empowering Women in Faith and a Vision for Biblical Leadership

Courtney Moore is the founder and president of Women & Work, as well as co-host of the Women & Work Podcast. She holds a B.A. in Religious Studies from the University of Mobile and an M.A. in Biblical Counseling from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Courtney is passionate about seeing Jesus Christ honored by women as they steward their gifts and leverage their unique potential for His glory. She has been married to Brent for 15 years. They have 3 great kids and live in El Paso, TX where Brent pastors LIFEchurch.

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Quotes From The Interview

  • “Women have so much to bring to the table that men don’t have. So if you think about a conference room, if you have only men in there you’re going to get a perspective but guess what you don’t even really know what you're missing because you’ve never invited a woman in and heard her perspective. - Courtney Moore

  • “My biggest thing actually is stepping into confidence … There have been other times when fear going back to fear has really kept me complacent and that has not served our organization well or my team well.” - Courtney Moore

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Show Notes

  • [00:00:00] Introduction to Courtney Moore 

  • [00:02:12] Upbringing and what led Courtney to her leadership role

  • [00:07:18] What triggered in her mind the need to come up with an answer to using her gifts

  • [00:11:52] How are you redefining a woman that works?

  • [00:19:19] Leveraging the gifts of the entire people

  • [00:25:25] Vocation work as a calling

  • [00:27:18] Equality between genders

  • [00:30:05] So many opportunities to do good works

  • [00:34:10] Other women who have embraced this idea

  • [00:36:58] Idea of work in seasons

  • [00:41:22] SBC and the treatment of women

  • [00:45:07] Fear and a limiting mindset

  • [00:49:20] Being curious and being faithful

  • [00:53:21] Idea of humble confidence and being a reluctant leader

  • [00:59:39] How Courtney went about rest and recovery after burnout

  • [01:03:49] What Courtney is excited about in seeing this conversation move forward

  • [01:07:05] Courtney’s podcast

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