What is Spiritual Direction?
- Bill Gaultiere·
Without a friend who feels our hurt, stress, and longings with us our souls shrivel up and die. Giving and receiving empathy are key to life in Christ.
Best Gifts for Pastors — 51+ Pastor Gift Ideas for Every Budget
- Soul Shepherding·
A retreat at the Prince of Peace Abbey in Oceanside, CA is a blessing. These thoughts on their Benedictine spirituality will help you prepare for a retreat.
Coaching for Pastors
- Bill Gaultiere·
Research studies on pastors have shown alarming rates of anxiety, depression, marriage problems, compulsive behavior, and burnout. An analysis of pastor stress studies connects pastors’…
A Fire Shut Up in Her Bones
- Bill Gaultiere·
In 1836, during the Second Great Awakening, Jarena Lee published the first spiritual autobiography written by an African American woman, The Religious Experience and…
4 Steps to Your Breakthrough
- Bill Gaultiere·
When I (Bill) ran the Boston Marathon a few years ago, many challenges came against me—the heat and humidity rose into the 90s and runners dropped from…
Refuting 3 Lies to Build Identity in Christ
- Bill Gaultiere·
In the R Stage of Responsibilities in Ministry (the third of the CHRIST stages of faith), we’re ready to share with others the blessings we’ve received,…
4 Crazy Beliefs That Healthy Churches Correct
- Bill Gaultiere·
The second stage of the CHRIST model in Journey of the Soul is the H Stage: Help in Discipleship. Here our faith in Jesus is growing through studying God’s Word, getting involved in church,…
Looking into Jesus’ Face to Trust God
- Bill Gaultiere·
The CHRIST model in Journey of the Soul begins with the C Stage, Confidence in Christ. This is the place of discovering a brand-new-like-the-morning you. Your faith in God at this stage is experiential, relational, and imaginative—like a child’s faith would…
Fuel For Your Journey With Jesus
- Bill Gaultiere·
The teaching to “believe and do” typically ends in dead religion. There is so much more to life in God’s world! Jesus leads us on…
A Map For Your Journey
- Bill Gaultiere·
When our son David was eleven years old, I took him on a twelve-mile hike. It was a wonderful father-and-son adventure — till we headed…
A Tool to Improve Your Marriage
- Kristi Gaultiere·
I share an embarrassing story from early in my marriage to Bill at the opening of our new book, Journey of the Soul: “You might…
5 Tips for a Healthy Small Group
- Bill Gaultiere·
No one grows spiritually alone — we need to be in community. That’s why it’s important for discipleship to Jesus to include participating in a…