Kadi is the founder of Kadi Cole & Company, a leadership development company specializing in equipping individuals and organizations. Kadi presented insights from her books, Find Your Leadership Voice in 90 Days and Developing Female Leaders. She dedicated most of her session to answering many of the tough questions our members had about developing and empowering female leaders in their churches.

Research done by Kadi’s company has found that 15% of women in churches are in formal leadership positions (whether staff or volunteer). However, 60% of those attending church in the US are women. Kadi has found that intentions in churches are mostly good regarding a willingness to incorporate female leadership. Most of the time, the problem is actually not a lack of leadership opportunities for women in churches.