Journeywomen

On today’s episode of the Journeywomen podcast Hunter Beless interviews Kimberly Wootten and PaToya Hall about discipleship, specifically, the importance of seeking out life on life discipleship relationships over learning online. This is the first in a five episode series called “Keeping it Local: Leaning Into Discipleship in Your Local Context.”  RESOURCE FOR DISCIPLESHIP Spiritual Mothering by Susan Hunt  CONNECT WITH PATOYA CONNECT WITH KIMBERLY SCRIPTURE REFERENCESMatthew 28:19-20Matthew 4:19-20 2 Timothy 2:2Titus 2Luke 9:231 John 1:7Matthew 22:36-401 Thessalonians 2:7-8Hebrews DISCUSSION QUESTIONS• What does it mean to be a disciple of Christ?• Where do you see the command to make disciples in Scripture?• How has the Lord used Christian community to sharpen you, encourage you, and make you look more like Jesus?• What are the barriers you’ve faced as a disciple of Christ?• As a disciple of Christ, how you can further engage in your local community to walk in obedience to the call to “go and make disciples?” FULL SHOW NOTES 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 wrapping up our series on the fruit of the Spirit! We hope you’ve found yourself convicted, challenged, and encouraged all the way through! These episodes on love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, and faithfulness have laid out how the fruit of the Spirit passage in Galatians 5 really summaries true, gospel-living. Today is no different! We’re chatting with Blair Linne on the topic of self-control, in which we find ourselves pointed back to the cross yet again. Blair Linne is a wife and mom of three. She is a Spoken Word poet, Bible teacher, and author. She is the Director of Women’s Ministries at her church, Risen Christ Fellowship, in Philadelphia, where her husband is one of the founding pastors. RESOURCES God is the Gospel by John Piper Your Future Self Will Thank You by Drew Dyck  Refresh by Shona and David Murray His Testimonies, My Heritage: Women of Color on the Word of God CONNECT WITH BLAIRWebsite FacebookInstagram SCRIPTURE REFERENCESGalatians 2:20Luke 9:23Matthew 26:412 Corinthians 10:52 Timothy 3Galatians 6:8 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS• What is self-control?• What is the object of your faith? What do you find yourself seeking?• Where are you struggling with self-control?• What would it look like to confess, repent, and run to God for forgiveness?• What will abiding in Christ look like for you this week? FULL SHOW NOTES 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 with Sally Clarkson about gentleness. You guys know that sitting down with a seasoned mentor is one of my simple joys and today was no different! Sally and I talked about how gentle the Lord is with us, as his children. I asked Sally to join me in this particular conversation because I feel like she really exudes gentleness. You guys are going to hear her heart to come alongside women in whatever season they’re navigating and point them to Jesus. RESOURCES Ministry of Motherhood by Sally Clarkson  At Home with Sally Podcast CONNECT WITH SALLYWebsite PodcastInstagram SCRIPTURE REFERENCESIsaiah 40:21 Thessalonians 2:7Matthew 9:36 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS• What is gentleness? How does the Bible describe gentleness?• What is the ultimate expression of God’s gentleness?• What areas of life do you find it difficult to be gentle with others?• Who enables us to be gentle? What would that look like in practice?• What will abiding in Christ look like for you this week? FULL SHOW NOTES 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 with Glenna Marshall about faithfulness. Praise God that in spite of our faithlessness, he is faithful! And he fulfilled all of his promises to us in the person of his Son, Jesus. Glenna Marshall is married to her pastor, William, and lives in rural southeast Missouri, where she tries to keep up with her two energetic sons. She is the author of The Promise is His Presence and Everyday Faithfulness. You can connect with her at glennamarshall.com, where she writes about suffering, biblical literacy, and God's faithfulness, which is what we’re talking about today. RESOURCESDevelop a habit of being in the Word Connection to the Church  Devoted by Tim Challies John G. Paton - The Autobiography of the Pioneer Missionary to the New Hebrides The Roots of Endurance by John PiperGet to know the older Christians in your church CONNECT WITH GLENNAWebsiteFacebookInstagram SCRIPTURE REFERENCES2 Peter 1:3Galatians 5Hebrews 10 Philippians 1:62 Timothy 3:12James 1:2-41 Peter 4:12John 6:68John 15Philippians 2:12 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS• What is faithfulness? • How has God revealed his faithfulness throughout all of redemptive history? • Where have you seen God’s faithfulness in your life recently?• How are we able to walk in faithfulness knowing we are an unfaithful people?• What will abiding in Christ look like for you this week? FULL SHOW NOTES  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 with Joni Eareckson Tada about goodness. Joni’s deep, abiding trust in Christ overflows as you’ll see in this conversation and as you can see from her decades long life of faithfulness. Joni is the Founder and CEO of Joni and Friends International Disability Center, providing outreach to thousands of families impacted by disability around the globe. A diving accident in 1967 left then 17-year-old Joni a quadriplegic in a wheelchair. She founded Joni and Friends in 1979 to provide Christ-centered ministry to special-needs families, as well as training for churches. Joni has written over 50 books and is a regular columnist in several magazines. She and her husband Ken were married in 1982 and reside in Calabasas, California.  RESOURCESJoni and Friends Ministry  Joni and Friends Family Retreats (29 in the US every summer and 29 in developing nations) When God Weeps by Steve Estes & Joni Eareckson TadaSinging Hymns Reading the PsalmsHe Giveth More Grace  CONNECT WITH JONIWebsiteFacebookInstagram SCRIPTURE REFERENCESEphesians 6:12Colossians 1:27 Genesis 50:20Jeremiah 32Psalm 84Psalm 112:7 1 Peter 4:12 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS• Where have you seen God’s goodness on display in the midst of suffering?• What Scriptures reference the goodness of God? • How has God revealed his goodness throughout all of history? • What does the gospel reveal about the goodness of God?• What will abiding in Christ look like for you this week? FULL SHOW NOTES 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’re chatting with Irene Sun about God’s kindness and the ultimate expression of his kindness in the way he sent his Son, Jesus, to die for us. Because of what Jesus did, the Holy Spirit resides in those who believe in him and we too, because of him, can actually seek to emulate his kindness for a lost and dying world to see by the power of his Spirit that resides within us. Irene is an absolute joy and as you’ll hear, she had me laughing for a good portion of our conversation. So you’ll know her a little better, Irene Sun was born in Malaysia and is the author of the picture book God Counts: Numbers in His Word and His World. She teaches her four boys with her preacher husband in Chicago, and through TGC Women’s Training Network. RESOURCESReading booksLearning about other cultures CONNECT WITH IRENEWebsiteFacebook SCRIPTURE REFERENCESPhilippians 2Genesis 2-3Romans 2:4Colossians 3:12RuthProverbs 31Galatians 5 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS• How is God’s kindness different than human niceness? What does it taste like?• How have you recently seen God’s kindness in your life? • What does it look like to emulate the kindness of God in your daily life? • How can generosity and kindness point others to the gospel?• What will abiding in Christ look like for you this week? FULL SHOW NOTES  SPONSORS 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’re chatting with Colleen McFadden about patience. Colleen reminded us that patience is the fruit of the Spirit’s work in our lives, not a result of our own efforts. This entire conversation is saturated with Scripture. Colleen McFadden trains women Bible teachers with the Charles Simeon Trust, a ministry devoted to equipping the next generation of Bible expositors. She also serves as the Director of Women’s Ministry at her local church, Trinity Community Church, just outside Philadelphia. Colleen earned a BS in Business Administration from the University of Illinois and an MDiv from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. She serves on the board of Matthias Media, a ministry dedicated to raising up and resourcing disciple-makers. RESOURCESReading the BibleBeing in a Bible StudySimeon Trust Courses A Praying Life by Paul Miller  How Long, Oh Lord? by Don Carson  A Small Book about a Big Problem by Ed Welch  CONNECT WITH COLLEENSimeon TrustFacebookTwitterInstagram SCRIPTURE REFERENCESGalatians 5JudgesNehemiah 9 John 41 Timothy 1Titus 31 Corinthians 131 Peter 4Ephesians 4 Psalm 37 Hebrews 11-12 Psalm 90 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS• What is patience and how does God perfectly display patience? • How have you recently seen the patience of God in your life?• What Scripture reference stood out to you the most during this discussion? Why?• What could be at the root of your impatience? • What encourages you to wait on the Lord?• What will abiding in Christ look like for you this week? FULL SHOW NOTES SPONSORS 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’re chatting with David Platt about peace. We talked about who supplies our peace and how we can reconcile the reality that we have peace in Christ, even when our circumstances don’t feel particularly peaceful! So you’ll know him a little better, David Platt is the author of three New York Times bestsellers, including Radical. He is lead pastor at McLean Bible Church in metro Washington, D.C., the former president of the IMB (International Mission Board), and founder of Radical Inc. (www.Radical.net), a global center for the unreached that serves churches in accomplishing the mission of Christ. Platt received his Master of Divinity (M.Div), Master of Theology (Th.M), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He lives in Virginia with his wife and their children. RESOURCES Three Fold Secret of the Holy Spirit by James McConkey Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret The Wonderful Spirit Filled Life by Charles Stanley Jesus Continued... by J.D. Greear When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett Exalting Jesus in Galatians by David Platt & Tony Merida Something Needs to Change by David PlattRadical FundDavid Platt Quoting Psalm 148-150 Radical Podcast with David Platt Pray the Word Podcast with David Platt Secret Church Podcast  CONNECT WITH RADICALRadical WebsiteFacebookTwitterInstagram SCRIPTURE REFERENCESJohn 14:27 Philippians 4:6-7 Romans 5:1Acts 13Galatians 2:20  DISCUSSION QUESTIONS• What is the peace of God?• How does the gospel create a foundation of peace for our lives?• How do we reconcile knowing that we have peace in Christ when we don't feel particularly peaceful?• How is God leading you to be an ambassador of peace?• How will you encourage your heart when you find yourself failing?• What will abiding in Christ look like for you this week? FULL SHOW NOTES SPONSORS 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’re chatting with Courtney Doctor about joy. Amidst a lot of other things, we talk about how God is both joyful and the source of our joy! This conversation is such a potent reminder to look to the Lord as the source of our joy. So you’ll know a little more about our guest, Courtney Doctor is an author, Bible teacher, frequent conference and retreat speaker, and periodic blogger. She received an MDiv from Covenant Theological Seminary and is the author of From Garden to Glory and Steadfast: A Devotional Bible Study on the Book of James (2019). She currently serves as the Coordinator of Women's Training and Content for The Gospel Coalition and as a Visiting Instructor of Communication at Covenant Theological Seminary. Courtney also has a love for education and serves on the advisory board for Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, GA. RESOURCES Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis  When I Don’t Desire God by John Piper In All Things by Melissa Kruger Women’s Training NetworkTGCW20 CONNECT WITH COURTNEYWebsiteFacebookInstagram SCRIPTURE REFERENCESPsalm 16Mark 4John 152 Corinthians 6:10Philippians 4:4 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS• What is joy? How does the Bible describe joy?• What is it that distinguishes Christian joy from all other joys in life?• What is the source of joy in your life? • How have you seen joy through difficulty in your own life or others• What will abiding in Christ look like for you this week? FULL SHOW NOTES SPONSORS 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’re chatting with Jen Oshman about love. This conversation served as a sweet reminder that loving others is a work of the Spirit and that we need his help to do this! We pray it encourages you to look to him as you seek to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and love your neighbor as yourself. Jen Oshman is a wife and mom to four daughters and has served as a missionary for almost two decades on three continents. She currently resides in Colorado, where she and her husband serve with Pioneers International, and they planted Redemption Parker, an Acts29 church, two and a half years ago. Her passion is leading women into a deeper faith and fostering a biblical worldview. RESOURCES Galatians for You by Tim Keller  Exalting Jesus in Galatians by David Platt & Tony Merida Reading Biographies of Missionaries (Amy Carmichael or Lilias Trotter) CONNECT WITH JENWebsiteFacebookInstagram SCRIPTURE REFERENCESGalatians 1 John 4Philippians 2 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS• What did you take away from Jen’s explanation of Galatians?• How does God perfectly possess the attribute of love? • What passages of Scripture do you think of that exemplify the love of God?• What does it look like in your life to put God's love on display for a lost and dying world to see?• What will abiding in Christ look like for you this week? FULL SHOW NOTES  SPONSORS 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!