It's always SO sad to end a season of His Glory, Her Good. But we are thrilled to have our last episode be with author and former Lifeway Girls specialist, Mary Margaret West, as we celebrate her new Bible study for teen girls called, Made Worthy!

In this conversation, we talk more than just about her new study! We get honest about how easy it is to tell girls to find their worth in Christ while struggling to believe the truth for ourselves. So what does make us worthy? I'm sure you know the answer, but we hope you walk away from this episode living in light of its truth.

Make sure to order your girls Made Worthy!

Mary Margaret West is passionate about equipping women and girls to dive deeply into God’s Word and live out their calling. Mary Margaret has been serving as a leader in women’s and girls’ ministry for the last eighteen years and is the author of Show Her the Way: Your Guide to Discipling Teen Girls. She is a contributor to the Lifeway Women and Lifeway Girls blogs and the Lifeway Women’s Bible, and she is author of the Lifeway Student devotionals Agape, Cherished, and Called to This.

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As a leader in ministry, you likely work under a good amount of stress and pressure. And not only are you owning the tasks at hand, but you are carrying a spiritual and emotional weight that is unique to your job. So how do you manage your own anxiety when having to deal with people? How does your reactivity reveal what's going on deep inside of you? What's the difference between caring for something and carrying something that isn't ours to carry?

There are so many practical tools that you will walk away with after listening to this conversation! One tool that Lisa gave was asking three questions:

1. What is mine to carry?
2. What is someone else's to carry?
3. What is God's to carry?

For questions or feedback, reach out to us at girls.ministry@lifeway.com.

Lisa Cuss is a Licensed Professional Counselor and runs her own private practice as well as works with coaching and vision alongside her husband within Capable Life. Lisa is trauma informed and is most passionate about helping people journey through deep pain and find connection with God amidst wounded experiences and unhealthy beliefs. Most of her work is done individually through regular sessions as well Soul Care Intensives. At the top of Lisa’s Life Giving list is time talking and laughing with her husband, Steve, their 2 adult sons, and their teen daughter. She also delights in sharing time with with dear friends on a walk with mountain views, or over a cup of coffee and a warm chocolate chip cookie.

In this two-episode special, we want to give you a glimpse into a volunteer's perspective of leading high school and middle school girls! We ask questions like "why middle school girls?" "What's your favorite part of volunteering?" "What's the most challenging part?" "What have you learned so far?"

Whether you are a volunteer, just thinking about volunteering, or you're leading a group of middle school volunteers, there is no doubt that you will walk away more passionate about reaching 6th-8th grade girls. Let's learn from our volunteers, lean into what God is asking of us, and walk faithfully in obedience. It is worth it!

If you're thinking about leading teen girls and want a book to help you as you begin, check out This Is Girls Ministry.

Feel free to email us with any questions at girls.ministry@lifeway.com.