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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.
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…
What do you do when you’re struggling to feel God’s love? Or prayer and spiritual disciplines aren’t “working” like they used to? Or you can’t
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…
Jesus smiles. Yes!!! Don’t you love this picture of Jesus smiling warmly? It reminds us that Jesus delights in us! It’s hidden from many people,
The most important job of a small group leader is to maintain healthy boundaries that keep the group emotionally safe for everyone. If the group
Listen to This Episode of Soul Talks: As we come into Holy Week, many of us bring with us feelings of discouragement, disappointment, and even despair. In life with Christ, hope is not wishful thinking. It is full of strength and it begins with naming what we’re experiencing and being heard in community. When we…
Listen to This Episode of Soul Talks: Bill and Kristi discuss the painful experience of the Wall, where God seems distant and it can be difficult to trust his presence in our lives. Bill and Kristi are well-acquainted with this stage of the spiritual journey and offer great compassion, encouragement, and insight into the sacred…
Listen to This Episode of Soul Talks: In the “Responsibilities in Ministry” stage, we discover the joy of bringing our gifts and talents to make a difference in God’s kingdom. Energy and excitement in serving can be found in this stage and it can also lead to spiritual dryness or burnout. Bill shares his journey…
Listen to This Episode of Soul Talks: Bill and Kristi dig into the second stage in Journey of the Soul, the “Help in Discipleship” stage. Putting language to feelings and faith in each stage is important for us and for those we lead. Kristi shares how the language of the “H” stage helped her help…