What does building a legacy of faith look like in the different seasons of life? In this episode, some of our former podcast guests will share their current legacy-building challenges.

Scriptures, Show Notes & Links:

Scriptures we use in this podcast:

1 Cor. 9:26-27

Ps. 1:1-3

2 Pet. 1:12-15

Jer. 29:11

John 15:4

Show Notes:

-Review of the four season of legacy building; their ages and characteristics.

-The Challenges:

Spring: time for parenting, friends, finding a place/time to serve.

Summer: Change in parenting styles from the spring season because of kids' ages--giving them more freedom; job changes and trying to advance careers; finding the time and place to serve; few leadership opportunities for women this age; making time for friends.

Fall: Identifying the next step in family and job transition; hard to let go and pass the baton to youngers, hard to connect with younger women and older women—too young for some, too old for some. Changing family status (children leaving, grandchildren arriving)

Winter: How to ignite my stored energy to influence youngers; difficulty finding a place to serve; shifting of priorities and health challenges. The biggest challenge is the church's perceived irrelevance of women at this age.

Links:

Click here to download the Four Seasons of Legacy Building study guide.

Click here to check out Jean Fleming's book, Pursue the Intentional Life.

Click here to get your copy of Building a Legacy of Faith (book by Chris Syme).

You can email Chris at chris@womenfinishingwell.com.

The Tree of Seasons: