The WinShape Marriage Podcast

What Does Spiritual Leadership Mean, Anyway?

Episode Summary

What does spiritual leadership mean, anyway? In today’s conversation with Julie Baumgardner, Rob Philo shares how he and many hear growing up, “It’s your job to be a spiritual leader for your family,” but what does that mean? Together, Julie and Rob break down what spiritual leadership means, what it looks like on a day-to-day basis, and how men and women can invite God into their marriage relationship. If the topic of spiritual leadership feels ambiguous, check out this conversation to begin to unearth a bit of the ambiguity.

Episode Notes

What does spiritual leadership mean, anyway? In today’s conversation with Julie Baumgardner, Rob Philo shares how he and many hear growing up, “It’s your job to be a spiritual leader for your family,” but what does that mean? Together, Julie and Rob break down what spiritual leadership means, what it looks like on a day-to-day basis, and how men and women can invite God into their marriage relationship. If the topic of spiritual leadership feels ambiguous, check out this conversation to begin to unearth a bit of the ambiguity.

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Time Stamps:

(0:45) What does spiritual leadership mean, anyway?

(3:35) What does spiritual leadership look like on a day-to-day basis?

(9:10) How to invite God into your relationship if you and your spouse are in different places spiritually 

(14:07) How to pray together

(16:40) What is God calling us to in our marriage?

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Links:

Sacred Pathways Quiz https://www.csmedia1.com/paseodelrey.org/sacred-pathways-quiz.pdf

Spiritual Pathways Assessment https://groupleaders.org/curriculum-feed/spiritual-pathways-activity#personal-assessment

Baylor University Data https://www.praystay.org/rare-research-on-prayer/

WinShape Marriage Website https://marriage.winshape.org/

WinShape Marriage Instagram https://www.instagram.com/winshapemarriage/

Ask a marriage question to be answered on the show. https://marriage.winshape.org/podcast/

Spark deeper conversation with your spouse related to the episode with our free discussion questions. https://marriage.winshape.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/04/WSMPodcastDiscussionQuestions-Ep5.pdf

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Relevant Resources:

“Seven Simple Prayers To Pray for Your Spouse and Kids” https://marriage.winshape.org/resource/seven-simple-prayers-to-pray-for-your-spouse-and-kids/

“Prayers for Adult Children” https://marriage.winshape.org/resource/prayers-for-adult-children/

“How To Create a Vision for Your Marriage” https://marriage.winshape.org/resource/setting-a-vision-for-your-marriage/