Journeywomen

Hunter Beless

  • 46 minutes 16 seconds
    What is Discipleship? with Courtney Doctor

    In this episode, Hunter chats with Courtney Doctor to begin our new series, Displaying the Gospel through Discipleship. One way we display the gospel and live on mission is through our discipling relationships. Yet, so many of us are intimidated by Christ’s command to go and make disciples. In this series, we will grow in our understanding of discipleship and how we can practically go about doing it. 

    Over the past two years, Courtney and Hunter have been working on a verse-by-verse Bible study on the book of Titus entitled Titus: Displaying the Gospel of Grace. Many of us are familiar with the classic Titus 2 passage on discipling, but through this entire series, we hope to highlight the beauty of intergenerational relationships in the church and what it actually looks like to display the gospel through those relationships. In this episode, they're talking about what discipleship is—whether formal or informal—what discipleship has looked like in their lives personally, and what Scripture says should be at the heart of it all.

    Courtney Doctor received an MDiv from Covenant Theological Seminary and currently serves as the Director of Women’s Initiatives for The Gospel Coalition. 


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    DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

    1. How do you define discipleship?
    2. How has discipleship played a role in your life?
    3. What are the things to “insist on” in a discipleship relationship?
    4. What could formal or informal discipleship look like in your life right now?
    5. Who is someone (older or younger) who you could ask about beginning a formal discipleship relationship together?
    6. What might you do or implement based on what you learned in this week’s episode?


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    On the Journeywomen podcast, we’ll help you know and love God through his Word, find your hope in the gospel, and invest deeply in your local church as you go out on mission for the glory of God.

    10 March 2025, 9:00 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    Applying the Gospel to Everyday Life with Emily Jensen and Laura Wifler

    In this week’s episode, Hunter chats with Laura and Emily of Risen Motherhood about applying the gospel to our everyday lives. They work through what it practically looks like to apply the framework of creation, fall, redemption, and consummation to the very real problems we face, and they also chat about the upcoming sunset of Risen Motherhood and what’s next for Laura and Emily!


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    DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

    1. Have you ever heard of the Creation, Fall, Redemption, Consummation framework? How does this help you understand the gospel more fully?
    2. What is an issue in your life right now that you can apply CFRC to? Perhaps either journal through the framework or talk it through out loud with a friend.
    3. Emily mentioned growing in your understanding of Scripture and the spiritual disciplines. What is one small step you can take today to move toward this kind of growth?
    4. Who is someone whom you might connect with or go deeper with to discuss the issues you’re dealing with through a gospel lens?
    5. What might you do or implement based on 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 help you know and love God through 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.

    25 November 2024, 9:00 am
  • 48 minutes 49 seconds
    Living in Line with Your Conscience with Bobby Jamieson

    As believers we are united in Christ—and there will still be issues about which we disagree. As Bobby Jamieson reminded us in this week's episode, "Those disagreements can always threaten to become divisions." But there is hope! We can learn how to understand our conscience, listen to God's leading, and engage those we disagree with by showing kindness and respect and remembering the unity we share in Christ. We pray the practical and Scripture-based encouragement this episode offers will help you think through how to both understand and live in line with your conscience.


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    DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

    1. What are some differing matters of conscience that you have encountered either personally, in relationships with others, or with those in your church?
    2. Are there friends or influencers who you have been tempted to “outsource your conscience” to, meaning you adopt their practices without gauging your own conscience?
    3. Bobby mentioned several passages (listed in our show notes) that would be helpful to better understand conscience. Perhaps select one today to read through or study with a friend.
    4. Is there a trusted pastor, friend, or mentor with whom you could have a conversation about your own personal questions about issues of conscience? Perhaps reach out to them today.
    5. What might you do or implement based on 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 help you know and love God through 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.

    18 November 2024, 9:00 am
  • 44 minutes 18 seconds
    Living a Prayerful Life with Megan Hill

    Do you ever find yourself subconsciously crying out to God in a desperate moment? Maybe it's a "Lord, help me" prayer in a time of need, or a "Jesus, come quickly" when your heart is heavy. Sometimes life brings us to the end of ourselves in a way that reminds our hearts to call out to God. As we reach the end of ourselves we realize, to whom else can we go (John 6:68)? He is the One who is sovereign, able, good, and kind. In this week's conversation with Megan Hill, Hunter and Megan talk about how vital prayer is to the life of the Christian.


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    DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

    1. How has the Lord used prayer to help you navigate hard things?
    2. What has it looked like (or what might it look like) for you to incorporate prayer into your daily rhythm, even with all of the distractions of life?
    3. Has the Lord used prayer to draw you toward other believers? How so?
    4. What might you bring to the Lord in prayer today?
    5. What might you do or implement based on 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 help you know and love God through 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.

    11 November 2024, 9:00 am
  • 47 minutes 52 seconds
    Looking to Christ with Whitney Newby

    Have you ever felt like you have nothing left…and yet you’re being asked to give more? Sometimes this place of utter depletion and emptiness can feel scary, but it is actually here that we can lift our eyes to Jesus and find so much more of God’s goodness, strength, and nearness. In this week’s episode, Hunter chats with Whitney Newby about how we can orient our gaze to Christ in the midst of the various challenges of life. We pray this episode encourages you—wherever you are and whatever you’re walking through—and presses you to lean on the Lord for strength.


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    DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

    1. Have you ever felt like you are pouring from an empty cup? How have you seen Christ’s sufficiency in those moments?
    2. What Scriptures that Whitney and Hunter shared (you can find them all in the show notes!) resonated most with you? Consider memorizing it this week!
    3. Have you faced a season that felt like it was too much? How did God use it to help you learn to fully cast yourself on him?
    4. Did you resonate with Hunter and Whitney’s conversation about lack of self-control and anger? Where do you find yourself struggling most, and how do you practice walking in repentance and receiving God’s grace?
    5. What might you do or implement based on 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 help you know and love God through 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.

    4 November 2024, 9:00 am
  • 54 minutes 49 seconds
    The Remedy for Discontentment with Jill Atogwe

    In this week’s episode with Jill Atogwe, Hunter and Jill talk about our natural tendency toward discontent, and how even our areas of deficiency and lack can press us more into Jesus. We pray this episode reminds you that even in—perhaps especially in—those places where you feel most weak and humbled, there is space for growth and intimacy with God.

     “Is God really good?” Have you ever found yourself asking this question? When the diagnosis comes back, when everything crashes down, when the other shoe drops… In the midst of suffering, if you listen to your feelings and to the world, the answer to that question is “No.” But, as Jill reminded us in this week’s episode, “if you open the Word, you will see the One that God loved most—himself—he allowed to live a life of suffering and to die a death of the ultimate untouchable suffering for us to live with him in eternity forever.”

    Sister, in your difficulty remember what is true: God is good and he can only do good (Psalm 119:68). You can trust him.


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    DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

    1. What are some things you feel that God has “left out” of your story? 
    2. How have these deficiencies, or things you felt like God left out, pressed you into more of Christ?
    3. What does it look like for you to deal with discontentment in your life? What root sins come up when you are faced with lack?
    4. Are there any passages from Scripture that you find encouraging in your struggle with discontent? Consider memorizing one this week!
    5. What might you do or implement based on 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 help you know and love God through 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.

    21 October 2024, 11:58 am
  • 1 hour 41 seconds
    Navigating Divorce with Wendy Alsup

    Have you had to navigate divorce or do you know someone who has? In this week’s episode Hunter talks with Wendy Alsup about how God was faithful to walk her through the incredibly difficult circumstances surrounding her divorce. Wendy shares how she found solace in meditating on God’s Word and in immersing herself in a safe local church body. We hope this episode offers you encouragement if you are in a similar situation or that it gives you tangible ways to care for those in your community who are hurting.


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    DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

    1. How has your knowledge and love of God carried you through the various challenges you’ve faced?
    2. Do you know anyone personally who has been impacted by divorce? Is there someone in your local church who you might serve as they walk through this difficult season?
    3. Wendy said “God's kingdom grows through suffering people, not in spite of our suffering.” How does that statement encourage you?
    4. How have you found that meditating on Scripture sustains you throughout your day? What verse might you look to this week to meditate on for encouragement?
    5. What might you do or implement based on 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 help you know and love God through 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.

    14 October 2024, 8:00 am
  • 45 minutes 24 seconds
    Gospel Friendships with Kristyn Getty

    Do you long for deep gospel friendships? As members of the body of Christ, when we are friends, we are friends in Christ. We are united by his blood, which means that our connection goes deeper than any other possible bond. In this episode, Hunter talks with Kristyn Getty about the beauty of gospel friendships. Kristyn shares about her own friendship with Joni Eareckson Tada, and how we can grow in our friendships with one another through the myriad of means God has given us, such as worshiping together, praying together, and sitting under and studying God’s Word together. We hope this episode encourages you to press into your own friendships as you grow in love and godliness together!


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    DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

    1. How does knowing Jesus and calling him your closest friend enable you to be a better friend to others?
    2. How have the friendships in your life encouraged you to persevere when life is hard? 
    3. How have you experienced your friendships grow around the Word of God?
    4. How might you be the type of friend who challenges and encourages others to live for Jesus? 
    5. What might you do or implement based on 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 help you know and love God through 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.

    7 October 2024, 8:00 am
  • 39 minutes 47 seconds
    Dwelling on Truth with Natalie Abbott and Vera Schmitz

    In this week’s episode, Hunter chats with Natalie and Vera of Dwell Differently about the beauty of dwelling on the truths that we find in the Bible. These three ladies each have such a contagious passion for hiding God’s Word in their hearts, and we hope that you come away from this conversation with a renewed excitement for dwelling on God’s Word!


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    DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

    1. What are some ways God has used his Word to strengthen, sustain, or uphold you during a difficult time?
    2. Are there reasons that you have felt hesitant to pursue the practice of Scripture memory? Share them with a friend if you feel comfortable.
    3. What is one verse that has impacted you or grown your view of who God is? Consider memorizing that verse (or part of it) this month.
    4. What might you do or implement based on 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 help you know and love God through 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.

    30 September 2024, 8:00 am
  • 51 minutes
    Bonus: The Book of Revelation with Jen Wilkin

    In this week’s episode with Jen Wilkin, we talk about the beauty of an oft-misunderstood and feared book of the Bible: Revelation. Jen reminds us that although the book is filled with symbols and images that might first be hard to understand, that it actually pulls from the rest of Scripture and tells us what we already know! That Jesus is coming back to dwell with his people forever. Jen reminds us that the theme of this book is not condemnation, but comfort. We pray this episode leads you to praise as you remember who is seated on the throne of heaven.


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    DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

    1. How does seeing Christ in Psalms excite you to look for him in all of Scripture? How might you take what you’ve gained from reading Psalms this summer and allow it to open your eyes to see Jesus on every page of Scripture? 
    2. What psalms have stood out to you most as you’ve read through them this summer? Perhaps write a few down to use as prompts for prayer. Perhaps select a few to try to store in your memory.
    3. How might you take what you’ve learned in Psalms this summer and share it with someone? Maybe inviting someone in to read Psalms again with you? Maybe memorizing a psalm to use as you pray for friends? 
    4. What might you do or implement based on 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 help you know and love God through 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.

    16 September 2024, 9:00 am
  • 47 minutes 25 seconds
    Psalms 10: Praying the Psalms with Caroline Cobb

    Psalms 23, 63, 84, 91, 92, 102, 131, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150


    In this last episode of our Psalms series, we’re chatting with Caroline Cobb about God’s big story that we see in Psalms. Caroline is passionate about rehearsing and responding to God’s story as we go about our everyday lives, and you will hear her heart clearly throughout this episode. We pray this episode—and the whole Psalms series!—prompts you to abide deeply with the Lord and to trust his character and his heart as revealed in Scripture. It has been a gift to come to know and love God more as we study God in Psalms this summer.


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    Series sponsored by Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. To learn more about how Southeastern can help you grow in God's Word, share the gospel, and serve faithfully in your local church, visit sebts.edu.


    DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

    1. How does seeing Christ in Psalms excite you to look for him in all of Scripture? How might you take what you’ve gained from reading Psalms this summer and allow it to open your eyes to see Jesus on every page of Scripture? 
    2. What psalms have stood out to you most as you’ve read through them this summer? Perhaps write a few down to use as prompts for prayer. Perhaps select a few to try to store in your memory.
    3. How might you take what you’ve learned in Psalms this summer and share it with someone? Maybe inviting someone in to read Psalms again with you? Maybe memorizing a psalm to use as you pray for friends? 
    4. What might you do or implement based on 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 help you know and love God through 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.

    12 August 2024, 9:00 am
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