Into the Harvest Podcast: Christian Discipleship for Everyday Life
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#272 – How Women Can Make Disciples In Every Season Of Life with Jess Snyder And Sarah Beth Kreitzer
Women are called to follow Jesus and make disciples—but that calling may look different in each season of life.
In this episode, John is joined by Jess Snyder and Sarah Beth Kreitzer to discuss why women sometimes stop growing or making disciples as their responsibilities, capacity, and pace of life change. They explore how Jesus valued women, welcomed them as disciples, and gave them a meaningful role in his mission.
Using the four seasons as a framework, Jess and Sarah Beth discuss the opportunities and challenges women face as young adults, wives, mothers, professionals, mentors, caregivers, and older women. The pace may change, but the calling remains.
This conversation offers practical encouragement for staying connected to Jesus, adjusting expectations, choosing relationships wisely, and practicing creative obedience. Disciple-making does not have to happen outside everyday life. It can happen around the dinner table, during nap time, at work, in your home, or wherever God has placed you.
In This Episode
00:00 — Women have a role in making disciples
01:42 — How seasons of life shape women’s discipleship
02:22 — Why women need a clear model to follow
06:18 — How Jesus valued and included women
07:57 — Women were disciples of Jesus too
08:24 — Jesus gave women a seat at the table
11:54 — Ministry happens wherever God has placed you
13:26 — A tree looks different in every season
14:00 — Adjusting expectations without abandoning the mission
15:46 — Spring: building a foundation and making wise choices
19:34 — Summer: adjusting to marriage, family, and greater responsibility
21:17 — Making the best use of limited time
23:48 — Fall: using greater capacity and life experience
26:05 — Investing in younger women who are hungry for Jesus
27:30 — How each season builds on the one before it
30:16 — Winter: selecting wisely and remaining faithful
32:08 — The value of older women who have walked faithfully with Jesus
35:25 — Practical ways to disciple women while raising children
36:44 — Prioritizing time with Jesus in busy seasons
37:30 — Practicing creative obedience
38:35 — Inviting women into your real, everyday life
Resources
Back to the Basics: God’s Design for Gender Roles
Explore what Scripture teaches about God’s design for men and women and how both can faithfully serve his purposes:
https://www.intotheharvest.org/back-to-the-basics-gods-design-for-gender-roles/
Harvest Life
Continue with the members-only conversation, where John, Jess and Sarah Beth unpack a four-step framework for whole life discipleship:
https://www.intotheharvest.org/harvestlife/
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Original Release Date 6/18/26
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Since graduating college in 2017, Ethan has worked in full time disciple-making ministry. His first four years on staff were spent making disciples among college students in Auckland, New Zealand. Since moving back to the United States in late 2021, the Lord has led Ethan to Portland, OR where God is raising up spiritual generations of disciples of Jesus among first responders.
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Original Release Date 1/29/26
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Resources Mentioned: Justin Gravitt – https://www.justingravitt.com/
The Pathway Series – https://www.intotheharvest.org/pathway-series/
Original Release Date 1/15/26
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