Why 4word Matters

71% of women with children under 18 years old are working outside the home. Unlike any other generation, the majority of women are now seeking to balance careers with the demands of relationships, families, and communities.

Of 1,003 families polled by Pew Research, 74% reported that women’s increased presence in the workforce has made it harder for parents to raise children. 50% stated that it makes it harder for marriages to be successful. –Washington Post Report

84% of Christians ages 18–29 acknowledged they had no idea how the Bible applies to their field or professional interests. — Barna Research Group. Top Trends of 2011, December 2011.

Who We Are

The only national organization serving professional Christian women, 4word is narrowing the gap in resources facing every woman serious about her career, relationships, and faith.

Our Vision

Women in the workplace will see their faith as their foundation, their relationships as their priority, and their work as the place where God has divinely gifted them to serve, so they may impact the world eternally.

Our Mission

To connect, lead, and support women in the workplace to achieve their God-given potential.

Connect women to others who are walking the same journey. Relationships are fostered locally in 4word Local Groups across the U.S., in active online communities with a global reach, and through the 4word Mentor Program, a proprietary curriculum connecting one mentee to one mentor.

Lead professional women, affirming their work as vocation. Work, Love, Pray by 4word founder Diane Paddison cast the vision. 4word is the leading voice for professional Christian women, authoring digital content and workplace columns and speaking to faith-based and business audiences through conferences, radio, television, and webinars.

Support with practical professional and spiritual resources for women in every life stage: married, single, with children or without, careers just beginning or well established:

• Outstanding digital content and inspiring interviews.
• A resource directory curated for every 4word woman.
• Partnerships with like-minded organizations to leverage our impact.

We believe the professional woman will be a better worker, friend, wife, and mother if she is grounded in her faith, supported in her roles at every life stage, and engaged in an authentic community with other women.

Originally published at 4wordwomen.org.