If you’ve ever felt the weight of discipling your kids—but struggled to stay consistent—you’re not alone.

In this episode of the Ministry Wives podcast, host Amy Petersen sits down with Melissa Kruger, Vice President of Discipleship Programming at The Gospel Coalition, to talk honestly about a common tension among many ministry families: wanting to lead your children spiritually while feeling overwhelmed, inconsistent, or simply worn out.

Together, Amy and Melissa share how to move from guilt to grace in family discipleship—and why faithfulness, not perfection, is what truly shapes your home.

Whether you’re a pastor’s wife, ministry leader, or parent longing to build meaningful spiritual rhythms, this conversation offers practical encouragement to help you take simple, sustainable next steps.

Because every prayer, every conversation, and every moment spent pointing your kids to Jesus is forming a spiritual legacy—one God can use in ways you may not see for years.

• A healthier, grace-filled approach to family discipleship (without feeling like a failure)
• How to build simple, sustainable rhythms of Bible reading and prayer with your kids
• Practical ways to respond to resistance from your children—especially teens
• What it looks like to make an eternal impact in your child’s spiritual life, one day at a time
• And more!

• The Good News Family Devotional by Michael and Melissa Kruger
• Women’s Initiatives at The Gospel Coalition
• Turn Your Eyes: TGC Women’s Conference 2026 (June 11–13 in Indianapolis, IN)
• Send Relief

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If you’ve ever felt the tension between ministry demands and soul-deep exhaustion, this conversation is for you. In this episode of the Ministry Wives podcast, host Amy Petersen sits down with worship leader, songwriter, author, and podcast host Christy Nockels for an honest conversation about burnout, calling, and what it means to move from living for God to living from God.

Join Christy as she shares her personal journey through a season of extreme exhaustion that led her to step away from her career for five years—and how God used that interruption to reshape her understanding of identity, rest, and what it means to truly receive the love of her heavenly Father.

Together, Amy and Christy unpack what it looks like to slow down in a life that still feels full, how to discern the yeses and no’s of ministry, and how to practice simple, daily rhythms of consecration, confession, and communion with God.

If you’re feeling tired, overwhelmed, or are quietly wondering if rest is even possible for you, this conversation will help you re-center your life on the “bullseye” of God’s presence—and lean into His grace in the middle of the unknown.

• Why rest often feels impossible in ministry life
• The difference between living for God vs. living from God
• What it means to feel like a “commodity” in ministry—and how God restores identity
• Simple, daily practices for abiding with God in the midst of a full life
• And more!

• The Life You Long For: Learning to Live from a Heart of Rest by Christy Nockels
• The Glorious in the Mundane Podcast
• Christy’s Substack—launching soon!

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Waiting is one of the hardest parts of following Jesus… especially when you know you’re supposed to trust God, but your heart is struggling to catch up.

In this episode of Ministry Wives, Amy sits down with speaker, author, podcast host, and ministry wife Rebecca George to talk about what it really looks like to trust God’s timing in a hurry-up world. Drawing from her book You’re Not Too Late, Rebecca shares how seasons of waiting—whether in singleness, marriage, ministry, or motherhood—can shape our faith, reveal our hearts, and deepen our dependence on God.

If you’ve ever wrestled with comparison, felt forgotten by God, or wondered why your prayers seem delayed, this conversation will meet you right where you are.

• Why trusting God’s timing is a lifelong struggle—even in ministry
• The danger of tying God’s goodness to our desired outcomes
• Practical ways to build resilience in a “hurry-up” culture
• Why God’s work in others is not at the expense of His work in you
• And more!

• You’re Not Too Late: Trusting God’s Timing in a Hurry-Up World by Rebecca George
• Radical Radiance Podcast

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