How many times have you thought you were completely alone in this stress-filled world - financial issues, family conflicts, marital struggles, depression… the list is long and exhausting.
The big question is, does God care about all that? The answer is so much more complex than a simple “yes.” Listen in as Steve speaks to this very question - please join us.
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How do you “do” the invisible work of caring for your soul?
The Soul Care Institute was created to do just that -to help you discover what your soul has been longing for.
Kaylene Derksen, the President of the Soul Care Institute (and previous co-host for the podcast!) joins today’s podcast and chats with 3 students who are in the middle of their own journeys. Listen as they describe how they made the decision to join the Soul Care Institute and what they are learning through their journey.
Once you have listened to the podcast, go visit SoulCareInstitute.com to learn more about the Institute and to sign up for Cohort 10!
Jeremiah 6:16 (MSG) - “…and you will find rest for your soul.”
Lectio Divina
Retreat Locations
St. Francis Springs Prayer Center, nestled in a forest in North Carolina.
Geneva Camp and Retreat Center right on the coast of Lake Michigan.
The Hideaway Inn with views of Pikes Peak in Colorado.
Above All Else (the previous retreat for Potter’s Inn, run by new owners)
Music in podcast: Sweet Hour of Prayer sung by Sounds Like Reign
Sweet hour of prayer
Sweet hour of prayer
That calls me from a world of care
And bids me at my Father's throne
Make all my wants and wishes known
In seasons of distress and grief
My soul has often found relief
And oft escaped the tempter's snare
By Thy return, sweet hour of prayer
Sweet hour of prayer
Sweet hour of prayer
The joys I feel, the bliss I share
Of those whose anxious spirits burn
With strong desires for Thy return
With such I hasten to the place
Where God my Savior shows His face
And gladly take my station there
And wait for Thee, sweet hour of prayer
Sweet hour of prayer
Sweet hour of prayer
And wait for Thee
Sweet hour of prayer
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The Soul Care Conversation in this episode is "Exposing the Soul of the Pastor!" We live in a day of tension, frustration, and alienation - and no people group faces the brunt of the discord we navigate more than pastors of the local church.
We've gathered four pastors to have a candid conversation, which will be a portal for us to listen and understand the soul of the pastor in today's environment.
A pastor told me recently that "Pastoring today is like pastoring the United States which is now the fragmented states. We have the Anti-maskers, Pro-Maskers; the Anti this and the Pro that every time we meet. We have Blue people and Red People and every one matters people and I don't give a rip people.”
Imagine what this tension does inside the soul of the pastor!
Please help us by sharing this podcast with anyone you know who works in and for the local church. Perhaps this Podcast will help a pastor, somewhere, feel not so alone and or alienated. Perhaps these words and voices might give voice to their own inner rumblings.
It's honest and raw - it's clarifying and helpful.
Take a listen. Pass it around!
Every blessing,
Stephen W. Smith
Joe Chambers is today’s host and the pastor of Mountain Heights Baptist Church in Buena Vista, CO. He studied at Oklahoma Baptist University, completed a two-year certification program in Soul Care from the Potter’s Inn Soul Care Institute and Fuller Seminary. Currently an apprentice with Anam Cara in Spiritual Direction. Living with his wife Lynette at the base of Mt. Princeton, Joe is an avid reader and writer, loves to tell stories and spend time in the wilderness.
Zach Bearss is the lead pastor of Clearview Community Church in Buena Vista, Colorado. He is married to Catherine and they have four children: Anna, Isaac, Noah and Joe. Pastor Zach has a passion to lead people into a transforming relationship with Jesus and authentic community with one another so that the light of the gospel can shine through their lives to the world.
Jason Tippetts is married to Sarah and they live in Buena Vista, Colorado where they try to figure out how to have time together weekly as they raise 5 kids and two dogs. Jason is ordained in the PCA and is planting his second church in Colorado. Favorite hobbies are trying to decide with his wife what we feed the kids for dinner, looking for a quiet place to read in our house, and watching his weather app. Sometimes all at one time.
Leslie Quilico is a daughter of God, wife to Steve, mother to three, & pastor & friend to many. She is a passionate learner who loves coffee, books, walks, & conversation. Her favorite conversations are with Jesus, & her biggest hope is to be a part of God's kingdom coming to earth on the daily.
A Burning in my Bones by Winn Collier - Eugene Peterson Biography
Joe’s Reading of poem Exposed by Sarah Bourns
Field Notes on the Jesus Way by Joe Chambers
Music in podcast: When All Falls Silent by Geert D'hollander, sung by The King’s Singers
When all falls silent,
And the breath of life
Flows from the source
And calms the stormy sea,
My heart-song,
Always sung but seldom heard,
Rises from the mist,
Calling, calling…
Then, slowly,
I turn my gaze,
Drawn toward beauty
And the song’s amber light;
I open my soul,
And I am at peace,
I am in harmony,
Listening, listening.
SUPPORT THE PODCAST
Donate Here for an individual contribution or on Patreon to set up monthly support.
CONTACT US
INTERESTED IN MORE SOUL CARE RESOURCES?
Check out our recommended reading, books on spiritual growth, and our soul care blog. Want to experience soul care in person? Learn more about our soul care intensives and retreats.
How many times have you thought you were completely alone in this stress-filled world - financial issues, family conflicts, marital struggles, depression… the list is long and exhausting.
The big question is, does God care about all that? The answer is so much more complex than a simple “yes.” Listen in as Steve speaks to this very question - please join us.
How many of you have been stressed or anxious about making decisions? (raising my hand!) Host Jeremy Frye talks with Emily Freeman, author of “The Next Right Thing” about how decision doesn’t need to be stressful, but can be a soulful practice, and how at the core it is not about making decisions, but creating each of our lives.
How many times have you thought you were completely alone in this stress-filled world - financial issues, family conflicts, marital struggles, depression… the list is long and exhausting.
The big question is, does God care about all that? The answer is so much more complex than a simple “yes.” Listen in as Steve speaks to this very question - please join us.
