Sisterhood

In this episode, our host, Jordan Sheets, interviews Daune Pitman on the topic of hospitality. Daune and her husband Keith lead The Cottage Table Experience which are creative gatherings in Europe and the United States. These creative gatherings started in their home five years ago when the Pitman’s re-arranged their home to create space for a dining room table long enough to host weekly dinners for 20 people. Daune’s heart is that everyone has a place at the table without having to do or bring anything. Daune shares about Jesus’ heart for radical hospitality. Whether hospitality is a gifting for us or not, we are called to seek hospitality. Hospitality is a way we live… it is a heart posture of serving and seeing people with the utmost value. In this episode, Daune expands on the principle that, “Preparation speaks to the value of the ones it is lavished on”. This is an episode with practical steps to love like Jesus!

In this episode, our host, Jordan Sheets, interviews Lila Garro. Lila serves as the Women’s Pastor at Ignite Church and has a passion for equipping women for ministry. When we hear “ministry” we often think of people employed by a church or ministry, but in this conversation, we talk about all women responding to the call God has placed on their lives to minister to others in their unique context. Lila shares her understanding of how the offerings we give to the Lord should cost us something… our finances, our time, our emotional investment, our gifts, etc. Together, we explore how this shapes us in the image of God. Lila has a passion for supporting and uplifting families in vocational ministry, especially pastor’s wives. Lila’s love and compassion for people are contagious. Check out this episode.

In this episode our host, Jordan Sheets, has a conversation with Sarah Clawson about building a "Clawson Family Book of Faith". This "Book of Faith" is all about recounting and delighting in God's faithfulness in every season of our lives. Sarah shares about the memorials God has placed in her life and family that build her faith. She also talks about God's grace in comparison to our seemingly constant failure in a world that seems to demand more and more of us. We talk about what it means to delight and love in the mundane tasks of life, and I love hearing this homeschool mama share her heart on delighting in her home and on her farm. As the host, my heart needed this episode in so many ways!

Here’s episode 3 of the third season of Sisterhood podcast! In this episode our host, Jordan Sheets, listens to Rachel Geletzke share the story of her precious son David. David was born with Trisomy 18 and his life brought great glory to God in every way. As Rachel shares about pregnancy, birth, and death, you will hear the raw and real pain in this broken world. I love how Rachel describes her thoughts on Heaven in this episode… “My little mortal brain is capped on what I think goodness or perfection is.” David’s story is a testament of putting our faith in God because we trust in His goodness and perfection even when we can’t understand it or see it from our own fractured lens.

Here’s episode 2 of the third season of Sisterhood podcast! In this episode our host, Jordan Sheets, has a conversation with Susan Todd about the difficult season when adult children leave home. There are many positive assumptions about the “empty nester” season, but the reality is that for many parents, an “empty nest” can be incredibly painful and brings new opportunities to relinquish control and trust God. I love how Susan shares about her identity ultimately being rooted in Christ and how our nests are never truly empty – there are always people around us God has called us to care for and ministry to. We serve a God who continues writing our story even when we feel like everything has been flipped upside down or moved too fast.

This is a short episode with our Jordan Sheets to start season 3 of the podcast with a "so that" prayer for you. Often when the new year begins and we set in place goals to grow or enlarge our capacity, we can miss the real purpose for our growth. This episode is about recognizing the phrase "so that" in scripture to refocus our prayers on worshipping God and growing his Kingdom.Scripture references: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10, Psalm 67, 1 John 1:1-4

In this episode our host, Jordan Sheets, had the honor of interviewing a dear friend, Nicole Averett. In this tender and powerful conversation, Nicole shares their family's story of adopting twins Solomon and Silas and the years of darkness following the death of Solomon. Nicole shares her story of finding freedom from shame and darkness after experiencing God's grace for herself instead of only believing it for others. There are great spiritual truths in this podcast including “life is so much better when we let God be who He is”.

This is a powerful message by Amy Gannett from our Sisterhood Night on September 26, 2023. Amy Gannett is a writer and Bible teacher passionate about equipping Christians to study the Bible through The Bible Study Schoolhouse. She is also the founder of Tiny Theologians, a line of discipleship tools for children. Amy and her husband, Austin, are church planters, and it is their joy to serve Trinity Church Greenville in the heart of downtown Greenville. You can read more on her blog and follow her on Instagram. In this message Amy explains how going to God with our needs will often cost us more than we expected to give, but how God gives us infinitely more than we imagined.

Here's episode 5 of season 2. In this episode our host Jordan Sheets, interviews writer and speaker Caroline Collie. Caroline shares her story of what began as a typical Sunday afternoon at the swimming pool with their kids, ended with their world flipped upside down. I love this conversation with Caroline because we talk about our response as followers of Jesus when the world gives us an "impossible" circumstance. Caroline talks about God's perspective versus ours, the decision we have in trusting and praising God in the midst of suffering, and the beautiful story God writes through our pain. Caroline has a free crisis ebook, blog posts, and devotional resources on her website. I've been personally blessed by Caroline's writing since we recorded our episode, and would encourage you to check it out, too.

Here’s episode 4 of the Sisterhood podcast! In this episode our host, Jordan Sheets, interviews Emma Bircher about her fight to restore joy in her home. Emma shares her heart for caring for her daughter during a difficult and dark season of depression. I love how Emma talks about her battle action plan in fighting the spiritual warfare their family faced during this season while also recognizing her strength and power came from God and not her own actions. Emma says, “I did not come into full joy until I put the basket in the water – when Jochebed put Moses in the basket and put him in the water, she released him and said, ‘God he is yours first, I release him to you and trust you’”. You don’t want to miss this sweet conversation where you’ll learn about the weapons we have in Christ to fight against the enemy and experience the joy God has called us to have.

This is a message by Cleere Cherry Reaves from our Sisterhood Night in May 2023. Cleere is an author, speaker, and the creator of Cleerely Stated. In this message you’ll learn about the “seven P’s” of spending time with Jesus: your positioning, pace, perspective, priorities, posture, power, and protection.

In this episode, Myra Houser and Jordan Sheets discuss what it looks like to surrender their thoughts to God. Myra’s life goal is to help Christians live TODAY in such a way that they hear, “well done” in Heaven (Matthew 25:23). She is the author of an 8-week study on how to live life receiving God’s best. As a biblical counselor and health coach, Myra shares her journey of redirecting wayward thoughts. She gives practical tips on recognizing and refuting anxious thoughts with God’s Word and power. If you’d like to see more resources or receive coaching, you can check out Myra’s website at https://www.welldoneliving.com/. We also talk about living in God’s favor, savoring moments, a disciplined life, and Myra’s fur family of pugs. Check it out!

In this episode, Tonya Edwards and I sit down to talk to about mentorship and being in relationship with other women on both sides of us generationally. Tonya currently works at Gateway Church in Scottsdale, AZ and has a heart for evangelism, women's ministry, and connecting people. Together we look at examples of mentorship in scripture and the qualities necessary to give and receive coaching. Tonya also shares how wisdom is different from knowledge and charges women to step in from the sidelines to share what God has done in their lives with other women needing to learn from them. We also discuss being good talkers and struggling to listen when it comes to time with the Lord, humility, date nights, and more.

Eve is a past schoolteacher who answered the Lord’s call to serve in her home country of Greece as a full-time missionary. In Greece she mentors young women and girls at a local church and builds relationships with unchurched women and teens by meeting practical needs at the church’s community center. During her visit to Covenant in September of 2022, Eve shared a part of her story when suddenly, her identity, work, relationships, and more were taken away after an accident during her vocal cord surgery. Eve talks about her identity being rooted in “doing” instead of God’s grace and love. She also describes the restlessness she felt when God placed a burden on her heart for a particular work in His kingdom and her ongoing response to that restlessness. Eve and I became friends seven years ago on a mission trip in Greece and it is the greatest joy to support her as a missionary in Greece and learn from her. You’ll enjoy hearing a few stories about our time in Greece together, more about the ministry she is a part of it, and how you can be viewing your work as ministry.

This is the message from Tonya Edwards at our Sisterhood Night, September 2022. Tonya is an incredible woman of God and this message is about God's unlikely provision in our lives. Check it out!

Here’s episode 19 of the Sisterhood podcast! In this episode our host, Jordan Sheets, has a conversation with Jill Williams about prayer. This conversation is so good. Jill shares about the seasons in her life that led her to pray differently and what she has learned about prayer over the past few years. Prayer can seem like one of the hardest parts in our relationship with Jesus and yet it is vital to our connection with Him. We talk about the power of prayer to change our circumstance, change our hearts, and ultimately bring greater glory to God. We also discuss Jill’s most recent adventure raising chickens and reading books on prayer.

Here’s episode 18 of the Sisterhood podcast! In this episode our host, Jordan Sheets, interviews Ashleigh Grooms about a life-changing invitation right in the middle of a devastating season. We talk about Ashleigh’s journey from considering suicide to finding peace. Ashleigh describes making the decision to take the pain of leaving over the pain the pain of staying in an abusive relationship. We also discuss one of my most favorite topics… shopping! You’ll be inspired to extend invitations to church after listening to this podcast. Check it out.

Here’s episode 17 of the Sisterhood podcast! In this episode our host, Jordan Sheets, interviews Amanda Sanders about seasons of sacrifice. This episode is sure to give you some good laughs! We talk about how going through the difficult seasons and praying for patience is hard, but so worth it when it comes to being transformed into the image of Christ. We also discuss flower fields, deer jerky, and journaling. Check it out!

Here’s episode 16 of the Sisterhood podcast! In this episode our host, Jordan Sheets, interviews Wendy Rains who shares about the goodness of God during grief. In episode 15 we interviewed Maggie Rains, Wendy’s daughter, about the loss of her dad. In this episode you’ll hear from Wendy about the loss of her husband and the struggles of becoming a widow so unexpectedly at a young age. This story is raw and beautiful. While grief comes with a tangled ball of many emotions and we should take time to feel them and process them, we have a choice of what we do with the emotions.

Here’s episode 15 of the Sisterhood podcast! In this episode our host, Jordan Sheets, interviews Maggie Rains about her struggle with bitterness and forgiveness after her dad died in a head-on collision. This story is raw and beautiful. Maggie talks about the repercussions of bitterness and the hope she found in her salvation. We talk about how God constantly pursues us and how forgiveness is possible. We also discuss training our pups and whether we should see a new movie releasing soon. On Episode 16 our guest Wendy Rains will share her struggles after the loss of her husband.