SEASON 5 | ANCHOR + WAVES
September 2020 - 2021
2022: A YEAR OF GROWTH + BIG IDEAS
December 23, 2021 • Stacy Ludwig, Jacque Carlson
Welcome to our last episode of 2021! Can you believe it? This year had had its ups and downs, its laughter and joy, alongside its tears and mourning. Join Stacy and Jacque as they look back at the year and how far we’ve come. They talk about things they accomplish, things they wanted to get done, along with what’s next for the podcast in 2022! Stick around for the end of the episode and listen in to some inspiration for next year. They focus on what it looks like to make small changes now so you can see big growth next year.
ADDING A VOICE + WHAT'S COMING IN 2022
December 14, 2021 • Stacy Ludwig, Jacque Carlson
Anchor and Waves is adding a new voice. Stacy Ludwig and Jacque Carlson will be partnering up in 2022 to talk about the hot topics women are facing. The podcast kicks off meeting Jacque Carlson, Women’s Associate Director at Mission Hills Church. Jacque shares about what inspires her, what Women’s Ministry looks like, and how important it is for women to feel comfortable and find community no matter where they are in their faith journey or in life. Stacy and Jacque discuss the vision God has given them for what the podcast will look like in 2022. In this episode, they also reveal a glimpse of upcoming guests and topics, which run the gamut of issues we are facing as women.
TURN YOUR MARRIAGE UP TO ELEVEN!
Stacy Ludwig, Deb Mitchell
Deb Mitchel, director of Re engage, and Eileen and Mike Sienkiewicz, are sharing with us how they took their marriages to the next level and how you can too. Re|engage is a ministry here at Mission Hills (created by WaterMark) that offers hope to marriages by helping couples move toward oneness through stories of grace and teaching, focusing on things like humility, confession, forgiveness, and commitment. Don’t you want to be fulfilled in your most intimate relationship? Whether your marriage is a solid “8” and you want to get to a “9” or you’re stuck on “2” and wondering if you’re going to make it through another year . . . settle in and listen to this.
AN UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP; A LIFETIME OF COMMUNITY
October 19, 2021 • Stacy Ludwig, Angela Parks
Thinking about community and how it begins with us as individuals. Us making the individual choice to give and receive love to those God has put in our path. Listen in as Stacy Ludwig’s friend, Angela Parks, shares her experience with receiving God’s unconditional love from an individual in an unlikely place at a pivotal time with a life-altering result. You will no doubt enjoy this story of the lost being brought home.
NOT SELF-HELP, BUT NEW LIFE
September 23, 2021 • Stacy Ludwig, Brooke Gage, Amy Whitehouse
Who doesn’t want freedom from addictive behaviors, compulsive thinking, or sin patterns? Who is just plain tired of always feeling anxious or angsty? Who wants to experience growth and new life? Brooke Gage brought her friend and co-worker, Amy Whitehouse to talk with Stacy about a new ministry launching at Mission Hills. It is called Re:Generation. It is a culmination of what Brooke and Stacy have been discussing regarding personal whole health and the connection with community. Titus 3:4-5 “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.”
INVOLVE ALL OF WHO YOU ARE WITH ALL OF WHO GOD IS
September 2, 2021 • Crystal Boecker, Stacy Ludwig
Join Stacy as she visits with her special guest, Crystal Boecker, who is a certified spiritual director. Crystal serves with Global Services Network providing spiritual direction and formation services for those serving in ministries around the globe. She is also a certified pilates instructor and locally leads prayer and pilates retreats. Get to know Crystal a little bit as she then shares how she leads others into making healthy connections between the body and spirit. It will be a time to reevaluate how you view your body. We will delve into ideas like punishing our body versus appreciating the gift that it is. Viewing our body as the house of the Holy Spirit, and involving our body in prayer and meditation of scriptures. With the idea of involving all of who we are to really experience all of who God is; in order to take our relationship with him to a deeper place.
SPIRIT: THE DEEPER RESCUE
August 12, 2021 • Stacy Ludwig, Brooke Gage
Join Stacy as she welcomes back Biblical Counselor Brooke Gage, to talk about this big broad topic of spiritual health. Brooke will explain how the body, soul, and spirit are all connected. She will also tackle questions like, what is the spirit, why do we have this spirit, why do we need to tend to it, and how do we keep it healthy? You will walk away with some great answers along with some spiritual practices that you can put into practice immediately.
HOW TO HANDLE TOUGH EMOTIONS
July 8, 2021 • Stacy Ludwig, Brooke Gage
Welcome back to Anchor + Waves, a podcast for all women in all walks of life. In today's episode, we have our own Brooke Gage back on to talk about tough emotions. This is going to be a fun, and trying, look at overwhelming emotions and how to handle them! We're going to give our emotions our full attention today, and it's going to be great. And we're also excited to bring you another "I'm Diggin' It" segment with our very own producer, Colin McFarland. Listen in as we learn about Enneagram 7's with Matt and Kristy.
GUARDING YOUR MARRIAGE FROM SUDDEN CATASTROPHE AND THE SLOW DRIFT
Stacy Ludwig, Coletta Smith, Kelly McSparran
Welcome back to another exciting episode here on Anchor + Waves! We love bringing you stories, ideas, and tools to help you through the tough and joyful moments in your life. And pressing on our hearts has been the topic of "marriage" over this last year. So what do we do if we struggle in our marriage? How do we honor God as things seem tough? Today we have Coletta Smith back on to talk about guarding your marriage from sudden catastrophe and the slow drift. Also, stick around for another "I'm Diggin' It" with Kelly McSparran as she and Stacy go through some really cool aspects of life they're enjoying.
WHY AM I STUCK?
June 10, 2021 • Stacy Ludwig
As we have been learning about self-care and engaging in healthy community, we are at a halfway point in the year. The perfect time to take a pause and figure out if we are able to apply the things we have been learning. If we can’t, it is because we are stuck? We can get all the advice and training from the most experienced individuals in their fields, but if we are stuck, we can’t apply what we learned and move forward. Join Stacy as she discusses five different ways we get stuck. We need these times of pause to be reminded that we need God, we need others, and we might also need to make some changes.
INTENTIONAL MENTORING
May 27, 2021 • Stacy Ludwig, Coletta Smith
One of the ways that we can be intentional with relationships and community is healthy intentional mentoring. It is something we are called to do no matter what age we are. It is also something that is so organic it can be hard to feel confident about whether or not we are doing it “right.” So, why not look to those that have a lifetime of experience and learn from them. Ironically that is what mentoring is all about! So, Stacy invited Coletta Smith to share with us some great guidelines and tips for successful mentoring. If you have desired to be mentored and just didn’t know where to begin, or if you have ever considered mentoring someone but just didn’t feel confident in how to do it, this is an episode you don’t want to miss.
SELF TALK: THE CONVERSATION YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU WERE HAVING
May 13, 2021 • Stacy Ludwig, Brooke Gage
We have another information-packed episode for you. Stacy has Biblical Counselor Brooke Gage joining her again, this time to talk about self-talk and how it plays a part in taking your thoughts captive. It is amazing to learn how important it is for our personal health, our relationship with God, and our relationship with others to be aware of what we are telling ourselves. Brooke brings some really practical information to us with tangible action points, so you are going to want to take some notes. The great thing is that you can come back to this and listen again, and pause where you need to when you have carved out the time to sit down and really work on the conversations you didn’t know you were having.
SELF CARE: HOW ABOUT SOUL CARE?
April 22, 2021 • Stacy Ludwig, Brooke Gage
What is spiritual abuse? Have you experienced it? Or have you done it? Join Stacy as she interviews Cara Runyan, a Denver Seminary graduate, as they dive into the weighted subject of spiritual abuse. You’ll get a glimpse into what it is, who is doing it, how God feels about it, how to combat it, how to spot it, what to do if you are in it, how to make sure you don’t do it, and is it keeping you from enjoying the benefits of a healthy church community? We are created to thrive in a spiritual community; if spiritual abuse is one of the big things that is keeping us from that, let’s talk about it. Let’s do something about it. Join in on the conversation.
IS PAST SPIRITUAL ABUSE KEEPING YOU FROM ENJOYING COMMUNITY?
October 4, 2020 • Stacy Ludwig, Cara Runyan
What is spiritual abuse? Have you experienced it? Or have you done it? Join Stacy as she interviews Cara Runyan, a Denver Seminary graduate, as they dive into the weighted subject of spiritual abuse. You’ll get a glimpse into what it is, who is doing it, how God feels about it, how to combat it, how to spot it, what to do if you are in it, how to make sure you don’t do it, and is it keeping you from enjoying the benefits of a healthy church community? We are created to thrive in a spiritual community; if spiritual abuse is one of the big things that is keeping us from that, let’s talk about it. Let’s do something about it. Join in on the conversation.
WILL YOU ANSWER THE INVITATION TO COMMUNITY?
March 26, 2021 • Stacy Ludwig
What does it look like to have a healthy community? What are some of the main elements for a healthy community? Block out some time and join Stacy and she talks with Heather Greenwood owner Gracefull Community Cafe in Littleton, Colorado, about the ectopic of community. They will discuss what went into the birth of the idea, what went into building that community, and what the community did for Graceful during quarantine and Covid restrictions. It is an amazing story of a heart, dreams, planning, God’s provision, hard work, and sowing the seeds, and reaping the rewards of community. Listen and be encouraged.