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“I feel so distant from God,” Rev. Howard-John Wesley admitted in 2020. “One of the greatest mistakes of pastoring is to think that because you
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“I feel so distant from God,” Rev. Howard-John Wesley admitted in 2020. “One of the greatest mistakes of pastoring is to think that because you
Listen to This Episode of Soul Talks: When you empathize with others who have experienced emotional trauma, such as church conflicts, family betrayals, or significant loss, you might experience what is called vicarious trauma. Bill & Kristi offer vulnerable personal stories to help us normalize and name the reality of vicarious trauma in our lives.…

“As a senior pastor I was trying to be someone I was not,” writes Pete Scazzero. “I attended conferences and read books about growing a
Listen to This Episode of Soul Talks: Empathy is a key ingredient to hearing from the Lord and experiencing his love while engaging in spiritual direction. A Spiritual Director skilled in offering empathy can create a warm and safe space for you to pay attention to God’s movement in your life. The ability to slow…
Listen to This Episode of Soul Talks: The ministry of spiritual direction offers opportunities to experience peace, grace, discernment, and the love of God. A spiritual director listens to you as they’re listening to the Holy Spirit and offers gentle guidance. Bill and Kristi help listeners understand the dynamics of spiritual direction and offer next…
Listen to This Episode of Soul Talks: Bill and Kristi sit down with Steve Carter, author of The Thing Behind the Thing, for a powerful discussion on taking intentional steps to deepen our awareness and walk forward in growth and grace. Emotional eruptions, our triggers, are evidence of underlying dynamics that God invites us to explore and…
Listen to This Episode of Soul Talks: Take a moment to allow the Holy Spirit to minister to you in this time of quiet meditation on the powerful Psalm 23, led by Kristi. Refresh your soul! Episode Notes: To dig deeper into Psalm 23 read the following Soul Shepherding articles and resources. Journey: Visual Devotion…
Listen to This Episode of Soul Talks: Christ is full of overflowing joy and ready to give it to you! We can’t muster up joy but we can abide in Christ’s love and experience the gift of joy in his kingdom. Through vulnerability, letting go, and receiving Jesus’ delight, we can enter new depths of his delight.…
Listen to This Episode of Soul Talks: Taking the time to reflect on the wounds from our parents creates greater space to receive grace from our Heavenly Father. Bill shares the work that he’s done in naming both the gifts and pain he’s experienced from his father and how he has stepped into forgiveness and…

As a Christian woman leader sometimes I have felt disrespected and unwanted. One time after this happened I heard a pastor say, “God’s love is