{"title":"Barbara Bancroft | Author","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"author-info-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"author-info-text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarbara Bancroft began ministry life with her husband Josiah in 1976. Since then she has worked with him in church planting, missions, and as a pastor's wife of a large church. While her husband Josiah oversees missions at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/serge.org\/\"\u003eSerge\u003c\/a\u003e, Barbara mentors and encourages the many missionary women and pastors wives they meet with all over the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item recent-articles\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"recent-articles-heading\"\u003eRecent Articles\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recent-articles-list\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/site399.tangram-studio.com\/the-expectations-of-a-proverbs-31-woman\/\"\u003eThe Expectations of a Proverbs 31 Woman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"author-page\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.newgrowthpress.com\/author\/barbarabancroft\/\"\u003eView More\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"running-on-empty","title":"Running on Empty: The Gospel for Women in Ministry","description":"\u003csection data-role=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs women, ministry pushes us to moments of insufficiency, exposes our weaknesses, and tests our patience. Some days it feels like a little more sleep, a lot more coffee, and a pat on the back might sustain us. But down deep, we know these things can never fuel our ministries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePositive without being clichŽ, \u003cem\u003eRunning on Empty\u003c\/em\u003e presents the realities of vocational ministry with humor and hope. Author Barbara Bancroft draws from her experience as a missionary woman and pastor's wife to demonstrate how the gospel must be our message to ourselves as well as others. Along the way, she confronts the \"mythic ministry model of Proverbs 31\" and other stereotypes and expectations that hinder women from enjoying and displaying the gospel each day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRunning on Empty\u003c\/em\u003e's down-to-earth, humorous writing style reaches out to weary women reluctant to read another book on ministry. Offering more than crisis management tips or how-tos, \u003cem\u003eRunning on Empty \u003c\/em\u003ereorients women's hearts and minds to the joy of belonging to Christ and being a part of his kingdom work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIdeal for small group discussion or personal reflection, \u003cem\u003eRunning on Empty\u003c\/em\u003e stretches beyond burnout prevention strategies all the way to joy and purpose in ministry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Barbara Bancroft","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":49950821155045,"sku":"9781939946355","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":49950821187813,"sku":"9781939946362","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/5617\/9173\/files\/Running-on-Empty-The-Gospel-for-Women-in-Ministry-Pastoral-Resources_14595__24122.1753471448.1280.1280.jpg?v=1783336999"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/5617\/9173\/collections\/BARBARA_BANCROFT.jpg?v=1777638162","url":"https:\/\/newgrowthpress.com\/collections\/barbara-bancroft.oembed","provider":"New Growth Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}