Christian Business Women's eZine

Hello Business Women of God!

Did you know that Koinonia Business Women (KBWomen) has an ezine that comes out twice a month? Do you know what an ezine is?! Ezine stands for electronic or email magazine. In other words, it is an email newsletter. Our ezine is called *BLING*, because as we like to say, you can get a little sparkle in your inbox :-). Yes, a bit cheesy, I know! But also true!

If you are a Christian professional woman, ministry team leader, business owner, executive, or aspiring entrepreneur, *BLING* is for you. To see examples and our archive of BLING ezines, you can visit our ezine sign-up page here: www.KBWomen.com/e-zine.htm.

What are some of the things you can expect from *BLING*?

• Inspirational messages
• Articles on business and/or faith-related topics
• A "Featured Member" profile
• Information on KBWomen's events & upcoming 'happenings'
• Ads from our community of Christian women in business
• Links and resources you will find helpful
• Tips and ideas

Please, if you haven't already, sign up to receive *BLING* and tell a friend about it. It's simple, quick and free! Get *BLING* ezine info. Let us know if you have any questions. Email Us.

You are blessed and highly favored, mighty woman of God!

Posted by Krista Dunk

KBWomen June Re-Cap

Greetings!

This month, we've had two wonderful KBWomen Radio show guests - Robin Tramble and Audrey Godwin. Both strong women of faith and business! Honestly, all of our guests thus far in 2009 have been excellent, and we thank God for the opportunity to speak with each of them as they impart words of wisdom in their areas of expertise.

To listen to any or all of the archived shows, please visit this link: www.blogtalkradio.com/kbwomen

Our next show will be Thursday, July 9th at 9:30am PST. Listen in 'live' as we chat with ourselves! Yes, our next show will be just us, discussing all the upcoming events and "happenings" at Koinonia Business Women. If you listen in, you'll be the first to get the information scoop!

For now, be sure to save-the-date *October 9th, 2009* for our Christian business women's conference in Western WA.

Talk to you soon!

www.KBWomen.com

Business Networking Groups - Why Go?

Hello readers,

Heard of any interesting workshops or seminars lately? Or maybe you've been invited to attend a business networking group? Whether it's a group, meeting, conference, workshop, etc., why should you consider going?

From our point of view, live meetings, workshops, etc. have special benefits, and here are some of the note-worthy ones:

1. Dedicated time to learn
2. Find other, like-minded people
3. Get sales leads and potentially great connections with others
4. Hear about other resources that you may need
5. Get out and have some tax-deductible fun!

At Koinonia Business Women, we place a high value on our live meetings and events. We make friends, fellowship with like-minded Christian believers, discover networking opportunities, learn new business skills, and have fun. The interaction that happens encourages and lifts up each attendee, as they both share and receive.

Wish there was a meeting in your local area? Contact us today... you're probably not alone!
www.KBWomen.com

God Ideas

Last week, I got the privilege of seeing Creflo Dollar speak at the Christian Faith Center Vision '09 Conference. Excellent! One of the really great nuggets of truth I walked away with was on the topic of resources and time management.

If you are an idea person (like Tammy and I totally are), you get good ideas all the time. The problem is knowing which to implement! As business and ministry people, there is only so much time, resources and money available, so we can't "do" everything. Therein lies the dilemma... Which ideas get focused attention and become activities to work on and develop?

About 3 years ago, Pastor Dollar said he swept through his ministry eliminating every "good idea" that was taking up resources, time, volunteer hours, money, etc. Seem strange? It did to me as well, until he followed it up with this thought - Allow only the God ideas to remain.

If we can catch hold of this simple thought, it could transform our businesses, careers and ministries. Allow only the ideas and activities that God ordains and anoints to remain. The God ideas will flourish. The God ideas are predestined to succeed. The God ideas will bear much fruit. The God ideas will bring you the most satisfaction. The God ideas serve his purposes on the earth. I don't know about you, but I think I have some "house cleaning" to take care of...
-Krista Dunk, Co-Founder

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National Women's History Month

March is National Women's History Month! We just heard some interesting statistics about women in business in our country. Did you know that 10.1 million business "firms" are owned by women? Also, 1 in 5 firms with revenues over $1 million dollars are owned by women? These statistics are from the Center for Women's Business Research.

This tells me that women are a huge, driving force for business in the US! At Koinonia Business Women, our members are women business owners, but also women in various kinds of professional careers. Although these ladies in professional careers aren't owners themselves, they still serve to boost the businesses they work for and the business world as a whole.

If you would like to join a community of other Christian women in business, you can start out by receiving our *BLING* e-zine! Just in case you're wondering what an "e-zine" is... E-zine is short for electronic magazine. We send our e-zine out twice a month via e-mail. We know you get lots of e-mail (so do we). Thankfully, *BLING* is a refreshing, fun and inspiring item that arrives in your inbox!! To view archived *BLING* e-zines, go to www.KBWomen.com/e-zine.htm.

To sign up now, simply enter your e-mail address in the "email address" box here:

Our next edition comes out approx. March 24th. Have a blessed day!

http://www.kbwomen.com/

KBWomen Radio Interviews Nancy Juetten

Attention business owners! Many of you have a dilemma right now - less marketing budget to work with, yet more marketing is necessary. What can you do?

This Thursday, March 12th, please tune in to KBWomen Radio and get some answers from our favorite DIY PR friend, Nancy Juetten. Listen in online at www.blogtalkradio.com/KBWomen between 9:30-10:15am PST. If you miss the live show, you can listen in later (all shows are archived) via the same link. Here is a little bit of information about Nancy:

Publicity Expert Nancy Juetten is fiercely committed to helping business owners everywhere quickly get up-to-speed on the best ways to use do-it-yourself publicity to share their messages in the traditional, online, and social media. Guiding you to achieve winning results for your products, services, ideas or cause with time-tested, proven, and easy-to-learn tips — without spending a fortune or spinning your wheels — is her passion and commitment.

Nancy is a work-in-the-trenches publicist, “Media Savvy” newspaper columnist, an inspiring speaker, and the creator of the popular Media-Savvy-to-Go Publicity Toolkit that has earned raves from business owners and publicity experts from all around the USA. She is also a Publici-Tea™ workshop trainer who inspires business owners to take control of their media opportunities through consistent, winning actions every day.

Check out Nancy's Blog for the interview announcement and other great PR tips for business owners! We look forward to this Thursday's interview and you will greatly benefit by listening too. Please tune in!

http://www.kbwomen.com/

Godly Business Women

Another successful KBWomen Radio show yesterday with special guest Chicke Fitzgerald! As co-hosts, we enjoy hearing from other Christian women in business from around the country to see what God is doing in their lives and what knowledge they can impart to others. Chicke is a travel industry expert and radio show host herself, as well as being a small business owner and Christian wife and mother. Her life is full, as many of us can relate to, but she remains strongly connected to God.

As businesswomen, we need knowledge and networking. As Christians, we need fellowship and encouragement. Consider becoming involved with the Koinonia Business Women's organization, where faith and business merge! http://www.kbwomen.com/.

Hello Koinonia Business Women! Here is an offer for an online work at home course from one of our partner sites, CWAHM. Check it out! Thanks...

CWAHM.com Announces Work At Home 101 A FREE online 3 week course designed to give moms a work-at-home starting place. Most people are curious about working from home. We know others do it, but aren't sure how they do it. CWAHM.com's Work at Home 101 is designed to give you an overview of the choices available that will allow you to work from home. This online course will give you the starting place you've been searching for. Best of all - it's completely free! CLICK HERE! Some of the things covered during Work at Home 101: * Where to Start * Telecommuting * Home-Based Businesses * Avoiding Scams * Entrepreneur Tips *AND MUCH MORE!

Courtesty of www.KBWomen.com

KBWomen Radio officially launched this week! Click the blue show player in the upper right area of this Blog to listen to the archived first show! You can also check our upcoming show schedule at www.KBWomen.com/radioshow-description.htm.

To listen live, set show reminders or add our show to your blogtalkradio 'favorites', go to www.blogtalkradio.com/KBWomen today.

KBWomen Radio Press Release

Press Release: Women in Business, Faith & Radio Merges on "KBWomen Radio"

www.KBWomen.com

Are You Ready for 2009?

Hello readers,
Earlier this week, Koinonia Business Women had our December group meeting in Olympia. Although it was a smaller group due to snowy weather, we had a lovely time of Christmas goodies, fellowship and encouragement.

Seriously... do not miss the January group meeting or the upcoming *BLING* e-Zines. We have fun and interactive things planned, which will help you set goals and focus your actions for 2009. I won't let the cat out of the bag yet... But I really want to! Even if you can't attend our live meeting, you can still follow what we are going to be working on.

More to come... in the meantime, please visit our main site at www.KBWomen.com or our new online community at www.KoinoniaBusinessWomen.ning.com. Have a blessed weekend everyone!
Posted by Krista Dunk

What Are You Made For?

Have you ever stopped to wonder what God has made you for?
Or what your divine purpose is as a successful, faith-filled woman?
“We are the clay, and thou are Potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.” Isaiah 64:8

Consider this: We are as a lump of clay in the potter’s hand. God is molding and refining you with is caress and loving touch, and it is our job to remain pliable and in right spirit with God. This is true for all aspects of life and business. We are being molded for something truly magnificent, something that God will use for His appointed time.

When we consider all the elements of the wheel, water and pressure of the potter’s hands, how they all work together to create a beautiful earthen vessel, we can easily tie that craftsmanship to the work of God in our lives.

Sometimes it is hard to keep our balance and stay firmly planted where God has placed us. The pressures of the world, the economy, the weight of the care for the family can all feel as though they are mounting against us. What is key is to stay in touch with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit so that together you will be created into the beautiful piece of work that can solely be used by God and for His glory.

Be cautioned - the emotions of your inner man can get you off balance and out of sync. Just like an earthly potter’s emotion during working hours at the wheel plays a sensitive role in making a beautiful and durable earthen vessel. Every time a joyful potter puts clay on the potter’s wheels, spinning and forming it according to his will, the result is always superb and delightful beyond degree. On the other hand if grief floods the potter’s soul, no remarkable vessel is made by his grief-troubled hands. The product always reveals the potter’s emotion.

When we get off balance with Him, just as clay can become imbalanced on the potters wheel, we may go flying every direction or simply slump in the middle of the wheel, just as clay that is out of touch with the potter’s hand does. God wants to mold, sculpt and caress us into the divine beauty that He has planned for us to be. Will you allow him to?

Every believer is in the hands of God and being shaped according to His perfect will. As the potter pats the clay for a purpose, so is the Lord in shaping us through chastisement, not to destroy us, but to teach, discipline and strengthen us. It is also a wonderful manifestation of His great love for His children.

When God has completed the sculpting process according to His perfect will, we are not done yet. It’s time to get refined – in the fire! This process makes us strong, giving us stamina to endure the pressures of the world. -But He knows the way that I take when he has tested me. I shall come forth as gold. Job 23:10

Caution: This is often when the enemy will come even stronger against us to get us to crack under the pressure of his lies and deceit. Stand firm child - God is there watching, strengthening, adorning and waiting to bring us up, through and out of that fire. On the other side of it you will be a piece of beautiful artwork, ready for His divine use. – Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time. 1 Peter 5:6

We encourage you to stay the course, even if the pressure is seemingly too much to handle – ask for God’s hand to move to relieve, to support so that you may keep moving toward what He plans for you. Coming out of the fire too soon can actually cause us to crumble when the next round of pressure comes. Then, the process starts over again at the wheel. We have to be patient, wait on the Lord and rebuke the attacks from the enemy. – Casting all your care upon Him, for he cares or you. 1 Peter 5:7

1. How many times do you need to go back to the wheel?
2. How many times do you crack under the pressure of the refining, which is when God puts the beauty on us for His glory and purpose?
3. What do you feel at this moment?
4. Where are you in the process?
5. Imagine the sculptor and the gentle touch it takes to create a beautiful piece of art.
6. What shape are you noticing you are taking on through the process?
7. How will you use your new shape, adorned with His best, in the world, your family and your life?

The Wonderful Result

The result is so amazing to the point that we could be led to sing “How Great Thou Art.”

The final piece is not just for viewing pleasure; no, God wants to use you. He may make you a vase to adorn you with flowers for sharing their scent and beauty. He may make you a bowl for holding fruit to feed and nurture others with. He may make you a cup for watering souls. It’s always something to be shared, not kept hidden.

So true to believers in Christ, as we are in the Master’s hands, we go through a progressive process and the time will come when the greatness of our Maker will be displayed through our lives in an awesome way.

Think of where you have come from, how He has sculpted you thus far. Resist the temptation to come out of the fire too early, causing crumbling under pressure. Allow Him to finish what He has started with you. Remember what you have learned, and advance to the next stage. God wants you to have victory!

October Meeting - New Location

Get ready... The October meeting for Koinonia Business Women is Tuesday, October 21st from 6:30-8PM. We'll be trying out a brand new meeting location with a private meeting room!
Meeting Location: Cutters Point Coffee, Martin Way SE, Lacey, WA. Easy access from I-5 also makes Cutters Point a great meeting spot for ladies traveling from Tacoma, etc.

Please visit www.KBwomen.com and RSVP for this meeting. Meetings are free! Bring a friend! We look forward to meeting you :-). Even if you forget to RSVP, please come anyway.

Who should attend? Godly women who are;

• small business owners,
• executives & managers,
• run a business for someone else,
• aspiring entrepreneurs,
• and in general - professional and business women!

If you feel like you belong here, then so do we.

Our Inaugural Meeting!

Hello friends,

The first live meeting held by Koinonia Business Women was this week! We had women there from various aspects of the business world - even aspiring entrepreneurs.

At the end of our meeting time, we received feedback like this:

"This group is a God-send. An answer to my prayers."

"I need this group. I work with an office of all men, so this fellowship and time of refreshing from the Word is great!"

"I'm so excited to have the opportunity to join and be a part of this organization. Being around excellent people and learning from everyone inspires me."

Last night, Tammy and I shared our vision and extended an invitation to over 100 women at a large, Olympia church's women's event. Join us now! It's an exciting time for the Koinonia Business Women's organization. You belong here.

Krista Dunk, Co-Founder Koinonia Business Women www.KBwomen.com

Can God Bless the Work of Your Hands?

It's an interesting question, right? God says He will in many different scriptures. However, there are specific things potentially mixed with "work" which He cannot bless, such as:

• Lying, because He is truth,
• Laziness, because He gives us the power to get wealth,
• Lust, because He loves self-control,
• Selfish desires and fleshly ambition, because He cares for people and commands us to do the same,
• Pride (unteachable attitude or boastfulness), because He says He will lift up the humble,
• Indecision or unfulfilled promises, because He Himself makes promises and has covenants,
• Poverty mentality, because He's waiting to pour out the storehouses of Heaven,
• Bitterness, because He freely forgives you,
• Unfaithfulness, because He is faithful,
• Deceitfulness, because things done in secret will be brought into the open,
• Justifying wrong actions, because He searches and knows our hearts, and
• Worldly wisdom, because His ways are true wisdom.

We say "work" with quotes because your work is not solely what you get paid to do. It can include serving, a volunteer ministry, what you do at home for your family, any kind of effort you put forth (to of course include jobs, businesses, etc.). There is a character/attitude and a work ethic that is a very necessary ingredient of God being able to bless the work of your hands.

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Welcome to Koinonia Business Women's New Blog called "BLING"!

What is Koinonia Business Women?

Koinonia Business Women (KBW) is an organization originally created by two Christian business women in partnership for a joint purpose. We are "Building & Empowering Today's Christian Businesswomen".

What is this Blog for?

Ongoing conversation, encouragement, business skill building tips, Godly wisdom, and updates on KBW event information. We shift perspectives in thinking so that women stop under-living and start performing to their own personal greatness.

What does BLING stand for?

Building, Leading, Inspiring, & Nurturing Godly businesswomen! We liked the meaning behind BLING's word-play and we just like sparkly bling stuff too, so it was a perfect fit!

Who is this Blog for?

Professional women, aspiring entrepreneurs, business owners, ministry leaders, executives, women who run/manage a business for someone else, and women in business in general.

Some of you ladies may be 'none of the above' (right now). However, if you feel you belong here anyway - welcome!

What does the word Koinonia mean?

Hearts in fellowship with God and with like-minded believers: Expressing our depth & richness in joint participation.

Where can I get more information?

You can visit www.KBwomen.com, and www.koinoniabusinesswomen.ning.com for more information!