Kadi puts it this way: “What would your church look like if it were to maximize the dormant gifts of the women God has brought there?”
That’s a questions that every male and female leader needs to consider. From her twenty years of experience, Kadi unpacks the question and gives a practical strategy to help church leaders hone their culture to facilitate the development of women as volunteer and staff leaders.
Kadi’s book, “Developing Female Leaders,” is based on interviews and surveys of more than a thousand women in key church and organizational roles. She combined that with current research to create eight easy-to-implement best practices that help accelerate a woman’s organizational contribution.
Resources
- Kadi’s Theological Cheat Sheet
- Slide Deck: Kadi Cole 2020
Kadi Cole, one of the first female leaders to serve in an executive role at a large, multisite church, is an international consultant for organizations, leadership trainer, and LifePlan facilitator. Kadi is a founding member of the Women’s Executive Pastor Network and the founder of MinistryChick.com.
Kadi served as a Registered Nurse, then as a university’s Director of Health and Wellness and later Dean of Student Development.
Kadi served 16 years at Christ Fellowship Church leading in a variety of roles as the church grew from 3,500 to 23,000, launched eight campuses, and exceeded a $50m budget. As Executive Director of Multisite, she oversaw all campuses, built a campus launch strategy, and created a system for growing campus volunteer and staff teams from within the congregation.
In 2016, Kadi transitioned to working directly with leaders in business and ministry as well as key roles with Leadership Network, Replenish MInistries, and Multisite Solutions.
