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The Journey of Ruth Discipleship Podcast encourages listeners to Love Jesus, Study His Word, and Reach Others. Host Courtney Lowman interviews bold, passionate, and faithful Christian mentors who have a story to tell and wisdom to share. Need encouragement, advice, and discipleship but don't know who to ask? Join our fun conversations and be inspired to find a community and mentors who will enrich your journey as a disciple of Christ.
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Today's episode is a celebration! 150 episodes later, the Journey of Ruth Podcast is coming to an end. Today we get to celebrate all that has happened in the last 4 years and all that God did. Courtney chats about some of the most popular episodes and guests, Explains what is happening next and where you can continue to see what is next in the Journey of Ruth community, and she ends by playing your answers to our weekly final question. What a blessing it has been to produce this podcast over ...
Bobby Harrington is a lead pastor, author, disciple-maker coach, and trainer of other leaders. Dr. Harrington is the point-leader of renew.org and the Executive Director or Discipleship.org . Dr. Harrington and I chat about the importance of a clear definition of discipleship within every local church, trends he has observed in the area of dsciple-making within today’s church cultures, and we discuss some shocking outcomes discipleship.org discovered in the national disciples making study the...
Laura Bruder works for Brave Love, a pro-adoption movement dedicated to changing the perception of adoption by acknowledging birth moms for their brave decision. Laura and I chat about the impact that creating an adoption plan can have for a mom experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. We discussed the emotions that birth mom go through before and after placing their child with an adoptive family, the benefits of considering an open adoption, the need that birth moms have for a community who unde...
This is the final episode in a series of episodes where I am addressing topics that have come up as I have discipled women through the years. Today I am talking to both those being discipled and those who are discipling. If you have been around for awhile you have heard me talk about our discipleship tree. In fact We talked in detail about the 3 levels of discipleship in episode 43- The PLAA Process, Finding a Paul, Barnabus, and Timothy. Every Jesus follower needs to have someone discipling ...
This episode is a continuation of topics that i have discussed with women I have discipled. Maybe the first time I came upon them, I wasn’t too confident and it would have been nice to have a couple idea of how to respond or where to go in God’s word for an example. We all come to this point in our life where we want to know what our purpose is in life. Sometimes we even figure out what our purpose is in life and then things change and we again enter a time of uncertainty! Today we are going ...
In this episode, I spoke with Jim Baugh. Jim is the Ministry Partner Development Director for the Global Training Network. He teaches men and women how to understand and apply the Word of God and then how to go and teach others. Jim lets us in on some of the astounding statistics concerning Christians in the developing world, what effective discipleship looks like, what does and does not work in the church in America, and he gives us a new definition of what it means to truly follow Jes...
Our guest today is author and speaker Katie Reid. Katie has written two books and has a beautiful perspective on leading others that matches so well with our mission here at Journey of Ruth. Katie and I chat about being Eternally Focused and Kingdom Building, the loneliness epidemic, how to be a ladder-holding leader and her book that is being turned into a movie! Hey ladies! (Sorry, guys this one isn't for you) Join me in my research for a book on discipleship! Please take this short...
In our relationships with others, conflict is inevitable. Is it possible for your connection to be stronger on the other side of conflict? Learning to deal with conflict correctly will not only benefit your friendships but also your family relationships, your professional relationships and marriage. Today Courtney talk about God’s opinion of reconciliation, the correct ways to handle conflict, and the reason we should face conflict and not ignore it. Show Notes Help Courtney with her upcomin...
The transition to adulthood can be very challenging relationaly and personally. As the relationship changes between adult children and their parents, the words “Honor you Mother and Father” take on a different framework. In this episode I talk about why it is crucial that your relationship with your parents changes, what the words Honor and Respect truly mean, how to show your parents love, and how to love parents that have hurt you. Show Notes Help Courtney with her upcoming book by taking ...
In a continuation of our Discipleship Deep Dive Series, this episode addresses the very beginning of the whole discipleship process. If you desire to disciple someone, but don't have someone in your life that needs discipleship, where do you start? How do you begin to build relationships that lead to discipleship? I walk through how to place yourself in areas of influence, what that requires from you, how to engage those you meet, and the most important thing to remember as you spend time wit...
Today I get to chat with life coach, counselor and author Holley Gerth. Holley is a self proclaimed introvert who has struggled with anxiety for many years. Anxiety is a growing issue in today’s culture and Holley was so kind to serve as our own teacher or counselor in this conversation. Holley and I chat about the foundations of anxiety, how we can support others working through anxiety, how anxiety can help you uncover your superpower, and why telling someone to pray more is not helpful adv...
Caesar Kalinowski is a serial church planter, coach, and the author of several books, including the top-selling, The Gospel Primer. Caesar and his wife are lovers of discipleship and together they help others learn how to incorporate discipleship into their every day lives and today he’s going to be OUR coach! Caesar and I chat about what living a discipleship lifestyle looks like in each of our homes. Then we jump into how we can be intentional about discipling others by harnessing rhythms t...
You know how important I believe community is. Thats what discipleship is all about! My guests today have created an international, online community to encourage women in their walk with Christ called Sojo Academy. Jen Evangelista and Arabah Joy (or AJ) are two women with over half a century of ministry experience between them who have a passion for the Gospel and love to encourage women to get into God's Word! They do this through Bible Studies, creative worship, community, and teachin...
My guest today is Jodie Niznik, a seminary-trained lover of God’s Word who has served in vocational ministry for over twelve years. She helps people create space for God in their lives through her Scripture meditation podcast and equips them to take another step with Jesus through her Real People, Real Faith Bible studies and teaching. Jodie and I chat about Lectio Divina, a form of scripture meditation. But we know that meditation, the word and the practice gets a lot of push back in the chu...
A perfect Valentines Day Release. How can we love those that the world might see as unlovable? I have been looking forward to this episode for almost 2 months now! My guest this week is Rachelle Starr. Rachelle is the founder of Scarlet Hope ministries and she just released her new book Outrageous Obedience in November. Rachelle founded Scarlet Hope to reach out to women in the adult entertainment industry. We talk about how God drew Rachelle to minister to these women, how her upbringing inf...
My guest today is Amy Looper and our conversation is all for the working moms out there and anyone who knows a working mom!! Amy is a speaker, author, consultant and a business leader who understands the importance of the modern working mom's career. She is a wife, mother of two and spent the past two decades in technology & SAAS sales leadership. Healing from postpartum depression& anxiety was one of the greatest gifts of her life and she now helps other women do the same. Amy ...
Today I’m going to answer the #1 question I get asked when I speak. What is the difference between Mentorship and Discipleship? Are they the same thing? What about Coaching and Counseling? In todays episode, a part of our Discipleship Deep Dive Series, I talk about the difference between Coaching, Mentoring, and Discipling. While they are very similar, the differences come in who is involved, where the meeting happens, and what is discussed. Hopefully, at the end of this episode, all yo...
This week, we are kicking off 2023 with a bang!! If you are a long time listener of the podcast, you have heard past guests Erica Wiggenhorn and Tracy Steel a couple of times. But now they have teamed up, alongside Sara Reid and are ready to help equip women to lead in their communities! This dynamite trio have founded My Only Aim, a discipleship training community. Today we chat about the importance of discipleship in todays culture no matter your age or position, the missing elements ...
Here on this final episode of 2022, is my Dad and fan favorite, Pat Hail, Jr. and I are ending this year with a fun discussion about common holiday traditions. Christmas Trees, Holly and Ivy, the Yule log, Navitiy Sets, and Santa Claus himself. We chat about the beginning of each tradition, the cultural and spiritual significance, and how each tradition has transitioned through out the years. Parents, we are going to be talking about Santa’s FULL story towards the end of the episode, so this ...
This week I am excited to share with you another part of the Entrust Conference. I had the blessing of opening the conference. During the opening session I wanted to encourage all the ladies in attendance that we all have the ability to Disciple, no matter our background, years in the faith, or levels of training. I wanted the women to see the opportunity we as Christians to influence today’s culture, to understand what effective discipleship includes, and to let go of some of the lies that w...
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