Soul Talks With Bill & Kristi Gaultiere

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Best Soul Talks: How to Love and Lead WITH Jesus Sep 13, 2022

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So much of our lives focus on what we do for God. Yet burnout in ministry is common when we depend on our own strengths, natural gifts, and abilities instead of depending on Jesus. While this often leaves us feeling distant from God, there is hope!

Join us for Best Soul Talks as Soul Shepherding’s Director of Operations and Programs, Jessica Stong, shares one of her favorite episodes— 207: How to Love and Lead WITH Jesus. Bill and Kristi offer deep personal and biblical insight and practical tools to help you step into life with Jesus, where his love and delight restore your soul.

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Best Soul Talks: The Unbusy Person Sep 06, 2022

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Workaholism and people-pleasing are well-worn paths that inevitably lead to burnout. Jesus offers a different way! Being overly busy can steal your peace and joy, and it affects those around you. But following Jesus’ way of working brings renewed peace and strength when we set aside time for what is most important instead of just what is most urgent.

Join us for Best Soul Talks this week as Sr. Spiritual Director and Coach Jessica Stong shares one of her favorite episodes— 299: The Unbusy Person.

Bill & Kristi extend an invitation to live “unbusy” and “learn the unforced rhythms of grace” (Mt. 11:28-30 MSG) Jesus demonstrated in his life and ministry.

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Sabbatical Guide
Sr. Spiritual Directors
Abandonment To Divine Providence by Jean-Pierre De Caussade
Your Best Life In Jesus’ Easy Yoke by Bill Gaultiere
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

Best Soul Talks: Failure is not Fatal Aug 30, 2022

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Feelings of failure in ministry and life are far more common than we may realize. Whether we are “feeling” as though we failed, or we have in fact failed at something, in Christ, failure is not fatal!

Join us for Best Soul Talks this week as Dave Rimoldi shares one of his favorite episodes— Failure is Not Fatal. Dave supervises the Soul Shepherding Spiritual Direction Training program and is a Sr. Spiritual Director and longtime pastor.

In this vulnerable, honest conversation, Bill and Kristi look at what it means to receive empathy from Jesus in our failures and how beautiful the redemption is when we trust him.

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Best Soul Talks: Is Faith Real If You Don't Feel It? Aug 23, 2022

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Best Soul Talks: Psalm 23 Meditation to Renew Your Soul Aug 16, 2022

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We all need time to slow down and re-center in the middle of overly-full lives. When we shift our focus back to Jesus, we can rest in his peace regardless of our circumstances. Come step into the reality of the Kingdom of the Heavens with Jesus, our Good Shepherd!

Join us for this episode of our Best of Soul Talks series where Sue Wood, Administrative Lead for the Soul Shepherding Institute and Spiritual Direction Certificate Program, shares her favorite episode: Psalm 23 Meditation to Renew Your Soul. Take a moment to allow Holy Spirit to minister to you in this time of quiet meditation on the powerful Psalm 23, led by Kristi. A spa for your soul!

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Best Soul Talks: When You’re Stuck in Your Head Aug 09, 2022

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Many of us have been taught that if we can only change our thinking, we’ll change our lives. Yet, this often leaves us with a disconnection between our head knowledge and our emotions. Jesus invites us to spiritual authenticity through experiencing both our emotions and our thoughts resulting in lasting life-change.

Join us for this episode of our Best of Soul Talks series, where Sr. Spiritual Director and Ministry Relations Advisor Amy Dalke shares the Soul Talk that showed her the power of integrating emotions and thoughts: Episode 79 —When You’re Stuck in Your Head. Like some ministry leaders today, Nicodemus was stuck in his head and emotionally reluctant. As you listen, you’ll be blessed by this insightful look at John 3:1-17, and the way that Jesus engages the heart of Nicodemus and engages your heart as well.

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Emotional and Spiritual Recovery After Trauma Aug 02, 2022

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If you are a survivor of abuse, our Shepherd Jesus sees you. He feels your pain and fear and wants to comfort you and help you experience healing, freedom from shame, and new courage. We want to help you heal and be restored in the care of Jesus.

In this episode of Soul Talks, Sr. Spiritual Director and Coach Jessica Stong shares her powerful and personal account of trauma and redemption with Kristi. Her story of healing is an inspiration to bring our painful memories and trauma to a wounded healer who is a conduit of Jesus’ healing grace. As we allow the Lord to minister to our sacred wounds, we can experience his beauty, grace, and goodness.

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Best Soul Talks: Emotional Healing for a Trauma Trigger Jul 26, 2022

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We all have “implicit memories” of childhood distress that need divine compassion. The Lord is near to bring his consolation and healing to us. Thankfully, a deep hurt offered to the Lord can become a “sacred wound” that heals others.

Join us for the Best of Soul Talks series, where Soul Shepherding Director of Operations and Programs, Sr. Spiritual Director, and Coach Jessica Stong shares the Soul Talk that had a profound influence on her — Episode 73, Emotional Healing for a Trauma Trigger.

In this episode, Kristi shares her “trauma trigger” and how the Lord ministered his shining face of love on her through empathy and words of blessing. You will be inspired to have the courage to offer your own hurts and traumatic memories to the Lord and soul friends, and receive his empathy and healing.

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Is That Voice in my Head God? Jul 19, 2022

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Seeking God (A Soul Talk with Trevor Hudson) Jul 12, 2022

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Sometimes we seek to avoid vulnerability and distract ourselves from areas where we may feel dependent. Yet in vulnerability there is a wonderful invitation into a different kind of life! Jesus has a tender way of meeting us in our places of deepest need and bringing us his joy.

Listen in to this episode of Soul Talks as Bill and Kristi interview Trevor Hudson, South African pastor, teacher of spiritual formation and spiritual direction, and author of Seeking God: Finding Another Kind of Life with St. Ignatius and Dallas Willard. You will be equipped to meet Jesus in a deeper way and experience his joy through the life of discipleship taught by Ignatius and Willard.

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