When You're Burned Out with Dai Hankey
11/13/23 • 46 min
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Today Dai Hankey is bringing some gospel grace to our weary souls. If you don’t know him, Dai is a church planter in Cardiff, Wales, and the founder of Red Community, a Christian charity that fights human trafficking. He is the author of Hopeward: Gospel Grace for Weary Souls. Speaking from a personal experience of burnout, Dai will come alongside those of us who feel weary to explore what it looks like to lean on Jesus and to enjoy his rest. We pray this episode encourages you to find your hope and rest in Christ.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- What is your personal experience with burnout and weariness?
- What comfort do you draw from Jesus’ words in Matthew 11:28-30?
- Are there ways that you have seen God use your weaknesses to display his power and strength?
- Where in God’s Word have you found nourishment when you feel weak and weary? Consider memorizing this passage this week.
- What might you do or implement in light of what you learned in this week’s episode?
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On the Journeywomen podcast we’ll come alongside you in the seasons and challenges of life to move you to know and love God and his Word, to find your hope in the gospel, and to invest deeply in your local church as you go out on mission for the glory of God.
Today Dai Hankey is bringing some gospel grace to our weary souls. If you don’t know him, Dai is a church planter in Cardiff, Wales, and the founder of Red Community, a Christian charity that fights human trafficking. He is the author of Hopeward: Gospel Grace for Weary Souls. Speaking from a personal experience of burnout, Dai will come alongside those of us who feel weary to explore what it looks like to lean on Jesus and to enjoy his rest. We pray this episode encourages you to find your hope and rest in Christ.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- What is your personal experience with burnout and weariness?
- What comfort do you draw from Jesus’ words in Matthew 11:28-30?
- Are there ways that you have seen God use your weaknesses to display his power and strength?
- Where in God’s Word have you found nourishment when you feel weak and weary? Consider memorizing this passage this week.
- What might you do or implement in light of what you learned in this week’s episode?
FOR MORE
- Support Journeywomen Ministries: Give
- Podcast Sponsors
- Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify
- Follow Us: Instagram | Facebook
- Leave a rating & review
- Interviews do not imply Journeywomen’s endorsement of all writings and positions of the interviewee or any other resources mentioned.
On the Journeywomen podcast we’ll come alongside you in the seasons and challenges of life to move you to know and love God and his Word, to find your hope in the gospel, and to invest deeply in your local church as you go out on mission for the glory of God.
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Hope in the Hard with Melissa Kruger
Today we’re talking to with our friend Melissa Kruger about how to have hope in the hard moments of life. We pray this episode encourages you to look to the Lord in whatever hardship you’re facing today. Melissa Kruger serves as vice president of discipleship programming for The Gospel Coalition (TGC). She’s the author of multiple books, including The Envy of Eve: Finding Contentment in a Covetous World, Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood, Growing Together: Taking Mentoring Beyond Small Talk and Prayer Requests, and Wherever You Go I Want You to Know. Her husband, Mike, is the president of Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte and they have three children.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- What has contributed to seasons of hardship in your life? Share if you feel comfortable.
- Has the gap between your expectations and reality ever led you to personal discontent or despair?
- What Scripture passages help you anchor yourself in truth as you’re navigating hardship? Consider memorizing the passage(s) this week.
- What are tangible steps you can take to prioritize time with the Lord in his Word?
- What might you do or implement based on what you learned in this week’s episode?
FOR MORE
- Support Journeywomen Ministries: Give
- Podcast Sponsors
- Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify
- Follow Us: Instagram | Facebook
- Leave a rating & review
- Interviews do not imply Journeywomen’s endorsement of all writings and positions of the interviewee or any other resources mentioned.
On the Journeywomen podcast we’ll come alongside you in the seasons and challenges of life to move you to know and love God and his Word, to find your hope in the gospel, and to invest deeply in your local church as you go out on mission for the glory of God.
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God's Grace in the Mundane with Maryanne Challies Helms
In today’s episode we’re chatting with Maryanne Challies Helms about how to glorify the Lord even in the midst of what we might consider to be the “mundane” everyday work of life and ministry. Maryanne is a wife and mother of four. Maryanne embodies so well what it looks like to faithfully live as a Christian, especially in the current online spaces, which we talk about some in this episode! We pray this episode encourages you to see your work—even if it is ordinary or mundane—as beautiful unto the Lord and glorifying to him.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- What does ministry look like for you? This could be service in your home, service in the church nursery, service to aging parents, etc.
- Have you ever felt tired or weary as a result of your work? Explain.
- How (specifically) does Christ’s humanity and life of everyday work encourage you in your own daily work?
- What are some passages of Scripture that encourage you as you serve in the unseen places? Consider memorizing one of these passages this week.
- What might you do or implement in light of what you learned in this week’s episode?
FOR MORE
- Support Journeywomen Ministries: Give
- Podcast Sponsors
- Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify
- Follow Us: Instagram | Facebook
- Leave a rating & review
- Interviews do not imply Journeywomen’s endorsement of all writings and positions of the interviewee or any other resources mentioned.
On the Journeywomen podcast we’ll come alongside you in the seasons and challenges of life to move you to know and love God and his Word, to find your hope in the gospel, and to invest deeply in your local church as you go out on mission for the glory of God.
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