The Mentor's Table

Joy Abad
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  • Religion & Spirituality
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A place where women gifted to lead and teach can gather around this virtual table to feed our souls. In season one, we'll dig into the nitty gritty parts of surrender and develop muscle memory in our souls to truly let go.

  1. TABLE READ: What If God Doesn't Explain WHY We're Suffering (Ch. 3)

    Jun 17

    TABLE READ: What If God Doesn't Explain WHY We're Suffering (Ch. 3)

    Send us Fan Mail Pull up a chair, and let's ask the hard questions about suffering and surrender. If you're holding out on surrendering your situation to God because your hurt is so overwhelming, this is the heart balm you need to hear.  As always, we love to hear from you. Click "Send Us Fan Mail" above and leave a voice memo. And, for the love of hosting, please weigh in with your thoughts about washcloths! Oh, and we've got the graduation update you've all been waiting for! It's a great listen for the drive to your next summer adventure. Support the show Add your voice to the Table here . . . Website: JoyAbad.com Email: hello@joyabad.com Instagram: @joyabaddotcom Sign up for my monthly newsletter here and receive a free "Couch-to-Sabbath" plan to guide you to start a sabbath rhythm.  Join my friend Gretchen and me on our podcast As We Grow. *Show notes may contain affiliate links

    49 min
  2. TABLE READ: What We're Getting Wrong About Surrender (Ch. 2)

    Jun 3

    TABLE READ: What We're Getting Wrong About Surrender (Ch. 2)

    Send us Fan Mail Pull up a chair 🪑 for a provocative discussion about how we've misdefined surrender and the false belief system we've created around that definition. This episode is going to challenge how you define a fully surrendered life, how you view Jacob/Israel's faith, and even how you understand Jesus operating here on earth. You might want to add a buckle to your chair for this one. Click "Send Us Fan Mail" now, and send us a voicemail with your thoughts on the following: 1. Where does the Bible teach us to "just start working or moving" without God's clear direction? (Put another way, if you don't hear God directing you to the next thing, does the Bible teach you to "push on any doors you find until one opens"?) 2. Why don't we stop and listen more? What excuses (justified or Christianized or otherwise) do we use to keep filling our calendars with doing rather than being? As mentioned in this episode, here's the mind-opening discussion Gretchen and I had on As We Grow about the book Redeeming Your Timeline: BONUS EPISODE - Book Club: Redeeming Your Timeline by Troy Brewer. Support the show Add your voice to the Table here . . . Website: JoyAbad.com Email: hello@joyabad.com Instagram: @joyabaddotcom Sign up for my monthly newsletter here and receive a free "Couch-to-Sabbath" plan to guide you to start a sabbath rhythm.  Join my friend Gretchen and me on our podcast As We Grow. *Show notes may contain affiliate links

    49 min
  3. TABLE READ: Naming Control Blind Spots (Ch. 1 & Title)

    May 20

    TABLE READ: Naming Control Blind Spots (Ch. 1 & Title)

    Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, we're discussing book title options and naming blind spots where the temptation to control sneaks up on us. Take a moment to respond to the three questions (listed below) that will help guide me to make this a better chapter. Thanks in advance! SHOW NOTES Vote through voicemal (click: “Send us fan mail” ⬆️ )  1. Which title is more compelling and easy to understand what the book is about? Release: Invitations to live from a posture of open hands, open heart, eyes fixed OR The Nitty Gritty Practices of Surrender—Invitations to develop callouses on your soul and muscle memory in your spirit to truly let go OR Your own combination of the above? (I'd love to hear allll the suggestions!) 2. Where does control sneak up on you? (i.e., Where have you found blind spots in your own life that you were controlling yet fooling yourself into believing that those areas were surrendered?)  3. What would you want included in this first chapter that would compel you to keep reading without getting overwhelmed?  CLICK: "SEND US FANMAIL" (SEE LINK AT THE TOP) FOR AN EASY WAY TO LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL ANSWER. Support the show Add your voice to the Table here . . . Website: JoyAbad.com Email: hello@joyabad.com Instagram: @joyabaddotcom Sign up for my monthly newsletter here and receive a free "Couch-to-Sabbath" plan to guide you to start a sabbath rhythm.  Join my friend Gretchen and me on our podcast As We Grow. *Show notes may contain affiliate links

    35 min
  4. TABLE READ: Prologue & Introduction From My Book on Surrender

    May 6

    TABLE READ: Prologue & Introduction From My Book on Surrender

    Send us Fan Mail You are invited to join my book development team. Listen in and comment on excerpts and focuses from each part of my book on surrender and spiritual disciplines. Who knows? You may even get a shoutout when the book gets published. Also, we're changing the pacing of the pod through the end of the summer: From May until September, we'll be dropping episodes every OTHER week.  Pull up a chair 🪑 by letting me know if you read Prologues and Introductions. Support the show Add your voice to the Table here . . . Website: JoyAbad.com Email: hello@joyabad.com Instagram: @joyabaddotcom Sign up for my monthly newsletter here and receive a free "Couch-to-Sabbath" plan to guide you to start a sabbath rhythm.  Join my friend Gretchen and me on our podcast As We Grow. *Show notes may contain affiliate links

    28 min
  5. Reflections on Parenting: It's Okay To Say This Word . . . A Lot

    Apr 29

    Reflections on Parenting: It's Okay To Say This Word . . . A Lot

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Mentor's Table--a place where you can pull up a chair for deeper discussions about spiritual and emotional health with an uncomfortable focus on surrender. This episode may be unpopular, but I know the principle to be true. Listen the entire way through to hear not just why but what this word MUST be founded upon. It's counter-cultural, but more importantly, it's an act of obedience. It's a sign of surrender.  Pull up a chair 🪑 by commenting on joyabad.com. SHOW NOTES To schedule an online session with my life coach Jenna Zint, CLICK HERE. Tell her Joy sent you. The book that is rocking my world and expanding my faith is Redeeming Your Timeline by Troy A. Brewer. Highly recommend! Support the show Add your voice to the Table here . . . Website: JoyAbad.com Email: hello@joyabad.com Instagram: @joyabaddotcom Sign up for my monthly newsletter here and receive a free "Couch-to-Sabbath" plan to guide you to start a sabbath rhythm.  Join my friend Gretchen and me on our podcast As We Grow. *Show notes may contain affiliate links

    26 min
  6. Reflections on Parenting: Incorporating Spiritual Disciplines

    Apr 22

    Reflections on Parenting: Incorporating Spiritual Disciplines

    Send us Fan Mail How do you teach your children to make Spiritual Disciplines (or as I like to say: Surrender Formation), a regular part of their life rhythm? I tell you what we did, and my prayer is that you take these two principles and use them as inspiration to adjust your own rhythms to raise your children in the way God is leading you to.  Here's a hint from my mentor and friend, Jim Wideman: "Children learn more from what is caught rather than taught."  This isn't meant to be prescriptive, rather descriptive of what has played out in our family. I'd love to hear your feedback. Pull up a chair around the table at joyabad.com.  To listen to my first two episodes about parenting, check out: Practical and Spiritual Lessons From Choosing a College For Our Eldest Reflections on Parenting: The Secret No One Is Talking About Support the show Add your voice to the Table here . . . Website: JoyAbad.com Email: hello@joyabad.com Instagram: @joyabaddotcom Sign up for my monthly newsletter here and receive a free "Couch-to-Sabbath" plan to guide you to start a sabbath rhythm.  Join my friend Gretchen and me on our podcast As We Grow. *Show notes may contain affiliate links

    22 min
  7. Reflections on Parenting: The Secret No One Else Is Talking About

    Apr 15

    Reflections on Parenting: The Secret No One Else Is Talking About

    Send us Fan Mail I haven't heard anyone else teaching this parenting principle, but it's vital. Even if having children is in your DISTANT future, this episode is for you. We're NOT talking about sleep training, discipline, or communication with your children. We're talking about how to ensure you don't have to parent alone (read: how to ensure you will have a community that is invested in your kids). And it all begins with the choices you make about how you spend your time NOW.  For those who are already in the throes of parenting, it's not too late. The second best time to start is NOW. There is hope! Do you want to know what the law of sowing and reaping has to do with why my daughters haven't walked away from their faith? Pull up a chair 🪑  Support the show Add your voice to the Table here . . . Website: JoyAbad.com Email: hello@joyabad.com Instagram: @joyabaddotcom Sign up for my monthly newsletter here and receive a free "Couch-to-Sabbath" plan to guide you to start a sabbath rhythm.  Join my friend Gretchen and me on our podcast As We Grow. *Show notes may contain affiliate links

    28 min
  8. Practical & Spiritual Lessons From Choosing a College for Our Eldest Child

    Apr 8

    Practical & Spiritual Lessons From Choosing a College for Our Eldest Child

    Send us Fan Mail Today I'm bringing some parenting reflections as the season of choosing a college for our first child begins to wrap up. Even if you think this season is too far off to bother learning now, please learn from me some clear first steps that began in elementary school that you're going to want to hear. Believe it or not, NOW is the time to start preparing (and it's not what you think). Pull up a chair 🪑 by leaving a comment on joyabad.com. I want to hear from you, veteran parents, what did you learn by trial and error? And you, parents with younger kids, what questions do you have about this season? Let's continue the conversation. Support the show Add your voice to the Table here . . . Website: JoyAbad.com Email: hello@joyabad.com Instagram: @joyabaddotcom Sign up for my monthly newsletter here and receive a free "Couch-to-Sabbath" plan to guide you to start a sabbath rhythm.  Join my friend Gretchen and me on our podcast As We Grow. *Show notes may contain affiliate links

    27 min
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A place where women gifted to lead and teach can gather around this virtual table to feed our souls. In season one, we'll dig into the nitty gritty parts of surrender and develop muscle memory in our souls to truly let go.

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  • Creator
    Joy Abad
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    55
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 The Mentor's Table
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