Part 1: Learning to Use Your Voice

1. Proclamation

2. Speaking in Public

3. Owning Our Embodied Voices

4. Don't Hold Back

Part 2: Work and Calling

5. Calling Unfolds

6. God Calls Work Good

7. Parenting and Work

8. Becoming Lovers of Truth

9. Embrace Curiosity

Part 3: Facing Chauvinism in Christian Spaces

10. On Being Female

11. When Others Are Threatened by You

12. Misogyny and Complementarianism

13. What to Do with 1 Timothy 2

Part 4: Pursuing Leadership Success

14. Learn to Say Yes!

15. Who Gets the Credit?

16. Watch Out for the Narcissist

17. Shortcuts and Storms

Part 5: Addressing Abuse and Injustice

18. My Experience in an Abuse Crisis

19. When Institutions Cover Up Abuse

20. When a Leader We Respect Harms Others

21. "What about All the Good the Leader Did?"

22. Gaslighting

23. The Danger of Exceptionalism

24. Justice Takes a Long Time

Part 6: Finding Hope in Dark Times

25. Anxiety

26. Trauma

27. When You Can't Pray

28. Consolation

29. Reframing Forgiveness

Part 7: Navigating Friendship

30. Hold On to Faithful Friends

31. Jealousy and Rivalry

32. When Friendships Become Transactional

Part 8: Leading Like Jesus

33. Why Love Matters

34. Running the Race Well

35. Power and Authority

36. The Power of Empathy

Part 9: Growing Deep Roots

37. Discipleship and Cultivation

38. Wild

39. Home and Hospitality

40. The Body

Part 10: The Value of Stories

41. Knowing the Storylines

42. There Is Hope

43. Remember That God Is God

Afterword

"Amy Orr-Ewing has written another book that every female Christ follower must read. In each of her letters we find invaluable, practical information about leading--from fighting anxiety when speaking to navigating work and calling. Amy does not shy away from the more controversial questions, such as whether women should teach in the church. I needed to read every page in this book. Thank you, Amy."

Rev. Lisa Wink Schultz, Chief of Staff, US Senate Chaplain

"Amy's letter-writing style provides women with digestible key lessons for leading in the church, in the family, and in the workplace--or in all three. After beginning with gentle letters of encouragement, she leads readers to the hardest and perhaps most important lessons: how to respond to others, care for them, and heal when a Christian organization's leadership has been harmful, deceitful, and abusive. The wisest of men will seek out this book as well."

Elizabeth Berridge, Baroness Berridge of the Vale of Catmose

"Intelligent but heartfelt, sophisticated yet raw, Lead Like the Real You hits every key theme in modern female leadership right on the head. This book courageously digs deep into each issue commonly faced by women leaders, including the tabooed and glossed-over ones. This is a manual for every faithful female pioneer who wishes not just to survive but to flourish in the workplace and in life."

Ilaria Chan, chairwoman, Tech for Good Institute

"Amy Orr-Ewing has given a tremendous gift to every woman who has longed for a mentor. In these pages, you will find letters that come with love and wisdom. You will know that you are not alone and that the God who made you has called you to lead. I pray this book provokes the rise of a new generation of female leaders in all spheres of life--for the glory of God and for the good of the world."

Glenn Packiam, lead pastor, Rockharbor Church; author, The Resilient Pastor; coauthor, The Intentional Year

"Amy's book is a pearl of wisdom, soaked with the honest, practical realities of a life spent pursuing Jesus. She speaks as a lover of truth, in kind authority, with bold freedom. I want to read and reread this book and give a copy to every young leader I know. I'm grateful that Amy lives all that she has written in these pages, modeling the authentic intimacy of one who has spent her life saying 'yes' to Jesus. Her example invites me to follow Jesus more bravely and beautifully."

Canon Sarah Yardley, mission lead, Creation Fest UK

"In Lead Like the Real You, Amy Orr-Ewing writes with courage and biblically sound conviction, shedding light on the vital role women play in the church. I love the way she structured the book as letters to a young female leader, sharing her heart, struggles, and convictions as she steps into challenging situations and tackles real-life hurdles faced by females in male-dominated spaces. Amy Orr-Ewing equips female leaders for stewardship while at the same time successfully stewarding others on every page of this book."

Megan Fate Marshman, speaker and author