Powerhouse Women Are Unstoppable
Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things…Matthew 25:21 & 23
Read: Matthew 25: 14-30
This month’s Powerhouse Conversations: Women in Business edition reminded us that women are carrying more than ambition. We carry vision, purpose, creativity, wisdom, influence, and legacy. The Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25 challenges us to consider what we are doing with what God has placed in our hands.
Let’s Reflect:
In the text, the master entrusts resources to his servants according to their abilities before departing on a journey. Two servants invest what they were given and multiply it. One servant, however, buries his talent out of fear. When the master returns, the faithful servants hear the powerful affirmation: “Well done, good and faithful servant.”
This parable is not merely about money; it is about stewardship, responsibility, courage, and faithfulness. The servants were expected to do something with what had been entrusted to them. The issue was never perfection. It was participation. It was willingness. It was movement. It was faithfulness.
Many women today are carrying God-given talents that extend far beyond finances: leadership, innovation, strategy, compassion, entrepreneurship, creativity, advocacy, mentorship, and influence. Yet too often women have been taught to minimize their gifts, question their worth, or wait for permission to lead boldly. Fear, rejection, criticism, burnout, and systemic barriers can tempt women to bury their brilliance.
- But, powerhouse women are unstoppable because we refuse to bury what God has called us to build.
The faithful servants multiplied what was placed in their hands. Likewise, women leaders today are multiplying opportunities, businesses, ministries, movements, and community impact. We are building companies, creating jobs, mentoring future generations, preserving sacred spaces, shaping policy, and transforming culture.
- Powerhouse women are unstoppable and understand that the vision is bigger than one person.
The text also reminds us that faithfulness precedes expansion. The master commends the servants not for having the most, but for stewarding well what they had. In a culture obsessed with visibility and comparison, this passage reminds us that God honors faithful stewardship. Every act of courage, every investment into community, every seed planted into justice and empowerment matters.
Often, women start with only an idea at a kitchen table, a prayer, or a small circle of support and build something transformative from it. What looked “small” to others became a source of impact for many. Businesses become ministries. Conversations become movements. One woman’s courage becomes another woman’s survival. What was entrusted multiplies because it was nurtured instead of hidden.
- Powerhouse women are unstoppable not because the road has been easy, but because purpose has been greater than fear.
The Charge:
May we never bury what God has entrusted to us.
May we steward our gifts with wisdom and courage.
May we build boldly for generations to come.
And may we hear the words: “Well done, good and faithful servant.”
Let’s Act:
- What gifts, opportunities, or visions has God entrusted to you that you may have hidden out of fear or doubt?
- How can you multiply your influence in ways that empower others, not just yourself?
- What would it look like to move from merely surviving to faithfully building legacy?
Remember Your talent is not too small, Your voice is not insignificant, and Your purpose is not accidental. After all, the same power that raised Jeus from the dead lives on the inside of You! You have Power! As we prepare for Pentecost Sunday, May 24th may you remember that You have the Power of the Holy Spirit that makes you Unstoppable!
- Powerhouse women are unstoppable because they understand that what God placed within them was never meant to stay buried.
Through Powerhouse Conversations Series, Scarritt Bennett Center and Mojo Impact Collective celebrate women who are investing their talents boldly and courageously. Make sure that you are in the space next month where the conversation continues with Women in Music on June 17th.
Let’s Pray:
Gracious God, Thank You for every gift, talent, opportunity, and vision You have entrusted to us. Forgive us for the moments when fear caused us to shrink, doubt ourselves, or bury what You placed within us. Give us courage to build boldly, lead faithfully, and steward wisely. Strengthen women everywhere who are carrying vision for businesses, ministries, families, communities, and movements. Remind us that our work is bigger than ourselves and that our purpose can create transformation for generations to come. May we walk in wisdom, confidence, integrity, and power. And when our work is complete, may we hear You say, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Faithfully serving,
Rev. Sondrea L. Tolbert, J.D., M.Div.
Executive Director & CEO
Scarritt Bennett Center
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