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WellSpring SoulCARE
by WellSpring
Welcome to the WellSpring SoulCARE podcast! I’m your host, Richard Gotthardt, and I’m part of the WellSpring Team. I’ve been a pastor for almost 30 years in a variety of churches, from small, medium, to large in roles from Students, Spiritual Formation, and Lead Pastor. Now as part of WellSpring, I’m part of a team and organization that seeks to come alongside pastors, ministry and non-profit leaders to help bridge that disconnect between the outer and the inner life. We want to help you pay attention to your soul, that most important but so easily overlooked and even neglected core of who you are. So in this podcast, we want to invite you into an ongoing dialogue and conversation- between you and your own self, between you and God. We’ll do this as we have conversations with others- leaders, authors, pastors, and others who can offer us perspective, wisdom, and simply honest and authentic vulnerability about what is true and real. I’m so excited and honored to host these convers
Episodes
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Spiritual Formation is not Self-Help | Kyle Strobel
Theologian Kyle Strobel discusses his latest book, WHEN GOD BECOMES DISTANT, and the rise of the spiritual formation "movement."
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SoulCARE Stories
Four recent SoulCARE alum share their experiences and gratitude for the program.
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You Do the Connecting, God Does the Perfecting | Jan Johnson
Join us for our upcoming alumni retreat, with our guest Jan Johnson. We'll come aside to realign and rediscover the joy of ministry – rooted in God’s presence. https://janjohnson.org/
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The Spirit of Our Politics | Michael Wear
Register for our event with Michael Wear: https://www.wellspringca.org/post/join-us-for-a-unique-wellspring-event Michael Wear is the Founder, President and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life, a nonpartisan, nonprofit institution based in the nation’s capital with the mission to...
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SoulCARE Stories
Three recent SoulCARE alum share their experiences and gratitude for the program.
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Lies Pastors Believe | Part IV
In part 4 of the "Lies Pastors Believe" series, Richard and Chris discuss deconstruction.
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Lies Pastors Believe | Part III
This is part three of our new “mini-series” on our podcast around “Lies Pastors Believe”. We’re surfacing some of the flawed ideas that we’ve found in ourselves and other pastors, and we believe that naming and exploring these flawed stories will help us gain clarity about our calling and point…
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SoulCARE Stories
Three recent SoulCARE alum share their experiences and gratitude for the program.
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Lies Pastors Believe | Part II
This is part two of our new “mini-series” on our podcast around “Lies Pastors Believe”. We’re surfacing some of the flawed ideas that we’ve found in ourselves and other pastors, and we believe that naming and exploring these flawed stories will help us gain clarity about our calling and point us…
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Lies Pastors Believe | Part I
We’re starting a new “mini-series” on our podcast around “Lies Pastors Believe”. We’re surfacing some of the flawed ideas that we’ve found in ourselves and other pastors, and we believe that naming and exploring these flawed stories will help us gain clarity about our calling and point us in a...
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How Do I Know What God is Saying? | Emily P. Freeman
Pre-order How to Walk into a Room Order The Next Right Thing Emily P. Freeman is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of five books, including The Next Right Thing: A Simple Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions. With a masters degree in Spiritual Formation and Leadership from Friends...
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Anxiety: Enemy, Friend, or Other? | Curtis Chang
Curtis Chang bridges the worlds of secular institutions and theology. In the former world, he is the founder and CEO of Consulting Within Reach (CWR), a firm serving nonprofits and government agencies. His consulting work has won an award in social innovation from the Obama White House, and he...
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Navigating Burnout and Discouragement | Andy Lewis
Andy has lived in Santa Cruz, California, for over 25 years. He has an MA in Theology from Western Seminary and served as a youth pastor, college speaker, and college pastor before he became Lead Pastor at Faith Community. He's also a woodworker and plays in a Johnny Cash cover band called “Man…
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Navigating Deconstruction & De-Churching | Todd Hunter Returns
What Jesus Intended: Finding True Faith in the Rubble of Bad Religion Todd Hunter is the founding bishop of The Diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others and the founding pastor of Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Costa Mesa, CA. He is past President of Alpha USA and former National Director for...
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Following Jesus with Chris Hall (former president of Renovaré)
Get A Different Way: Recentering the Christian Life Around Following Jesus. Christopher A. Hall is a member of the Renovaré Ministry Team. He served as president of Renovaré from 2015-2022. Hall is author of a four volume set on the Church Fathers: Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers,...
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Stories from SoulCARE
Four recent SoulCARE alum share their experiences and gratitude for the program.
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On Seeking God | Trevor Hudson Returns
Trevor Hudson returns to discuss his latest book, Seeking God: Finding Another Kind of Life with St. Ignatius and Dallas Willard
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Made to Belong | David Kim Returns
SoulCARE alum, discipleship pastor at Westgate Church, and author of A Kids Book About Change, David Kim joins us again to discuss his latest book, Made to Belong: Five Practices for Cultivating Community in a Disconnected World.
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Don't Give Up on Your Self | Alison Cook
Dr. Alison Cook is a psychologist and the author of two books, including her new book, The Best of You (Thomas Nelson 2022) and Boundaries for Your Soul (Thomas Nelson, 2018). For 20 years, Alison has helped women, ministry leaders, couples, and families learn how to heal painful emotions…
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Wild Country of the Heart | Chuck DeGroat Returns
Watch the movie | Learn More Chuck serves as Professor of Counseling and Christian Spirituality and Interim D.Min. Director at Western Theological Seminary Holland MI. He is also a faculty member for the Soul Care Institute. A licensed therapist, a spiritual director, author, and speaker, Chuck…
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The Gift of Time | James K.A. Smith
James K. A. Smith is professor of philosophy at Calvin University, where he holds the Gary & Henrietta Byker Chair in Applied Reformed Theology and Worldview. Trained as a philosopher with a focus on contemporary French thought, Smith has expanded on that scholarly platform to become an engaged...
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Learning to Lament | Brian Morgan
Brian is one of our teaching pastors at PBC Cupertino when it opened in 1985, and has a special love for Hebrew, Psalms, poetry and Romania. With his wife Emily they have three daughters, two son-in-laws, and six grandchildren. Climbing With the Psalms Worksheet
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Sacred Walking | Adam Peacocke
Prayer Walks Breath Prayer Walk Life Lesson Walk Six Step Prayer Walking Exercise Personal Encounter Prayer Walk Adam Peacocke is a lifelong Santa Rosa, CA resident who has been a passionate leader in the recovery efforts from the 2017 October wildfires that devastated Santa Rosa and surrounding...
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The Gifts of SoulCARE
Three vignettes into the gift of the SoulCARE experience.
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Division & Polarization: How We Got Here + How to Move Forward | Daniel Stid
Daniel Stid is the former Program Director of U.S. Democracy at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, leading the foundation’s grantmaking to support the key values and institutions of U.S. democracy–in particular Congress, the first branch of government–in our polarized age. Previously…
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Saying Yes | Andrea Coli
Andrea Coli serves as the Executive Director of Lead Bold, and she is passionate about affirming and activating female ministry leaders. She has been in ministry for over 25 years and currently serves as the Teaching Pastor at CrossWinds Church in California's Bay Area. Andrea is part of the...
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SoulCARE Stories: Anthony Mejia
For the past 11 years, Anthony was the Executive Director and Pastor for the Center Ministries at Peninsula Covenant Church (PCC) in Redwood City. Prior to joining the PCC staff, he spent nearly 21 years in high tech as an enterprise software sales executive and as a marketing executive. Anthony...
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The Winding Path of Grace | Philip Yancey
Celebrated Christian author Philip Yancey discusses his latest release, a book he calls a "kind of prequel to everything else I’ve written," — his memoir, Where the Light Fell.
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Is Peace Really Possible? | Todd Hunter
Bishop Hunter has expressed his kingdom-Spirit-formation-church-culture focus in various settings. He the founding bishop of The Diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others, a diocese of the Anglican Church in North America. Bishop Hunter is past President of Alpha USA, former National Director…
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AJ Sherrill on the Absurdity and Necessity of Contemplative Prayer
AJ Sherrill (DMin, Fuller Theological Seminary) has more than twenty years of experience as a pastor, including as lead pastor at Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is now lead pastor at St. Peter's Church in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. He is an adjunct professor at Fuller...
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A Life of Noticing | Luci Shaw
Luci Shaw is the co-founder and later president of Harold Shaw Publishers, and since 1988 has been a Writer in Residence at Regent College, Vancouver, Canada. Shaw is poetry editor and a contributing editor of Radix, as quarterly journal published in Berkeley, CA, that celebrates art, literature,...
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What Difference Does SoulCARE Make?
In this episode we talk with 4 participants in our 9 month formational cohort called SoulCARE. We talk about their “before” - what was happening as they entered this time, their “during” - what impacted them over these months, and “after” - what lasting difference this experience has made in…
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Finding Your Soul | Howard Baker
Howard Baker is Asst. Professor of Christian Formation at Denver Seminary, launched the seminary’s certificate program (along with Bruce Demarest) in Spiritual Guidance, and is Director of the Soul Care Institute. Howard serves on multiple non-profit boards including the Spiritual Formation...
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Whole Life Follower-ship | Patty & Eff Martin
PATTY MARTIN received a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology and received her training in spiritual direction from Azusa Pacific University. She received a certificate in Spiritual Formation through the Renovare Institute. Patty is on the WellSpring board, leads small groups and is a spiritual...
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The Indelible Imprint of Eugene Peterson | Winn Collier
In this conversation, we talk with Winn Collier, the author of Eugene Peterson’s biography A Burning in My Bones. We also get to know Winn and a bit of his journey. Winn was a Pastor for 25 years, the founding pastor of All Souls Charlottesville. He now serves at Western Theological Seminary as...
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A Spirituality of Change | David Kim
David Kim is not only an alumnus of SoulCARE but a partner in ministry with us. He's discipleship pastor at Westgate Church, an enneagram coach, and the author of a children's book, A Kids Book About Change, one of Oprah's Favorite Things last year.
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The Beloved Community | Efrem Smith
Growing up, Smith lived not far from Cup Foods, the shop near where George Floyd died, and he has fond memories of visiting the drug store that used to occupy the same space that Cup Foods now stands. He later became a church planter and served as founding pastor of Sanctuary Covenant Church, a...
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On Becoming Dallas Willard | Gary Moon
The life of Dallas Willard deserves attention because he became a person who himself experienced authentic transformation of life and character. Dallas Willard not only taught about spiritual disciplines, he became a different person because of them. He became a grounded person, a spiritually…
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Self Awareness and Soul-ish Conversations | Kim Miller
Kimberly Miller, MTh, LMFT, is the co-author of Boundaries for Your Soul and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, speaker, and retreat leader. Kim studied religion at Davidson College in North Carolina and earned a Master’s degree in Theology at Regent College in Vancouver where she was…
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Lamenting Our Way Forward | Trevor Hudson
Richard sits down with Trevor Hudson to discuss the importance of lament in our current crises and the role of leaders in creating spaces that allow us to grieve what we've lost. Trevor is a pastor involved with the Methodist movement in Southern Africa for more than 35 years. Besides his local...
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The Soul of SoulCARE | Patti Pierce
Today we sit down with Patti Pierce, the founder of WellSpring. I’ll just say this- Patti was a bit reluctant to do an interview here - she told me, “I don’t know why people would want to hear my story.” But trust me, you are going to be glad that Patti agreed to share her journey with us, and I...
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Chuck DeGroat
Our conversation today is with Chuck DeGroat. Chuck is a follower of Jesus, a husband to Sara for 26 years, and father to two amazing daughters. He is Professor of Counseling and Christian Spirituality at Western Theological Seminary in Holland MI. He co-founded Newbigin House of Studies in San...
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K.J. Ramsey
Today we’re talking with K.J. Ramsey, author of the book, This Too Shall Last, Finding Grace when Suffering Lingers. K.J. is a truly gifted writer and author, a therapist, podcast host and prolific on Instagram - showcasing God’s beauty in delightful ways and photos. K.J. is the wife of Ryan, who...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to the WellSpring SoulCARE podcast! I’m your host, Richard Gotthardt, and I’m part of the WellSpring Team. I’ve been a pastor for almost 30 years in a variety of churches, from small, medium, to large in roles from Students, Spiritual Formation, and Lead Pastor. Now as part of WellSpring, I’m part of a team and organization that seeks to come alongside pastors, ministry and non-profit leaders to help bridge that disconnect between the outer and the inner life. We want to help you pay attention to your soul, that most important but so easily overlooked and even neglected core of who you are. So in this podcast, we want to invite you into an ongoing dialogue and conversation- between you and your own self, between you and God. We’ll do this as we have conversations with others- leaders, authors, pastors, and others who can offer us perspective, wisdom, and simply honest and authentic vulnerability about what is true and real. I’m so excited and honored to host these convers
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