Missions Life: Navigating Life, Leadership, and Ministry Abroad4 Aug 2025

#26: Replenishing Your Soul for Ministry- Lance Witt

If you’ve ever felt soul-weary while still showing up for others, this conversation with author and former pastor Lance Witt will be like water for your soul. His wisdom, honesty, and practical tools will encourage any leader in ministry—especially those on the front lines of missions.

In This Episode, We Cover:

✅ Early warning signs of soul neglect and how leaders can drift into running on skill instead of the Spirit

✅ Why soul health is the most powerful leadership tool a pastor or missionary can develop

✅ How the pace of Jesus challenges our addiction to hurry—and the disciplines that help slow us down

✅ What Sabbath rest teaches us about trust, identity, and letting go of control

✅ A better pursuit than growth: choosing godliness over size and applause

✅ How to discern between wisdom and fear when facing hard leadership decisions

✅ Practical ways to invest in the spiritual and relational health of your team

Lance is the founder of REPLENISH ministries. Replenish is dedicated to helping people live and lead from a healthy soul.

Along with speaking and consulting, Lance does individual life coaching and team development. Lance's newest book is called Your ONE Life: Own it, Live it, Love it. He is also the author of Replenish and High Impact Teams.

Show notes and links:

https://www.kylefarran.com/missionslife/26-replenishing-your-soul-for-ministry-lance-witt

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