Episode #11 of The Martha + Mary Show: Strategic Friendships

Well, this is exciting! Lee and I are hosting our first guest in this week’s podcast episode. If you’ve listened from the beginning of the show, then you’ve heard us mention our dear friend, Abby. She is the one who introduced us to each other. Today, we are introducing her to you through a fun conversation about mentorship (we like to use the term “strategic friendships” instead).

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Show Notes for Episode #11: Strategic Friendships

Katie and Lee chat with their friend, Abby Banfield, about strategic friendships and how it’s beneficial to have Martha-mentors and Mary-mentors in your life. These three friends dive into the blessings, and blunders, that surface in these types of relationships. They also discuss the beauty of quick mentor moments and how you can glean wisdom from those you may never meet in person.

Discover the spiritual growth and spontaneous fun that can take place within organic mentoring, in this lively conversation. #marthamaryshow Share on X

Theme music: “Driven” from Katie Reid’s “Echoes of My Heart” Album. https://www.katiemreid.com/singer/

Things We Talk About:

Titus 2:3-5 (ESV)

Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.”

Abby Banfield: Our dear friend (and the first interviewee on the podcast) is a wife, mom to two adorable boys, the Program Consultant at Grace Adventures, an Enneagram 7, and an all-around great gal. 🙂
We mention Abby on Episode 1 and Episode 3
Lee’s Book Launch Party
Katie’s Book Launch Party

Bair Lake Bible Camp
Mary-mentors and Martha-mentors: Different approaches, but similar hearts to help you grow closer to God.
Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul by Stasi Eldredge (this was the book we went through for the long-distance Bible Study).

For more info on Enneagram 7, listen to this episode of the “That Sounds Fun” podcast.
Organic mentoring + Mentor Moments: Gleaning wisdom from short but insightful interactions and conversations. This might include connecting in the midst of everyday activities, like: laundry, watching a child’s sporting event together, grabbing coffee, etc.

Why would we waste time talking about the weather, when we can talk about what hurts right now or what we are celebrating right now? -Abby Banfield #strategicfriendships #marthamaryshow Share on X

Insight from Abby:

You have a responsibility with what you do with the wisdom that’s being imparted to you.”

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