podcasts - Soul Shepherding

11 – Sharing Emotions Without Dumping

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Empathy for Emotions ,
Grief ,

Do your emotions help or hinder your life and your relationships? Being vulnerable is different than dumping on people. Caring for people is different than rescuing them. Bill and Kristi share wisdom for processing emotions and maintaining objectivity in conflicts.

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10 – Mother’s Day: Gratitudes and Griefs

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Family ,
Grief ,
Parenting ,
Thankfulness ,

Kristi shares that being a mother is the hardest and most rewarding thing she's done and shares with Bill how we all have gratitudes and griefs to express to God, our perfectly loving mother (Isaiah 66:10-13).

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9 – Loving the Child In You and Others

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Love for Enemies ,
Love for Neighbors ,

Bill and Kristi help you connect with the vulnerable child in you and in others. They share examples from their lives and their ministry to help you more fully trust in Jesus and grow up in the Father’s love. Kristi uses Psalm 131 to show you how to pray for yourself and others: “Jesus is Enough.”

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8 – Wrapped Around the Lord

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Intimacy with Jesus ,
Watch and Pray ,

Most of us don't like to wait. But in a time of praying Psalm 27 Kristi discovers that waiting is "wrapping herself around her loving Lord!" This is not a burden -- it's a delight! Bill and Kristi help you experience greater intimacy with God in your prayers for yourself and others.

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7 – The Blessings of Mentoring Relationships

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Church ,
Spiritual Direction/Mentoring ,

Officiating a wedding together for a ministry couple has Bill and Kristi reminiscing on life lessons they’ve learned from their spiritual mentors. They share wisdom for marriage and all relationships and inspire you to shine your light and pass on the blessing of spiritual mentoring.

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6 – The Loneliness of Leadership, Part 2

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Leadership ,
Lonely ,

For pastors and ministry leaders yearning for deeper intimacy with Jesus.

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5 – The Loneliness of Leadership

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Leadership ,
Lonely ,

Most Christian leaders say they don’t have a close friend. There’s a certain aloneness and feeling of being unappreciated that goes with ministry. You carry others’ burdens but who carries yours? Bill and Kristi feel the struggle and invite you to join their conversation.

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4 – Trusting the Risen Christ in Trials

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Cross of Christ ,
Trust God in Trials ,

Kristi shares with us that her sensitive heart absorbs the pain of others, including that of Christ on the cross. We explore how to trust the risen Christ with us in pain and difficulty.

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3 – Good Enough

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Easy Yoke ,
Perfectionism ,

In this episode Bill shares that despite an abundance of positive feedback in response to the recent launch of this "Soul Talks" podcast he has battled with releasing “imperfect” episodes. Kristi also shares about her issues with perfectionism. They invite you to join them in relying on God's grace!

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2 – When It’s Good to Fail

Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
Fear ,
Venture on God ,

This conversation on "When It's Good to Fail" starts at our kitchen table. It's about our fear of launching this Podcast and failing! We draw out each others feelings and offer empathy. Then I (Bill) make a comment that surprises both of us: "Failure can be good!"

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11 – Sharing Emotions Without Dumping

10 – Mother’s Day: Gratitudes and Griefs

9 – Loving the Child In You and Others

8 – Wrapped Around the Lord

7 – The Blessings of Mentoring Relationships

6 – The Loneliness of Leadership, Part 2

5 – The Loneliness of Leadership

4 – Trusting the Risen Christ in Trials

3 – Good Enough

2 – When It’s Good to Fail