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Ministry Spouses Podcast — 194 episodes
A Missionary for Life, Part One - Recounting a life of service — Gordon E. Christo
Kids: Jesus Shows God’s Love! Experiencing and sharing God’s love is easy! — Karen Holford
Remain Resolute to the Mission - Ministering as a 21st-century Shepherdess — Sashane Stone-Goldbourne
Lifestyle: Fire! Be ready for the unexpected — Rae Lee Cooper
Family Matters: With Jesus in the Family - Love, grace, and happier homes — Karen Holford
Just Invite Them - Exploring the beauty of hospitality — Heather Krick
Tips to Thrive: Finding My Place and Embracing My Role in God’s Mission - Pray, listen, and serve with love — Angelina Wood
OneVoice27: A Mission That Also Belongs to You- Your important role in the gospel commission — Erton Köhler
Editorial: A Call to Make Disciples, Together- Lifting up Jesus with one voice in 2027 — Aurora Canals
Kids: Friends Like Jesus! Faithful families take care of each other — Karen Holford
Why Hurt Lurks in the Pews - Four degrees of emotional hurt — Victor D. Marshall
Why I Stay in a Hurtful Church - Seeing God's overcoming power in His church — Nicole Parker
Persevering Through Pain - Contemplating the path through pain — Jeffrey O. Brown
Lifestyle: The Forgetting Dilemma - How memory works (or doesn’t) and how to improve it — Rae Lee Cooper
Glimmers vs. Triggers - Practicing the art of joy — Libna Arroyo
Tips to Thrive: Wounded in the House of Faith - Meeting conflict with grace — Angelina Wood
Family Matters: When People Are Confusing - A story of overreach—and how to respond — Karen Holford
Editorial: When the Church Hurts - A reflection for ministerial spouses — Aurora Canals
Kids: Close Friends - Faithful families take care of each other — Karen Holford
There’s Nothing Better than Grace - The story of Hosea — Kenneth Crawford
Don’t Go to Bed Angry? What does Ephesians 4:26 really mean? — Willie Oliver & Elaine Oliver
Lifestyle: It’s Just the Weather- The weather affects us—here’s how — Rae Lee Cooper
Tips to Thrive: Building Deeper Connections with Your Spouse - Cultivating intimacy in your relationship — Angelina Wood
On Adding Value: Practice thoughtful consideration — Amanda Walter
Family Matters: Closer- Leaning into habits that promote togetherness — Karen Holford
Editorial: Strengthening the Two Most Sacred Relationships in Ministry- Intimacy with your spouse and God — Aurora Canals
Kids: You’re Never All Alone! God will never leave you — Karen Holford
Eshet Chayil: Woman of Valor- Living with courage and grace — Hannele Ottschofski
Hope Beyond Depression: Healing comes with patience — Heather-Dawn Small
Lifestyle-Motivating Good Self-Care: It’s not always easy, convenient, or tasty — Rae Lee Cooper
When Love Feels Lost: Hope for parents estranged from adult children — Eric Bates
Tips to Thrive-Upheld by God’s Love: When we feel lonely and discouraged — Angelina Wood
Family Matters-Healthy Friendships: Why we need them and how to form them — Karen Holford
Editorial-Dealing with Loneliness in Ministry: We all feel lonely sometimes — Ramon Canals
Kids - Ripples of Happiness! Share a lot of smiles — Karen Holford
Sharing Your Story - God makes it easy! — Janet Page
Charlie’s Story - An angry man and a miracle of grace — Diana Bruch
When Your Spouse Is Called, Are You Called Too? Discerning God’s calling for you — Libna Arroyo
Tips To Thrive - Guiding and Preparing the Next Generation - Help them grow into wise leaders — Angelina Wood
Lifestyle - From the Table to Tomorrow - How parents shape lifelong dietary habits — Shonedell De Velde
Membership or Discipleship? What you aim for is what you get — Leigh Rice and Glenn Townend
Friends—We All Need Them - How to have them and keep them — Hannele Ottschofski
Family Matters - Raising Compassionate Kids - Make kindness a way of life — Karen Holford
Editorial - Passing the Torch - A sacred mandate for ministerial spouses — Aurora Canals
Cultivating a Mindset of Trust — Dr. Grace Eversley-Jacott
Kids - You Are Blessed! — Karen Holford
Help! I Am a Worrier! — Sharon Campbell-Danvers
Lifestyle - Three Must-Have First-Aid Kits — Rae Lee Cooper
Living Sacrifice: The Altar of Worship — Jasmin Stankovic
Dealing with Stress — Amanda Walter
Tips To Thrive - Finding Peace During Anxious Times — Angelina Wood
Family Matters - Raising Spiritually Secure Children — Karen Holford
Editorial - We Can Trust Our Father — Nancy Wilson
Kids-Verse Explorers! — Karen Holford
Social Engagement-Five simple steps for your church — Sung Kwon & Bordes Henry Saturné
Nurture, Retention, Reclamation-Can you hear their cry? — Kirk Thomas
Family Matters - Little Time, Lots of Love - Building connection with brief moments — Karen Holford
Let’s All Stand Up for Standing Up - Sit less; move more — Rae Lee Cooper
Finding Our Niches in Ministry-Something for everyone — Angelina Wood
Simple Ways to Involve Children and Teens in Church Services — Karen Holford
Editorial—The Power of Working Together in Ministry - Different roles; powerful influence — Aurora Canals
Let’s Get to Know Noah! — Karen Holford
Looking for His Appearing - We all have a date with destiny — Dr. Hyveth Williams
Bullying in My Church? No Way! How to recognize—and prevent—it — Gerry Lopez
How You Can Stop Child Abuse in Your Ministry - 5 ways you can help protect children — Leander Tomazeli
Supporting Victims of Abuse - The role of the pastoral spouse — Angelina Wood
The Body Remembers - 8 self-care strategies to help your body heal — Rae Lee Cooper
Know the Signs of Abuse - Understanding abuse to keep our homes and churches safer — Dr. Katia Reinert
Helping Heal the Pain of Abuse - Listen, pray, and love — Karen Holford
Editorial - Understanding Sexual, Emotional, and Spiritual Abuse - Abuse wounds, but God heals — Aurora Canals
Replacing Anxiety with Peace - Trust God’s Word and find rest — Dr. Grace Eversley-Jacott
Kids - Pausing with a Parable — Karen Holford
Choose Love and Find Joy - Five rules for happiness — Shelly Esser
Releasing - How to help your spouse pause to recharge — Ruth Boyd
Tips to Thrive - Whose Birthday Is It? — Evelyn Griffin
Sounds Familiar? How to recognize God’s voice — Dr. Gloria Trotman
Recipe for a Life Well Lived - One Ingredient makes all the difference — Libna Arroyo
In the Morning When I Rise - Calm or chaotic: you choose — Rae Lee Cooper
Pausing to Grow in His Love - Renew your spirit with a mini retreat — Karen Holford
Editorial - Purposeful Pauses — Aurora Canals
A Biblical Response to Sexuality Today - Sharing the Truth of God’s Word in Love
God Does Not Sponsor Failures - A testimony of God’s faithfulness, Part 2 — Lorena Angélica Monsiváis Peralta
Kids - Wonderfully Made — Karen Holford
Tips to Thrive - Conversation Starters — Evelyn Griffin
Sex, Intimacy, and Trauma Within the Context of Marriage - Begin the journey toward hope and healing — Jasmin Stankovic
Recipe for a Life Well Lived - One Ingredient makes all the difference — Libna Arroyo
Lifestyle - Who Am I? - What goes into making you, YOU? — Rae Lee Cooper
Family Matters - It’s Time to Talk . . . About Sex - Teach your children about God’s design — Karen Holford
Editorial - God’s Plan for Marriage - "He created them male and female" — Aurora Canals
God Does Not Sponsor Failures - A testimony of God’s faithfulness, Part 1 — Lorena Angélica Monsiváis Peralta
Let’s Care for Each Other — Karen Holford
Be an Incredible Grandparent - Pass heavenly values to the next generation — Sherri Uhrig
Honesty in Grief - Consider this overlooked grief virtue — Karen Nicola
Finding Joy in the Balcony - Change your world, one cheer at a time — Rae Lee Cooper
The Cost of Belonging - God was fractured to restore — Jennifer Jill Schwirzer
Tips to Thrive - “A and B” Stories — Evelyn Griffin
Caring When Life Hurts - Navigating hard times together — Karen Holford
Editorial - Jesus Has Compassion for the Sick - God (still) hears and heals — Aurora Canals
Generations of Blessings — Karen Holford
Unexpected - At any point we can suddenly find our life changed — Rae Lee Cooper
New Roles - What can we learn from three men who are pastoral spouses? — Anne Fargusson
Writing God’s Love Letter - My wife and I have received such benefits from this profound activity — Sugih Sitorus
Pressing Into Gratitude - It’s hard to thank God for the hard things, but I challenge you to try this exercise — Ruth Boyd
Intergenerational Worship - Don’t miss the opportunity to do evangelism in your church every week! — Karen Holford
God’s Compassion - How to help it flow to and through us — Grace Eversley-Jacott
Tips to Thrive - Dexter — Evelyn Griffin
Balance - How opposites can make a strong team in the home and in ministry — Ashley Alipoon
Growing Togetherness - You need just four ingredients — Karen Holford
Editorial: Team Spouse Ministry - A biblical perspective on serving together — Aurora Canals
Let’s Worship Outside! — Karen Holford
$600 Pie Secret Revealed -Read on to discover the secret of an amazing pie and good friends — Ani Holdsworth
Celebrating My Spouse - It’s time to express appreciation to that special person — Kenneth Crawford
Life-Giving Thanks - See what happens when you thank people in this life-giving way — Tanya R. Cochran
My Conversation With Jesus — Evelyn Griffin
Give to Live - The more abundant life can be yours — Rae Lee Cooper
Ready, Set, Go! We’re all in this race to win the prize — Felisha Francis-Miller
Mental Health Checkup - How can you promote positive mental health in your home? — Orathai Chureson
Contented Cleaning - Can we actually be thankful for chores? — Karen Holford
What Happens? I thanked God for the opportunity to share an answer and a prayer — Nicole Parker
Editorial - Ask, Believe, and Be Thankful — Aurora Canals
From Lonely to Loved — Karen Holford
Love Your Heart — Rae Lee Cooper
Listen Up - How to improve your listening skills — Jacob Sanchez
The Grass Is Always Greener - Over the Septic Tank? — Elisabeth Parent
Conformity and the Christian - What kind of conformist are you? — Libna Arroyo
Feeling Lonely? - If so, you’re not alone . . . but there’s help — Karen Holford
The Man in the Lobby - What occupies my mind? How about yours? — Charles Metz
Tips to Thrive - The Interrupted Prayer — Evelyn Griffin
I’m Going to Your House Today - Why hospitality matters — Heather Krick
Words Matter - Seven tips for breaking free of hurtful words in ministry — Stacy Harvey
Editorial - Together We Are Always Stronger — Aurora Canals
Who Am I? — Karen Holford
Changing Roles - Someday your minister spouse may move into an administrative or director position, giving you a new role as well — Angela Jackson
The Way to Self-Compassion - How can you treat yourself with the same love and care you’d treat a loved one? — Tanya R. Cochran
Got Soap? - It’s inexpensive, it’s easy to use, and it could save your life! — Rae Lee Cooper
The Beauty of Boundaries - They are necessary for freedom and life itself — Jarrod Stackelroth
Tips to Thrive - Lower Your Expectations? — Evelyn Griffin
Identity Crisis - God helped me rediscover my value — Karen Holford
Jesus and Boundaries - What can we learn from His model? — Lori Futcher
Editorial - Discover God’s Will — Aurora Canals
God loves me! — Karen Holford
Adjust the straps — Ruth Boyd
Balancing act — Vicki Griffin
"Get off the couch!" — Lori Peckham
Off the trail — Diana Bruch
Fun Family worship — Evelyn Griffin
"Ouch! That hurt!" –– Rae Lee Cooper
One verse –– Jackie Ordelheide Smith
Behind the scenes — Annika Cambigue
Families infused with faith — Karen Holford
Personal Experience Required — Hyveth Williams
Editorial: Back to the Altar — Aurora Canals
Our Good, Good, Shepherd — Karen Holford
Embracing Change - I thought I was ready for retirement . . . — Rae Lee Cooper
Never Mind - We might not want to talk about pornography, but it’s all around us — Maya Mackey Dean
His Face in the Stars - Why seeing our Savior will make all the difference — Carol Bovee
Hands - “Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom” — Teri Pollard
Tips to Thrive - We Have a Call — Evelyn Griffin
Sharing the Love - How to navigate life when two become three . . . — Karen Holford
Praise God in Loss??? My husband lay at the bottom of the pool, and I thought I’d entered a nightmare — Janet Page
“I’m Reading Your Lips” - Suddenly Kallie realized she could hardly hear the talking around her
Editorial: Meet Aurora!
Let’s Mingle! — Karen Holford
Balancing Act - Most of us take balance for granted, until it becomes a problem — Rae Lee Cooper
Tips to Thrive - Multiplication Miracle — Evelyn Griffin
Back Again - What to do when your past affects your present — Jasmin Stankovic
Lost Cause? He prayed for his son at every house we visited — Carol Toay
Three Stories - If you’ve ever been lost or felt that way, watch how God comes through — Ed Allen
Mingling Missionaries - How one family impacted their town — Karen Holford
No Place Like Home - Jesus has a mission field for each one of us — Shelly Lowe
Blankets of Blessing - As we got our hands busy, we started to see God’s hands at work — Sarah Rogers
What If? - I ran to the rainbow’s end in anticipation — Diana Bruch
Good-bye for Now — Janet Page
Editorial - It Took Three Car Wrecks! — Janet Page
Choose Well! Choose Happy! — Karen Holford
Ellen White and Mental Health — Merlin D. Burt
An Anxious Mind — Randy Fishell
He Who Has Ears, Let Him Hear! — Rae Lee Cooper
20 Tips for Good Mental Health — Karen Holford
Intense Emotions — Dan Serns
Anchor in the Storm — Jasmin Stankovic
I Still Love You — Ann Cunningham Burke
Tips to Thrive — Evelyn Griffin
Your Weekly Birthday Gift — Karen Holford
My Mess- could it be that God can bring a blessing from our mess? — Delinda Hamilton
The Key - I was locked out of the house at midnight in my nightclothes — Joyce Mulligan
Not Your Way- five tips for breaking free of bad habits — Cecilia Iglesias
Make Sabbath a Delight — Karen Holford
Tips to Thrive - A Happy Day — Evelyn Griffin
Anxiety Attack- When Covid hit our family, anxiety hit me — Rae Lee Cooper
Celebrating Sabbath — Shenalyn Page
Follow the Lamb- A Fresh Look at the Three Angels' Messages — Charissa Torossian
It's the Small Things — Paula Peckham
Editorial- Highlight of the Week — Beth Thomas