Episode 54 - Time, God and Spiritual Gifts
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In this episode, Mary and Jay continue their discussion on time and how it relates to our Spiritual Gifts. How might your time be used more wisely and effectively if you were utilizing the gifts you have been given? When you know your spiritual gifts, you begin to see how the Lord is and has used you in ways you may have never even realized. Additionally, you can begin to leverage your time so that you can be the most effective and fulfilled version of the person the Lord designed you to be!
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Time and God
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How do you choose to spend your discretionary time? Does that matter to God? Are you refreshed and renewed by the things you do in your free time? Do you think the way you spend your time is honoring God? What does Scripture say about how we ought to spend our time? In this episode, Mary and Jay discuss the significance of how we spend our time and the importance of being intentional with where we choose to give our time. Our time here on earth is fleeting, so we must be wise in the way we steward the time we have been given.
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Episode 52 - The Uselessness of Spiritual Gift Assessments
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This might sound contradictory coming from someone who has written such a widely used spiritual gift assessment. Just like any other tool, assessments have their function and their limitations. In this episode, hear Jay’s thoughts on the function of a spiritual gifts assessment, but also the limitations, and the value of knowing both.
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Episode 51 - Created For a Purpose
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How do you fulfill the positions and roles you have in light of how you are uniquely designed? As the chaplain for the Atlanta Braves, Jay picks a different theme each year that he will speak on throughout the season. This year he is talking about being created for a purpose. He has learned how to fulfill that purpose in light of how the Lord has wired and gifted him. In this episode, you’ll not only hear about how he fulfills his role as the chaplain for the Braves but also how you can discover how to fulfill your purpose in the places and positions the Lord has brought you to.
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EPISODE 49 - Spiritual Gifts: Let’s Talk About Controversies
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When do you receive your spiritual gifts? How many spiritual gifts are there? Does everyone agree on what they are? How many gifts in the Bible are relative for the church today? What are some of the most controversial or misunderstood gifts in church today? In this episode, Mary asks Jay to answer some of these common and controversial questions regarding spiritual gifts and the church today.
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Episode 48 - Spiritual Gifts and the Church
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In this episode, Mary asks Jay about what has changed in the last 30 years, what has remained the same, and why are Spiritual Gifts not as popular as they used to be. From writing a widely used Spiritual Gifts assessment to working with thousands of churches in the last 30 years, Jay has a unique view of Spiritual Gifts and the church that he shares in this episode.
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Episode 47 - Discerning the Lord’s Direction for My Life
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Sometimes the Lord opens doors we’ve been walking towards for years, other times He opens doors we never would have even knocked on. How do you decide which one to walk through when it comes to your career, a new opportunity, or a new season of life? In this episode, hear from Mary what it was like growing up with the PLACE tool in her “toolbox”. Hear how it impacted her life growing up and later helped her discern what she wanted to do with her life. All of which eventually led her to her role now with PLACE Ministries.
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Episode 46 - Finding Your Purpose, Following God’s Calling
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Do you know where God is calling you? In this episode, Mary interviews Jay on the journey God took him on that led him to start PLACE Ministries and dedicate his life to helping other people find theirs. What began with a tragedy, God redeemed and used in Jay’s life to lead him to find God’s purpose and calling for him. From meeting his wife, and Mary’s mom, serving in a thriving singles ministry in Atlanta, moving across the country, to eventually writing his own tool, Jay walks us through his story, how he found his place in life and ministry, and began to help other people find...
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Episode 45 - How Could Our Personality Help, or Hinder, Us from Walking in Step with the Spirit
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In Galatians we are told to walk by the Spirit and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh (Gal. 5:16). Could my personality be hindering my ability to walk in step with the Spirit? How could it help me to walk more in step with the Spirit and along the path God has for me? Each personality has strengths and weaknesses, in this episode, Mary and Jay talk about how your very personality can help or hurt your walk with the Spirit and how the awareness of those things can often be the key to overcoming those things that hinder you.
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Episode 44 - When Is It More Than Your Personality?
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In difficult seasons of life, when it feels as though I am shackled to weaknesses or struggles that I can’t seem to overcome, how do I know when to seek out help? What kind of help do I need to seek? In their book, The Dark Sides of Personality and How to Overcome Them, Jay and Mary dive deep into the dark sides, or weaknesses, of our personalities. Having an awareness of your weaknesses, or dark sides, is oftentimes just what you need to overcome them. Other times, however, you need someone or something else to help you overcome the obstacles you face. In this episode, Mary and...
info_outlineIn this episode, Mary asks Jay about what has changed in the last 30 years, what has remained the same, and why are Spiritual Gifts not as popular as they used to be.
From writing a widely used Spiritual Gifts assessment to working with thousands of churches in the last 30 years, Jay has a unique view of Spiritual Gifts and the church that he shares in this episode.