Lauren France Lydia Network Equiping Leaders International Generosity Giving Global Missions Finish Line Podcast
Finish Line Podcast Episode 127

Lauren France, Founder of The Lydia Network, on the Pivotal Role of Women in Fueling the Great Commission

You want to steward God’s resources faithfully. But questions about generosity, calling, and impact are rarely simple.

In this conversation, you’ll hear from someone who has walked through these kinds of questions and learned along the way. Listen for the next step God may be inviting you to take.


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Meet your guide

Lauren France, founder of the Lydia Network, encountered the Gospel after graduating college and was immediately captivated by its transformative power. Her passion for sharing Christ and making disciples quickly took root, leading her to serve in various capacities where she honed her skills in organization and fundraising. As she grew in leadership, she recognized how these gifts could be leveraged for the advancement of God’s Kingdom.  

With a deep calling to empower global church leaders, Lauren now serves as Director of Development and Marketing with Equipping Leaders International, which provides theological training to indigenous pastors across 38 nations. Along this journey, she became increasingly aware of the vital role of women in fueling Kingdom work through generosity. This realization inspired the founding of the Lydia Network—a nationwide movement equipping and empowering women to step boldly into their God-given calling as givers. Today, the Lydia Network unites women from all backgrounds, mobilizing them as catalysts for the extraordinary work God is accomplishing around the world.

What you’ll gain

  • Lauren’s inspiring backstory
  • Gaining the pinhole-to-panoramic view of missions
  • Why Lauren is so passionate about women givers
  • The Lydia Network story
  • The desperate need for theological resources and training for global church leaders
  • The cost of training and equipping indigenous pastors
  • Powerful stories of how God is moving in the nations 
  • Encouraging women to help fulfill the Great Commission through giving
  • Crossing denominational, racial, and generational lines to further the gospel
  • Stories of women leveraging their passions and skill sets to enable generosity
  • What’s ahead for the Lydia Network

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Inspired? Learn how to partner with ministries well.

A compelling ministry story can inspire you to respond. But wise partnership often begins with better questions.

Applied Generosity Intervention Partnership Focus

What is the ministry really seeking to restore?

Learn to look beyond visible needs toward people, context, relationships, and flourishing.

Applied Generosity Intervention Partnership Fruitfulness

How do you recognize meaningful impact?

Consider how ministries learn, evaluate their work, and pursue lasting change.

Applied Generosity Intervention Partnership Faithfulness

What does genuine ministry partnership look like?

Explore how to foster trust, alignment, and shared mission in your giving.

In our Intervention Series on the Applied Generosity Podcast, we’ll help you become a more thoughtful, discerning, and faithful partner.

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Quotes to Remember

  • “Long before I ever knew God, God knew me.”
  • “We get the privilege of living this adventurous, generous life with God. God has that for His daughters and He wants them to live whole-heartedly.”
  • “About 95% of global church leaders have no theological training.”
  • “If you transform a leader, you transform a church. If you transform a church, you transform a community.”
  • “God is building the next movement of generosity in the Church.”

Links from the Show

Bible References from the Show

2 Timothy 2:2 | Making Disciples  

And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.”  

2 Corinthians 9:8 | Sufficiency in All Things  

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.  

Matthew 18:20 | There I Am  

For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.

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