Let's Talk with Sanctuary

Send a text We are launching Season Four of Let's Talk with Sanctuary today & welcome a return visit with our friend, Sheila Harper of SaveOne . As we sit in the first month of the year 2024, the very definition of identity is up for grabs. In the past, the term ‘identity’ meant your name, your job, your role in a family or a business, how you were known as a human. In years past, jokes w...

Send a text Despite the fact that Sanctuary , our ministry for ministry wives, was launched by an annual event we host call Let’s Retreat , we have never done an entire episode on what it is, why it’s important, who should go, all the things. So, today we are talking about Let's Retreat! And in order to do this episode justice, we had to introduce you to so many of our dear friends at Sanctua...

Send a text Whether you’re actively engaged in leading a women’s ministry, personally involved in a local church women’s ministry, or simply a woman yourself, let me encourage you to lean into this content. And to our male listeners who are married, or even pastoring women, this is gonna be a great resource for you, as well. Today we welcome women's ministries expert Ashley Simmons of Coastal...

Send a text In the case of a tapestry, it starts as an idea. The weaver gathers the raw materials and the tools to work, prepares them, weaves them, and tamps them. Slowly, bit by bit, an image starts to appear; however, it's not until completion that the designer's vision is apparent. Randy Valimont wasn't sure what to make of the raw materials of his life. At first, he couldn&apos...

Send a text All of us have experiences, tough moments, hopefully some great memories, through the evolution from childhood to adolescence, and on into young adulthood. It can be tough growing up! But children being raised in today’s culture are facing challenges that previous generations may have never encountered, especially at the ages that our children are being required to address them. In tod...

Send a text Often times grief is exclusively defined as the loss of a friend or loved one to death. But there's actually a form of grief that comes when someone hasn't died, but something has died. You feel a sense of loss. Perhaps it's the death of a dream, the loss of a friendship, or your expectations have been shattered. Licensed professional counselor and pastor's wife Kar...

Send a text Today we welcome author Kelly Balarie to Let's Talk with Sanctuary as we launch Quarter Three of the Sanctuary Book Club. This quarter's featured book is Kelly's latest book, Take Every Thought Captive . Regardless of how long you've been serving God or leading in a ministerial role, managing your own personal thought life requires lifelong diligence and a refresher...

Send a text We often quote the well-known verse in Revelation 12, stating that “they overcame him (the adversary or Satan) by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony,…" It is vital as we pray and seek the Lord to intervene in our lives that we make room for the testimony when He answers. As believers, we want to be known for boldly declaring all that God has done and all He i...

Send a text For the Kingdom of God to be sustainable, fulfilling its mission until Jesus comes, every generation must raise up men and women of God who are called to give their lives for His cause. What does it look like for 21st century believers to acknowledge and answer the call of God for full-time ministry, receive training and mentoring, and then be launched into their calling? Elise Wood of...

Send a text In today's episode we welcome Pastor Brian Dollar, a 25+ year veteran of ministry to children. Pastor Brian talks about the value of children's ministries, from its foundations in Jesus's earthly ministry to its validity in today's 21st century culture. We ask the questions like "what should pastors know about children's ministries?" and "how do...

Send a text As we head into Mother’s Day weekend, we can’t think of a better way to focus our thoughts than to acknowledge the powerful role that women play in shaping the lives of those around us. Today you may be grieving the loss of your own mother or perhaps you’re struggling in your role as a momma. Many of our listeners may be disappointed and hurt because their heart’s desire is to become a...

Send a text Today we are going to visit a topic that has been written about, talked about, prayed about so very often, but it’s something we can’t possibly write, talk, or pray about enough, and that is the lie of comparison . Church planter + Sanctuary Lead Team member Casey Graves joins the conversation today and openly shares of her own personal struggle with the lie of comparison, why it took...

Send a text Today we welcome podguest Lisa Goins back to Let's Talk with Sanctuary for the THIRD time (yes, she's one of your favorites!) as we launch Quarter Two of the Sanctuary Book Club. This quarter's featured book is Jennie Allen's most recent bestseller, Find Your People . Join host Bridgette Tomlin and the Sanctuary team in reading this book throughout the quarter, list...

Send a text Let's Talk host Bridgette Tomlin steps away from the show's typical fare of an interview alongside a featured guest to deliver a timely message to women in ministry of all generations. Grab a cup of coffee or tea and sip slowly as you take in the mentorship Bridgette is bringing to the listener, whether you're in your 20s and just getting started in vocational ministry,...

Send a text We have heard so many cliche-phrases throughout the decades about the separation of Church and State that have sent mixed messages to the people of God about what they can and should say in regards to the government of our land. What exactly is the Church's role and responsibility when it comes to political issues? Today's guest Paul Abner helps the listener connect the dots...

Send a text What does worship look like in the life of a 21st century believer? How do we as leaders lead others into worship, in spirit and in truth? What are the contents of a corporate worship gathering? Is it all old stuff? Is it new stuff? So many nooks and crannies we can peek into today! LTS host Bridgette Tomlin brings back ministry wife and worship leader Kelly Woods to rediscover the art...

Send a text Buckle up because today we are issuing a clarion call, a challenge, to the women of God across this nation and around the world! Today’s guest, Pastor Rochelle Ferguson, and host Bridgette Tomlin unpack what is at stake for our culture, for the Church, for our families, and for the next generation without divine intervention of the saints. It is time to stand up and declare, "Not...

Send a text How do you address some of the challenges that come with managing the myriad of tasks, bookkeeping, pastoral duties, and the like when it comes to the church or ministry you’re serving? Today’s guest, Kacie Frazier of Ministry Brands , is going to help us find a better understanding of technology and how to make it work for you and not against you.  ------------------------------------...

Send a text Let's Talk with Sanctuary is a podcast for women, specifically women in ministry. It's our firm belief at Sanctuary that isolation is the Number One tool that the enemy is using to take down women in leadership. Through this platform Sanctuary's endeavoring to open the conversation with off-limits topics, share some love, laughter, and encouragement, and inspire more aut...

Send a text As we launch into a brand new year, host Bridgette Tomlin is launching a book club for the year 2023. Each quarter she will welcome a guest to discuss the featured book she's reading. In today's episode, we kick off Sanctuary's book club by inviting guest Leann Cherry to discuss Carey Nieuwhof's book, At Your Best . Built into five segments, Carey's best-sellin...

Send a text As we prepare for another new year, it is vital that we spiritually prepare through prayer. How do you know if your prayers are going to be effective? When spiritual wars are waged, how does a believer contend for victory? The subject of prayer is nothing new, but we all could use a refresher course! In this episode, guest Rhonda Rock schools the listener on how to press through traged...

Send a text Marriage itself can be beautifully complicated but add in that element that comes with vocational ministry and leadership and things get even more complicated! The truth is: ministry can often become the third spouse in a marriage if we aren’t careful. Host Bridgette Tomlin welcomes her husband of 25 years, Chresten, and their pastor friends Greg and Deena Thurstonson to layer the expe...

Send a text In February, June, and August of 2022 we welcomed our very own women’s ministries expert Kelli Ferguson to Let's Talk and touched on a variety of aspects of ministry to women—everything from the WHY behind it, how to implement discipleship, and then creating and fostering authentic connection among the women you lead and serve. In the finale of this four-part series on ministry to...

Send a text When it comes to parenting resources, you'll find plenty of support for prenatal, newborn, preschool, the daunting 8-year-old and tween transitions, and even life with teens. But what does a mother do when she crosses the finish line, launches her children into adulthood, and is forced to rediscover her own identity beneath the layers of marriage, motherhood, and ministry life? In...

Send a text Many pastors are trying to carry healing to broken families while their own families are broken. Many pastors’ wives are providing counseling for broken marriages while feeling isolated in their own marriages. Many of our missionaries are sacrificially preaching, teaching, and discipling while battling their own personal bouts with depression and questioning God’s hand in it all. How d...