Episode 30: Thirty-seven (37) baptisms on one college football team on one night! The rise of personal spiritual directors. Women in the church need women in the church.
On August 7, 37 players on the Faulkner University football team gave their lives to Christ in baptism. Hear the story from coaches and a player who were there (in the water). Personal spiritual direction is emerging as a new kind of minister and ministry among both believers and seekers. What is it? How does it work? Is it right for you or members of your congregation? Two certified spiritual directors give their take. Loneliness and a longing for connection may be as much a crisis in the Church of Christ as it is in the country at large. Hear from a woman who, 20 years ago, started a ministry to connect generations of women in her congregation around common tables and open homes--and how that ministry spread to congregations across the nation.
Segment One: Thirty-seven baptisms on one college football team on one night (Hunter Burke, Brandon Johnson, Khalil Pope, Faulkner University)
Link to Calvin Cockrell’s story in The Christian Chronicle
Link to Faulkner University Eagles football team
Segment Two: Personal spiritual direction is growing. What is it and how does it work? (Dr. Beth Bowers, Becky Frazier)
Link to Lipscomb University Institute for Christian Spirituality
Link to Wellsprings in the Wilderness
Email Dr. Beth Bowers at bbowers1@rocehsteru.edu
Email Becky Frazier at becky@ottercreek.org
Segment Three: Women in churches need women in churches (Joneal Kirby, Heartfelt Ministries)
Link to The Christian Chronicle archive of Heartfelt Ministries and Joneal Kirby stories
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Baptism, baptisms, revival, college, college students, Christian colleges and universities, athletes, student athletes, football, college football, college sports, Faulkner University, Faulkner University Eagles, Montgomery, Alabama, Hunter Burke, Coach Brandon Johnson, Coach Khalil Pope, Calvin Cockrell, spiritual direction, spiritual director, Holy Spirit, Spirit, listening, counseling, discernment, guide, guidance, minister, ministry, certification, training, Lipscomb University Institute for Christian Spirituality, Wellsprings in the Wilderness, Beth Bowers, Rochester University, Rochester Hills, Michigan, Becky Frazier, Otter Creek Church of Christ, Brentwood, Tennessee, Heartfelt Ministries, Joneal Kirby, Whites Ferry Road Church of Christ, West Monroe, Louisiana, women, intergenerational, mentoring, small groups, hospitality, ministry, Titus 2:3-5, relationships, congregation, church, congregations, churches, BT Irwin
