Ministry Spouses Podcast

By Stronger Together, Journal for Ministry Spouses

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Enjoy fresh and relevant content from 'Stronger Together', a publication specifically for pastoral spouses, on the Ministry Spouses Podcast. This is a service of the General Conference Ministerial Spouses Association.

Episode Date
A Missionary for Life, Part One - Recounting a life of service — Gordon E. Christo
May 14, 2026
Kids: Jesus Shows God’s Love! Experiencing and sharing God’s love is easy! — Karen Holford
May 07, 2026
Remain Resolute to the Mission - Ministering as a 21st-century Shepherdess — Sashane Stone-Goldbourne
Apr 30, 2026
Lifestyle: Fire! Be ready for the unexpected — Rae Lee Cooper
Apr 23, 2026
Family Matters: With Jesus in the Family - Love, grace, and happier homes — Karen Holford
Apr 16, 2026
Just Invite Them - Exploring the beauty of hospitality — Heather Krick
Apr 09, 2026
Tips to Thrive: Finding My Place and Embracing My Role in God’s Mission - Pray, listen, and serve with love — Angelina Wood
Apr 02, 2026
OneVoice27: A Mission That Also Belongs to You- Your important role in the gospel commission — Erton Köhler
Mar 26, 2026
Editorial: A Call to Make Disciples, Together- Lifting up Jesus with one voice in 2027 — Aurora Canals
Mar 19, 2026
Kids: Friends Like Jesus! Faithful families take care of each other — Karen Holford
Mar 12, 2026
Why Hurt Lurks in the Pews - Four degrees of emotional hurt — Victor D. Marshall
Mar 05, 2026
Why I Stay in a Hurtful Church - Seeing God's overcoming power in His church — Nicole Parker
Feb 26, 2026
Persevering Through Pain - Contemplating the path through pain — Jeffrey O. Brown
Feb 19, 2026
Lifestyle: The Forgetting Dilemma - How memory works (or doesn’t) and how to improve it — Rae Lee Cooper
Feb 12, 2026
Tips to Thrive: Wounded in the House of Faith - Meeting conflict with grace — Angelina Wood
Jan 29, 2026
Family Matters: When People Are Confusing - A story of overreach—and how to respond — Karen Holford
Jan 22, 2026
Editorial: When the Church Hurts - A reflection for ministerial spouses — Aurora Canals
Jan 15, 2026
Kids: Close Friends - Faithful families take care of each other — Karen Holford
Jan 08, 2026
There’s Nothing Better than Grace - The story of Hosea — Kenneth Crawford
Jan 01, 2026
Don’t Go to Bed Angry? What does Ephesians 4:26 really mean? — Willie Oliver & Elaine Oliver
Dec 25, 2025
Lifestyle: It’s Just the Weather- The weather affects us—here’s how — Rae Lee Cooper
Dec 18, 2025
Tips to Thrive: Building Deeper Connections with Your Spouse - Cultivating intimacy in your relationship — Angelina Wood
Dec 11, 2025
On Adding Value: Practice thoughtful consideration — Amanda Walter
Dec 04, 2025
Family Matters: Closer- Leaning into habits that promote togetherness — Karen Holford
Nov 27, 2025
Editorial: Strengthening the Two Most Sacred Relationships in Ministry- Intimacy with your spouse and God — Aurora Canals
Nov 20, 2025
Kids: You’re Never All Alone! God will never leave you — Karen Holford
Nov 13, 2025
Eshet Chayil: Woman of Valor- Living with courage and grace — Hannele Ottschofski
Nov 06, 2025
Hope Beyond Depression: Healing comes with patience — Heather-Dawn Small
Oct 30, 2025
Lifestyle-Motivating Good Self-Care: It’s not always easy, convenient, or tasty — Rae Lee Cooper
Oct 23, 2025
When Love Feels Lost: Hope for parents estranged from adult children — Eric Bates
Oct 16, 2025
Tips to Thrive-Upheld by God’s Love: When we feel lonely and discouraged — Angelina Wood
Oct 09, 2025
Family Matters-Healthy Friendships: Why we need them and how to form them — Karen Holford
Oct 02, 2025
Editorial-Dealing with Loneliness in Ministry: We all feel lonely sometimes — Ramon Canals
Sep 25, 2025
Kids - Ripples of Happiness! Share a lot of smiles — Karen Holford
Sep 18, 2025
Sharing Your Story - God makes it easy! — Janet Page
Sep 11, 2025
Charlie’s Story - An angry man and a miracle of grace — Diana Bruch
Sep 04, 2025
When Your Spouse Is Called, Are You Called Too? Discerning God’s calling for you — Libna Arroyo
Aug 28, 2025
Tips To Thrive - Guiding and Preparing the Next Generation - Help them grow into wise leaders — Angelina Wood
Aug 21, 2025
Lifestyle - From the Table to Tomorrow - How parents shape lifelong dietary habits — Shonedell De Velde
Aug 14, 2025
Membership or Discipleship? What you aim for is what you get — Leigh Rice and Glenn Townend
Aug 07, 2025
Friends—We All Need Them - How to have them and keep them — Hannele Ottschofski
Jul 31, 2025
Family Matters - Raising Compassionate Kids - Make kindness a way of life — Karen Holford
Jul 24, 2025
Editorial - Passing the Torch - A sacred mandate for ministerial spouses — Aurora Canals
Jul 17, 2025
​Cultivating a Mindset of Trust — Dr. Grace Eversley-Jacott
Jul 10, 2025
​ Kids - You Are Blessed! — Karen Holford
Jul 03, 2025
​Help! I Am a Worrier! — Sharon Campbell-Danvers
Jun 26, 2025
Lifestyle - Three Must-Have First-Aid Kits — Rae Lee Cooper
Jun 19, 2025
Living Sacrifice: The Altar of Worship — Jasmin Stankovic
Jun 12, 2025
Dealing with Stress — Amanda Walter
Jun 05, 2025
Tips To Thrive - Finding Peace During Anxious Times — Angelina Wood
May 29, 2025
Family Matters - Raising Spiritually Secure Children — Karen Holford
May 21, 2025
Editorial - We Can Trust Our Father — Nancy Wilson
May 14, 2025
Kids-Verse Explorers! — Karen Holford
May 14, 2025
Social Engagement-Five simple steps for your church — Sung Kwon & Bordes Henry Saturné
May 07, 2025
Nurture, Retention, Reclamation-Can you hear their cry? — Kirk Thomas
Apr 30, 2025
Family Matters - Little Time, Lots of Love - Building connection with brief moments — Karen Holford
Apr 23, 2025
Let’s All Stand Up for Standing Up - Sit less; move more — Rae Lee Cooper
Apr 16, 2025
​Finding Our Niches in Ministry-Something for everyone — Angelina Wood
Apr 09, 2025
Simple Ways to Involve Children and Teens in Church Services — Karen Holford
Apr 02, 2025
Editorial—The Power of Working Together in Ministry - Different roles; powerful influence — Aurora Canals
Mar 26, 2025
Let’s Get to Know Noah! — Karen Holford
Mar 19, 2025
Looking for His Appearing - We all have a date with destiny — Dr. Hyveth Williams
Mar 12, 2025
Bullying in My Church? No Way! How to recognize—and prevent—it — Gerry Lopez
Mar 05, 2025
How You Can Stop Child Abuse in Your Ministry - 5 ways you can help protect children — Leander Tomazeli
Feb 26, 2025
Supporting Victims of Abuse - The role of the pastoral spouse — Angelina Wood
Feb 19, 2025
The Body Remembers - 8 self-care strategies to help your body heal — Rae Lee Cooper
Feb 12, 2025
Know the Signs of Abuse - Understanding abuse to keep our homes and churches safer — Dr. Katia Reinert
Feb 05, 2025
Helping Heal the Pain of Abuse - Listen, pray, and love — Karen Holford
Jan 29, 2025
Editorial - Understanding Sexual, Emotional, and Spiritual Abuse - Abuse wounds, but God heals — Aurora Canals
Jan 22, 2025
Replacing Anxiety with Peace - Trust God’s Word and find rest — Dr. Grace Eversley-Jacott
Jan 15, 2025
Kids - Pausing with a Parable — Karen Holford
Jan 08, 2025
Choose Love and Find Joy - Five rules for happiness — Shelly Esser
Jan 01, 2025
Releasing - How to help your spouse pause to recharge — Ruth Boyd
Dec 25, 2024
Tips to Thrive - Whose Birthday Is It? — Evelyn Griffin
Dec 18, 2024
Sounds Familiar? How to recognize God’s voice — Dr. Gloria Trotman
Dec 11, 2024
Recipe for a Life Well Lived - One Ingredient makes all the difference — Libna Arroyo
Dec 04, 2024
In the Morning When I Rise - Calm or chaotic: you choose — Rae Lee Cooper
Nov 27, 2024
Pausing to Grow in His Love - Renew your spirit with a mini retreat — Karen Holford
Nov 20, 2024
Editorial - Purposeful Pauses — Aurora Canals
Nov 13, 2024
A Biblical Response to Sexuality Today - Sharing the Truth of God’s Word in Love
Nov 06, 2024
God Does Not Sponsor Failures - A testimony of God’s faithfulness, Part 2 — Lorena Angélica Monsiváis Peralta
Oct 30, 2024
Kids - Wonderfully Made — Karen Holford
Oct 23, 2024
Tips to Thrive - Conversation Starters — Evelyn Griffin
Oct 16, 2024
Sex, Intimacy, and Trauma Within the Context of Marriage - Begin the journey toward hope and healing — Jasmin Stankovic
Oct 09, 2024
Recipe for a Life Well Lived - One Ingredient makes all the difference — Libna Arroyo
Oct 02, 2024
Lifestyle - Who Am I? - What goes into making you, YOU? — Rae Lee Cooper
Sep 25, 2024
Family Matters - It’s Time to Talk . . . About Sex - Teach your children about God’s design — Karen Holford
Sep 18, 2024
Editorial - God’s Plan for Marriage - "He created them male and female" — Aurora Canals
Sep 11, 2024
God Does Not Sponsor Failures - A testimony of God’s faithfulness, Part 1 — Lorena Angélica Monsiváis Peralta
Sep 04, 2024
Let’s Care for Each Other — Karen Holford
Aug 28, 2024
Be an Incredible Grandparent - Pass heavenly values to the next generation — Sherri Uhrig
Aug 21, 2024
Honesty in Grief - Consider this overlooked grief virtue — Karen Nicola
Aug 14, 2024
Finding Joy in the Balcony - Change your world, one cheer at a time — Rae Lee Cooper
Aug 07, 2024
The Cost of Belonging - God was fractured to restore — Jennifer Jill Schwirzer
Jul 31, 2024
Tips to Thrive - “A and B” Stories — Evelyn Griffin
Jul 24, 2024
Caring When Life Hurts - Navigating hard times together — Karen Holford
Jul 17, 2024
Editorial - Jesus Has Compassion for the Sick - God (still) hears and heals — Aurora Canals
Jul 10, 2024
Generations of Blessings — Karen Holford
Jul 03, 2024
Unexpected - At any point we can suddenly find our life changed — Rae Lee Cooper
Jun 26, 2024
New Roles - What can we learn from three men who are pastoral spouses? — Anne Fargusson
Jun 19, 2024
Writing God’s Love Letter - My wife and I have received such benefits from this profound activity — Sugih Sitorus
Jun 12, 2024
Pressing Into Gratitude - It’s hard to thank God for the hard things, but I challenge you to try this exercise — Ruth Boyd
Jun 05, 2024
Intergenerational Worship - Don’t miss the opportunity to do evangelism in your church every week! — Karen Holford
May 29, 2024
God’s Compassion - How to help it flow to and through us — Grace Eversley-Jacott
May 22, 2024
Tips to Thrive - Dexter — Evelyn Griffin
May 15, 2024
Balance - How opposites can make a strong team in the home and in ministry — Ashley Alipoon
May 08, 2024
Growing Togetherness - You need just four ingredients — Karen Holford
May 01, 2024
Editorial: Team Spouse Ministry - A biblical perspective on serving together — Aurora Canals
Apr 24, 2024
Let’s Worship Outside! — Karen Holford
Apr 17, 2024
$600 Pie Secret Revealed -Read on to discover the secret of an amazing pie and good friends — Ani Holdsworth
Apr 10, 2024
Celebrating My Spouse - It’s time to express appreciation to that special person — Kenneth Crawford
Apr 03, 2024
Life-Giving Thanks - See what happens when you thank people in this life-giving way — Tanya R. Cochran
Mar 27, 2024
My Conversation With Jesus — Evelyn Griffin
Mar 20, 2024
Give to Live - The more abundant life can be yours — Rae Lee Cooper
Mar 13, 2024
Ready, Set, Go! We’re all in this race to win the prize — Felisha Francis-Miller
Mar 06, 2024
Mental Health Checkup - How can you promote positive mental health in your home? — Orathai Chureson
Feb 28, 2024
Contented Cleaning - Can we actually be thankful for chores? — Karen Holford
Feb 21, 2024
What Happens? I thanked God for the opportunity to share an answer and a prayer — Nicole Parker
Feb 14, 2024
Editorial - Ask, Believe, and Be Thankful — Aurora Canals
Feb 07, 2024
From Lonely to Loved — Karen Holford
Nov 29, 2023
Love Your Heart — Rae Lee Cooper
Nov 22, 2023
Listen Up - How to improve your listening skills — Jacob Sanchez
Nov 15, 2023
The Grass Is Always Greener - Over the Septic Tank? — Elisabeth Parent
Nov 08, 2023
Conformity and the Christian - What kind of conformist are you? — Libna Arroyo
Nov 01, 2023
Feeling Lonely? - If so, you’re not alone . . . but there’s help — Karen Holford
Oct 25, 2023
The Man in the Lobby - What occupies my mind? How about yours? — Charles Metz
Oct 18, 2023
Tips to Thrive - The Interrupted Prayer — Evelyn Griffin
Oct 11, 2023
I’m Going to Your House Today - Why hospitality matters — Heather Krick
Oct 04, 2023
Words Matter - Seven tips for breaking free of hurtful words in ministry — Stacy Harvey
Sep 27, 2023
Editorial - Together We Are Always Stronger — Aurora Canals
Sep 20, 2023
Who Am I? — Karen Holford
May 31, 2023
Changing Roles - Someday your minister spouse may move into an administrative or director position, giving you a new role as well — Angela Jackson
May 24, 2023
The Way to Self-Compassion - How can you treat yourself with the same love and care you’d treat a loved one? — Tanya R. Cochran
May 17, 2023
Got Soap? - It’s inexpensive, it’s easy to use, and it could save your life! — Rae Lee Cooper
May 10, 2023
The Beauty of Boundaries - They are necessary for freedom and life itself — Jarrod Stackelroth
May 03, 2023
Tips to Thrive - Lower Your Expectations? — Evelyn Griffin
Apr 26, 2023
Identity Crisis - God helped me rediscover my value — Karen Holford
Apr 19, 2023
Jesus and Boundaries - What can we learn from His model? — Lori Futcher
Apr 12, 2023
Editorial - Discover God’s Will — Aurora Canals
Apr 05, 2023
God loves me! — Karen Holford
Mar 06, 2023
Adjust the straps — Ruth Boyd
Feb 27, 2023
Balancing act — Vicki Griffin
Feb 20, 2023
"Get off the couch!" — Lori Peckham
Feb 13, 2023
Off the trail — Diana Bruch
Feb 06, 2023
Fun Family worship — Evelyn Griffin
Jan 30, 2023
"Ouch! That hurt!" –– Rae Lee Cooper
Jan 23, 2023
One verse –– Jackie Ordelheide Smith
Jan 16, 2023
Behind the scenes — Annika Cambigue
Jan 09, 2023
Families infused with faith — Karen Holford
Jan 02, 2023
Personal Experience Required — Hyveth Williams
Dec 26, 2022
Editorial: Back to the Altar — Aurora Canals
Dec 19, 2022
Our Good, Good, Shepherd — Karen Holford
Dec 07, 2022
Embracing Change - I thought I was ready for retirement . . . — Rae Lee Cooper
Nov 30, 2022
Never Mind - We might not want to talk about pornography, but it’s all around us — Maya Mackey Dean
Nov 23, 2022
His Face in the Stars - Why seeing our Savior will make all the difference — Carol Bovee
Nov 16, 2022
Hands - “Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom” — Teri Pollard
Nov 09, 2022
Tips to Thrive - We Have a Call — Evelyn Griffin
Nov 02, 2022
Sharing the Love - How to navigate life when two become three . . . — Karen Holford
Oct 26, 2022
Praise God in Loss??? My husband lay at the bottom of the pool, and I thought I’d entered a nightmare — Janet Page
Oct 19, 2022
“I’m Reading Your Lips” - Suddenly Kallie realized she could hardly hear the talking around her
Oct 12, 2022
Editorial: Meet Aurora!
Oct 05, 2022
Let’s Mingle! — Karen Holford
Sep 28, 2022
Balancing Act - Most of us take balance for granted, until it becomes a problem — Rae Lee Cooper
Sep 21, 2022
Tips to Thrive - Multiplication Miracle — Evelyn Griffin
Sep 14, 2022
Back Again - What to do when your past affects your present — Jasmin Stankovic
Sep 07, 2022
Lost Cause? He prayed for his son at every house we visited — Carol Toay
Aug 31, 2022
Three Stories - If you’ve ever been lost or felt that way, watch how God comes through — Ed Allen
Aug 24, 2022
Mingling Missionaries - How one family impacted their town — Karen Holford
Aug 17, 2022
No Place Like Home - Jesus has a mission field for each one of us — Shelly Lowe
Aug 10, 2022
Blankets of Blessing - As we got our hands busy, we started to see God’s hands at work — Sarah Rogers
Aug 03, 2022
What If? - I ran to the rainbow’s end in anticipation — Diana Bruch
Jul 27, 2022
Good-bye for Now — Janet Page
Jul 20, 2022
Editorial - It Took Three Car Wrecks! — Janet Page
Jul 13, 2022
Choose Well! Choose Happy! — Karen Holford
Jul 06, 2022
Ellen White and Mental Health — Merlin D. Burt
Jun 29, 2022
An Anxious Mind — Randy Fishell
Jun 22, 2022
He Who Has Ears, Let Him Hear! — Rae Lee Cooper
Jun 15, 2022
20 Tips for Good Mental Health — Karen Holford
Jun 08, 2022
Intense Emotions — Dan Serns
Jun 01, 2022
Anchor in the Storm — Jasmin Stankovic
May 25, 2022
I Still Love You — Ann Cunningham Burke
May 19, 2022
Tips to Thrive — Evelyn Griffin
May 11, 2022
Your Weekly Birthday Gift — Karen Holford
Apr 26, 2022
My Mess- could it be that God can bring a blessing from our mess? — Delinda Hamilton
Apr 21, 2022
The Key - I was locked out of the house at midnight in my nightclothes — Joyce Mulligan
Apr 19, 2022
Not Your Way- five tips for breaking free of bad habits — Cecilia Iglesias
Apr 14, 2022
Make Sabbath a Delight — Karen Holford
Apr 12, 2022
Tips to Thrive - A Happy Day — Evelyn Griffin
Apr 07, 2022
​Anxiety Attack- When Covid hit our family, anxiety hit me — Rae Lee Cooper
Apr 05, 2022
Celebrating Sabbath — Shenalyn Page
Mar 31, 2022
Follow the Lamb- A Fresh Look at the Three Angels' Messages — Charissa Torossian
Mar 29, 2022
It's the Small Things — Paula Peckham
Mar 24, 2022
Editorial- Highlight of the Week — Beth Thomas
Mar 22, 2022