This resource introduces you to the Bible’s women leaders in many different spheres. For each study there is a short video clip, Bible references and a set of questions to ponder or discuss with a group of friends.
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Allow me to Introduce you was a 30-minute spoken word performance piece introducing a series of female leaders from the Bible. First performed by Fiona Stewart at the Kyria Network Scotland conference in Newton Mearns in 2020.
This performance piece has now been broken down into interactive studies introducing you to 20 biblical women leaders from many different spheres – some in domestic settings, others in the church, some at a national level – and they have something in common. They are all part of the story of God’s kingdom, and they each have a part to play in following his call to lead.
For each study, there is a short video clip with a piece of spoken word performed by Fiona Stewart. In the download, you’ll find the Bible references and a set of questions to ponder or discuss with a group of friends or on your own.
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More about Fiona
Fiona Stewart worked as a youth worker for a decade before training as an actor at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. In 2009 she founded Foolproof Creative Arts, a Christian arts charity working with performers and churches in Scotland. She now has a portfolio career in creative communication, working in a range of written and spoken media including voiceover, spoken word performance and radio. She is on the Kyria Scotland Team and is part of the Core Leadership Team of her church, Adelaide Place Baptist Church in Glasgow.
There is nothing better than being in a room and being introduced to new and old friends. That’s how relationships grow and flourish.
In this fabulous written and performed resource, Fiona Stewart introduces you to familiar Bible characters and women you have never heard of – and makes you want to know more about them – discover their pioneering and faithful journeys of faith. Joyous to be able to use this fresh and innovative resource.
The ‘Allow Me to Introduce You’ series brings to the fore women in the bible whose lives have all too easily been ignored or forgotten. The Kyria Network have boldly and creatively presented us with profound and evocative portrayals of these women. Fiona Stewart’s ‘Spoken Word’ calls out their humanity and faith in such a way that will embolden the audience to make their stories count today!
I am sure many will listen to these Spoken Words and be drawn in more deeply to the strange world of the bible as well as being gently provoked and nudged forwards in a life full of faith today. Fiona and Kyria network have given us a highly accessible gift that will empower women in leadership across many spheres of life as they steep themselves in the faithfulness of God through these portrayals. Prepare for blind spots to be exposed, gleaning insights to be felt but perhaps most of all, prepare to be inspired that God, in Christ, is calling out for fresh leadership today through these stories.
Fiona has a real gift in drawing out forgotten nuances and details that then become essential for grasping the full impact of these stories. Fiona’s Spoken Word has the habit of making you hungry for more and always leaves you with that sense of wanting to go deeper into the Scriptures. A great combination of Scripture, Spoken word and study questions that naturally compliment each other as a resource.
A beautiful collection of hope-filled words which will resource and inspire time with other female (maybe-not-yet) leaders and, with the help of a few simple questions, will dig deep into our purpose and potential.
An imaginative, creative and biblical resource to re-introduce you to biblical women leaders you’ve probably already met – and make some new and courageous biblical women leader friends along the way… a resource for you on your own or to use with others.