When You Are Drowning in Good Works (Season 2, Episode 4)
When You Are Drowning in Good Works (Season 2, Episode 4)
Rach and Bec chat with Amy Stopher, who is on staff at Providence City Church and one of our regular writers at Stories, as we explore the idea that if God made us with limits, for our good before the fall, and commands us to rest, how do we weigh up work, ministry, and family commitments? How do we rest amongst hustle culture?
We got a few variations of today’s topic in our end of year survey, but was asked most eloquently in this one, “It would be interesting to hear a discussion on how different Christian women are experiencing the impact of hustle culture on church life and ministry. I feel like there is a disconnect between getting the rest I need as a limited human, spiritual/social/physical/mental rest, and what a Sunday looks like within the modern church, particularly for those who participate in ministry during gatherings. It could be way too specific to my own experience, but I just wondered if it’s something that other women are also wrestling with?”
Join Amy Stopher, Rach and Bec as we explore the idea that if God made us with limits, for our good before the fall, and commands us to rest, how do we weigh up work, ministry, and family commitments? How do we rest amongst hustle culture?
In today’s episode, we explore:
🎧 The temptations we face in church and ministry amongst a broader hustle culture (see: pride, fear of man, people-pleasing and wanting to be seen as high capacity).
🎧 Truths that help us make wise(r) choices about work, family, and ministry commitments without ending up doing nothing or burning out from doing everything.
🎧 Practical nitty-gritty things that have helped us to rest when we should rest and work when we should work.
You can listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or anywhere you get podcasts.
Mentioned in today’s episode:
Interview with Amy: What I Learned When I Burned Out in Ministry
Interview with Jill - When You’re Angry You’re the One to Fix Everything
Conversation with Rach, Britt and Bec from Season 1: I Don’t Want to Optimise Anymore
Why God Doesn’t Need Your Hustle: Learning to Rest in Him (Verity Podcast)
“All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone,” Blaise Pascal
“One reason we are so harried and hurried is that we make yesterday and tomorrow our business, when all that legitimately concerns us is today. If we really have too much to do, there are some items on the agenda which God did not put there. Let us submit the list to Him and ask Him to indicate which items we must delete. There is always time to do the will of God. If we are too busy to do that, we are too busy.” Elisabeth Elliot