Thanks for listening to the enCourage podcast, where we have one aim: to bring the hope of the gospel to the hearts of women.

The suggested resource for this series is Demystifying Decision-Making by Aimee Joseph.

This Fall we are asking our listeners to consider giving $1, 5, or $10 per woman in their churches to underwrite PCA women's ministries. These funds will equip young WM leaders, provide free training to under-resourced churches, and produce written, audio, and video resources that strengthen the Church, just like the enCourage podcast.

You can give to the Love Gift Legacy here.

The enCourage podcast is a production of CDM, the discipleship ministry of the PCA.

Thanks for listening to the enCourage podcast, where we have one aim: to bring the hope of the gospel to the hearts of women.

The suggested resource for this series is Demystifying Decision-Making by Aimee Joseph.

This Fall, we are asking our listeners to consider giving $1, $5, or $10 per woman in their churches to underwrite PCA women's ministries. These funds will equip young WM leaders, provide free training to under-resourced churches, and produce written, audio, and video resources that strengthen the Church, just like the enCourage podcast.

You can give to the Love Gift Legacy here.

The enCourage podcast is a production of CDM, the discipleship ministry of the PCA.

When facing complicated questions, it's easy to gravitate towards googling a commonsense answer. But gospel friends have the opportunity to share uncommon sense, biblical wisdom that seems upside down in this culture. We enCourage you to invite a friend to coffee or take a walk to discuss some of these questions that listeners sent into the podcast. You can listen to the rest of the series here: https://women.pcacdm.org/uncommon-sense/

Potluck Questions to share with Friends:

• What is one Bible verse Christians often misunderstand or take out of context?
• What is one theological truth that has most changed your everyday life?
• Which woman in the Bible would you most want to have coffee with and why?
• What Christian cliché would you retire forever?
• If you had to describe your current season of life as a hymn, which hymn would it be?
• How do you continue trusting God when prayers seem unanswered for years?
• What does it mean to be "content" without becoming passive or complacent?
• What do you do when you do not "feel" close to God?
• How do you know whether God is closing a door or whether you are just discouraged?
• Is there a difference between biblical rest and laziness?
• How do you keep your heart soft when life has made you cynical?
• What do you do when you are spiritually dry for a long period of time?
• How do you respond when God seems to answer everyone else's prayers but not yours?
• How do you deal with regret over past mistakes, parenting choices, or wasted years?
• What is the difference between being introverted and being selfish?
• Why do women often struggle with guilt, even when they have done nothing wrong?
• What do you do when you feel unseen or unappreciated?
• How do you know whether you are being discerning or simply judgmental?
• What is the difference between biblical accountability and gossip disguised as concern?
• How do you know if you are saying "yes" to too many good things?
• How do you know when it is time to step back from a ministry role?
• What is the most overused Christian phrase that needs to disappear?
• Which Bible story would you most want to witness in person?
• Which biblical woman do you think had the hardest assignment?
• Which hymn feels the most comforting in hard seasons?
• If you could remove one pressure women put on themselves, what would it be?
• Which Christian trend do you think is helpful, and which one is not?
• What is something women are often afraid to admit out loud?

When facing complicated questions, it's easy to gravitate towards googling a commonsense answer. But gospel friends have the opportunity to share uncommon sense, biblical wisdom that seems upside down in this culture. We enCourage you to invite a friend to coffee or take a walk to discuss some of these questions that listeners sent into the podcast. You can listen to the rest of the series here: https://women.pcacdm.org/uncommon-sense/

Questions about Marriage and Family:

• What are small habits that quietly strengthen a marriage over time?
• How do you keep bitterness from growing after years of disappointments or unmet expectations?
• What advice would you give newly married women that no one told you?
• What are some ways parents accidentally provoke their children instead of shepherding them?
• How do you maintain a marriage and friendships while raising children?
• Why do women often know biblical truth in their minds but struggle to believe it in their hearts?

When facing complicated questions, it's easy to gravitate towards googling a commonsense answer. But gospel friends have the opportunity to share uncommon sense, biblical wisdom that seems upside down in this culture. We enCourage you to invite a friend to coffee or take a walk to discuss some of these questions that listeners sent into the podcast. You can listen to the rest of the series here: https://women.pcacdm.org/uncommon-sense/

Questions About How We Relate to the Church:

• How do you support your pastor's wife or ministry leaders well?
• Is it okay to disagree with your pastor or church leadership? If so, how?
• How do you keep from becoming cynical or critical in church life?
• What are some signs that a women's Bible study is drifting from Scripture toward self-help?
• What are some warning signs of burnout in ministry?
• How do you love people well without losing yourself in the process?
• What do you do when someone in your church wounds you deeply?
• How can churches create more meaningful intergenerational relationships between women?

When facing complicated questions, it's easy to gravitate towards googling a commonsense answer. But gospel friends have the opportunity to share uncommon sense, biblical wisdom that seems upside down in this culture. We enCourage you to invite a friend to coffee or take a walk to discuss some of these questions that listeners sent into the podcast. You can listen to the rest of the series here: https://women.pcacdm.org/uncommon-sense/

Questions About Intergenerational Friendships

• · In seasons of life where an older woman who has more perspective and experience how can we best use that season to intentionally disciple younger women in the church without coming across as overbearing or out of touch?
• · What are some of the blessings of intergenerational discipleship
• · What are some of the barriers in intergenerational discipleship?
• · How do you cultivate this kind of culture in your church? What are some creative ways you can do this?
• · Have you seen this strengthen the whole church?
• · How do you keep growing instead of becoming stagnant as you get older?

When facing complicated questions, it's easy to gravitate towards googling a commonsense answer. But gospel friends have the opportunity to share uncommon sense, biblical wisdom that seems upside down in this culture. We enCourage you to invite a friend to coffee or take a walk to discuss some of these questions that listeners sent into the podcast. You can listen to the rest of the series here: https://women.pcacdm.org/uncommon-sense/

Questions About Friendships Among Women:

• What do you do when you feel left out or lonely at church?
• How do you maintain friendships when everyone is busy and in different seasons of life?
• What do you do when you realize you are the "difficult person" in a relationship?
• What makes a truly life-giving friendship?
• Why do women sometimes struggle more with comparison than with outright conflict?
• How do you build deeper relationships in women's ministry without it becoming cliquish?
• How do you encourage women who are single, widowed, divorced, or struggling with infertility to feel fully part of the church?
• How do you build friendships in a new town, church, or stage of life?

Just because it's trending doesn't make it true. Cliches and platitudes abound, such as "you do you." "God never gives you more than you can handle." "You deserve to be happy!"

This season, we will hold up trite sayings alongside truth. And because we are prone to wander and forget, we will give you an enCouraging phone screen saver with a daily reorienting truth to share here: https://women.pcacdm.org/just-because-its-trending/

Just because it's trending doesn't make it true. Cliches and platitudes abound, such as "you do you." "God never gives you more than you can handle." "You deserve to be happy!"

This season, we will hold up trite sayings alongside truth. And because we are prone to wander and forget, we will give you an enCouraging phone screen saver with a daily reorienting truth to share here: https://women.pcacdm.org/just-because-its-trending/

Just because it's trending doesn't make it true. Cliches and platitudes abound, such as "you do you." "God never gives you more than you can handle." "You deserve to be happy!"

This season, we will hold up trite sayings alongside truth. And because we are prone to wander and forget, we will give you an enCouraging phone screen saver with a daily reorienting truth to share here: https://women.pcacdm.org/just-because-its-trending/