Find space for your soul
to breathe

Who are you becoming?

I create spaces — through speaking and coaching, retreats and resources — that help leaders connect with God and rediscover joy—so they can serve from spiritual fullness, not depletion.

Sustainable ministry starts with soul care. 

Hi, I’m Tara VinCross

  • “What if I told you that transformation is possible, but that it's less about what we do and more about making space for God to do the work God is already doing?”

    — Deep Calling, p. 30

    REFLECTION QUESTION
    In what ways is God calling you to trust the mystery of what God is doing in your life and ministry?


  • “This is discipleship. Deep Calling is a journey of becoming more rooted in God, for we are all like trees, sinking our roots deep into the love of God.”

    — Deep Calling, p. 33

    REFLECTION QUESTION
    What has rooted you in your own discipleship journey? 


  • “Discipleship is a posture of learning. To be a disciple is to be a life-long student and follower of Jesus.”

    — Deep Calling, p. 38

    REFLECTION QUESTION
    What are the practices or habits that have been most meaningful for you in your growth as a disciple?


  • “Reading a menu is fundamentally different than tasting a meal... Words cannot equal experience. So it is with discipleship and with God's love. We grow in God by our experience. We must live it.”

    — Deep Calling, p. 52

    REFLECTION QUESTION
    In addition to doing ministry and church life, how can we invite people to be with Jesus as a disciple?


  • “God doesn't just see who we are. God sees who we can be.”

    — Deep Calling, p. 62

    REFLECTION QUESTION
    What does it look like to trust who you are becoming to God?


  • “All are invited. We are a community, not defined by our collective problems, but by our creation in the image of God.”

    — Deep Calling, p. 62

    REFLECTION QUESTION
    What is one action you can take this week to make space in your life for someone different from you?


  • “We need both information and relationship in order to experience growth. Yet, the order is important. Information and learning must come in a relationship and experience with a personal God.”

    — Deep Calling, p. 65

    REFLECTION QUESTION
    In what way has personally experiencing the love of Jesus impacted how you view the mission of Jesus?


  • “What's bothering you can lead you to the very area where you are called to make a difference.”

    — Deep Calling, p. 75

    REFLECTION QUESTION
    What's bothering you? Is there an invitation from God there?


  • “I believe there is nothing more important than prioritizing (1) being a disciple and (2) joining God in making disciples. I believe this is true. You might even agree with me. Yet, how do we see this reflected in our schedules?”

    — Deep Calling, p. 77

    REFLECTION QUESTION
    What distracts you from this focus on discipleship?


  • “[Discipleship] is a life-long process, not a destination.”

    — Deep Calling, p. 34

  • “When I get tired, when I get discouraged, when I lose hope, that's when I need those around me. I have friends who stand with me in battle and who hold up my arms.”

    — Deep Calling, p. 103

     

    REFLECTION QUESTION
    In what area of your life or ministry are you trying to be the lone person on the hill? Who is someone like Aaron or Hur whom you can invite to hold up your arms in support?


  • “Knowing we are loved and delighted in is the beginning of the new fruit God longs to grow in your life, and in your church. Everything begins with realizing how loved you are.”

    — Deep Calling, p. 114

    REFLECTION QUESTION
    What is one way you've experienced the love of Jesus recently? What is one way your presence makes the world a better place?


  • “A life of devotion recognizes that the life of the follower of Jesus is more the gift of what God has given to you and less what you are doing for God.”

    — Deep Calling, p. 116

    REFLECTION QUESTION
    In what ways have the Scriptures called you into a whole-life focus?


  • “Our very first day as a human race was not about what we did, but who we were with! This tells us something of our purpose and our identity.”

    — Deep Calling, p. 138

    REFLECTION QUESTION
    What is one practical way you can enter more deeply into Sabbath rest?


  • “We are not called to ignore or dismiss the reality of darkness... We are called rather to 'repent' of it, which means “to turn” our back on it. To repent, or turn our backs on the bad news and darkness means that it no longer has the power to control our lives. Instead, we trust the power of God to bring healing and redemption, salvation and wholeness into our lives and the lives of the people around us.”

    — Deep Calling, p. 192-193

    REFLECTION QUESTION
    Who is one person you can bless this week? How will you share this blessing?


  • “To tell God's story we must share our story.”

    — Deep Calling, p. 15

    REFLECTION QUESTION
    How can you have the courage to show up and tell your own story alongside the good news of Jesus?


  • “Transformation comes from the presence of God, and when we engage in this process with others, we help each other become more aware of God's presence in our own lives.”

    — Deep Calling, p. 20

  • “The first calling of the disciples was to be with Jesus… The disciples' learning extended beyond the preaching and teaching of Jesus, to the time spent in His presence on an everyday basis.”

    — Deep Calling, p. 48

    REFLECTION QUESTION
    How can you take time to be with Jesus today? 


  • “As the deer pants for water so my soul pants for you my God (Psalm 42:1)... In the life of the disciple, God is their longing and completion. Jesus is the center which connects everything else in life.”

    — Deep Calling, p. 51

    REFLECTION QUESTION
    What do you long for?


  • “The church as a body is a metaphor that keeps us grounded. The church as a body is Christ manifested here in this place.”

    — Deep Calling, p. 58

     REFLECTION QUESTION
    How have you seen Jesus in your faith community?


  • “Only ‘together with all the saints’ are disciples able to grasp how wide, long, high, and deep is Christ's love (Ephesians 3:17b-19). There is a richer understanding of Jesus that is understood within the body of Christ.”

    — Deep Calling, p. 72

    REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community is essential for the disciple of Jesus. As you look at your own life, how connected are you to the body of Christ?


  • “In music, the notes have meaning because of the rests, the pauses that allow us to be able to recognize the melody. In our lives, our activity has meaning because of the rest that we take.”

    — Deep Calling, p. 144

    REFLECTION QUESTION
    What does it look like for you to set aside the tyranny of the urgent and practice Sabbath rest?


  • “God never intended to stop being incarnate in the flesh — God just passed it on to the disciples, and now to us. God is now incarnate in you and me.”

    — Deep Calling, p. 181

    REFLECTION QUESTION
    What are the biggest problems facing your community? How can you live incarnationally into those challenges? 


  • “There is no shortcut to the slow change that comes by consistently being in God's presence. I have discovered peace in God's promise to finish the work that has been started in each person.”

    — Deep Calling, p. 210

    REFLECTION QUESTION
    Are there any areas of your life where you are trusting more in right information than right relationship with God? How might God be inviting you into an experiential process instead?

  • “Discipleship is a deep calling. A mysterious and beautiful work of God in each of our lives and in the lives of those we serve. It's a journey I'm committed to through the highs and lows.”

    — Deep Calling, p. 231

    REFLECTION QUESTION
    What is the one next step that God is calling you to take today on this discipleship journey?


  • If you feel broken today, remember “a bruised reed he will not break. A smoldering wick he will not snuff out” (Isaiah 42:3). If you feel overwhelmed, remember the invitation of Jesus to “Come to me all you who are weary and burdened…learn from me” (Matthew 11:28-30). If you feel hopeless, remember God promises to do “a new thing” in your midst (Isaiah 43:19). “Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me”

    — Psalm 42:7

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