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On today’s episode of the Journeywomen podcast we’re kicking off a brand new series: Journeywomen Goes to Seminary. In this seven-part series we’re covering seminary topics in a way that we hope will encourage you to pursue deeper theological study. Today we’re kicking things off with Dr. Jim Shaddix of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Shaddix serves as Professor of Preaching at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC, occupying the W. A. Criswell Chair of Expository Preaching. He also serves as a Senior Fellow for the Center for Preaching and Pastoral Leadership, which exists to resource pastors in local churches. He is the author of many books. Jim and his wife, Debra, focus much of their attention on discipling and mentoring young leaders and spouses. They have three grown children and ten grandchildren. FULL SHOW NOTES RESOURCES Grasping God’s Word by Duvall and Hays  Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary Living by the Book by Hendricks and Hendricks (the most practical and readable book for Bible interpretation for any Christian) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What is the joy in growing in your ability to accurately study and interpret God’s Word? What tools, tips, or processes did you learn in this week’s episode that you intend to apply to your study of God’s Word? What steps can you take to lean more on the Holy Spirit during your study of God’s Word? How do you intend to take what you are studying in God’s Word and share with those around you? What are you going to do or implement as a result of what you’ve learned this week?   FOR MORE:Subscribe: iTunes | AndroidFollow Us: Instagram | FacebookSupport the podcast by writing a review*Affiliate links used are used where appropriate. Thank you for supporting the products that support Journeywomen!

On today’s episode of the Journeywomen podcast for the final episode in our series, “Walking Alongside One Another In…” we are interviewing Susan Hunt. Susan is a former pastor’s wife. She served as Coordinator of Women's Ministries for the PCA, and she has authored several dozen books for women and children, of which I have greatly benefited from! We have the joy of hearing from a woman who has weathered many decades of ministry about how we too can persevere for a lifetime of ministry.Our Journeywomen shop will be open for preorders from October 26th-30th.  SCRIPTURE REFERENCESPsalm 21:62 Corinthians 1:3-53 John 1:41 Thessalonians 2:82 Corinthians 5:14 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What fuels us to persevere in godliness and gospel ministry? What has it looked like in your life for God to enable you to persevere in ministry or to equip you for a work he has called you to? What (or who) enables us to walk alongside others in their various joys and hardships? How does viewing discipleship as a way of life, versus a formula or a checklist, change how you will seek to engage in discipleship? What are you going to do or implement as a result of what you’ve learned this week?   FULL SHOW NOTESFOR MORE:Subscribe: iTunes | AndroidFollow Us: Instagram | FacebookSupport the podcast by writing a review Join our email newsletter*Affiliate links used are used where appropriate. Thank you for supporting the products that support Journeywomen!

On today’s episode of the Journeywomen podcast, we are talking about walking alongside others in pain and illness. Today’s guest, Gloria Furman, has walked alongside her husband, Dave, who has a nerve disability that affects both of his arms, while mothering their four kids and working cross-culturally, amidst other things. In 2010 Gloria’s family moved to the Middle East to plant Redeemer Church of Dubai where her husband, Dave, serves as the pastor. She is the author of Glimpses of Grace: Treasuring the Gospel in Your Home (Crossway, 2013), Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full: Gospel Meditations for Busy Moms (Crossway, 2014), The Pastor’s Wife: Strengthened by Grace for a Life of Love (Crossway, 2015), and Missional Motherhood: The Everyday Ministry of Motherhood in the Grand Plan of God (Crossway, 2016). You can read her blog at GloriaFurman.com and follow her on Twitter. Whether you’re personally enduring pain or illness or supporting and caring for someone else who is, I know you will leave this conversation feeling refreshed, challenged, and encouraged.  FULL SHOW NOTES RESOURCESOn the idea of ‘going cosmic’ - Alive in HimRegarding the overarching redemptive story of the Bible - Missional Motherhood SCRIPTURE REFERENCESJohn 6:682 Corinthians 12:9-10Psalm 51:12Psalm 34:18 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What has it looked like for you to walk alongside others in pain and illness? Where do we derive our strength to walk alongside others? What is the hope we have in Jesus in the midst of pain and illness? How can you specifically walk alongside someone in your church body who is struggling with pain or illness? What are you going to do or implement as a result of what you’ve learned this week?   FOR MORE:Subscribe: iTunes | AndroidFollow Us: Instagram | FacebookSupport the podcast by writing a review*Affiliate links used are used where appropriate. Thank you for supporting the products that support Journeywomen!

On today’s episode of the Journeywomen podcast we are continuing our series, “Walking Alongside one Another In…” with a conversation on the topic of relational brokenness with Alasdair Groves. Alasdair serves as the Executive Director of the Christan Counseling & Educational Foundation (otherwise known as CCEF). He also serves as a faculty member and counselor at CCEF. Alasdair holds an MDiv with a counseling emphasis from Westminster Theological Seminary. He was the co-founder of a biblical counseling center in northern New England, where he served as Executive Director for ten years. He is the author of Untangling Emotions.  FULL SHOW NOTES SCRIPTURE REFERENCESProverbs 21:2Matthew 18Ephesians 4:29Romans 12:18 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS How does the gospel speak to our relational brokenness? Where have you seen relational brokenness in your own life? Have you ever been prone to preserve civility at the cost of killing intimacy?  Are there any relationships in your life that God is working in, where you could take a practical next step toward reconciliation?  How can we compassionately and lovingly encourage those whom we are walking alongside to look to him in their time of need? What are you going to do or implement as a result of what you’ve learned this week?   FOR MORE:Subscribe: iTunes | AndroidFollow Us: Instagram | FacebookSupport the podcast by writing a review*Affiliate links used are used where appropriate. Thank you for supporting the products that support Journeywomen!

On today’s episode, we’re chatting about keeping the endgame in mind as we go about the hard work of ministry by fixing our eyes on eternity with Vanessa K. Hawkins. Vanessa has her MDiv from Covenant Theological Seminary and serves as the Director of Women’s Ministry at First Presbyterian Church in Augusta, Georgia. She is currently pursuing her DMin at Covenant Theological Seminary with a focus on cultural apologetics and serves the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) Women’s Ministry as Diversity Adviser. She is honored to be the wife of her third-grade friend Marcus, and together they are the parents of Kayla, Sydney, and Chelsey. You can follow her on Twitter, Instagram and the Something to Talk About podcast on Spotify and the Apple Podcasts app.  FULL SHOW NOTES SCRIPTURE REFERENCES2 Corinthians 1:3-51 John 3:2 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS How does living with eternity in view change the way you walk through the joys and sorrows of this life? How does fixing your eyes on eternity change how you engage with and encourage other believers who are walking through various joys and sorrows? How does understanding God’s character affect how you journey through life? What are some passages of Scripture that help you to fix your eyes on eternity? What are you going to do or implement as a result of what you’ve learned this week?  SPONSORSPrep Dish is a healthy subscription-based meal planning service helping you save time and money. For a free 2 week trial go to prepdish.com/journey.Compassion’s mission is to release children from poverty in Jesus’ name, by offering millions of children around the world a holistic child development program, which blends physical, social, economic and spiritual care to help children in poverty fully mature in every facet of life. Get to know the children in poverty who are waiting for a sponsor at compassion.com/journeywomen.In Motherhood Without All the Rules, Maggie Combs identifies the main “rules” moms today often feel pressured to follow and counters them with Gospel truth. Find Maggie’s book Motherhood Without All the Rules at moodypublishers.com. FOR MORE:Subscribe: iTunes | AndroidFollow Us: Instagram | FacebookSupport the podcast by writing a review*Affiliate links used are used where appropriate. Thank you for supporting the products that support Journeywomen!

On today’s episode, we’re chatting about joy and sorrow with our dear friend, Abbey Wedgeworth. Abbey Wedgeworth is a wife, mom, and writer located on the South Carolina coast. She is passionate about Bible literacy and discipleship and loves to see how the gospel transforms how people think and live. Abbey is the author of Held: 31 Biblical Reflections on God’s Comfort and Care in the Sorrow of Miscarriage, the host of the Held podcast, and the curator of the annual Gentle Leading Advent Devotional for Moms. Connect with Abbey at abbeywedgeworth.com. FULL SHOW NOTES SCRIPTURE REFERENCESRomans 12:9-21Philippians 3:8Psalm 18:302 Samuel 22:31Psalm 145:17-18Psalm 31 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS• How does the gospel enable you to be connected to God in the midst of your various joys and hardships?• How does being connected to God change the way you engage with others, even if they are in a different season than you?• What are some ways you have had to navigate the tension of sharing both joy and sorrow with other members of the body of Christ?• What passages of Scripture can serve to point you to the gospel in the midst of both joy and sorrow? • What are you going to do or implement as a result of what you’ve learned this week? FOR MORESubscribe: iTunes | AndroidFollow Us: Instagram | FacebookSupport the podcast by writing a review*Affiliate links used are used where appropriate. Thank you for supporting the products that support Journeywomen!

On today’s episode, we’re chatting with Shar Walker about a topic that is near and dear to my heart as a former military spouse: transition and change. This conversation covers different types of change: transitioning jobs, seasons, locations, churches, welcoming a new member of the family, and the list goes on. Shar pointed us to the stability that we have in Christ and the home we have in heaven if we are in him, as we continue sojourning on this side of eternity. SharDavia “Shar” Walker lives in Atlanta, GA with her husband and son. She works on staff at the North American Mission Board (NAMB) as the Senior Writer. Shar is a writer and speaker and is pursuing a MA in Christian Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. RESOURCESGod’s WordA local church community CONNECT WITH SHARWebsite InstagramFacebook  SCRIPTURE REFERENCESLamentations 3:22-23Psalm 112:7Isaiah 33:6Psalm 46:1-7, 11Psalm 30:6-7a DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What are some transitions you've faced in your own life? As believers, what hope do we maintain in the midst of transition? What do we have to look forward to? What passages of Scripture have kept you anchored in a time of uncertainty or transition? What would it look like, in the season of life you are in, to trust God for his ‘daily bread’ rather than to fear for the days, months, and years to come? What are you going to do or implement as a result of what you’ve learned this week?  FULL SHOW NOTES FOR MORESubscribe: iTunes | AndroidFollow Us: Instagram | FacebookSupport the podcast by writing a review*Affiliate links used are used where appropriate. Thank you for supporting the products that support Journeywomen!

On today’s episode, we’re chatting with Trillia Newbell about engaging culture wisely as followers of Christ, filtering everything we’re intaking through the truths of Scripture. Trillia is a third-time guest on Journeywomen, but if you don’t know her already, she is a wife, mom, author, and an Acquisitions Editor at Moody Publishers. We pray that this conversation encourages you to saturate yourself in God’s Word and ask him for wisdom as you seek to engage with the world around you for the glory of God. CONNECT WITH TRILLIAWebsite InstagramFacebook  SCRIPTURE REFERENCES“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger” James 1:19“Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.” Ephesians 4:15-16“Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.” John 17:17-18“Love your neighbor as yourself.” Mark 12:31 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Why is it important to learn to wisely navigate culture instead of completely disengaging from it? What are some practical ways or specific areas where you might be able to step in and impact your culture for the glory of God? How can you lean more fully on Jesus as you seek to speak the truth in love and engage the culture around you? How does knowing that Jesus is interceding for you change how you speak, pray, and live? What are you going to do or implement as a result of what you’ve learned this week?  FULL SHOW NOTES FOR MORESubscribe: iTunes | AndroidFollow Us: Instagram | FacebookSupport the podcast by writing a review*Affiliate links used are used where appropriate. Thank you for supporting the products that support Journeywomen!

On today’s episode, we’re chatting with Andrew Peterson about life, art, and creativity. Andrew has performed thousands of concerts, published four novels, released ten albums, taught college and seminary classes on writing, founded a nonprofit ministry for Christians in the arts, and executive-produced a film—all in a belief that God calls us to proclaim the gospel and the coming kingdom using whatever gifts are at our disposal. This conversation will encourage you to use the gifts that God has given you for his glory as well. Andrew is clear that he’s stumbled along the way, made mistake after mistake, and yet continually encountered the grace of God and the power of truth, beauty, and goodness in Scripture and the arts. We pray that this conversation with Andrew encourages you to humbly go about the good work that the Lord has set before you today, resting in grace and trusting that he will redeem all of your screw ups. FULL SHOW NOTES RESOURCES Rich Mullins Conversion between David Taylor and Eugene Peterson on the arts Every Frame a Painting - on the language of film  CONNECT WITH ANDREW Website  Instagram Facebook   DISCUSSION QUESTIONS How can you leverage small moments throughout the day to pursue creativity and imagination? How does seeing God’s creativity in the world around you lead you to worship? As you create, how does understanding the gospel allow you the freedom to create something imperfect? How does looking toward the future kingdom of God compel you to work, create, and live now? What are you going to do or implement as a result of what you’ve learned this week?   FOR MORESubscribe: iTunes | AndroidFollow Us: Instagram | FacebookSupport the podcast by writing a review*Affiliate links are used where appropriate. Thank you for supporting the products that support Journeywomen!

On today’s episode, we’re chatting with Danielle Anderson about anchoring in God’s Word, specifically in the midst of our grief. Danielle is a speaker and teacher of women’s Bible studies. Since the loss of her son in 2013, she has been on a journey of grief and restoration. Danielle has served with The Gospel Coalition’s Women’s Training Network and contributed to the books His Testimonies, My Heritage: Women of Color on the Word of God and Joy in the Sorrow. She is married to Tedashii, a Christian hip hop artist, and they live in Atlanta with three energetic sons. RESOURCES FOR LEARNING FROM WOMEN OF COLORListening to women of color is one of the best ways to deepen our understanding and learn how to better love our neighbors. There are many resources out there, but we put together a brief list below to serve as an approachable springboard for continued learning. His Testimonies, My Heritage: Women of Color on the Word of God edited by Kriste Anyabwile Let Us Pray: Prayers by Women of Color on The Good Book Co Blog United: Captured by God’s Vision for Diversity by Trillia Newbell Mother to Son: Letters to a Black Boy on Identity and Hope by Jasmine Holmes Thirty Minutes with The Perrys: a podcast by Preston and Jackie Hill Perry  God’s Very Good Idea by Trillia Newbell  OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPING A BIBLICAL UNDERSTANDING OF RACE The Bible and Race by Timothy Keller Article Imago Dei Bible study by Mike Cosper  RESOURCESWays to care for yourself: Moving every day, Sabbath, Getting in the Word in the morning New Morning Mercies by Paul David Tripp Video on the Village Church’s website The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom CONNECT WITH DANIELLEInstagram SCRIPTURE REFERENCE“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What are some ways you can prioritize caring for yourself emotionally, physically, and spiritually? How can you grow in your knowledge of who God is and how you live out of what he has done for us? How has the gospel been a rock for you in the midst of a time of suffering? How can you come alongside someone who is walking through a season of grieving or suffering? What are you going to do or implement as a result of what you’ve learned this week?  FULL SHOW NOTES FOR MORESubscribe: iTunes | AndroidFollow Us: Instagram | FacebookSupport the podcast by writing a review*Affiliate links used are used where appropriate. Thank you for supporting the products that support Journeywomen!