Safe to Hope Podcast

All suffering is loss, but God leaves nothing unused in His plans. We help women see His redemptive thread throughout their circumstances and then look for opportunities to join with God in His transforming work.

Dr. Ann Maree Goudzwaard

Founder and Executive Director of Help[H]er.

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Special - Part 2

PCA GA – Lynna Sutherland and Donna Westcott – Part 2

Special – PCA GA

Part 2 of PCA GA, "So What?" Join the conversation with Lynna Sutherland (Advocacy from the Presbyterian Pew) and Donna Westcott (The Psycho-Theologian) as we further discuss the happenings, nuances, and responses to last week’s PCA General Assembly. We will also explore the questions, hopes, and wisdom as we move forward. An insider’s look into the 'business' of GA.

From Lynna’s ministry Advocacy From the Presbyterian Pew:
PCA GA 2024 https://presbyterianpew.org/tag/pcaga24/
Free course Presbyterian Church Government 101 https://presbyterianpew.org/courses/presbyterian-church-government-101/
Donna Westcott, The Psycho-Theologian http://donnawestcott.com/
Tim Keller podcast Ann Maree referenced at the beginning of the show can be found here https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/podcasts/rise-and-fall-of-mars-hill/tim-keller-mike-cosper-mars-hill-bonus.html
Ann Maree on Help[H]er Substack https://helpher.substack.com/
DASA Report (Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault) https://dasacommittee.org/committee-report

Special - Part 1

PCA GA – Lynna Sutherland and Donna Westcott – Part 1

Special – PCA GA

What does the PCA General Assembly mean to us as women? Are we safe in the denomination? Tune in for this special Safe to Hope podcast featuring Lynna Sutherland (Advocacy from the Presbyterian Pew) and Donna Westcott. Hear how they heard and experienced the denomination’s “business” last week and what this may mean for women.

Lynna’s ministry Advocacy From the Presbyterian Pew:
PCA GA 2024 https://presbyterianpew.org/tag/pcaga24/
Free course Presbyterian Church Government 101 https://presbyterianpew.org/courses/presbyterian-church-government-101/
DASA Report (Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault) https://dasacommittee.org/committee-report

Season 4 Episode 6

Darby Strickland & Jill Butler – Expert Contributors

Foster Care Families

With Darby Strickland, author and biblical counselor, and Jill Butler, biblical counselor and instructor. Two Expert Contributors speak from a counselor’s perspective, they describe trauma experienced by the children in the foster and adoption systems and how the church can come alongside to offer support. And Jill tells about the trauma she experienced as a child in an adoptive family and how the Lord ministered to her along the way.

Visit your county’s dept. of social services website for foster parent info.

Click here for H Institute’s Theology of Story

Here’s info about Darby Strickland

Something Scary Happened (her children’s book)
When Children Experience Trauma: Help for Parents and Caregivers
Trauma: Caring for Survivors

Here’s info about Jill Butler

Books about fostering: Foster the Family and Reframing Foster Care

Alongside Families alongsidefamilies.org. If you don’t live in NC upstreamcollab.org

If you are a foster parent looking for a support group in your area please visit Foster the Family support groups.

Season 4 Episode 5

Caroline’s Story Part 3

Foster Care Families

Caroline wraps up her story as a foster mom by relating how God continues to meet her family’s needs both physically and spiritually. She also explains how pastors, elders and churches can improve their sensitivity about serving well in the area of trauma.