Have you ever looked at a woman in a different life season and thought, “When I am married like her, then I will lead”<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Or, “When my children are older, then I will have time for ministry”<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Or, “When I get that promotion, then I will have influence”<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n If so, you are not alone. Many women believe that leadership is something they will step into after<\/em> their waiting season ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But at the Woman in Waiting International Network, we believe something different: you are leading right now.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The way you handle singleness, a difficult marriage, motherhood, an empty nest, or caregiving \u2013 that is leadership. The way you steward your limited time, energy, and resources \u2013 that is leadership. The way you influence your children, your colleagues, your church, and your neighbors \u2013 that is leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And the Seasons & Roles of Womanhood in Leadership<\/strong> area of our W.A.I.T.S. Program is designed to help you lead well right where you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many women postpone their leadership until a future season:<\/p>\n\n\n\n But here is the problem: waiting to lead teaches you to wait, not to lead.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Leadership is forged in the small, hidden, unglamorous moments of your current season. The way you manage your home teaches you to manage an organization. The way you navigate conflict with a difficult relative teaches you to navigate workplace disputes. The way you lead your children in worship teaches you to lead a ministry team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your current season is not a waiting room for leadership. It is a leadership laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Seasons & Roles of Womanhood in Leadership program area provides:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Season-Specific Leadership Tracks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We do not offer one-size-fits-all leadership training. Instead, we have specialized tracks for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Role Clarity Workshops<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Many women are exhausted because they are trying to be everything to everyone. Our workshops help you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Navigating Multiple Roles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You may be a mother, a wife, a caregiver, an employee, and a ministry volunteer \u2013 all in the same day. We teach:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Peer Learning Circles by Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Single women have different challenges than mothers of teenagers. Our small groups connect you with women in the exact same life season for relevant, practical support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. Leadership Development for Your Capacity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We do not ask a mother of toddlers to lead a weekly night meeting. Instead, we help her discover micro-leadership \u2013 leading her home, her children, her small corner of the world. We meet you where you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before you dismiss yourself as “not a leader,” consider this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. You are leading by example.<\/strong> Someone is watching how you wait. Your patience, your faith, your integrity \u2013 that is influence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. You are leading through service.<\/strong> Every time you serve your family, your church, or your community, you are shaping the environment around you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. You are leading through prayer.<\/strong> Your prayers for your family, your city, and your nation are not passive. They are spiritual leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Imagine what would change if you stopped waiting for a future season and started leading today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That is the freedom the W.A.I.T.S. Program offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Seasons & Roles of Womanhood in Leadership program area is now open for enrollment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stop waiting to lead. Start leading while you wait. Your current season is not a delay \u2013 it is your platform.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" How Your Current Season Prepares You for Influence Have you ever looked at a woman in a different life season and thought, “When I am married like her, then I will lead”? Or, “When my children are older, then I will have time for ministry”? Or, “When I get that promotion, then I will have influence”? If so, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-waits"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Myth of “Someday Leadership”<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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The W.A.I.T.S. Approach to Leadership<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Three Ways You Are Already Leading<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
What If You Embraced Leadership Right Now?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Ready to Lead in Your Current Season?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n