Faithful & Female: Embracing God’s Calling as a Woman Who Leads as a Leader - Rebekah Hannah

Leadership as a woman is rarely straightforward. There are moments when the work is thrilling — when something clicks, when a conversation changes someone, when you can feel the weight of being right where God intended. And there are moments when the same role feels complicated, lonely, or quietly contested. Living in that tension without losing your footing requires something more than strategy. It requires a foundation.

In this recorded teaching, Rebekah Hannah — president of Anchored Virtual and staff member at Redeemer Lincoln Square — lays out a biblical framework for what it means to be a faithful female leader: not a list of techniques, but a grid for thinking about who you are, whose work you're doing, and what you're actually building.

Becca walks through three movements that undergird faithful leadership:

• Conviction — rooted in Scripture, not in platform or cultural approval; leaders shaped by God's word become courageous because they know whose voice they're following
• Humility — not erasing yourself, but using your influence for others rather than yourself; Deborah didn't credit her military skill, she led the people to worship
• Confidence — the product of the first two, not the starting point; confidence in Christ receives criticism without unraveling and leads without needing to prove

She also addresses what makes women's leadership distinctive — not a different list of virtues, but a different vantage point — and why the church is healthiest when men and women lead alongside each other rather than in competition.

The session includes a rich Q&A on: how to lead faithfully in complementarian contexts without making it your flag to carry, what the church's role is in affirming women's callings, how to navigate being direct without losing gentleness, when personality frameworks are helpful versus when they become an excuse, and what to do when the season calls for stepping back rather than pushing forward.