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By Faith with Christine Hoover

152 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 190 ratings

In whatever we’re doing—working, parenting, serving, suffering—it can be difficult sometimes to see through the fog of the circumstances of life and to know with confidence that God is there, that He’s working in us, and that He’s working through us. How do we live this life by faith? In "By Faith," author and blogger Christine Hoover asks this big picture question by getting into the details and daily lives of her guests: men and women who are walking forward by faith.

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The First Two Chapters of How to Thrive as a Pastor's Wife

May 03, 2022 04:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MB

Christine closes out the season by sharing the first two chapters of her book, How to Thrive as a Pastor’s Wife. The first chapter is called Locating You, and what you can’t see in the audiobook version is a map Christine's friend Haley drew for the book. Throughout the book, this landscape architectural drawing is used to illustrate what relationships must hold our priority and how to incorporate healthy boundaries and rhythms in your life in order to help you thrive. The second chapter i...

Glenna Marshall and Irene Sun on Transitions in Ministry

April 26, 2022 04:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MB

Christine is joined by two guests, Irene Sun and Glenna Marshall, who talk about two different transitions in ministry: one moving to a new church and a new role and the other staying at the same church but experiencing significant change.  LINKS FROM THE SHOW Irene's church // Glenna's church // Irene's books // Glenna's books // My previous episode with Irene on raising PKs CHRISTINE'S NEW BOOK FOR PASTORS' WIVES Amazon // Barnes & Noble // Lifeway // Baker Books // Christianbook.com // ...

Marcella Hernandez on Discouragement in Ministry

April 19, 2022 04:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MB

Christine talks with Marcella Hernandez, who is married to Mike, a pastor on staff at a church in Delaware. He is not the lead pastor, so Marcella speaks from an associate pastor’s wife’s perspective. She shares about facing discouragement in ministry: how we can recognize it, how we can respond to it, and how we can help our husband when he is discouraged. She also touch on a few topics along the way that may be helpful to you: being an introverted pastor’s wife and being a pastor’s wife wh...

Mandy Post on Church Planting and Serving Overseas Long-Term

April 12, 2022 04:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MB

Christine talks with Mandy Post, who moved with her husband Jason from Texas to Galway, Ireland in 2003 to plant a church. They have four children together, all of whom were born in Ireland, and they’ve served long-term there, growing and building a church, as well as growing as Christians and as cross-cultural workers. Mandy shares about how they were called overseas, what "home" means to her now, how she shares her faith with her friends, what she sees her kids experiencing as third-cultur...

Christina Im on Raising PKs

April 05, 2022 04:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MB

Christine talks with Christina Im,  a social worker, speaker, wife to Daniel, the Lead Pastor of Beulah Alliance Church in Edmonton, Canada. Daniel and Christina have three kids and host the IMbetween Podcast, a podcast about marriage and parenting, so she joins Christine to discuss raising PKs. We’ve all heard those horror stories about pastors’ kids who rebel or grow up to hate the church and God’s people, so we tend to worry about raising kids in the ministry. Christina shares how she is ...

Rachel Welcher on Church Hurt and Church Conflict

March 29, 2022 04:00 - 49 minutes - 34.4 MB

Christine talks with Rachel Welcher, a pastor's wife living in South Dakota, about navigating church hurt and church conflict. How can we as pastors’ wives navigate situations that leave us dealing with anger, bitterness, cynicism, and sadness? Rachel addresses how we can know when we need to confront someone who has hurt us, how we can deal with hurt when we can’t confront them, how to respond when someone tells us we've hurt them, and how we can respond when it’s our husband who is hurt.  ...

Gregg & Kelly Matte on Rest, Renewal, Sabbaths, and Sabbaticals

March 22, 2022 04:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MB

Christine talks with Gregg & Kelly Matte. Gregg serves as the pastor of Houston's First Baptist Church. The Mattes share wise advice about creating healthy rhythms of rest and renewal as individuals, as a couple, and for their family. They talk about Sabbath days, turning “off” ministry at the end of each day, and how (and why) they take sabbaticals. LINKS FROM THE SHOW Houston's First Baptist Church // Breakaway Ministries // Gregg's book Capture the Moment // Send Relief CHRISTINE'S NEW ...

Natarsha Roberson on Church Planting and Boundaries

March 15, 2022 04:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MB

Christine talks with Natarsha Roberson, a church planting wife in Brooklyn, NY.  Natarsha puts words to the church planting experience and shares specifically about boundaries: what are important boundaries for us to have? What do we do when church members push back on boundaries we've set? What are important boundaries for us to have as couples? And how do we draw boundaries that protect our children?  LINKS FROM THE SHOW The Bridge Church in Brooklyn CHRISTINE'S NEW BOOK FOR PASTORS' WIV...

Kyle & Christine Hoover on The Glass House Podcast: Emotional Health in Ministry

March 08, 2022 05:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MB

Today’s episode of By Faith is a bit different, because it’s actually an episode of a different podcast called The Glass House. The Glass House is a podcast hosted by Ben and Lynley Mandrell. Ben is the president of Lifeway, but before that he was a pastor at a church in Colorado. He and Lynley are prioritizing investing into pastors through this role at Lifeway, and to that end they’ve created The Glass House. Christine and her husband Kyle were guests on The Glass House in 2021. This is th...

Lauren Chandler on Finding Your Sweet Spot of Service (And Saying No to Other Things)

March 01, 2022 05:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MB

Christine talks with Lauren Chandler, wife to Matt, who serves as the lead pastor at the Village Church in Flower Mound, TX. They have three kids, and Lauren loves to serve inside the church through leading worship and in some other ways you’ll hear about in the conversation. She serves the global church through writing: she’s written a few Bible studies and children’s books.  Lauren joins Christine to talk about zeroing in on our sweet spot in ministry: how do we know what our gifts are? A...

Caron Loveless on Hard-Won Lessons Learned After Her Pastor-Husband's Affair

February 22, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MB

Christine talks with Caron Loveless. When Caron’s husband was the pastor of a large church in Florida, he had an affair with a woman who worked on staff with him. Caron joins Christine today to tell her story, what she’s learned in the years since the affair came to light, and what she’d want pastors and pastors’ wives to know about being in ministry without losing your soul and imploding your life.  LINKS FROM THE SHOW The Glass House podcast episode with David & Caron // The Loveless' Min...

Nana Dolce on How to Develop and Teach a Bible Study Lesson

February 15, 2022 05:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MB

Christine talks with Nana Dolce, a pastor’s wife who lives in DC and is passionate about teaching the Bible to women, about  how to put together a Bible study lesson. Most of us, because of our roles, have opportunities to speak and teach at some point. That can be intimidating if we don't know what we're doing, so Nana takes us from developing Bible study skills to taking a text and preparing a talk to delivering the talk. LINKS FROM THE SHOW Charles Simeon Trust // Christine's Bible study...

Ben and Lynley Mandrell: An Honest Conversation on Pastoral Ministry After Leaving

February 08, 2022 05:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MB

Christine talks with Ben and Lynley Mandrell as they reflect on their years in pastoral ministry. Ben is the president of Lifeway, but before that he and Lynley planted a church in Colorado and served at an established church. In other words, they know what it’s like to be a pastor and a pastor’s wife, but because they no longer are, Christine asked them to come on and talk about what, looking back, they’d do differently, what they’d do all over again, what they want people in the pews to un...

Megan Hill on the Pastor's Wife and Social Media

February 01, 2022 05:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MB

Christine talks with Megan Hill, author of Partners in the Gospel, about social media, specifically how we as leaders in the church can wisely use social media in a way that glorifies God and enhances our real-life church relationships.  LINKS FROM THE SHOW West Springfield Covenant Community Church // Partners in the Gospel // Patience // A Place to Belong // Praying Together // Contentment CHRISTINE'S NEW BOOK FOR PASTORS' WIVES Amazon // Barnes & Noble // Find out more: howtothriveasapa...

Greg Ogden on How to Make Disciples

January 25, 2022 05:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MB

Christine talks with Greg Ogden, a retired pastor, whose books, Transforming Discipleship and Discipleship Essentials, have been monumental in her own ministry. Greg joins Christine today for the first of several “how to” episodes. He shares with us "how to" make disciples: what can we do to help others grow in their faith?  LINKS FROM THE SHOW Transforming Discipleship // Discipleship Essentials // Greg's ministry Global Discipleship Initiative  CHRISTINE'S NEW BOOK FOR PASTORS' WIVES Ama...

Kaye Geiger on Relationships with Other Staff and Elder Wives at Your Church

January 18, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MB

Christine talks with Kaye Geiger, whose husband Eric is the lead pastor at Mariner’s Church in Orange County, California. Kaye has a deep passion for pastors’ wives and pastors’ kids and shares why unity and friendship among pastors' and elders' wives on the same church staff is are so important. Aside from sharing what she does to serve and connect pastors' wives and kids at her church, she addresses: Conflict Personality differences Covid related differences of opinion Loneliness Feel...

Hannah Surh on Working Full-Time Outside the Home and Church While Serving as a Pastor's Wife

December 14, 2021 05:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MB

Christine talks with Hannah Surh, who is a pastor’s wife who works full time outside the church and home. She shares how she makes decisions regarding her time, how her work enhances her ministry, and what limitations and tensions she experiences between work, home, and ministry. Hannah is a passionate, curious woman, so she and Christine also talk about her passions and how we, too, can know what God would have us invest ourselves in. Listen as they talk about being who we’re created to be,...

Garrett Kell on Contributing to a Healthy, Authentic Church Culture

December 07, 2021 05:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MB

Christine talks with Garrett Kell, pastor of Del Ray Baptist in Alexandria, VA, about how we can contribute to a healthy church culture, one marked by grace and truth. Garrett shares how we can overcome shame and bring our own struggles into the light, and he offers us tools for counseling others when they reveal their sin to us. LINKS FROM THE SHOW Del Ray Baptist // Garrett's first episode on By Faith // Garrett's new book, Pure in Heart CHRISTINE'S NEW BOOK FOR PASTORS' WIVES Amazon // ...

Tristie Fisher on Cultivating Spiritual Vitality as a Pastor's Wife

November 30, 2021 05:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MB

Christine talks with Tristie Fisher. Tristie serves as a pastor’s wife at Grace Bible Church in College Station, TX. Tristie has a passionate love for the Lord and for making disciples, and she shares in this conversation how she maintains and cultivates her spiritual vitality. She touches on friendship, how we can protect ourselves from resentment and anger, and how we can get started studying the Word if we don’t know what to do.  Journal Questions from Tristie: Am I generally angrier th...

Amie Patrick on Emotional and Relational Health for Leaders

November 19, 2021 16:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MB

Christine talks with Amie Patrick, a single mom to four kids, who was previously a pastor’s wife. Amie was married to Darrin Patrick until his death in May 2020.  In this conversation, Amie tells her story and then shares the lessons she’s learned about the importance of emotional and relational health for leaders.  LINKS FROM THE SHOW Christine's previous conversation with Amie before Darrin's death // Feelings Wheel // Crosspoint Ministry CHRISTINE'S NEW BOOK FOR PASTORS' WIVES Amazon //...

Ryan & Seane' Rice on Partnership in Ministry

November 16, 2021 05:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MB

Christine talks with Ryan and Seane' Rice, church planters in New Orleans, Louisiana, about partnering together as husband and wife in ministry. They share about their church planting journey, as well as answer these questions: How has church planting affected your marriage in both positive and more difficult ways? How can wives encourage their pastor-husband when he is feeling overwhelmed or defeated? How can pastors best encourage their wives in ministry, specifically in their relations...

Jen Wilkin on Women in the Church with the Gift of Leadership

November 09, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MB

Christine talks with Jen Wilkin, Executive Director Next Gen Ministries and Resources at the Village Church, about leadership.  Jen shares: how she got where she is today and what felt "wasted" that God ended up using what some of her milestone obstacles and discouragements have been in leadership what she wants the larger church to know about women serving in leadership roles within the church what her greatest challenge in leadership is and what she's learned  what she's learned about...

Sarah Beals on Small Church and Rural Ministry

November 02, 2021 04:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MB

Christine chats with Sarah Beals, a youth pastor's wife, at Immanuel Baptist in Brockton, Mass. Sarah and her husband Peter have served at the same rural church for decades. She shares what it's like being a Christian in New England, the importance of hospitality in her ministry, how she experiences friendship in a small church context, and what's important to keep in mind when parenting kids while serving alongside our husbands in ministry.  LINKS FROM THE SHOW Immanuel Baptist Church in B...

Jen Oshman on Friendship for the Pastor's Wife

October 26, 2021 04:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MB

Christine talks with Jen Oshman, a church planter’s wife who lives in Parker, Colorado and serves at Redemption Parker. Jen shares how we can respond to hurts in church relationships, how we can cultivate friendship within the church, how we can handle requests for our time, what to do when friends in the church ghost us, and much more.  LINKS FROM THE SHOW Redemption Parker // Jen's book Enough About Me // Jen's book Cultural Counterfeits // Christine's new website for pastors' wives CHRI...

Susanne Rodriguez on Bivocational Ministry and a Disappointing Ending to Church Planting

October 19, 2021 04:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MB

Christine talks with Susanne Rodriquez about two topics that rarely get addressed in resources for pastors’ wives: bi-vocational ministry and closing a church plant. Susanne and her husband planted a church in New Jersey around 2014, reaching an immigrant population in their neighborhood. Just before Covid hit, they made the difficult decision to close the church.  In this conversation, Susanne shares about the tensions for her and her husband as he pastored bi-vocationally and what she lea...

Ashlyn Portero on Serving on Church Staff

October 12, 2021 04:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MB

Christine talks with Ashlyn Portero, who serves as co-Executive Director at City Church in Tallahassee, Florida. In her role, she oversees many ministry areas in the church and, alongside her counterpart, manages a large church staff. Ashlyn shares candidly about how she had to fight against insecurities early on in her tenure at the church, and especially how she felt easily threatened as a young, inexperienced leader. Christine and Ashlyn also talk about men and women serving alongside one...

The Pastor's Wife's Role: Jacki King, Irene Sun, & Abi Copeland

October 05, 2021 04:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MB

Christine talks with three women--Jacki King, Irene Sun, and Abi Copeland--about how they view their role as pastor's wife. They share how they view themselves and how others view them as a pastor’s wife, as well as how they’ve discovered how God has gifted them and wants to use them within their churches. Several topics pop up that you may find helpful, including comparison, insecurity, feeling the weight of the pastor’s wife title, and facing criticism. As you listen, may you be reminded t...

Kyle and Christine Hoover on Unhealthy Dynamics in Ministry and Marriage

September 28, 2021 04:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MB

By Faith is back for Season 10 with the theme of vocational ministry. In this episode, Christine is joined by her husband Kyle and, together, they talk about what they've learned in the past few years about disordered priorities and idolatry, leading to idolatry and an unhealthy marriage dynamic. This is the personal side of ministry, and it's something that every couple in ministry needs to be cautious and intentional about. Grab your spouse and listen together! LINKS FROM THE SHOW The Hoo...

Seek First the Kingdom, Week 8: The Kingdom to Come

May 25, 2021 04:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MB

Note: If you're following along in the Bible study, you should complete Week 8 before listening to this teaching. In today's episode, Christine shares from various passages in Matthew to explain what the future kingdom is like, when it will come, and what instruction Scripture gives us in light of this coming kingdom.  If you'd like to participate in the Seek First the Kingdom study, order your workbook at the links below. LIFEWAY AMAZON REVIEW BY FAITH ON ITUNES CONNECT Connect with Ch...

Seek First the Kingdom, Week 7: The Community of the Kingdom

May 18, 2021 04:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MB

Note: If you're following along in the Bible study, you should complete Week 7 before listening to this teaching. In today’s episode, join Christine as she shares from Matthew 20:26-28 and also jumps over into Luke 17:7-10. We’ll use these passages to answer the question, “What is meant to characterize the family of God?” And then we’ll talk about how we each can live according to this community. If you'd like to participate in the Seek First the Kingdom study, order your workbook at the l...

Seek First the Kingdom, Week 6: Characteristics of the Kingdom

May 11, 2021 04:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MB

Note: If you're following along in the Bible study, you should complete Week 6 before listening to this teaching. In today’s episode, Christine teaches from Matthew 20:10-16, one of the many parables Jesus tells in the book of Matthew to help us understand the characteristics of his kingdom. We’ll learn what, as believers, we all have in common, what is unique to each of us, and how we can fight against the comparison that can rise up in our hearts when God calls us to different things or g...

Seek First the Kingdom, Week 5: Expanding the Kingdom

May 04, 2021 04:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MB

Note: If you're following along in the Bible study, you should complete Week 5 before listening to this teaching. In today's episode, Christine shares from Matthew 10 about Jesus’s call on the disciple’s lives (and ours) to go out and make disciples. If you’ve ever wondered what “kingdom work” is or how you can participate with God in what he’s already doing, you’ll find answers today in this teaching. If you'd like to participate in the Seek First the Kingdom study, order your workbook at...

Seek First the Kingdom, Week 4: Living the Kingdom Life

April 27, 2021 04:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MB

Note: If you're following along in the Bible study, you should complete Week 4 before listening to this teaching. In today's episode, Christine teaches from Matthew 6:25-34. We discuss what it looks like to live the kingdom life, zeroing in how the kingdom of God is applicable to our daily lives, especially in the area of worry and uncertainty regarding the future. What we’ll find are some important truths, spoken by Jesus himself, that settle us in the midst of our anxieties. If you'd lik...

Seek First the Kingdom, Week 3: The Culture of the Kingdom

April 20, 2021 04:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MB

Note: If you're following along in the Bible study, you should complete Week 3 before listening to this teaching. In today's episode, Christine teaches through Matthew 5:17-20. This passage gives us an understanding of the culture of the kingdom of God. As Christine shares from her own life in this talk, it’s vitally important to understand the culture of the kingdom because it determines how we relate to God and whether or not we experience joy in following Him.  If you'd like to particip...

Seek First the Kingdom, Week 2: Entering the Kingdom

April 13, 2021 04:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MB

Note: If you're following along in the workbook, you'll want to complete Week 2 before listening to this teaching. In today's episode, Christine teaches through Matthew 19:16-29. In this passage, Jesus interacts with two men and offers them both an invitation into the kingdom. Their responses help us examine our own hearts and both the costs and rewards of following Jesus. If you'd like to participate in the Seek First the Kingdom study, order your workbook at the links below. LIFEWAY AM...

Seek First the Kingdom, Week 1: The King Has Come

April 06, 2021 04:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MB

Note: Before listening to the episode, complete Week 1 in your study and download this listening sheet. In today's episode, Christine kicks off her Bible study, Seek First the Kingdom, with an overview of the kingdom of God in Scripture, from Genesis to Revelation. If you'd like to participate in the study, order your workbook at the links below. LIFEWAY AMAZON Books mentioned in the teaching: God's Big Picture by Vaughan Roberts // Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women by Elyse Fitz...

Seek First the Kingdom: Introduction to the Gospel of Matthew

March 23, 2021 04:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MB

Starting in two weeks here on By Faith, Christine will begin teaching through her new Bible study, Seek First the Kingdom, an 8-week exploration of the kingdom theme in the Gospel of Matthew. In today's episode, she shares an introductory teaching to help familiarize you with the book of Matthew: its author, audience, and themes. If you'd like to participate in the study, preorder your workbook today at the links below. LIFEWAY AMAZON The study releases April 1 and the teaching covering...

An Invitation to Join Me in Studying God's Word

March 16, 2021 04:00 - 5 minutes - 3.89 MB

Listen to Christine share about what's next for Season 9 of By Faith and how you can join in. PREORDER CHRISTINE'S NEW BIBLE STUDY Lifeway // Amazon REVIEW BY FAITH ON ITUNES CONNECT Connect with Christine Website // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Books Sign up for Christine's monthly newsletter Music for By Faith was created by The Silver Pages Artwork for By Faith was created by Reed Harmon

Vaneetha Risner on Finding Joy and Fighting Bitterness Through Suffering (Best of By Faith)

March 09, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MB

Christine shares her favorite episode from Season 6: her talk with Vaneetha Risner about fighting bitterness. Vaneetha calls herself a sufferer, and you’ll find out why as she shares about the many losses in her life, including a child due to a doctor's mistake and a marriage. But as you’ll hear in her voice, she also has so much joy. She actually connects joy with suffering, and the way she talks about it in today’s episode will give you a fresh perspective on suffering and help you fight b...

Becket Cook: A Gay Man's Incredible Story of Redemption (Best of By Faith)

March 02, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MB

Christine talks with Becket Cook, author of the new book, A Change of Affection: A Gay Man's Incredible Story of Redemption. Becket lives in Los Angeles and has worked in Hollywood and in the fashion industry as a set designer for many years. In and out of same sex relationships during that time, he finally reached a point at a party during Paris Fashion Week about 10 years ago where he realized that he felt completely empty. He began searching for the meaning of life, but really God was sea...

Garrett Kell on Hiding Sin While Pastoring and God's Kindness Leading to Repentance (Best Of By Faith)

February 23, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MB

Christine shares one of her favorite episodes from Season 5: her conversation with Garrett Kell, who details his dramatic conversion while a student at Virginia Tech and how the gospel changed him and those around him. Garrett then shares about his first years as a pastor and how he hid a secret sin from people in his life. God, in his goodness, brought his sin into the light and the way he did it changed Garrett forever. Please note: this episode is not suitable for the listening ears of ...

Missie Branch on Serving in Obscurity (Best of By Faith)

February 16, 2021 05:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MB

Christine talks with Missie Branch, Assistant Dean of Students to Women and Director of Graduate Life at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Missie says the job she's in now "found her," but before that she was at home with her kids, homeschooling them, helping her husband pursue his career goals, and serving in what she calls "the obscure years." Whether or not we're married or single, mothering or not, homeschooling or not, most of our service happens in obscure, unseen ways. Chri...

Kelly Needham on Friendship (Best of By Faith)

February 09, 2021 05:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB

Christine sits down with Kelly Needham to discuss how we define friendship and why that matters so much. Kelly not only gives warning signs that we have an unhealthy understanding of friendship, but she offers a biblical perspective and practical ways we can practice biblical friendship. LINKS FROM THE SHOW Kelly's Desiring God Articles: True Friends Are Hard to Find // A New Kind of Couple: When Best Friends Become Romantic // More Than BFFs: When Friendship Goes too Far Kelly's book, Fr...

Irene Sun on Raising PKs (Best of By Faith)

February 02, 2021 05:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MB

Christine chats with Irene Sun about the dual role of being a mom and the pastor’s wife on Sunday mornings (and all the other times we’re parenting while being available to people in the church). Irene is also a pastor’s daughter, so she shares some really good stuff about what she experienced as a kid and how her parents handled difficult situations in ministry. CHRISTINE'S NEW BIBLE STUDY Lifeway // Amazon REVIEW BY FAITH ON ITUNES CONNECT Connect with Irene Facebook CONNECT Connect...

Zack Eswine on Our Inconsolable Things (Best of By Faith)

January 26, 2021 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MB

Christine talks with pastor and author Zack Eswine about living with our "inconsolable things" as Christians. They discuss what exactly he means by "inconsolable things," how we must acknowledge them, what the wisdom literature of Scripture has to say about them, and how we can help others in their own inconsolable things.  LINKS FROM THE SHOW The Pastor's Abbey // Sensing Jesus // The Imperfect Pastor // Zack's Other Books Searching For Spring: Amazon // Barnes & Noble CHRISTINE'S NEW BI...

Caroline Saunders on Being a Pastor's Wife

December 08, 2020 05:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MB

Christine talks with Caroline Saunders about her experience as a pastor's wife, helping us step into the shoes of ministry wives and learning their joys, challenges, and perhaps even surprising secrets of what it's like. Caroline shares how her husband's job impacts her life in ways others might not be aware of, some of the funny moments that have happened in ministry, what is a challenge for her and how God is meeting her in those challenges, and how women in the church can encourage their ...

Dawn Barton on Surviving Cancer (and Laughing Through the Ugly Cry)

December 01, 2020 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MB

Christine talks with Dawn Barton about facing a cancer diagnosis and navigating treatment while her husband was deployed overseas. Dawn shares about what battling cancer taught her, how her friends served her well, and what she'd want us to understand about walking through cancer treatments. Dawn has experienced many trials in life and yet she calls herself a Joyologist--a person with the ability to find joy in the midst of suffering. Dawn teaches us how we, too, can mine our pain for hope ...

Dawn Barton on Surviving Cancer

December 01, 2020 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MB

Christine talks with Dawn Barton about facing a cancer diagnosis and navigating treatment while her husband was deployed overseas. Dawn shares about what battling cancer taught her, how her friends served her well, and what she'd want us to understand about walking through cancer treatments. Dawn has experienced many trials in life and yet she calls herself a Joyologist--a person with the ability to find joy in the midst of suffering. Dawn teaches us how we, too, can mine our pain for hope ...

Denisse Cabrera on the Costs and Rewards of Church Planting

November 24, 2020 05:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MB

Christine chats with Denisse Cabrera about her life and ministry as a church planting wife. Denisse and her husband Felix planted a church in Oklahoma, but after Hurricane Maria hit their native Puerto Rico in 2018, they knew God was calling them home to minister to their fellow Puerto Ricans and meet the many needs generated by the hurricane. Denisse shares about the joys and challenges of church planting and why, she says, being obedient to God's will isn't always a joyful ride. She gives...

Kayla Stoecklein on Losing Her Husband to Suicide

November 17, 2020 05:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MB

Christine talks with Kayla Stoecklein about her husband Andrew's death by suicide. Kayla shares about Andrew's battle with mental illness, how it affected their marriage and small children, and how it affected his job as pastor of a megachurch. Suicide is a subject we so rarely talk openly about, but Kayla decided immediately upon Andrew's death to talk about it. In this conversation, Kayla not only shares her grief, but she also shares how we can support our pastors, what she wants us to un...

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Jen Wilkin
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Kelly Needham
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Dorena Williamson
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Jamie Ivey
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Rebekah Lyons
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