PODCAST Episode
Tending the Soul in a Productivity-Driven World
About Our Guest(s)
Bette creates visual parables of the spiritual life through her art and writing. As a gifted communicator, she leads people on a journey of divine encounters. She has a knack for creating and facilitating embodied and sacred spaces of connection and transformation. Over the past 15 years, she has partnered with various ministries and organizations like World Vision, Barna, Infinitum, and various churches to create resources and encounters that awaken the souls of ministry leaders and beyond. Bette has an MDiv. in Pastoral Studies from Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, and is the author of Making Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder (IVP, 2022) and The Art of Vinemaking: Spiritual Flourishing in a Productivity-Driven Culture (Boundless, 2025). Bette lives in Traverse City, Michigan, with her husband and their two boys.
Healthcare Marriages in Christ – Jackson, Mississippi
August 28, 2026 – August 29, 2026
2026 Midwest Fall Conference
September 25, 2026 – September 27, 2026
Maranatha Bible Conference Center
At this year’s Midwest Fall Conference, we will hear from two excellent speakers: Kristin Collier, MD and Bob Mason, MDiv. Dr. Collier will speak to us about “Christian Courage” in healthcare, highlighting key issues in bioethics and a distinctly Christian response. Rev. Mason will speak to us about the ethical basis for spiritual care in a healthcare setting, as well as the benefits for patient outcomes.
On this episode:
What happens to your soul when the systems that train you run on efficiency, measurement, and output? Artist and author Bette Dickinson joins host Bill Reichart for a rich and unhurried conversation about spiritual flourishing in a productivity-driven culture — and why the vineyard, not the factory floor, is a far truer image of how God forms us.
Video Podcast
This podcast is a production of the Christian Medical & Dental Associations® (CMDA).
