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Debbie Swindoll Kelly Arabie Debbie Swindoll joins BOW Ministry Team Member, Kelly Arabie, to discuss spiritual leadership in a fragile world. Too often people are afraid of being hurt and protect themselves by portraying a facade instead of sharing their real selves, even in the church. Debbie suggests a better way. If you are a leader in your church or community, this conversation will benefit you. Recommended resources Grafted Life Ministries website Life With God Journey by Grafted Life Ministries BOW's resources on Godly Living This episode is available on video as well. Timestamps: Time Stamps 00:21 Introductions 01:36 What is spiritual leadership? 03:56 What are the issues in our culture that make our world fragile? 08:25 What does it look like to lead people spiritually in a context of isolation and relational disconnection? 10:10 The importance of trust 11:42 How do we give people an experience of joy? 15:50 The importance of connection in our church communities 20:01 What are practical ways that small group leaders create that space in their groups? 23:40 Why is it so difficult to be in relationship in small groups & why do we feel the compulsion to fix, advise and rescue? 26:42 How do we move past the fear and shame in a group? 38:32 How is it different to lead a group like that? 41:41 Resources TranscriptKelly >> Welcome to the Beyond Ordinary Women podcast. I'm Kelly Arabie. I'm your host today. And our guest is Debbie Swindoll. Debbie is a spiritual director, Pastor of Spiritual Formation at Journey Community Church in Allen, Texas, and the Executive Director of Grafted Life Ministries. As founder of Grafted Life, Debbie envisioned and coauthored ten studies for spiritual growth. And she currently writes and speaks and consults on issues of relational theology and spiritual leadership. Debbie's training is with the Talbot School of Theology's Institute for Spiritual Formation at Biola University. And we are thrilled to have her with us today. Welcome, Debbie. Debbie >> Thanks, Kelly. When you said all of that, I'm like, “Boy, am I tired!” Kelly >> Well, you know of what you speak. So and today's podcast is on Spiritual Leadership in a Fragile World. And so, Deb, I know you have a lot of experience, decades with spiritual leadership. Debbie >> Yeah. You know, some let me just start by saying, what is spiritual leadership? I think we're very practiced and maybe mind full of being good leaders. You know, how do we get leadership training? How do we develop our skills as leaders? To be better prepared to lead other people-whether that's we're in the pastorate or where some other kind of leader maybe we're just a small group leader. But we're mindful of skills to make us better. We purposed to talk about spiritual leadership today because I think that there's a maybe an under emphasis on the spiritual a part of leading in the church. What I mean by that is a life that's really grounded in their own relationship with God and is very aware of God in the world, in their own lives, in the life of the church, in the life of other people. And they're moving in that space all the time. So in some ways, the skills that we get as a leader we may practice as a leader are only there to serve the awarenesses we have of God in our life and in others lives and how they're serving that awareness. So there's this spiritual world that exists and are we attuned to that? Are we aware of it and open to it and moving in it? And that's kind of the spiritual part. That's kind of the extra thing that I think is a part of spiritual leadership. So that's kind of the context we're talking about. In this topic, which actually spiritual leadership in a fragile world that's kind of almost the special sauce, right? That helps us to actually navigate in a fragile world. Kelly >> So what are the issues that you think in our culture make it a fragile world today?

At Christmas time sometimes we can be so busy with festivities that we forget the reason for the season– Emmanuel.Merry Christmas from Journey Community Church.

Kelly Arabie Debbie Swindoll What does effective discipleship entail? What can we do in our churches to become more successful disciple-makers? How can we as individuals do a better job of discipling others? Debbie Swindoll joined BOW Ministry Team Member Kelly Arabie to discuss this important topic. Debbie calls us to dive into community if we want to grow as disciples of Jesus. What does that look like? Debbie provides practical and insightful answers to guide us to effective discipleship. You can watch this episode if you prefer. Other resources Don't miss the other discipleship video that Debbie did for BOW, Re-imagining Discipleship: A Spiritual Formation Perspective. It is part of a series that you won't want to miss if you are involved in making decisions about discipleship or if you disciple others. Other podcasts in the Re-imagining Discipleship series: A Theological Perspective, A Church Leader Perspective, A Missions Perspective, and A Kingdom Perspective, and Reclaiming the Fear of the Lord. Receive a free sample of Debbie's spiritual formation curriculum Life with God Time Stamps 00:24 Introductions 01:36 Ministry of Grafted Life 02:54 What does effective mean in terms of discipleship? 05:35 Developing the Fruit of the Spirit 09:35 The relational component 15:16 The challenge to experience being seen & known 19:05 What does this kind of relationship with others look like? 22:02 What does such a relationship with God look like? 24:43 It's very personal 29:37 Growing in community 33:03 Helpful resources TranscriptKelly >> Welcome to the Beyond Ordinary Women podcast. My name is Kelly Arabie. I'm one of the team members here at Beyond Ordinary Women, and today we are talking with Debbie Swindoll of Grafted Life Ministries. Along with her husband Kurt, Debbie founded Grafted Life and serves as the Executive Director and the director of Church Formation. Debbie graduated with a Masters in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care from the Institute of Spiritual Formation at Talbot Seminary and Biola University. Debbie also serves as the Spiritual Formation Pastor at her church, Journey Community Church. Debbie, welcome. We are so happy to have you. Debbie >> Thank you. It's a long thing there. I'm getting older. I'm old now. Kelly >> No. Debbie previously spoke with Kay about Reimagining Discipleship. And so I want to encourage our listeners to go ahead (and we'll talk about that more at the end) but listen to that video as well. That will give you an introduction to our topic today. Today we are talking about effective discipleship. Deb, why don't you start with telling us a little bit about the Ministry of Grafted Life. Debbie >> Well, we started Grafted Life in 2010 and it was a bunch of colleagues of mine that had degrees in spiritual formation, which is kind of another word for discipleship, or how people grow, how we're formed as Christians. And we really had heart for the church. We'd gone to this graduate program and we'd experienced a lot of life change and we'd seen people change significantly. And yet we knew that everybody can't go to a graduate program. Everybody can't go to seminary. And so what, what could we bring back to the church that would maybe be more effective, more meaningful, more transformational for people in their lives and in their growth, in their spiritual growth. So we started really praying into that and thinking about it. We ended up developing some curricula and also starting an association for spiritual directors that could really serve people in the church and come alongside them in their spiritual growth. Kelly >> So as today we're talking about effective discipleship, what in your definition is effective? Debbie >> Okay, that's a really good question because I'm not sure when we think about discipleship, we always think about effective. You know, if you just look up in the dictionary, what is effective,

This is the first of two sessions on building teams, a talk given by Jeremy Conrad, Executive Director of the Calvary Family of Churches, given at Journey Community Church in De Soto, MO on September 19, 2023.

This is the first of two sessions on building teams, a talk given by Jeremy Conrad, Executive Director of the Calvary Family of Churches, given at Journey Community Church in De Soto, MO on September 19, 2023.

This spring marks 30 years since the founding of Journey Community Church and God has been faithful every step of the way.

This spring marks 30 years since the founding of Journey Community Church and God has been faithful every step of the way.

This spring marks 30 years since the founding of Journey Community Church and God has been faithful every step of the way.

This spring marks 30 years since the founding of Journey Community Church and God has been faithful every step of the way.

This spring marks 30 years since the founding of Journey Community Church and God has been faithful every step of the way.

This spring marks 30 years since the founding of Journey Community Church and God has been faithful every step of the way.

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There's a story, a set of rules and ideas that you've accepted as truth for your body and your sexuality. You might not even be aware. It's ok, we've all done it. But, what if we were to UN-do the story?Authors Linda Noble and Linda Stewart join Josh on the podcast to pull apart the narrative and present you with an invitation to The Body and Personhood.There are no rules here, just God's heart for the human person you are meant to be.There is an unrepeatable value about each person.There is an unrepeatable value to you. Let's dive in.Highlights:We need to rewrite the paradigm. We need to go back to the very beginning and start over.Actually, we are embodied persons. Our body expresses who we are and the things that we do with our body affects who we are and our person. So, we really need to change the message.There's a difference between our body being an expression of who we are versus an accessory.Homework:Prayer for your body: “God thank you for this strong body that enables me to love and live and serve, to see that my body is not about my appearance but about how it expresses the love from God through my person. I pray those parts of my body that I feel ashamed of or wish were different, that I can see them now as the way I express God's love to others and also to Him.”Practice for your body to recognize others as whole persons: Retrain yourself talk to say, I see the whole person when I see my best friend. I see the whole person when I see my family members. Practical exercise for your body: Model whole seeing by making EYE CONTACT, which acknowledges the person. Also, TALK about others as whole people when complimenting. We are more than the pimple on our forehead, or our stature or shape. Try using language for yourself and others that reflects what you see about the whole person (i.e. their kindness, patience or generosity).Extras:Before The Sex Talk: A Theology of the Body Approach for Parents and Mentors by Linda Beth Noble and Linda Marie Stewart Linda Noble, Ministry Director at Journey Community Church in La Mesa, CA Linda Stewart, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Supervisor at Safe Haven Relationship Center in Carlsbad, CATheology of the Body Transcription:Full Transcription Available hereSupport Becoming Whole

his week at our Antrim site, Mike Brubaker kicks off a new series looking at the core values of Journey Community Church. This week we are talking about Seek First His Kingdom.

Anthony & Jamie reflect on a weekend of outreach and celebrating recovery.  A morning with Somerset Sober Living and an awareness event in a park with the Journey Community Church plant.  Tune in as we share gold nuggets for life and leadership gleaned from the day.  

This week Senior Leader John Ashe starts our new series ‘My Church’ looking at what it means for us to be the church. This week we take a look at the 10 core values of Journey Community Church.

Today I finish up my conversation with one of my favorite people, Jamie Couch with Journey Community Church in Monticello, KY. We will discuss their unique approach to serving their community, as well as a new business venture we have partnered on to fund underserved youth in the Lake Cumberland area. For more about Journey check them out on line  www.journey-community.net jcouch05@gmail.com  www.billybeanz.com 

For the next 2 weeks I sit down with one of my favorite people, Jamie Couch with Journey Community Church in Monticello, KY. We will discuss their unique approach to serving their community, as well as a new business venture we have partnered on to fund underserved youth in the Lake Cumberland area. For more about Journey check them out on line  www.journey-community.net jcouch05@gmail.com  www.billybeanz.com 

My guest on the podcast for this episode is Ben Lippincott, who is the worship leader at the Journey Community Church and the owner of Provincial Charm, a woodworking company where he crafts some... A podcast where I interview people to find out how they're passing time during the Coronavirus while I, myself, kill some time.

Journey Community Church

Journey Community Church

Journey Community Church

Journey Community Church

Join us as we continue our series “FLOOD” at Journey Community Church. This week our own Richard Porter gives an encouraging invitation to be a people known for our love for the world.

Join us as we begin a new series “FLOOD” at Journey Community Church. This week our senior pastor, John Ashe, sounds a call to the church to get out of our Sunday services and go into our community to BE the church.

Join us as we continue our series "SAMSON" at Journey Community Church. This week, our senior pastor, John Ashe, shares with us how small steps in the wrong direction can lead to big tragedy.

Journey Community Church

Journey Community Church

Join us as we continue our series "SAMSON" at Journey Community Church. This week, David Smith shares with us the power of negative emotions we let influence us and the power of the Spirit being upon us.

Journey Community Church

Journey Community Church

Join us as we begin our new series "SAMSON" at Journey Community Church. This week our senior pastor, John Ashe, kicks off the series with a message about entitlement and pride and how we can come into our true identity in Jesus.

Journey Community Church

Journey Community Church

Join us as we continue our series “All In” at Journey Community Church. This week our senior pastor, John Ashe challenges us to take risks with real limitless faith in God.

Journey Community Church

Journey Community Church

Join us as we continue our series “All In” at Journey Community Church. This week one of our associate pastors, Ian Somerville shares with us how it would look if we were “all in” with the Holy Spirit.

Journey Community Church

Journey Community Church

Join us as we continue our series “All In” at Journey Community Church. This week our senior pastor, John Ashe shares with us what it looks like to live with ridiculous faith.