The Women's Cast is the podcast of the Women’s Ministry at The Austin Stone. This year we’re focussing on the theme of holiness. In this episode of the series we focus on holiness and perseverance.

In the final episode of our podcast series on Holiness, we will discuss the relationship between holiness and perseverance. How does a Christian last in their relationship with Jesus until the end of their lives? Why is endurance so hard? In this episode, South Congregation Equipping & Women’s Director, Purshia Gambles is joined by Louisa Day from our South Congregation and Denise Stephens from our West Congregation.

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Resources Mentioned:

• A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, by Eugene Peterson
• The Message of James, The Bible Speaks Today Commentary Series, by J.A. Moyter
• Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief, by John Frame

The Women's Cast is the podcast of the Women’s Ministry at The Austin Stone. This year we’re focussing on the theme of holiness. In this episode of the series we focus on holiness and our witness.

How can the experience of our own encounter with the holiness of God catalyze us to be witnesses to our friends, family, and neighbors who need Jesus? In this episode we discuss how God’s holiness both compels and enables us to tell the people in our lives about this God who is worthy of our worship. We talk about why personal holiness makes us a more reliable witness for Jesus and what this might look like in our everyday lives.

Annette Haralson, the former Equipping and Women’s Director for our North congregation, leads the discussion with two deacons from North: Jessie Daub and Lauren Fischer.

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The Women's Cast is the podcast of the Women’s Ministry at The Austin Stone. This year we’re focussing on the theme of holiness. In this episode of the series we focus on holiness and spiritual gifts.

Chrissy Kennedy, the Women’s Ministry Director at our West Congregation, leads the conversation with three partners from West: Franny Pullin, Lindsay Funkhouser, and Ashley Wright. They wrestle with what spiritual gifts are for, the encouragement to pursue them, and the pitfalls of focussing on them at the expense of pursuing holiness.

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Resources Mentioned:

• Understanding Spiritual Gifts: A Comprehensive Guide, by Sam Storms

The Women's Cast is the podcast of the Women’s Ministry at The Austin Stone. This year we’re focussing on the theme of holiness. In this episode of the series we focus on holiness and wholeness. Alison Mezger is joined by Amanda Brown (St. John) and Angela Suh (North) to discuss how the oneness of God impacts our pursuit of holiness as whole, fully integrated disciples.

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The Women's Cast is the podcast of the Women’s Ministry at The Austin Stone. This year we’re focussing on the theme of holiness. In this episode of the series we focus on holiness and loss. Loss can feel like a big topic, and sometimes it’s easy to believe a good God wouldn’t take us through a life full of loss. Join Misti Echols and returned goer, Jen C. in a conversation around how loss has led the two of them to not only know Jesus better, but to see others know him too.

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The Women's Cast is the podcast of the Women’s Ministry at The Austin Stone. This year we’re focussing on the theme of holiness. In this episode of the series we focus on holiness and freedom. In this episode, Julie Kotulek (St. John Connections Director) sits down with two Downtown partners, Amy Hester and Lauren King for a conversation about the freedom that we have in Christ and how it's crucial in our pursuit of holiness. 

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Resources Mentioned In Episode:

• Life Transformation Group (LTG) Guide
• The Austin Stone Recovery Program
• The Austin Stone Rhythms of Recovery
• Gentle and Lowly, by Dane Ortlund

The Women's Cast is the podcast of the Women’s Ministry at The Austin Stone. This year, we’re focusing on the theme of holiness. In this episode of the series, we focus on holiness and community. 

Community plays a significant role in our pursuit of holiness and ongoing sanctification, endurance, and joy. We all want to be known and flourish in friendships, but how do we practically extend trust and take steps of vulnerability with others as we step into holiness? Join the conversation to find out! 

Kate Terry, the Equipping and Women’s Ministry Director at our Downtown congregation, leads the conversation with two women from Downtown—Aly Denson and Cameron Crake.

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The Women's Cast is the podcast of the Women’s Ministry at The Austin Stone. This year, we’re focusing on the theme of holiness. In this episode of the series, we focus on holiness and repentance.

Repentance is an essential response for a believer who desires to grow in holiness. But what exactly is repentance? How do we identify our idols and blind spots? How do we know if we’ve genuinely repented? And how do we reject shame over things from our past we’ve repented of? We’ll discuss all this and more! 

Christine Hoover, the Women’s Ministry Associate at our Northwest congregation, leads the conversation with two women from Northwest—Jennifer Wu and Bailey Garrido. 

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Resources mentioned:

• Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Pete Scazzaro
• Soul of Shame by Curt Thompson
• Counterfeit Gods by Tim Keller
• Tool: Idols of the Heart

The Women's Cast is the podcast of the Women's Ministry at The Austin Stone. Dr. Katie McCoy recently joined us for the Women's Workshop as we studied Old Testament Laws that specifically relate to women. With her help, we better understood God's value of protection over women and, ultimately, His heart for all His children.

So, in this episode, we're taking a side-step from our series on holiness to recap the workshop and discuss how we can apply what we learned. Alison Mezger is joined by two friends—Kristin Stockfisch from West Congregation and Monica Moser from Downtown Congregation—to hear what they learned, what they're processing, and how it's changing them.

Key texts referenced: Leviticus 12, Leviticus 15:19-24, Numbers 5:10-31, Deuteronomy 21:10-14, Deuteronomy 22:13-29, Matthew 9:20-22

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The Women's Cast is the podcast of the Women's Ministry at The Austin Stone. This year, we're focusing on the theme of holiness. This episode, featuring the entire Women's Ministry staff team, is the first in a short series exploring different facets of our understanding and pursuit of holiness.

A life united with Jesus is a life in pursuit of holiness. At first, this may not sound like good news - to be set apart and morally pure. Indeed, our culture and, likely, our flesh warn us against such restrictions. We've all experienced the rebellion-producing effects of the law, even if only in our hearts. We are tempted to believe that we are our best and most authentic selves when we define our path and when we bestow our own identity. But we are fickle - transient in our affections, wavering in our convictions - and the weight of creating our happiness is crushing. So what if the call to a holy life offered freedom, peace, beauty, wholeness, and joy? What if we are most ourselves when we shed the shackles of sin and orient everything we have towards looking and loving like Jesus, who looked and loved like His Father? Because a holy God has created us, saved by a sinless Savior, and invited into safety, fellowship, and purpose - when our flesh dies, we live. May we be women who trust Him to be Himself, who run out of darkness into His light, and who beckon others to follow with our lives.

We hope you'll join us for future episodes exploring various aspects of our understanding and pursuit of holiness!

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