You Are Not fuelled by Coffee, Sleep, or Approval Ministry pushes us to moments of insufficiency, exposes our weaknesses, and tests our patience. Some days it feels like just a little more sleep, a lot more coffee, and a pat on the back might get you through. But have you ever considered that the weakness–exposing reality of ministry is a good thing? With many years of experience as a missionary and pastor’s wife, Barbara Bancroft explains how the gospel—the only power to ready us for daily ministry—must be our message to ourselves as well as to others. Running on Empty shows how living in the spotlight is not a negative side–effect of ministry, but a primary way God reveals himself through us. Bancroft challenges women to move beyond stereotypes and expectations and free themselves for the joyous task of revealing not their own sufficiency, but God’s grace.