Today's summer pop-up episode features stories from our very own Grove Podcast listeners in our first ever Friendcast! Back in the Spring, we asked our listeners to send in mini-podcast episodes sharing Jesus stories and chatting with the women who inspire them. Today we will hear from four of those submitted episodes! You'll hear women in various seasons of life sharing stories of life transition, the challenges of motherhood, struggles through dark seasons, and how Jesus carried each one and u...
Aug 19, 2019•41 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast Today we are wrapping up Season 1 of the Grove Podcast with one of our most powerful episodes yet. We get to hear from Shelley Giglio and some of her dearest friends - Courtney Pray Duke, Angela Richardson, and Kerri Stanfill - as they recount the days surrounding the sudden and tragic death of Courtney’s husband, Andrew Pray. No one ever feels prepared to walk through something like this, and we rarely feel equipped to help others as they walk a road we haven’t walked. But as these women share,...
Jun 04, 2019•47 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast In today’s episode, we have a dear friend of The Grove and Passion City Church, DawnCheré Wilkerson. She and her husband Rich serve as pastors of Vous Church in Miami, FL. DawnCheré joined us for our last Grove gathering of the season and brought an incredibly powerful and encouraging message. Today she sits down with Shelley Giglio and discusses her heart for building the Church, the rhythms of working with your husband, and walking through infertility - and other seasons of waiting - with hope...
May 21, 2019•39 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast Today we’ve got Maya Moore on the Grove Podcast! Maya is quite possibly the best female basketball player of all time. In 2017, Sports Illustrated called her “the greatest winner in the history of women’s basketball” after winning her 4th WNBA title. She’s got several MVP awards as well as Olympic gold medals. But she also has a huge heart for activism and is shaping the culture around her in countless ways. Maya is an all-around phenomenal human and serves faithfully at Passion City Church in t...
May 07, 2019•44 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast Today on the Grove Podcast, Shelley Giglio sits down with a dear friend of the Grove, Katherine Wolf. On April 21, 2008, Katherine suffered a massive brain stem stroke, which could have left her paralyzed or in a vegetative state, but the Lord had different plans for their family. Although she is still severely disabled, and struggles with many harsh side effects of her stroke and the events that followed, she and her husband Jay and their two boys have learned to thrive in their story. Katherin...
Apr 23, 2019•46 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast Are you a young woman seeking guidance? An experienced woman hoping to share your wisdom with those a few steps behind? A small group leader looking to begin a mentoring program? You’ll love this episode of the Grove Podcast! Today you’ll hear from Shelley Giglio and some other amazing women from Passion City Church as they discuss the scriptural calling to mentorship. They share their own stories of how mentoring has shaped their lives and the real change that can occur when the truth is held u...
Apr 09, 2019•45 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast Today on the Grove Podcast, we have our very dear friend Lisa Harper. Lisa is a speaker, an author, and one of the most phenomenal Bible teachers we know; but she is proudest of the title “mama" to her daughter Missy, who she adopted from Haiti in 2014. Today she sits down in a candid chat with Shelley Giglio, as they discuss the pain of singleness, the challenges of motherhood and how she maintains a deep gratitude to the Lord in the midst of it all. To learn more about Lisa, and to access...
Mar 19, 2019•43 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast In today’s episode, we’ll hear a powerful talk—recorded live at the Grove!—from Emily Vogeltanz, as she teaches and challenges us around what it looks like to be holy as Jesus is holy. Se unpacks several passages from Ephesians and encourages us not to cheapen the gift of the cross by living a life of less, but to step fully into our calling, embracing holiness. Emily serves on our Passion City Church staff team, and is one of the original members of the Grove Team. She’s a phenomenal teacher, r...
Mar 05, 2019•33 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast Today’s episode is a powerful talk from our dear friend, Christine Caine. She and her family are extended family to Passion City Church and the Grove and we are always honored to have them in the House. Today, Christine unpacks a passage from John 5 and asks the question, “Do you WANT to be healed?” It will leave you considering what it looks like to get off your proverbial “mat” and walk in true freedom. Today’s message was recorded live at the Grove. Christine Caine is a wife, mother, internat...
Feb 19, 2019•54 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast Join us today as we journey into the Grove Swap! The Grove Swap is an annual clothing exchange that happens in January at Passion City Church. Throughout the Fall, we have women from our House bring beautiful pieces from their own closets - clothes, shoes, purses, jewelry - and we carefully curate them and transform our building into a beautiful boutique where women can come and shop for FREE! Today we’ll hear some of the stories that came from the night, right as they were happening. We’ll also...
Feb 05, 2019•47 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast In today’s episode, Shelley Giglio sits down with Jennie and Levi Lusko to discuss all things family, ministry, and relationships. The Luskos share candidly about how they met and dated, how their family thrives in the midst of their calling to ministry, and the process of grieving the loss of their precious daughter Lenya. They unpack how they learned not to fear grief, but instead be willing to run toward the thing that seems scary and painful; to reduce its power and allow healing to take pla...
Jan 22, 2019•39 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Priscilla Shirer joins us on the podcast today! Priscilla is a wife, mother, Bible teacher and New York Times bestselling author. In today’s episode, she gives us a recipe for effective ministry. Whether we are called to a stage, a family, corporate job, or school, we have each been given a ministry assignment. She unpacks what it looks like to be called, to receive everything we need for that calling and then to be sent out into our field prepared. This talk was recorded live at the Grove....
Jan 08, 2019•49 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Passion City Church Lead Pastor, Louie Giglio, unpacks how the Proverbs 31 woman can truly “laugh with no fear of the future” when she believes Jesus is actually walking on her storm. Recorded live at the Grove.
Dec 18, 2018•52 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast How can I manage my time better? Am I leaning into my family enough? Can I give more to my job? How do I balance all of this? Does balance even exist? Today’s episode touches on all of these questions and many more as Shelley Giglio sits down with a panel of ladies from Passion City Church who each carry multiple roles and wear many hats. We hope you enjoy this chat with Shelley Giglio, Mo Isom, Brittany Jones and Allison Dukes.
Dec 11, 2018•43 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Jennie and Levi Lusko unpack the Gospel message of grace from Genesis 15. Recorded live at the Christmas Grove.
Dec 06, 2018•50 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast This week is an incredible week for The Grove as we host thousands of women for The Grove Christmas. If you're a woman in the city of Atlanta, we want to see you! So check out passioncitychurch.com/thegrove for upcoming Gatherings, and stay tuned for a very special NEW EPISODE this THURSDAY!
Dec 04, 2018•2 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Shelley Giglio and a panel of women from Passion City Church sit down with Ann Voskamp to discuss living a life of gratitude through any circumstance. Recorded live at The Grove.
Nov 27, 2018•39 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Shelley Giglio talks with Lysa TerKeurst about walking through an unimaginable pain that inspired her latest book, “It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way”. Recorded in Lysa’s home on the day her book released, November 13, 2018.
Nov 20, 2018•28 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Katherine Wolf challenges the women of The Grove to live by the beauty of Galatians 6. This talk was recorded live at the Roxy Theatre in Atlanta as part of our 2017 Christmas Grove. Hosted by Shelley Giglio.
Nov 13, 2018•30 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Hannah Brencher interviews Shelley Giglio on digging deep with Jesus, simple obedience, and knowing the answer before the question is asked. Recorded live at The Grove from Passion City Church.
Nov 06, 2018•41 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Streaming from Passion City Church, the Grove Podcast is designed to encourage women to become ROOTED in the unfailing Word of God, to choose to FLOURISH where we’re planted, to walk in FREEDOM in Christ and truly live, and to offer our lives as SHADE to the people who intersect our paths in our city. The Grove Podcast is hosted by Shelley Giglio and other women of the Grove.
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