<p>In Ep. 13 I'm sitting down with my hubby, Bryan Pogue, as he shares his (our) journey of intentionally stepping away from vocational church ministry to simply love people, even if we don't get a paycheck from the church.</p> <p>Bryan talks about how his identity was wrapped up in what he did for over 15+ years, and his continual discovery that he is <em>not what he does,</em> <em>but whose He is</em>. &nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p> <p>Bryan's Reading Recs:</p> <p><a href="http://bekahpogue.com/2019/11/18/redefining-sanctuary/">Redefining Sanctuary</a> by Bekah J. Pogue<br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gift-Being-Yourself-Self-Discovery-Spiritual/dp/0830846123/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=journey+to+becoming+yourself&amp;qid=1574650394&amp;sr=8-2">The Gift of Being Yourself</a> by David Benner<br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Critical-Journey-Stages-Faith-Second/dp/1879215497/ref=sxts_sxwds-bia?keywords=critical+journey&amp;pd_rd_i=1879215497&amp;pd_rd_r=be7935bd-29cc-4f28-91aa-9973be624761&amp;pd_rd_w=l0PuD&amp;pd_rd_wg=LQjiS&amp;pf_rd_p=1cb3f32a-ccfd-479b-8a13-b22f56c942c6&amp;pf_rd_r=BRE85AZQ18385XAZ8WTQ&amp;psc=1&amp;qid=1574650443">Critical Journey</a> by Janet O. Hagberg &amp; Robert A. Guelich<br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Imaginary-Jesus/dp/B003DQVE80/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=imaginary+jesus&amp;qid=1574650520&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-2">Imaginary Jesus</a> by Matt Mikalatos</p> <p>+ <a href="https://www.sustainablefaith.com/">Spiritual Direction&nbsp;</a></p> <p>If you're interested in receiving Spiritual Direction from Bryan, contact him at: <a href="[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Thank you for listening, sharing, and supporting Pasture Experience Podcast. What resonated or encouraged you? Let me know: <a href="[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br> <br> My hope is that our journey encourages you to find your identity in who God is continually transforming you to be; not simply in what you do.<br> </p> <p>Apply for Pasture Experience Retreat here: <a href="https://www.pastureexperience.com/">Pasture Experience<br> </a>Connect with me: <a href="http://bekahpogue.com/">BekahPogue.com</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Grace &amp; Space,<br> Bekah</p> <p><br></p>