WellSpring SoulCARE

Celebrated Christian author Philip Yancey discusses his latest release, a book he calls a "kind of prequel to everything else I’ve written," — his memoir, Where the Light Fell.

Bishop Hunter has expressed his kingdom-Spirit-formation-church-culture focus in various settings. He the founding bishop of  The Diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others , a diocese of the Anglican Church in North America. Bishop Hunter is past President of Alpha USA, former National Director for the Association of Vineyard Churches, and retired founding pastor of  Holy Trinity A...

AJ Sherrill  (DMin, Fuller Theological Seminary) has more than twenty years of experience as a pastor, including as lead pastor at Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is now lead pastor at St. Peter's Church in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. He is an adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, where he teaches popular courses on transformational preaching and the Ennea...

Luci Shaw is the co-founder and later president of Harold Shaw Publishers, and since 1988 has been a Writer in Residence at Regent College, Vancouver, Canada. Shaw is poetry editor and a contributing editor of Radix, as quarterly journal published in Berkeley, CA, that celebrates art, literature, music, psychology, science and the media, featuring original poetry, reviews and interviews. A charter...

In this episode we talk with 4 participants in our 9 month formational cohort called SoulCARE. We talk about their “before” - what was happening as they entered this time, their “during” - what impacted them over these months, and “after” - what lasting difference this experience has made in their life and leadership. Note: this was originally recorded for and shared with our donors-&nbs...

Howard Baker is Asst. Professor of Christian Formation at Denver Seminary, launched the seminary’s certificate program (along with Bruce Demarest) in Spiritual Guidance, and is Director of the Soul Care Institute. Howard serves on multiple non-profit boards including the Spiritual Formation Alliance, offers spiritual direction and leads retreats, is currently the board chair for The Abbey, (C...

PATTY MARTIN  received a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology and received her training in spiritual direction from Azusa Pacific University. She received a certificate in Spiritual Formation through the Renovare Institute. Patty is on the WellSpring board, leads small groups and is a spiritual director. EFF MARTIN  is a private investor and a founding partner of Anthos Capital. He is...

In this conversation, we talk with Winn Collier, the author of Eugene Peterson’s biography  A Burning in My Bones.  We also get to know Winn and a bit of his journey. Winn was a Pastor for 25 years, the founding pastor of  All Souls Charlottesville . He now serves at  Western Theological Seminary  as Director of The Eugene Peterson Center for Christian Imagi...

David Kim is not only an alumnus of SoulCARE but a partner in ministry with us. He's discipleship pastor at Westgate Church, an enneagram coach, and the author of a children's book, A Kids Book About Change , one of Oprah's Favorite Things last year.

Growing up, Smith lived not far from Cup Foods, the shop near where George Floyd died, and he has fond memories of visiting the drug store that used to occupy the same space that Cup Foods now stands. He later became a church planter and served as founding pastor of Sanctuary Covenant Church, a multiethnic congregation in North Minneapolis. Author of T he Post-Black and Post-White Church: Becoming...

The life of Dallas Willard deserves attention because he became a person who himself experienced authentic transformation of life and character. Dallas Willard not only taught about spiritual disciplines, he became a different person because of them. He became a grounded person, a spiritually alive person as he put them into practice, finding God, as he often said, "at the end of his rope." Here i...

Kimberly Miller, MTh, LMFT, is the co-author of  Boundaries for Your Soul  and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, speaker, and retreat leader. Kim studied religion at Davidson College in North Carolina and earned a Master’s degree in Theology at Regent College in Vancouver where she was given the Award to an Outstanding Woman. She holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology fro...

Richard sits down with Trevor Hudson to discuss the importance of lament in our current crises and the role of leaders in creating spaces that allow us to grieve what we've lost. Trevor is a pastor involved with the Methodist movement in Southern Africa for more than 35 years. Besides his local commitments, Trevor travels widely, preaching, teaching, and lecturing in the areas of spiritual formati...

Today we sit down with Patti Pierce, the founder of WellSpring. I’ll just say this- Patti was a bit reluctant to do an interview here - she told me, “I don’t know why people would want to hear my story.” But trust me, you are going to be glad that Patti agreed to share her journey with us, and I believe you are going to be helped, encouraged, and challenged by what Patti has to say. It’s my privil...

Our conversation today is with Chuck DeGroat. Chuck is a follower of Jesus, a husband to Sara for 26 years, and father to two amazing daughters. He is Professor of Counseling and Christian Spirituality at  Western Theological Seminary in Holland MI. He co-founded  Newbigin House of Studies  in San Francisco where he serves as a Senior Fellow. During his years pastoring, he star...

Today we’re talking with K.J. Ramsey, author of the book, This Too Shall Last, Finding Grace when Suffering Lingers . K.J. is a truly gifted writer and author, a therapist, podcast host and prolific on Instagram - showcasing God’s beauty in delightful ways and photos. K.J. is the wife of Ryan, who is a pastor and currently serves as a chaplain. Most of all, K.J. is a follower of Jesus who is deepl...