with Kate Battstelli

Kate Battistelli is living proof God can and will use anyone if they’re willing to be used. She’s the author of the bestseller, The God Dare: Will You Choose to Believe the Impossible, and Growing Great Kids: Partner with God to Cultivate His Purpose in Your Child’s Life. She’s mom to GRAMMY award winning artist Francesca Battistelli and Mimi to her 5 children.

Kate experienced infertility, miscarriage, an abortion at 18, and four failed adoption attempts, which all wreaked havoc on her life. As a young actress in New York City, Kate had a life-changing experience, going from understudy to starring as Anna in the Broadway National Tour of The King and I opposite Yul Brynner for more than 1,000 performances.

Kate and her husband laid down their careers in the Broadway theatre in answer to their first “God Dare”, moving out of New York City and into a life of homeschooling and a home business. She’s been married to her husband Mike for 37 years and blogs about food and faith at www.KateBattistelli.com 
Kate is one third of the popular Mom to Mom Podcast, bridging the generation gap with a biblical example of mentoring in every season of motherhood.

During this conversation, Kate shares her story of how God called her to do what she believed was impossible.  But the impossible is God's comfort-zone.  When we look at other people's stories of bravery - both our friends' and people's in the Bible - we are encouraged to live courageously as well.  Finally, Kate gives very practical advice on how to take the next step in faith.  Above all, to believe the impossible, we have keep your eyes on our Savior, and this is where boldness is found.

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What do you sense God is daring you to do?

with Katie Westenberg

Katie Westenberg is a wife, mother to four, and author of the newly released book I Choose Brave: Embracing Holy Courage and Understanding Godly Fear. She has a business degree from Washington State University, but her business these days mostly involves homeschooling her children and writing, teaching and encouraging women in Biblical Truth. She makes her home in the non-Seattle part of Washington state.

During this presentation, Katie shares how we can be emboldened to choose - specifically when we feel like we do not have a choice.  Katie dives into the story on Hannah in 1 Samuel 1.  Here we see the hurt, bitterness, and confusion that Hannah is facing, and we see the choices she makes even in these circumstances.  As believers, we know who the Lord is and we can pour our soul out before Him.  In our hurt, doubt, and pain, the Lord meets us there.  And even if our circumstances do not change, our hearts can because we know the Lord of Hosts.  

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What positive choice can you make today and what is something negative you can choose to let go of?

with Dr. Sasha Shillcutt

Dr. Sasha K. Shillcutt is a cardiac anesthesiologist, gender equity researcher, international speaker, author of Between Grit and Grace & Founder/CEO of Brave Enough.

Dr. Shillcutt is a mom to 4 amazing kids, wife, a lipstick & shoe addict, extrovert, author and founder.

She founded Brave Enough because after a successful career climb as a clinical scientist and national expert, Dr. Shillcutt found herself empty & isolated. So she started a powerful networking group which now exceeds 12,000 members called StyleMD. Dr. Shillcutt's greatest passion is empowering & encouraging women to be #braveenough in their professional & personal lives. She firmly believes leadership & lipstick are not mutually exclusive, and women need each other. Dr. Sasha Shillcutt has inspired thousands of women to believe the same and lead the best community ever!

While she have published over 50 peer-reviewed articles including ones in JAMA & the NEJM, and is a TedX Speaker, Dr. Shillcutt's greatest joy is equipping women to live & lead authentically through her course Brave Balance: A Master Class to Reclaim Work-Life Control, retreats, conferences and The Table by Brave Enough, a membership community for professional women.

In this presentation, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt shares that fear of failure has hindered her courage in the past.  When we feel called to start something, it often comes with laying down something else.  We cannot let our fear of failure and the perception of others to not hold us back.  To be emboldened in our next step, we need to believe we belong, and it is so important to embolden other women by allowing them to feel like they belong as well.

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Who has led you well and what qualities do you admire in leaders?

with Amy Debrucque

& Rachael Adams

In this last conversation, Amy and Rachael wrap up the summit with some final encouraging words.  Being emboldened in any area of your life requires you to take the first brave step with courage as you are surrounded by a community of women to help you along the way.  Fear will continue to present itself, but we can be emboldened despite the fear, and we can embolden others on our journey.  

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What is your next brave step?