Soul Talks With Bill & Kristi Gaultiere

We all need time to slow down and re-center in the middle of overly-full lives. When we shift our focus back to Jesus, we can rest in his peace regardless of our circumstances. Come step into the reality of the Kingdom of the Heavens with Jesus, our Good Shepherd!Join us for this episode of our Best of Soul Talks series where Sue Wood, Administrative Lead for the Soul Shepherding Institute and Spiritual Direction Certificate Program, shares her favorite episode: Psalm 23 Meditation to Renew Your Soul. Take a moment to allow Holy Spirit to minister to you in this time of quiet meditation on the powerful Psalm 23, led by Kristi. A spa for your soul!Resources for this Episode:Journey: Visual Devotion Cards in Psalm 23Walk with Good Shepherd in Psalm 23Psalm 23 Outline of Your JourneyA Little Bag for a Big Psalm

Many of us have been taught that if we can only change our thinking, we’ll change our lives. Yet, this often leaves us with a disconnection between our head knowledge and our emotions. Jesus invites us to spiritual authenticity through experiencing both our emotions and our thoughts resulting in lasting life-change.Join us for this episode of our Best of Soul Talks series, where Sr. Spiritual Director and Ministry Relations Advisor Amy Dalke shares the Soul Talk that showed her the power of integrating emotions and thoughts: Episode 79 —When You’re Stuck in Your Head. Like some ministry leaders today, Nicodemus was stuck in his head and emotionally reluctant. As you listen, you’ll be blessed by this insightful look at John 3:1-17, and the way that Jesus engages the heart of Nicodemus and engages your heart as well.Resources for this Episode:Sr. Spiritual Director and Ministry Relations Advisor Amy Dalke Sr. Spiritual DirectorsSoul Shepherding InstituteSpiritual Direction Training

If you are a survivor of abuse, our Shepherd Jesus sees you. He feels your pain and fear and wants to comfort you and help you experience healing, freedom from shame, and new courage. We want to help you heal and be restored in the care of Jesus.In this episode of Soul Talks, Sr. Spiritual Director and Coach Jessica Stong shares her powerful and personal account of trauma and redemption with Kristi. Her story of healing is an inspiration to bring our painful memories and trauma to a wounded healer who is a conduit of Jesus’ healing grace. As we allow the Lord to minister to our sacred wounds, we can experience his beauty, grace, and goodness.Resources for this Episode:Sr. Spiritual Director and Coach, Jessica StongSr. Spiritual DirectorsSoul Shepherding InstituteSpiritual Direction Training

We all have “implicit memories” of childhood distress that need divine compassion.  The Lord is near to bring his consolation and healing to us. Thankfully, a deep hurt offered to the Lord can become a “sacred wound” that heals others.Join us for the Best of Soul Talks series, where Soul Shepherding Director of Operations and Programs, Sr. Spiritual Director, and Coach Jessica Stong shares the Soul Talk that had a profound influence on her —  Episode 73, Emotional Healing for a Trauma Trigger. In this episode, Kristi shares her “trauma trigger” and how the Lord ministered his shining face of love on her through empathy and words of blessing.  You will be inspired to have the courage to offer your own hurts and traumatic memories to the Lord and soul friends, and receive his empathy and healing. Resources for this Episode:Sr. Spiritual Director and Coach, Jessica StongSr. Spiritual DirectorsSoul Shepherding InstituteSpiritual Direction TrainingJoin the Soul Shepherding NetworkJourney of the Soul

Sometimes we seek to avoid vulnerability and distract ourselves from areas where we may feel dependent. Yet in vulnerability there is a wonderful invitation into a different kind of life! Jesus has a tender way of meeting us in our places of deepest need and bringing us his joy.Listen in to this episode of Soul Talks as Bill and Kristi interview Trevor Hudson, South African pastor, teacher of spiritual formation and spiritual direction, and author of Seeking God: Finding Another Kind of Life with St. Ignatius and Dallas Willard. You will be equipped to meet Jesus in a deeper way and experience his joy through the life of discipleship taught by Ignatius and Willard.Resources for this Episode:Seeking God: Finding Another Kind of Life with St. Ignatius and Dallas WillardSoul Shepherding InstituteIgnatian Meditation GuideSoul Shepherding Spiritual DirectorsSoul Shepherding NetworkYou can find the transcript here. 

Discernment isn’t just learning God’s will for our lives. We may have limited our understanding of discernment in the past, missing the opportunity to walk with and notice God in a deeper way through life and leadership. Take heart — we can grow in our intimacy with Jesus, receiving his love and noticing his presence all around us. Join us for this episode of Soul Talks where Bill and Kristi interview Steve Macchia, author and founder of Leadership Transformations. They discuss his new book, The Discerning Life: An Invitation to Notice God in Everything, and equip you to discern God in new and life-giving ways.Resources for this Episode:Leadership TransformationsThe Discerning Life: An Invitation to Notice God in EverythingSociety of Saint John the EvangelistYou can read the transcript here. 

Sometimes considered weakness or coddling, empathy is often misunderstood. We may not think we need empathy, and we may underestimate its value in our relationships. Yet empathy is a major key to our growth, our intimacy with Christ,  and our ministry with others. In this episode of Soul Talks, Bill and Kristi unpack empathy and the role it plays in relationships. Tune in to see how, as you receive the empathy the Lord has for you, there is healing and grace. Then, you can do the same for others as you respond to them with this same empathy and grace!Resources for this Episode:Soul Shepherding InstituteSpiritual Direction CertificateYou can read the transcript here. 

We know that Jesus is loving, holy, compassionate, and powerful.  On closer examination of his life in the book of Mark, we see he repeatedly handles stressful situations with a relaxed approach. We may struggle with stress and anxiety both in relationships and ministry.  Yet our relaxed and loving Lord is a wonderful example of resting in the easy yoke!In this episode of Soul Talks, Bill and Kristi focus on Jesus’ approach to life and ministry. He is our perfect example of walking in the easy yoke of the Father. You too can learn this way of life from our Lord, finding the freedom and rest he offers.Resources for this Episode:Follow Soul Shepherding on InstagramFollow Soul Shepherding on FacebookYour Best Life in Jesus’ Easy YokeSoul Shepherding StoreSoul Shepherding InstituteSoul Shepherding NetworkYou can read the transcript here.