Empowering Moments: Questioning Your Journey in Christ, with Shelby Giokas

by : Ioana Popa

I hope your week has been peaceful. Sometimes, serving Christ can be tiresome and lead to burnout or chronic stress. Has that happened to you or your family members? How about in your church? Many professionals burn out, and sometimes pastors and priests can burn out as well. The pressure of the vocation and a sense of isolation only intensify the stress level.

Shelby Giokas has witnessed many priests and their wives wrestling to find the energy to keep going, and now she is in an amazing position to change that!

In today's Renewal Conversation episode, you learn about Shelby's path and her amazing work as the program director for Thriving in Ministry, part of the Orthodox Church in America Office of Pastoral Life.

She's passionate about supporting and empowering clergy families to build healthy parish communities. She also loves knitting sweaters while listening to audiobooks. Are there any passionate knitters out there?

Find out more about Shelby Giokas here: http://opl.oca.org/
Or learn more about her here: https://thrivingorthodox.org/

In our conversation, we unpack:

✨ How a change in her church made her realize what she needed in a church community.

✨ The power of listening and learning from another person's journey.

✨ The amazing gift she keeps on giving through the Thriving in Ministry program, which has a ripple effect in the world.

✨ How searching for God outside of what you know can bring you closer to Him! Shelby listens to her wisdom in Christ over and over, and so can you.

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