The Orchard Women
The Orchard Podcast is specifically for women and is hosted by Amy Hughes and Rachel Hughes. Join our conversation as we explore the truth of God’s word and His desire to liberate and empower women to step fully into all that He has called them to be and to do.
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00:00 Welcome and Setup 00:34 Reading Ephesians 4:17–24 01:39 Light Banter and Focus 02:41 Big Question: Old vs New Self 04:38 Mind as Battlefield 07:54 Renewing Thought Patterns 10:54 Culture, Lies, and the Enemy 15:34 Taking Thoughts Captive 20:08 Heart Desires and Guarding the Heart 25:20 Wrap Up and the Landlord Story
00:00 Welcome and Setup 00:34 Reading Ephesians 4:14–16 02:00 What Does Christian Maturity Look Like? 03:00 Not Being Tossed by the Waves 07:00 The Trees Without Wind: Roots Need Resistance 09:00 Maturity and How We Respond to Suffering 11:00 Discernment Against False Teaching 13:00 Ideology Masquerading as Theology 15:00 Women in the Church: A Current Conversation 17:00 Speaking the Truth in Love 18:00 How to Know You've Done It Well 19:00 Real Stories: Amy on Giving 21:00 Real Stories: Rachel on Dating and Lateness 23:00 Receiving Correction With Humility 25:00 The Body of Christ Flourishing Together
Heroes of the Faith - Revival Women with David Thomas In this episode we are joined by David Thomas, leader of the Awakening Project in the USA. David has a deep passion for revivals and specifically the role of women in the great awakenings. Rachel and David explore the stories of amazing women such as Susanna Wesley and Sarah Edwards and ask what the unique contributions of women were in revivals of the past. ———— Orchard Conference Tickets - available at [www.theorchardwomen.com](http://www.theorchardwomen.com/) Instagram – @theorchardwomen Give to the work of the Orchard - [www.theorchardwomen.com/give](http://www.theorchardwomen.com/give) David's work - [www.awakeningproj.com](http://www.awakeningproj.com/) #women #conference #church
Ephesians 4:4-13 In this podcast we begin by asking 'why does Paul mention 'one' so much?' before turning our attention to the 'five fold ministries' and what the shadow side is of each of these gifts. → Stay Connected Conference Tickets – theorchardwomen.com Give to the Orchard - https://theorchardwomen.com/give Instagram – / theorchardwomen Website – https://theorchardwomen.com/ #women #conference #church
Ephesians 4:1-3 As we begin chapter 4 of Ephesians we consider what it looks like to walk out our discipleship. Rachel and Amy share lots of practical examples of what it's means for us to walk in patience and gentleness. → Stay Connected Conference Tickets – theorchardwomen.com Give to the Orchard - https://theorchardwomen.com/give Instagram – / theorchardwomen Website – https://theorchardwomen.com/ #women #conference #church
Ephesians 3:20-22 In today's episode Rachel and Amy wrestle with the question 'what does Paul mean by 'immeasurably more'? They explore what it means to trust God to know better than we do about what we need and how His 'more' can look very different to ours. → Stay Connected Conference Tickets – [theorchardwomen.com](http://theorchardwomen.com/) Give to the Orchard - https://theorchardwomen.com/give Instagram – / theorchardwomen Website – https://theorchardwomen.com/ #women #conference #church
In this episode, we are joined by Dr Kate Coleman, Kate is the founding director of Next Leadership with over 35 years of leadership experience in the church, charity, voluntary, and business sectors. As the first black woman Baptist minister in the UK and previous chair of the Evangelical Alliance Council, Kate has been a trailblazer, recognised among the 20 most influential Black Christian women in the country (2008). Rachel and Kate discuss the life and legacy of Pandita Ramabai, an Indian social reformer, educator, and evangelist whose work profoundly shaped women’s education and influenced the early Pentecostal movement. → Stay Connected Conference Tickets – [theorchardwomen.com](http://theorchardwomen.com/) Instagram – / theorchardwomen Website – https://theorchardwomen.com/ #women #conference #church
IEphesians 3: 12-19 In this episode Rachel and Amy delve into questions around what it means to be 'strengthened in your inner being'. How do we become sturdy disciples un-rocked by the storms of life and how do we live as people of love? → Stay Connected Conference Tickets – theorchardwomen.com Instagram – / theorchardwomen Website – https://theorchardwomen.com/ #women #conference #church
In this episode Rach and Amy wrestle with the question 'how do we become aware of God's grace? They consider what it looks like for God to work in our weakness and how ease isn't evidence of grace. → Stay Connected Conference 2026 Tickets – theorchardwomen.com Instagram – / theorchardwomen Website – https://theorchardwomen.com/ #women #conference #church
In this podcast Amy and Rachel explore what it looks like to examine our life and set aside attitudes and desires before Jesus. They also explore what it means to have a revelation from God and for that to shape the way we live out our lives. → Stay Connected Conference 2026 Tickets – theorchardwomen.com Instagram – / theorchardwomen Website – https://theorchardwomen.com/ #women #conference #church