EP. 221 Power with Purpose: God’s Design for Power Dynamics in Marriage W/Dave & Krista Dunham)

Michael interviews David and Krista Dunham about their book, Power with Purpose: God’s Design for Power Dynamics in a Marriage. They share their backgrounds in pastoral ministry, counseling, and ABC resource development, and explain they wrote the book as a constructive, “pre-abuse” resource after seeing power issues damage marriages and recognizing a lack of practical guidance. Walking through the book’s structure, they discuss understanding power as God-given and meant for good, developing a shared family vision, and how husbands and wives should use power biblically, including headship that empowers and a wife’s influence expressed through strengthening, sustaining, and sharpening, with submission defined as purposeful yielding of a wife’s power. They emphasize mutuality, collaboration, and one-another commands, and note the book includes reflection questions for ongoing application.

00:00 Conference Intro and Guests
01:01 Meet Dave and Krista
02:16 Why They Wrote It
04:20 Book Roadmap Overview
04:37 Understanding Power
06:39 Power Purpose and Jesus
08:17 Shared Family Vision
12:59 Husbands Use of Power
15:41 Wives Use of Power
19:47 Mutuality and Collaboration
24:29 Final Encouragement and Wrap

Episode Mentions
Power with Purpose Book