Finishing the Race Podcast

Playlist Intro

In this series we will be exploring how we can continue to have meaning and purpose as we enter the latter stages of our life. As the Apostle Paul neared the end of his life he wrote, “ I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” (2 Tim 4:7)  But what does it mean to “finish well,” and how do we accomplish this goal while navigating through all the twists and turns of life? In this series Phil will provide some principles and strategies to help us navigate these waters. Together we will evaluate where we have been, where we currently are, and then what God may still want to do in and through our lives.

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Listeners of this Leadershipmatters podcast may want to download the “Finishing the Race” workbook.  If you would like any of our other materials go to our Resources page. These are available in several languages.

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Episodes

  • Finishing the Race: Series Intro March 5, 2025Finishing the Race: Series Intro

    But what does it mean to “finish well,” and how do we accomplish this goal while navigating through all the twists and turns of life? In this series Phil will provide some principles and strategies to help us navigate these waters.

  • Episode 1: Denial is not a Strategy March 5, 2025Episode 1: Denial is not a Strategy

    Have you taken time to reflective on what you have been through in life – the good, the bad and the ugly – and considered how it has made you who you are? Have you considered changes that you need to make as you enter the last third of your productive life?

  • Episode 2: Regrets Anyone? March 5, 2025Episode 2: Regrets Anyone?

    As you reflect on your life, do you have regrets? Are they so intense that they jeopardize your future? This time we want to discuss two typical scenarios that people face as they age. As people reflect on how their life has gone, they will either find themselves regretful and disillusioned or apathetic and bored.

  • Episode 3: Some Initial Steps March 5, 2025Episode 3: Some Initial Steps

    We reflected on if we had become disillusioned with life or if we had become apathetic, believing that our best years were behind us. Now, as we conclude these first three introductory episodes, we will discuss three steps we can take in order to move forward in our lives.

  • Episode 4: Fatigue and Burnout April 2, 2025Episode 4: Fatigue and Burnout

    Have you ever felt overwhelmed with all your responsibilities and wonder if you have the capacity to meet all these obligations? What do we do when we come to the point that we no longer feel like the strong one that can carry others?

  • Episode 5: Disappointment & Failure April 2, 2025Episode 5: Disappointment & Failure

    Why we have been doing what we have been doing? How do we deal the disappointment of unrealized expectations and perhaps even failures that we may have experience in our lives?

  • Episode 6: Storms of Life April 2, 2025Episode 6: Storms of Life

    Why we have been doing what we have been doing? How do we deal the disappointment of unrealized expectations and perhaps even failures that we may have experienced in our lives?

  • Episode 7: Tragedy and Loss April 2, 2025Episode 7: Tragedy and Loss

    In this episode we will discover that our tragedies may very well be designed by God to prepare us for the purposes he still has in our lives. This change of perspective has the potential to make a dramatic shift in our view of the future.

  • Episode 8: Dark Night of the Soul April 2, 2025Episode 8: Dark Night of the Soul

    As we age, the reality is that we will experience these losses with greater frequency. This makes us consider our own mortality as we see many of our peers leaving us to finish our race on our own.

  • Episode 9: Renewed Meaning April 17, 2025Episode 9: Renewed Meaning

    What is the one basic need we all have as humans? We might think of water, food, relationships, which are all important of course. But studies have shown that a fundamental need we all have at every stage of life is the need for meaning.

  • Episode 10: Renewed Hope April 17, 2025Episode 10: Renewed Hope

    Without significant meaning in our lives it will be virtually impossible to have hope for the future. Meaning and hope are inseparable as we enter this latter stage of life. One feeds on the other.

  • Episode 11: Renewed Spiritual Life April 17, 2025Episode 11: Renewed Spiritual Life

    We need to refocus in order to regain and renew our own spiritual life. In order to finish the race he has called us to, it will be crucial that we respond to his invitation to a deeper walk with Him.

  • Episode 12: Renewed Priorities April 17, 2025Episode 12: Renewed Priorities

    The danger is to put our lives on hold or idle mode at this time. Yet in order to fulfill God’s purpose for our lives during this season, we will need to re-establish fresh priorities in our lives.

  • Episode 13: Renewed Relationships April 17, 2025Episode 13: Renewed Relationships

    The danger is to put our lives on hold or idle mode at this time. Yet in order to fulfill God’s purpose for our lives during this season, we will need to re-establish fresh priorities in our lives.

  • Episode 14: Redefining Success April 30, 2025Episode 14: Redefining Success

    By this latter stage of life most people are either disillusioned from life or bored. So at this point we will need to gain new perspective and redefine what success means for us.

  • Episode 15: Better not Bitter April 30, 2025Episode 15: Better not Bitter

    Why do some people become better with age and others just become bitter? In this episode we will see that it has more to do with how we respond to life rather than what life has dealt us.

  • Episode 16: Renewed Vision April 30, 2025Episode 16: Renewed Vision

    As we enter the latter third of our productive lives, we will likely need to consider how our life purpose and mission may need to adapt as we make transitions during this season of life.

  • Episode 17: Leaving a Legacy April 30, 2025Episode 17: Leaving a Legacy

    In this last episode we will focus on what it means to leave a legacy. What do we need to invest our lives in so that we will leave something of significance for future generations?

Podcast Resources

Listeners of this Leadershipmatters podcast may want to download the “Finishing the Race” workbook.  If you would like any of our other materials go to our Resources page. These are available in several languages.

Consider Helping

The majority of our work training new leaders in the church is international. In many cases, they cannot afford the material themselves. Please considering helping us reach those who can’t afford the resources by donating today.

If you can’t donate, you can still help by visiting our channel on Youtube and clicking Subscribe to tell Youtube that you value our content and they should show it to others like yourself!