Category Archives: Discipleship

E: 87 Loneliness…especially in Leadership with Kari Stainback

by Cami Summers, in category Discipleship, Encouragement, Faith, Leadership, Loneliness, Ministry, Podcast, Singleness
Loneliness...especially in Leadership with Kari Stainback Have you ever wondered what God might be teaching you in the midst of loneliness? Join Kari Stainback and host Karen Hodge as they explore the hard but sweet aspects of loneliness, particularly in leadership. About the Speaker: Kari Stainback Kari is Director of Women’s Ministries at Park Cities… Read More

E: 86 Resiliency: What it Means to Thrive…Not Just Survive with Dr. Tasha Chapman

by Cami Summers, in category Discipleship, Encouragement, Faith, Leadership, Ministry, Podcast
Resiliency: What it Means to Thrive...Not Just Survive with Dr. Tasha Chapman Do you feel like you are barely hanging on by a thread? Do you desire to thrive rather than merely survive? Join Dr. Tasha Chapman and host Karen Hodge as they explore the idea of resiliency in our spiritual walks. About the Speaker:… Read More

E: 85 Hinged to the Next Generation with Stephanie Formenti

by Cami Summers, in category Discipleship, Encouragement, Faith, God's Word, Identity, Podcast, Womanhood
Hinged to the Next Generation with Stephanie Formenti At CDM we feel it is mission-critical for older women in the Church to step towards the next generation. Join Stephanie Formenti, the female Chapel Associate at Covenant College, and Karen Hodge as they discuss stories and strategies that hinge to the next generation. About the Speaker:… Read More

E: 84 Never Enough: Confronting the Lies of Appearance and Achievement with Sarah Ivill

by Cami Summers, in category Discipleship, Emotions, Encouragement, Faith, God's Word, Identity, Podcast, Prayer, Reading, Sanctification, Spiritual Disciplines, Theology, Thought Life, Womanhood, Worry, Worship
Never Enough: Confronting the Lies of Appearance and Achievement Do you ever feel like you come up short? Sarah Ivill joins Karen Hodge to confront the lies of appearance and achievement that tell us we are never enough. Sarah shares her own story of how the Gospel set her free, and how she has learned… Read More

E: 83 Flourishing: Beyond Burnout with Stephanie Hubach

by Cami Summers, in category Discipleship, Emotions, Encouragement, Faith, God's Word, Podcast, Prayer, Reading, Relationships, Rest, Sanctification, Spiritual Disciplines, Suffering, Theology, Thought Life, Womanhood, Worry, Worship
Flourishing: Beyond Burnout with Stephanie Hubach Are you suffering from burnout? Stephanie Hubach joins Karen Hodge to share her own experience with burnout, some of the signs and what to do to go from burnout to flourishing. 5 Diagnostic Questions: 1. How has God uniquely created me at the core of my temperament? How do those… Read More

E: 82 Cultivating a Meaningful Devotional Life with Courtney Denton

by Cami Summers, in category Discipleship, Encouragement, Faith, God's Word, Podcast, Prayer, Reading, Relationships, Spiritual Disciplines, Theology, Thought Life, Worship
Cultivating a Meaningful Devotional Life with Courtney Denton Do you feel like the busyness of life keeps you on the run? In this episode, Courtney Denton joins Karen Hodge to talk about the importance of Cultivating a Meaningful Devotional Life as a way to pause and lean into the Lord. About the Speaker: Courtney Denton… Read More

E: 81 Hospitality by the Book with Kathy Stair

by Cami Summers, in category Christmas, Community, Discipleship, Emotions, Encouragement, Faith, God's Word, Hospitality, Podcast, Relationships
Hospitality by the Book with Kathy Stair How is hospitality an eternal investment? Kathy Stair joins Karen Hodge to encourage us not to be intimidated with the expectation of hospitality because it has nothing to do with giftedness. Kathy challenges us to think biblically about hospitality and casts a vision for how God can use our… Read More

E: 80 When the Holidays are Hard: Working Through Forgiveness with Pey Chu

by Cami Summers, in category Christmas, Community, Discipleship, Emotions, Encouragement, Faith, God's Word, Hospitality, Podcast, Relationships
When the Holidays are Hard: Working Through Forgiveness with Pey Chu Where are you hanging your hope this holiday? Pey Chu acknowledges the holidays can be hard, but as she joins Karen Hodge, she teaches us to think biblically about conflict. Pey encourages us to examine our hearts in the face of conflict by working… Read More

E: 79 Sufficient Hope: Gospel Meditations and Prayers for Moms with Christina Fox

by Cami Summers, in category Discipleship, Faith, Motherhood, Podcast, Relationships
Sufficient Hope: Gospel Meditations and Prayers for Moms with Christina Fox How do you apply the Gospel to the struggles of motherhood? Christina Fox joins Karen Hodge to talk about her new book, Sufficient Hope: Gospel Meditations and Prayers for Moms. Christina teaches us how to apply the Gospel to our feelings of inadequacy, our… Read More

E: 78 Freedom to Flourish: Answering God’s Invitation to Bear His Image with Elizabeth Garn

by Cami Summers, in category Discipleship, Faith, Identity, Podcast, Theology, Womanhood
Freedom to Flourish: Answering God's Invitation to Bear His Image with Elizabeth Garn Do you know how big God's plan is for you? Elizabeth Garn joins Karen Hodge to give us a glimpse of God's amazing, freeing, heart-healing plan for you to bear His image on earth so that you will have the freedom to flourish!… Read More