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The Pastor's TableThe Courage to Lament: Aubrey Sampson on Grief, Ministry, and Sacred Sorrow (Part 2) | PT 131What if we stopped fearing lament in church, and started embracing it as holy? In this powerful follow-up conversation, pastor and author Aubrey Sampson joins Tara Beth and Mark to talk about leading while grieving, pastoring through pain, and creating sacred space for sorrow in the church.đď¸ In This Episode:How unprocessed grief distorts our leadership and faithThe courage it takes to bring your honest self to the pulpitWhy lament isnât faithless, itâs an act of deep spiritual trustWhat churches gain when they normalize grief in worshipâąď¸ Timestamps:03...2025-07-1434 minThe Pastor's TableLeading While Grieving: Aubrey Sampson on Calling, Church Planting, and the Cost of Ministry (Part 1) | PT 130What if your calling was never modeled for youâand your grief hit harder than your training ever prepared you for? In this episode, pastor and author Aubrey Sampson joins Tara Beth and Mark to share the winding, beautiful, and painful road of planting a church while navigating personal loss, theological wrestling, and the loneliness of leadership.đď¸ In This Episode:Why Aubrey never imagined herself as a pastorWhat it means to plant a church with conviction and complexityThe emotional toll of leadership and stepping into grief while servingHow theological clarity became a freeing force...2025-07-0730 min
Dream BraveWhat You Find in the Dark (An Interview with Aubrey Sampson)So many of us associate darkness with death and pain. But what if I told you, that though darkness is gloom, it is also a womb? That if you walk through grief, you will find a garden? In this episode, Dr. Wai Jia interviews author and pastor Aubrey Sampson, whoâs not only lived through but has written a number of books on grief, lament and joy. Aubrey has lived through autoimmune disease, being a mother to a baby who had to go through spinal cord surgery, and the loss of her best friend, among ot...2025-07-0350 min
Soul Talks With Bill & Kristi GaultiereWhat We Find in the Dark (Conversation with Aubrey Sampson)Where is God when nothing makes sense? It's easy to dance around tensions like this instead of getting honest about the disorientation and desolation we all experience in our relationship with Jesus. But questions aren't opposed to authentic faith â they're one of the most valuable pieces of our formation. Tune in for this episode of Soul Talks as Kristi talks to Aubrey Sampson â teaching pastor and author of a new book titled What We Find in the Dark: Loss, Hope, and God's Presence in Grief. Her wrestle through grief and a dark night of the soul will help...2025-06-1725 min
Encounter Faith PodcastWhat We Find in the Dark: Pastor Aubrey SampsonAubrey Sampson is an pastor and author. Her most recent book is What We Find in the Dark and she joined host Ross Cochran to discuss what she hopes people take away from this book, how those of us in the church have mishandled caring for people in a season of grief, and ultimately what we can be thinking about if we find ourselves in a season of grief.SHOW NOTESCheck out more about Aubrey, her books, and her ministry.Get your copy of What We Find in the DarkA...2025-06-0532 minEncounter Faith PodcastSermon Replay: 6.1.25 - Pastor Aubrey SampsonAubrey Sampson is a pastor and author and her most recent book, What We Find in the Dark, is for anyone who is dealing with loss and looking for hope in Godâs presence during a season of grief. In her sermon, Aubrey emphasizes the importance of maintaining faith and hope during seasons of grief and darkness, offering insights from her own experiences with loss. She encourages the congregation to approach God with "shameless audacity" in their prayers, highlighting that true friendship with God allows for honest expression of feelings, including anger and despair. SHOW NOTEST...2025-06-0236 min
Going There in Conversations with Christian WomenFinding God's Presence in Grief with Aubrey SampsonGrief is often described as a dark place. Here, we often feel hopeless, alone, and can't see a way out. But what if God offered something else in this dark place? That instead, there is a way to have hope in grief, recognize and grieve the loss, but know and be comforted by God's presence. Join us in conversation with Aubrey Sampson as we discuss just that. She has experienced this first-hand and knows that the fight to see the light is worth it!
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2025-05-2140 minGoing There in Conversations with Christian WomenFinding God's Presence in Grief with Aubrey SampsonGrief is often described as a dark place. Here, we often feel hopeless, alone, and can't see a way out. But what if God offered something else in this dark place? That instead, there is a way to have hope in grief, recognize and grieve the loss, but know and be comforted by God's presence. Join us in conversation with Aubrey Sampson as we discuss just that. She has experienced this first-hand and knows that the fight to see the light is worth it!
Aubrey's Book
Connect with Aubrey: Instagram @aubsamp
2025-05-2140 min
We Have This HopeAubrey Sampson & What We Find in the DarkHave you ever wondered where God was in the midst of your deepest pain? Today Iâm sharing my conversation with author, speaker, and pastor Aubrey Sampson about her latest work What We Find in the Dark: Loss, Hope, and God's Presence in Grief. You got to read an excerpt of it just a few weeks agoâyou can still do that hereâand so many of you reacted to it that I couldnât wait to share this follow up conversation. Youâll get to hear Aubreyâs story, how she came to write this particular book after t...2025-05-1444 min
On the Path w/ Cheryl NembhardS5 E26| WHAT WE FIND IN THE DARK with Aubrey SampsonSend us a textWelcome to 'On the Path' w/ Cheryl Nembhard!A podcast filled with encouragement and inspiration to ignite you in your faith, push you in your purpose to be exactly who God's called you to be! This week we have a very special episode with Author, Speaker and Soul Care Coach Aubrey Sampson!Aubrey Sampson is the Co-Planter and teaching pastor at Renewal Church. She is an award-nominated author, a coach with Propel Ecclesia and author of her brand new book "What We Find in the Dark: Loss, Hope, and...2025-05-1244 min
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 374 - Overcoming Shame from Hidden Secrets with Anne BeilerWhat do we do with the secrets that keep us hidden in shame and despair? How do we tell our story in such a way that we can experience the true freedom that God has for us?For author, entrepreneur, and founder of Auntie Anne's Pretzels, Anne Beiler, the pain that came after losing a child in a tragic accident and the abuse she experienced at the hands of someone who should have helped her in her suffering, left her despairing and empty. It was only when she brought her secrets out of the dark and into the...2025-04-231h 11
Can You Just Sit With Me? with Natasha SmithAllyship, Grief, and the Church with Aubrey SampsonIn this episode, Natasha sits with Aubrey Sampson, author of several books on grief, lament, and hope including The Louder Song, Known, her best-selling kids book Big Feelings Days and her newest book What We Find in the Dark. Aubrey is a church planter and teaching pastor at Renewal Church, a multiethnic congregation in the Chicagoland area, the co-host of the Nothing is Wasted Podcast, and leads The Louder Song Community, an online gathering for grievers and those walking with the hurting. I am so very honored to know her.In this conversation, Aubrey shares what it m...2025-04-2243 min
What We Find in the DarkEpisode 8 with Kat ArmstrongWhen we find ourselves in the dark after loss, big questions often follow: Where is God now? Why canât I see Him here? Why canât we sense His presence? How can I trust that God is good? Why did this happen?The deep theological wrestlings that often arise after the pain of grief can be jarring. But we need permission to ask the raw questions. We need a space to say them aloud. And we need a guide to help us find answers in the dark.In this special episode of the What We Find in t...2025-04-221h 08What We Find in the DarkEpisode 7 with Cheryl NembhardWARNING: This episode discusses sexual abuse and may not be suitable for all listeners. When we find ourselves in the dark after loss, big questions often follow: Where is God now? Why canât I see Him here? Why canât we sense His presence? How can I trust that God is good? Why did this happen?The deep theological wrestlings that often arise after the pain of grief can be jarring. But we need permission to ask the raw questions. We need a space to say them aloud. And we need a guide to help us find...2025-04-1454 min
Good God Talks: Short Bible Devotional, Hear God, Relationship with God, Contemplative Prayer, Christian Podcast, Faith, Spiritual Life, Prayer Prompts, Christian WomenWhen Cancer Hits, Children Grieve, and Night Falls: Wrestling through Questions and Finding Jesus in Darkness - Behind the Scenes with Aubrey SampsonSend us a textWelcome! Today we have a special Behind the Scenes episode with Aubrey Sampson and todayâs topic is When Cancer Hits, Children Grieve, and Night Falls: Wrestling through Questions and Finding Jesus in Darkness.Aubrey Sampson (MA, evangelism and leadership) coplanted and serves as a teaching pastor at Renewal Church, a multiethnic congregation in Chicagoland. She also speaks regularly at churches and conferences around the country. She is an award-nominated author, a coach with Propel Women Cohorts, and the cohost of The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast. Aubrey is the author of se...2025-04-1140 min
Anchored by the SwordAubrey Sampson's Freedom Story!Today I had the absolute honor of talking with Aubrey Sampsonâauthor, podcaster, pastor, and a woman who carries the kind of hard-won hope you donât get without walking through the deep. Her newest book, What We Find in the Dark, releases today and itâs one I truly believe every person navigating grief, loss, or the silence of God needs to have on their shelfâand in their hands.Aubrey shares the raw, powerful journey behind this bookâhow she cried out to God in her car while pregnant with her first son, beggi...2025-04-0833 minWhat We Find in the DarkEpisode 6 with Christine CaineWhen we find ourselves in the dark after loss, big questions often follow: Where is God now? Why canât I see Him here? Why canât we sense His presence? How can I trust that God is good? Why did this happen?The deep theological wrestlings that often arise after the pain of grief can be jarring. But we need permission to ask the raw questions. We need a space to say them aloud. And we need a guide to help us find answers in the dark.In this episode of the What We Find in the...2025-04-0847 min
Embrace This Spellbinding Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.What We Find in the Dark by Aubrey SampsonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/48948to listen full audiobooks.
Title: What We Find in the Dark
Author: Aubrey Sampson
Narrator: Aubrey Sampson
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Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
Release date: 04-07-25
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 3 ratings
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What do we do with the disruption, disorientation, and devastation of loss? How do we survive unpredictable grief, ongoing suffering, and the questions about God that happen in the dark nights of our lives? In What We Find in the Dark, author and pastor Aubrey Sampson writes through the illness and death of her best friend, offering raw...2025-04-075h 06
Simply WholeheartedHolding On to Faith in the Midst of Suffering with Aubrey SampsonSend us a textIf youâve ever found yourself in a season where God feels distant, where prayers seem to echo back in silence, or where youâre wrestling with questions that donât have easy answersâthis conversation is for you.Today, Iâm sitting down with my friend Aubrey Sampson for a conversation about her own âdark night of the soul.â Her latest book, What We Find in the Dark, explores what it means to hold onto faith when everything feels like itâs unraveling. And I have to tell youâher words have given m...2025-04-0739 minImmerse Yourself In: This Life-Enhancing Full Audiobook For Busy Professionals.What We Find in the Dark by Aubrey SampsonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/48948to listen full audiobooks.
Title: What We Find in the Dark
Author: Aubrey Sampson
Narrator: Aubrey Sampson
Format: mp3
Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
Release date: 04-07-25
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 3 ratings
Genres: Christianity
Publisher's Summary:
What do we do with the disruption, disorientation, and devastation of loss? How do we survive unpredictable grief, ongoing suffering, and the questions about God that happen in the dark nights of our lives? In What We Find in the Dark, author and pastor Aubrey Sampson writes through the illness and death of her best friend, offering raw...2025-04-075h 06
Becoming ChurchAubrey Sampson: What We Find in the DarkFrom health issues to unexpected loss, Aubrey Sampson has become part of the club that no one wants to be in, the group of people who know what itâs like to walk through deep, compounding grief.
If processing suffering was never part of your faith or religious upbringing, Aubrey will help you understand the holy, and helpful, practice of lament. There is freedom in naming your feelings and being honest with God about where you place your blame.
This conversation will give you permission to feel, rage, doubt or find yourself in a complicated we...2025-04-0653 min
The Pinkleton Pull-Aside PodcastAubrey SampsonWelcome to the Pinkleton Pull-Aside Podcast. On this podcast, letâs step aside from our busy lives to have fun, fascinating life giving conversation with inspiring authors, pastors, sports personalities and other influencers, leaders and followers. Sit back, grab some coffee, or head down the road and letâs get the good and the gold from todayâs guest. Our host is Jeff Pinkleton, Executive Director of the Gathering of the Miami Valley, where their mission is to connect men to men, and men to God. You can reach Jeff at GatheringMV.org or find him on Facebook at The Ga...2025-04-031h 02What We Find in the DarkEpisode 5 with Steve CarterWhen we find ourselves in the dark after loss, big questions often follow: Where is God now? Why canât I see Him here? Why canât we sense His presence? How can I trust that God is good? Why did this happen?The deep theological wrestlings that often arise after the pain of grief can be jarring. But we need permission to ask the raw questions. We need a space to say them aloud. And we need a guide to help us find answers in the dark.In this episode of the What We Find in the...2025-04-0159 min
Win Today: Your Roadmap to Wholeness433: The Art of Lament: Aubrey Sampson on Our Weird Pressure to Perform for God, and Why We Have Yet to Be Formed by Mystery in LossWe live in a culture that demands constant performance, even in our spiritual lives. We're pressured to present a curated faithâone that hides our doubts, fears, and grief. But what if this relentless pursuit of a flawless facade is keeping us from experiencing the depth of God's presence? This week, Aubrey Sampson joins Win Today to explore the transformative power of lamentâa practice often overlooked but deeply rooted in biblical tradition. She reveals: Why our obsession with performing for God leaves us spiritually empty The lost art of lament and how it draws us close...2025-03-261h 03What We Find in the DarkEpisode 4 with Natasha SmithWhen we find ourselves in the dark after loss, big questions often follow: Where is God now? Why canât I see Him here? Why canât we sense His presence? How can I trust that God is good? Why did this happen?The deep theological wrestlings that often arise after the pain of grief can be jarring. But we need permission to ask the raw questions. We need a space to say them aloud. And we need a guide to help us find answers in the dark.In this episode of the What We Find in the...2025-03-2553 minWhat We Find in the DarkEpisode 3 with Tara Beth LeachWhen we find ourselves in the dark after loss, big questions often follow: Where is God now? Why canât I see Him here? Why canât we sense His presence? How can I trust that God is good? Why did this happen?The deep theological wrestlings that often arise after the pain of grief can be jarring. But we need permission to ask the raw questions. We need a space to say them aloud. And we need a guide to help us find answers in the dark.In this episode of the What We Find in the...2025-03-1744 min
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastBonus Episode: What We Find in the Dark Episode 1 with Glenn PackiamBonus Episode: Check out this episode from our newest podcast, What We Find in the Dark with host Aubrey SampsonWhen we find ourselves in the dark after loss, big questions often follow: Where is God now? Why canât I see Him here? Why canât we sense His presence? How can I trust that God is good? Why did this happen?The deep theological wrestlings that often arise after the pain of grief can be jarring. But we need permission to ask the raw questions. We need a space to say them aloud. And we need...2025-03-1742 min
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 368 - Overcoming Insecurity with Oneka McClellanHow do you move past your greatest insecurities in order to step into what God has for you? What do you do when pain creates new insecurities and doubts about who you are?Author and pastor Oneka McClellan understands the way self-doubt and insecurity can creep in when you are trying to step into your God given calling and purpose. As a ministry leader and as a woman, she has found herself lacking the confidence in Christ she needed to do what God created her to do. In her book Born Royal: Overcoming Insecurity to Become the Woman...2025-03-1249 min
Together We Rise PodcastS2. E11: TRANSFORMING YOUR STORY INTO YOUR MESSAGE w/ Aubrey SampsonWelcome to Together We Rise Podcast! This is a place where every woman has a seat at the table, and where we can affirm, equip and amplify women's voices globally. This week, we're excited to speak with special guest Aubrey Sampson.Aubrey (M.A. Evangelism and Leadership) co-planted and serves as teaching pastor at Renewal Church, a multiethnic congregation in Chicagoland, and speaks across the country at churches and other ministry events. She is an award-nominated author, a coach with Propel Women, and host of What We Find in the Dark Podcast. 2025-03-1148 minWhat We Find in the DarkEpisode 2 with Faith Eury ChoWhen we find ourselves in the dark after loss, big questions often follow: Where is God now? Why canât I see Him here? Why canât we sense His presence? How can I trust that God is good? Why did this happen?The deep theological wrestlings that often arise after the pain of grief can be jarring. But we need permission to ask the raw questions. We need a space to say them aloud. And we need a guide to help us find answers in the dark.In this episode of the What We Find in the...2025-03-1156 min
Today's Heartlift with Janell311. Where Are You, God? with Aubrey SampsonSend us a textAs we enter the 40-day season of Lent, author and pastor Aubrey Sampson helps us uncover the spiritual wisdom and "strange gifts" that often hide inside grief. In her new book, "What We Find in the Dark: Loss, Hope, and God's Presence in Grief," Aubrey shares how losing her best friend of twenty years sent her into a dark night of the soul. She shares, "Sometimes the dark nights of life and faith have strange gifts. Conversely, we find ourselves free from the superficial in our lives. We discover peace...2025-03-0547 minWhat We Find in the DarkEpisode 1 with Glenn PackiamWhen we find ourselves in the dark after loss, big questions often follow: Where is God now? Why canât I see Him here? Why canât we sense His presence? How can I trust that God is good? Why did this happen?The deep theological wrestlings that often arise after the pain of grief can be jarring. But we need permission to ask the raw questions. We need a space to say them aloud. And we need a guide to help us find answers in the dark.In this first episode of the What We Find in t...2025-03-0447 minWhat We Find in the DarkTrailerWhat do we do with the disruption, disorientation, and devastation of loss? How do we survive unpredictable grief, ongoing suffering, and the questions about God that happen in the dark nights of our lives? On the What We Find in the Dark Podcast, author and pastor Aubrey Sampson engages in conversation with experts on grief and loss. She also shares her own personal experience of grief and loss through the illness and death of her best friend, offering raw, real, and fought-for spiritual wisdom and practical insights for loss, grief, and doubt. What We Find in the Dark not onl...2025-02-1404 min
Hope Talks on ElSitioCristiano.comHope Together with Aubrey Sampson â Episode 22In this special episode, Haley and Dustin share Aubrey Sampsonâs keynote message from our 2024 Hope Together Conference. This is part one of a short series with guest speakers and interviews from the conference.
In her message, Aubrey walks through the story of the woman at the well in John 4. With biblical insights and historical context, Aubrey highlights what this story teaches us about the humility, integrity, and love of Jesus. Itâs an encouraging message and reminder of how the Lord meets us in our pain and heals our past wounds.
See links below to learn more about Aubrey Samp...2024-10-1738 minHope Talks on Oneplace.comHope Together with Aubrey Sampson â Episode 22In this special episode, Haley and Dustin share Aubrey Sampsonâs keynote message from our 2024 Hope Together Conference. This is part one of a short series with guest speakers and interviews from the conference.
In her message, Aubrey walks through the story of the woman at the well in John 4. With biblical insights and historical context, Aubrey highlights what this story teaches us about the humility, integrity, and love of Jesus. Itâs an encouraging message and reminder of how the Lord meets us in our pain and heals our past wounds.
See links below to learn more about Aubrey Samp...2024-10-1738 min
Hope TalksHope Together with Aubrey SampsonIn this special episode, Haley and Dustin share Aubrey Sampsonâs keynote message from our 2024 Hope Together Conference. This is part one of a short series with guest speakers and interviews from the conference.
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In her message, Aubrey walks through the story of the woman at the well in John 4. With biblical insights and historical context, Aubrey highlights what this story teaches us about the humility, integrity, and love of Jesus. Itâs an encouraging message and reminder of how the Lord meets us in our pain and heals our past wounds.
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Ordinary Discipleship PodcastInterview Series: The Impact of Shame on Leadership with Aubrey SampsonJessie Cruickshank chats with Aubrey Sampson, a teaching pastor at Renewal Church and award-nominated author, about the impact of shame on leadership and church culture. Aubrey shares personal stories and insights from her latest book, Known, discussing how spiritual maturity and a deeper understanding of God's love can transform our approach to shame and leadership. Join them for an enlightening conversation on identity, belonging, and the journey to being truly known. Don't miss this inspiring and thought-provoking discussion!The Ordinary Discipleship podcast with Jesse Cruickshank and the Whoology team is a journey through the fascinating intersection of...2024-09-2327 minHope TalksHow Aubrey Sampson Found Hope in ChristSpecial guest Aubrey Sampson joins Haley and Dustin to share her story of how she found hope in Christ while grieving multiple losses and major life changes. Itâs an encouraging conversation of how the Lord meets us in our grief, along with practical steps on how to lament and grieve with hope.Â
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Aubrey co-hosts the Nothing is Wasted podcast and has written numerous books including, The Louder Song: Listening for Hope in the Midst of Lament. Aubrey will also be speaking at our Hope Together conference this September - see the special offer below.
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Exponential NEXT PodcastCandid Conversations About Women and the Church with Tara Beth Leach and Aubrey Sampson
Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 19
Series: Candid Conversations About Women and the Church
In this episode, Sue and Janet have a conversation with Tara Beth Leach who finds her way, from a teenage girl preaching to the cornfields to her role as a Lead Pastor. Also featured in this episode is Aubrey Sampson who shares her journey of church planting and passion for all women to find their place in the local church. Together these women are envisioning a city wide church planting network for women. Why women only? Listen and find out their powerful...2024-06-121h 00
Exponential NEXT PodcastCandid Conversations About Women and the Church with Tara Beth Leach and Aubrey Sampson
Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 19Series: Candid Conversations About Women and the Church
In this episode, Sue and Janet have a conversation with Tara Beth Leach who finds her way, from a teenage girl preaching to the cornfields to her role as a Lead Pastor. Also featured in this episode is Aubrey Sampson who shares her journey of church planting and passion for all women to find their place in the local church. Together these women are envisioning a city wide church planting network for women. Why women only? Listen and find out their powerful...2024-06-121h 00Can You Just Sit With Me? with Natasha SmithAubrey Sampson on Sitting with Big Feelings Days and MoreIn this epiosde, Natasha sits with Aubrey Sampson, an author of several books including The Louder Song, Known, and her latest best selling kids book Big Feelings Days. This is probably going to be the most joyous episode you will hear about grief. I loved it so much and so will you. So listen in and join the conversation. Main points:Children and Grief: A World OverlookedLearning the Language of LamentPractical Tools for Navigating Big FeelingsHope on the HorizonHelpful Links:2024-05-2034 min
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 322 - Letting Life In Again After Loss with Aubrey SampsonHow do you keep choosing to truly live after losing one of the closest people in your life? What does it look like to show up when you're feeling the depths of grief?For our Nothing is Wasted podcast co-host, author, pastor and speaker, Aubrey Sampson, learning how to allow life to come in again through the cracks of her pain after losing her best friend, Jenn, was difficult. Finding her way through the grief without having the person she could always process pain with felt impossible. And yet, through it all, Aubrey began to see how even in one...2024-05-021h 16
Hope After Child and Sibling Loss/the empty chair endeavorA Conversation with Aubrey Sampson: Author, Church Planter, Podcaster, and SpeakerIn this episode, noted author, speaker and podcaster, Aubrey Sampson, talks with me about her personal grief journey and a crisis of faith following the sudden, tragic death of her cousin Cameron in a snow hiking accident. Describing Cameron as being like a brother, his untimely death resulted in a season of very deep grief and depression. As if that werenât enough, after waking up one morning suddenly unable to walk, Aubrey was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease ⌠all within a matter of months. Join us as she shares how GOD met her in the deepest pain and...2024-04-3055 min
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 312 - In His Hands with Jessika SandersWhat do we do when we find ourselves in the middle of a medical crisis with our kids? How do we learn to trust God with our most precious gifts, our children? For author Jessika Sanders, learning to surrender and trust the Lord was a journey after she found herself in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). It was through that experience that she began to not only pray for her own child, but the countless others that she met while attending to her son's medical condition. As she saw the need for support and care for those in the...2024-02-221h 21
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 305 - The Continual Journey Towards Healing with Davey Blackburn, Aubrey Sampson and Eric SchumacherHave you ever wondered if you are still truly healing when the pain feels as fresh as the day you experienced a past loss or grief? How do we know that healing is happening as time moves forward, but our ache remains?Davey Blackburn, Aubrey Sampson, and Eric Schumacher are not only hosts on the Nothing is Wasted podcast, but all have experienced their own seasons of deep grief, loss, trauma and tragedy. With pastoral wisdom and the heart of fellow sojourners in the valley, this episode is a unique roundtable conversation of what healing truly looks like at different...2024-01-041h 34
The Common Good PodcastAubrey Sampson 101New to the show or don't know Aubrey? Start with this episode! Aubrey introduces herself as an eternal student, a pastor, a Wheaton grad and more. Learn about her various endeavors and books, her other podcast, and how to get mentorship if you're a woman in ministry. LINKS: Aubrey's website (includes her 4 books): https://www.aubreysampson.com/ Propel Ecclesia: https://www.ecclesia.propelwomen.org/ Renewal Church: https://www.bringrenewal.com/ Follow Aubrey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aubsamp/ Aubrey's other podcast, Nothing is Wasted: https://www...2024-01-0408 min
Raising Christian KidsAubrey Sampson: Helping Kids Find Their Identity in Christ and Embrace Big EmotionsAubrey Sampson, mother of three boys, serves as a teaching pastor at Renewal Church, a multiethnic congregation in Chicago, and Timberlake, a multisite church across the Seattle area. She is an author, coach, and cohost of the radio show The Common Good and the podcast Nothing Is Wasted.
During this episode, Lee Ann and Aubrey discuss the importance of helping kids embrace their true identity in Christ and help them understand that God knows them and loves them no matter what.
They discuss how Aubreyâs book, Big Feeling Days, can help little kids with big emotions know that God lo...2023-12-2614 min
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 302 - Practical Steps for Walking through Grief with Beth MarshallGrief can feel crushing. How do we begin to take the steps to move through the pain we encounter? How do we help others who are experiencing loss? Author Beth Marshall has felt the pangs of loss in her life. In one season, she lost three family members and began to wonder if the feelings she was experiencing were normal. Wondering if she could ever love her life again, Beth began taking some practical steps towards healing. It was through that journey that she began to learn from herself and others what was most helpful when people were walking through...2023-12-141h 32
The Parable Podcast with Danielle ZapchenkTPP #118 | Normalizing Big Feelings with Aubrey SampsonSend The Parable Podcast a TextAre you one to deal with the big feelings of life or push them off? Joining me today is pastor, Podcaster, and author Aubrey Sampson. Aubrey is back for the second time and she shares with us â that not only is lament and grief a necessary part of our spiritual life but also for kids too. Aubrey is passionate about helping hurting Christians find Godâs presence in their pain. She and her husband Kevin, and their three hilarious sons, live, minister, and play in the Chicagoland area. You are going to l...2023-11-2936 min
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 299 - Healing Gently After Childhood Trauma with Dr. Mark McNearWhat do you do when your past keeps showing up in your present? How do you address the pain from childhood as it presents itself in your adult life?For Dr. Mark McNear, a childhood of every kind of abuse and trauma left him completely broken. From sexual abuse as a small boy and the harsh emotional abuse of his father to several traumatic events of violence and being hit by a drunk driver, Mark's entire life was marked by extreme pain. The wounds o f his past begin to manifest in his adult life through addiction, anxiety and depression...2023-11-231h 29
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 298 - Every Moment Holy with Doug McKelvey and Ned BustardHow do you find the words to pray when you are in the middle of loss and suffering? How do mark the holy moments, both big and small, in a special way? Author Doug McKelvey and artist Ned Bustard have collaborated on three volumes of Every Moment Holy, books filled with liturgies to help people find the words in the joyful, the mundane and the most difficult moments of life. In their second volume, Every Moment Holy: Death, Grief, and Hope they offer prayers for those who are in the middle of life's most painful seasons. From helping those who...2023-11-161h 43
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 297 - Caring for A Loved One with Alzheimerâs with Edward GrinnanWarning: This episode does briefly discuss loss by suicide and may not be suitable for all listeners. How do we care for a loved one with a disease that steals their memories? How do we tend to ourselves when we are helping aging parents?For Guideposts Editor-in-Chief Edward Grinnan, these were the very questions he had to answer after his mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Edward had to learn not only how to walk through such a difficult disease, but also how to face the reality that he too might one day suffer from it. Edward went on to chronicle...2023-11-091h 37
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 296 - Stumbling Toward Eternity with Josh WhiteHow do we move towards the cross when our journey is full of detours, distractions and divergence from the abundance and freedom Christ offers us? For author, musician and pastor Josh White, learning to navigate the terrain of his past wounds while pastoring wasn't a linear course. When the hurt from growing up with an alcoholic father began to bleed into his life and ultimately his ministry, Josh went down the difficult road of examining himself and his story. Through his own personal reflection upon his life and upon the crucifixion of Christ, Josh wrote Stumbling Toward Eternity: Losing & Finding...2023-11-021h 26
Timberlake Church Message PodcastKnocking Down the Fear of the Future | Aubrey SampsonKnocking Down the Fear of the Future | Whac-A-Mole Week 5 | Aubrey SampsonSupport the showVisit our Online Campus at Online.timberlakechurch.com, which is live Sundays 9, 10:15, & 11:30am.-If you would like to partner with Timberlake and want to support our mission to spread the love of Jesus to the world, please visit https://www.timberlakechurch.com/giveonline to set up a one-time or recurring gift. You can also text âTimberlake" to 77977.- | IOS app link | | Android app link |2023-06-2539 min
More with Nikki Dutton54. Big Feelings Days and Seasons â Aubrey SampsonAubrey Sampson is an actual delight of a human being and the best kind of friend to have when it feels like the bottom falls out on life. She has been present for some of my most painful seasons of grief and loss because she has known her own hard places. Aubrey says, "what I have discovered in these dark night of the soul seasons is that God does not expect his children to act like our pain doesnât exist or pretend we are okay. Whether you are facing a new diagnosis, the loss of a loved one, or s...2023-03-3044 min
Conversations with ChristianReimagining Spiritual Disciplines: The Good of Lament with Aubrey SampsonWhat do we do with our suffering? This week on the podcast, Christian is joined by Aubrey Sampson to discuss how good it is to regularly take our âHow?â questions to God and how practicing lament is crucial to our spiritual formation.You can reach out to Christian personally on the following platforms:Christian Williams: gracedthough.com; IG: @thecw1990, @gracedthough PURCHASE AUBREYâS BOOK âTHE LOUDER SONGâ HERE https://a.co/d/6m5QqJ5 You can find Aubrey at aubreysampson.com and on IG @aubsampIf you enjoy the show, would you...2023-03-2435 min
Living Wholehearted Podcast With Jeff and TerraEpisode 147: Principles that shape a leader of integrity (and what runs interference) with Aubrey SampsonThe Mattsons are speaking with a kindred heart in this episode as Aubrey shares her own leadership journey and the principles she believes shapes a leader of integrity. Aubrey speaks from her experience of trying to prove herself as a leader, achieving and hiding in the shadows of performance. She attributes much of this to the shame she felt from her story of sexual assault. She tells of a season of great accomplishment met with deep sorrow and how her healing and forced rest has become the cornerstone of her intimacy with God. She shares how leaders can fight...2022-09-2042 min
Timberlake Church Message Podcast4 Principles for Lamenting Lifeâs Difficult Moments | Aubrey SampsonTimberlake Online | 09.04.22 | 4 Principles for Lamenting Lifeâs Difficult Moments | Aubrey Sampson |Timberlake Church's Message Podcast. If you would like to watch the video version of this, visit our Online Campus at Online.timberlakechurch.com, which is also live Sundays 9, 10:15, 11:30am, & 5pm Pacific Time. Our complete video archive is available here: https://www.timberlakechurch.com/messages-listing | IOS app link | | Android app link ||  If you would like to partner with Timberlake and want to support our mission to spread the love of Jesus to the world, please visit https://www.timberlakechurch.com/giveon...2022-09-0433 min
Taking the Leaps with Rachel G. ScottAubrey SampsonSend us a textToday on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Aubrey Sampson. Aubrey Sampson is a speaker, church planter, and pastor at Renewal Church in West Chicago. She is the cohost of the Nothing Is Wasted podcast and The Common Good radio show and the author of The Louder Song, Overcomer, and her recent release, Known. Aubrey is deeply passionate about helping hurting Christians embrace their God-given identities and purposes. She writes regularly for Propel Women and more. In this Episode we talk about about:How did she become a church p...2022-06-0833 min
The Love OfferingThe Sacred Truth of Who You Are with Aubrey SampsonWho am I? Does God see me? Does God love me? What is my purpose?So much is tied up in our longing to know who we are: our worth, whether weâre loved, what weâre meant to do with our lives. But thereâs a powerful truth that settles every question: God has named us, and the names he has spoken over us settle every question and pain we have experienced in our search for identity.Names help us know that we belong and to whom we belong. Names carry authority and power. But we als...2022-06-0750 min
ChurchPulse Weekly114 | Obstacles in and Inspiring Opportunities for Discipleship, Plus How to Address Deconstruction with Aubrey SampsonSend us a textAubrey Sampson (church planter and author) joins David Kinnaman to discuss the opportunities and obstacles sheâs seeing for discipleship, the role of friendship in hosting difficult conversations and encouraging the everyday disciplemakers in your church. Â â Â Follow Barna at: Instagram: @barnagroup Twitter: @davidkinnaman | @barnagroup Facebook: Barna Group Youtube: Barna Group Learn more about Aubrey Sampsonâs latest book, Known: How Believing Who God Says You Are Changes Everything.2022-05-1942 min
Susie Larson LiveAubrey Sampson on knowing who you are in JesusAuthor and speaker Aubrey Sampson shares from her book âKnown: How Believing Who God Says You Are Changes Everythingâ. She talks about how God is in our past and Heâs in and speaks into our future. Aubrey encourages us to live from our approval vs for our approval. *Originally aired December 16, 2022*2022-04-1956 min
Susie Larson Live - Test of Feed SyncAubrey Sampson on knowing who you are in JesusAuthor and speaker Aubrey Sampson shares from her book âKnown: How Believing Who God Says You Are Changes Everythingâ. She talks about how God is in our past and Heâs in and speaks into our future. Aubrey encourages us to live from our approval vs for our approval. *Originally aired December 16, 2022*2022-04-1956 minThe Common Good PodcastPastor and Author Davey Blackburn joins Aubrey Sampson(00:00-10:05): Brian From is off this week, so Aubrey Sampson was joined today by Davey Blackburn. Davey is a Pastor, author and host of the Nothing is Wasted Podcast with Aubrey. (10:05-20:22): Davey talked about how he turned grief over the death of his wife in his ministry Nothing is Wasted. (20:22-30:48): Plus, the convoluted process heâs faced in publishing a book about his experience. (30:48-48:56): And what itâs like living in a blended family years later. (48-56-57:02): Aubrey and Davey shared the lessons theyâve learned about leadersh...2022-04-021h 15
More Than FineBelieving Who God Says You Are (& How it Changes Everything) with Aubrey SampsonThroughout our lives, negative labels put on us by other people (and even ourselves) can distort our sense of  identity. Aubrey Sampson shares how "false names" take root, and how God seeks to rename us as we grow in a relationship with Him. She also talks about ways you can discover your namedness in Christ, and how to bring healing to your kids and the people around you in the ways you speak over them. Visit AubreySampson.com Purchase Aubrey's book Known: How Believing Who God Says You Are Changes Everything Record a Qu...2022-03-1652 min
The Stetzer ChurchLeaders PodcastAubrey Sampson: Pastor, God Is for YouâBut Do You Really Believe That?Get notes on this podcast here:Â https://churchleaders.com/podcast/419611-aubrey-sampson-pastor-god-believe.html Aubrey Sampson joins the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast to share how church leaders can reject false identities and instead take some of the most basic truths of the Christian faith to heart. Â âş Listen on Apple: Â ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive content. Visit ChurchLeaders Website: https://churchleaders.com Find ChurchLeaders on Facebook: https://facebook.com/churchleaders Follow ChurchLeaders on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChurchLead Follow ChurchLeaders on Instagram: https://instagram.com/churchlead/ Follow Churc...2022-03-1630 min
The Stetzer ChurchLeaders PodcastAubrey Sampson: Pastor, God Is for YouâBut Do You Really Believe That?Get notes on this podcast here:Â https://churchleaders.com/podcast/419611-aubrey-sampson-pastor-god-believe.html Aubrey Sampson joins the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast to share how church leaders can reject false identities and instead take some of the most basic truths of the Christian faith to heart. Â âş Listen on Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-churchleaders-podcast/id988990685 Â ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive content. Visit ChurchLeaders Website: https://churchleaders.com Find...2022-03-1630 minThe Stetzer ChurchLeaders PodcastAubrey Sampson: Pastor, God Is for YouâBut Do You Really Believe That?Get notes on this podcast here:Â https://churchleaders.com/podcast/419611-aubrey-sampson-pastor-god-believe.html Aubrey Sampson joins the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast to share how church leaders can reject false identities and instead take some of the most basic truths of the Christian faith to heart. Â âş Listen on Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-churchleaders-podcast/id988990685 Â ChurchLeaders brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on faith, ministry and leading the church. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive content. Visit ChurchLeaders Website: https://churchleaders.com Find...2022-03-1630 min
The Christian Outlook | Full InterviewsPutin's Endgame: Brian From and Aubrey Sampson speaks with Jim DenisonBrian From and Aubrey Sampson of the Common Good speak with Jim Denison about the reason Russia invaded Ukraine, and a biblical call to courage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2022-03-0310 min
See Hear LoveAubrey Sampson - You Are Known By God, Named By God, & Loved By GodThis week on See Hear Love, we are exploring what it means to be truly known. Are we afraid to be known by God and others? Or is it really the deep longing of our hearts to be known and accepted?
Aubrey Sampson joins Melinda Estabrooks for a powerful conversation about living into the identity that God made us in.2022-02-0957 min
The Christian Outlook | Full InterviewsThe Church is Made Up of Christian People: Brian From and Aubrey Sampson with Jonathan LeemanBrian From and Aubrey Sampson of The Common Good speak with Jonathan Leeman on new book, "Rediscover Church, Why the Body of Christ Is Essential."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2022-01-3117 min
Called Into BeingKnown and Named with Aubrey SampsonWhat if we released the insecurity surrounding our identity, and fully embraced being known by God? In todayâs episode, author Aubrey Sampson shares her own journey to learning her name and identity in God, and helps us live out putting aside false names in our own lives. Â In this episode, we talk about: How being known brings light to even the darkest seasons of life Adjusting our perspective of God biblically Our generation's misplaced pursuit of wanting to be known Practices to do again and again that help us avoid falling into old lies and false thinking How God spe...2022-01-1942 min
Called Into BeingKnown and Named with Aubrey SampsonWhat if we released the insecurity surrounding our identity, and fully embraced being known by God? In todayâs episode, author Aubrey Sampson shares her own journey to learning her name and identity in God, and helps us live out putting aside false names in our own lives. Â In this episode, we talk about: How being known brings light to even the darkest seasons of life Adjusting our perspective of God biblically Our generation's misplaced pursuit of wanting to be known Practices to do again and again that help us avoid falling into old lies and false thinking How God spe...2022-01-1942 min
Bold, Brave & Beautiful Podcast with Barb RooseSurrendering the Struggle of Self-Doubt | Interview with Aubrey SampsonEverything on social media screams that we are not good enough. We are not young enough, skinny enough, popular enough, or wealthy enough. But itâs all lies! You are Godâs beloved daughter and made in His magnificent image. On this episode of The Better Together Podcast, Barbâs guest, Aubrey Sampson, talks about her new book Known: How Believing Who God Says You Are Changes Everything and how we can let go of the false labels that leave us feeling ashamed. Aubrey shows us how to let go of self-doubt and embrace Godâs best!  2022-01-1736 minSusie Larson Live - Test of Feed SyncAubrey Sampson on living out of the name God gives usAuthor and speaker Aubrey Sampson shares from her new book âKnown: How Believing Who God Says You Are Changes Everythingâ. She talks about how God is in our past and Heâs in and speaks into our future. Aubrey encourages us to live from our approval versus for our approval.2022-01-0549 min
Susie Larson LiveAubrey Sampson on living out of the name God gives usAuthor and speaker Aubrey Sampson shares from her new book âKnown: How Believing Who God Says You Are Changes Everythingâ. She talks about how God is in our past and Heâs in and speaks into our future. Aubrey encourages us to live from our approval versus for our approval.2022-01-0549 min
FaithTalk Today with Rick Probst10/25/21-Aubrey Sampson Part Two.Rick, and Dan continue their chat with the author of Known: How believing who God says you are changes everything, Aubrey Sampson.Support the show: https://faithtalk590.com/ministryaudioSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2021-10-2510 minFaithTalk Today with Rick Probst10/25/21-Aubrey Sampson.Rick, and Dan talk with Author/Podcaster Aubrey Sampson about her new book Known: How believing who God says you are changes everything.Support the show: https://faithtalk590.com/ministryaudioSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2021-10-2510 min
The Cartographers93: What's in a Name? (with Aubrey Sampson)Join Ashley as she talks with Aubrey Sampson about naming and being known, moving past shame, and how a spacious life fits in.LINKSAubrey's book, KnownFollow Aubrey on InstagramConnect with Aubrey at her websiteAshley's book, A Spacious LifeA Spacious Life will help you recover joy, purpose and rest in a world of hurry and hustle. Be sure to take your Hustle Habit quiz, get your roadmap and pick up a copy of A Spacious Life today.2021-10-1935 min
Faith Hope Love with Melissa MooreEpisode 43âKnown: How Believing Who God Says You Are Changes Everything with Aubrey SampsonWho am I? Does God see me? Does God love me? What is my purpose?
So much is tied up in our longing to know who we are: our worth, whether weâre loved, what weâre meant to do with our lives. But thereâs a powerful truth: God has named us, and the names he has spoken over us settle every question and pain we have ever experienced in our search for identity.
"God has said that we are clothed in righteousness because of Christ. We are a new creation, becoming more Christlike every single day. We have to emb...2021-10-0637 minThe Parable Podcast with Danielle ZapchenkTPP #3 | Are you Owing Your Own Narrative with Aubrey SampsonSend The Parable Podcast a TextYou are going to love my conversation with Aubrey Sampson on the Parable Podcast today. Aubrey is an author, co-host, pastor, speaker, #boymom, wife, and lover of Jesus. On the podcast, Aubrey talks about how it is imperative that we own the narrative God has for us. Too many of us are walking around this world believing these false truths about ourselves. Let's lean in and listen to the freedom Aubrey found in her parable story.Reflection QuestionsHow are...2021-09-2928 min