Laugh and be encouraged as you listen to my chat with Colleen Smith, the Founder and Director of GEM East Baltimore in Maryland. We bond over my recent trip to her hometown and hear how God is working in her life and the lives of her students.

We chat with Chelsea Nicholas whose husband is the Student Pastor at the Baptist Church at Andover in Lexington, KY. Most of her students come from families who do not attend church.

In this chat with Ashley Haynes, the Junior High Girls’ Director at Hope Church in Memphis, TN, we bond over our shared enjoyment of Good Mythical Morning. She speaks on maintaining relationships with students and their parents and also gives us her top resource recommendations.

Listen in as we chat with Allie Chasin who works in Girl's Discipleship at Colonial Baptist Church in North Carolina. This conversation includes a strong reminder that we need to help girls relate to God based on Scripture rather than their emotions.

We chat with Catherine Inman who shares about how her family's difficulties have helped her rely in God in ways she never before imagined.

In today's chat with Kayla Crawley, the Director of Girl's Ministry at Englewood Baptist Church in Jackson, TN, we learn about how God is at work in their church. She encourages us to do ministry intentionally and also recommends some great resources.

Welcome to the first episode of Send Chocolate - an interview podcast to help create conversations with women across the nation who work in girl's ministry. In this episode, we hear from Lisa Long, the middle school pastor at Belmont Church in Nashville, TN.