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Season 4, Episode 22 - Series: Leading with Light: Preparing Your Spirit for Advent: Joy in Small Things — Training Your Heart to Notice What’s Good

Today, we finish our Advent series with a focus on the joy all around us and how noticing it makes the season special.

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Season 4, Episode 21 Leading with Light: Preparing Your Spirit for Advent. Episode 2: Hope as Resistance — Practicing Hope When You’re Preaching It.

We continue our series on preparing for Advent with a focus on hope as resistance, practicing hope as we preach it.

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Season 4, Episode 20 - Leading with Light: Preparing Your Spirit for Advent: Staying Curious About God’s Work in You.

Today, we begin a 3-part series on getting ready for Advent. It's not too early to get ready by becoming curious about what God is doing in your life and ministry.

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Season 4, Episode 19 - Feeling Stale?  Finding Fresh Energy Again

Even the most committed pastors hit seasons when ministry feels routine or uninspired. In this episode, we explore how to recognize the signs of stagnation — cynicism, autopilot ministry, and loss of curiosity — and how to rekindle your passion for preaching, leadership, and spiritual life.

Learn practical ways to “fan into flame the gift of God” through creativity, continued learning, and reconnecting with your original sense of call.

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Season 4, Episode 18 - Sabbaticals and Renewal: Why Rest Is More Than a Vacation.

Most clergy know how to plan renewal for others — but struggle to plan it for themselves. Many go years, even decades, without a true sabbatical or intentional retreat. Yet research and Scripture agree: rest isn’t a reward — it’s part of our calling.

In this episode, we explore the biblical, theological, and practical foundations for sabbaticals and renewal. She shares why rest matters, how to plan a meaningful sabbatical, and how to build ongoing rhythms of renewal through retreats, sabbath days, and spiritual practices that restore energy and creativity.

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Season 4, Episode 17 - The 2nd Half of Ministry: Wisdom, Legacy, and Letting Go.

What does faithfulness look like in the second half of ministry?

In this episode, we explore the unique questions clergy face in their 50s and 60s — aging bodies, shifting energy, legacy, and the call to move from achievement to wisdom. Drawing from Richard Rohr’s “second half of life” spirituality, this episode invites pastors to reflect on how ministry matures over time — from building to mentoring, from control to surrender.

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Season 4, Episode 16 - When You Feel Stuck — Mid-Career Ministry Pivots and Possibilities.

What happens when the ministry you began no longer feels like the ministry you can sustain? Mid-career is often when clergy feel stuck—worn down by conflict, weighed down by responsibilities, and unsure if this is really their calling for the next 20 years.

In this episode, we unpack the unique challenges of mid-career ministry, share insights from recent clergy well-being research, and offer practical ways to discern, pivot, or reimagine your call. Mid-career doesn’t have to be a dead end — it can be a doorway to something new.

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Season 4, Episode 15 - What the Data Demands — Clergy Well-Being in 2025 & Beyond 

How are clergy really doing in 2025? Several major surveys offer a sobering look:

• Wespath 2025 Clergy Well-Being Survey
  — Clergy report higher rates of obesity, hypertension, financial stress, and loneliness compared to benchmarks.
• Duke Clergy Health Initiative – Mental Health Trends Report
  — Symptoms of depression and burnout rose through 2021 and remain at high levels.
• Hartford Institute Clergy Discontentment Report
  — 44% of clergy have considered leaving their congregation; more than half have considered leaving ministry altogether.
• Lifeway Research on Pastoral Retention
  — While only 1% of pastors leave annually, many stay despite deep exhaustion; 22% cite burnout when they do leave.

In this episode, we unpack what these numbers mean for long-term sustainability in ministry and offer practical steps to help clergy thrive: caring for physical and emotional health, clarifying finances, nurturing relationships, and advocating for systemic change.

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Season 4, Episode 14 - Imposter Syndrome in Ministry 

Do you ever feel like you don’t really belong in ministry—that you’re not as capable or gifted as others think you are? You’re not alone. Up to 70% of professionals experience imposter syndrome at some point, and clergy are especially vulnerable.

In this episode, we explore: 

✨ What imposter syndrome is and how it shows up in ministry life.
✨ Why clergy are especially prone to self-doubt in a role filled with high expectations, public visibility, and constant comparison.
✨ The unique weight carried by marginalized clergy (women, clergy of color, and LGBTQIA clergy) who don’t fit the historic “norm” of what a pastor looks like.
✨ The spiritual cost of imposter syndrome, and what scripture teaches us about leaders who felt inadequate—Moses, Jeremiah, and Paul.
✨ Practical strategies to help you reframe success, celebrate wins, ground yourself spiritually, and build support networks.

You’ll also hear insights from writers and researchers like Brené Brown and Chanequa Walker-Barnes, reminding us that larger systems often shape self-doubt—and that healing is possible.

At the heart of today’s conversation is this truth: God’s call is bigger than our doubts. You are not an imposter. You are called, equipped, and not alone.

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Season 4, Episode 13 - Bringing Creativity into Worship for Advent

Advent is one of the most beautiful and hope-filled seasons of the Christian year—but for clergy, it’s also one of the busiest and most exhausting. In this episode, we explore how bringing creativity into Advent worship can refresh us as leaders while engaging our congregations in meaningful, imaginative ways.

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