Episodios

  • Episode 86 - I tried and it Didn't work (So I Stopped) | + Original Song "Me"

    Episode 86 - I tried and it Didn't work (So I Stopped) | + Original Song "Me"
    Apr 15 2026
    Episode 86 - I tried and it Didn't work (So I Stopped)

    Have you ever tried to connect with someone… and it just didn’t go the way you hoped? Maybe it felt awkward. Maybe they didn’t respond. Maybe you walked away thinking, “That didn’t work… so I’m done.” In this episode, we go deeper than just surface-level connection. We talk about why many of us stop trying—not just because it didn’t work, but because it cost us something. Sometimes it’s rejection. Sometimes it’s comparison. And sometimes… it’s what we believe about ourselves. We unpack:
    • Why one awkward moment doesn’t mean failure
    • What happens when we feel “less than” in the room
    • How wrong motives (like trying to climb or prove ourselves) can sabotage connection
    • The hidden role of insecurity and overthinking
    • And how living in the past or future keeps us from real relationships
    Most importantly, we talk about how to shift out of “me-focused” thinking and into real, present, meaningful connection. If you’ve ever walked away from a conversation replaying everything you said… or avoided someone because you assumed they didn’t want to talk to you… this one is for you. You don’t have to perform your way into connection. You just have to be present.

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    11 m
  • Episode 85 - Loneliness by Choice - From Isolation to Connection | + Original Song "Known"

    Episode 85 - Loneliness by Choice - From Isolation to Connection | + Original Song "Known"
    Apr 8 2026
    Episode 85 - Loneliness by Choice | From Isolation to Connection

    Loneliness is something many pastors feel—but what if part of the problem isn’t just what’s happening to us… but what we’re not doing about it? In

    Episode 1, we talked about how real isolation is in ministry. But this episode is different. This is a practical conversation about what it actually looks like to move out of isolation and into connection. We talk about:

    • The difference between healthy solitude and unhealthy isolation
    • Why connection feels awkward and hard to initiate
    • How shame (especially around hidden struggles) pushes us into hiding
    • The lie that “everyone knows” what you’ve done—and why that’s not true
    • How to reconnect in a healthy way: God → sponsor → others
    • Simple, real-life strategies to build connection (coffee, calendars, conferences, and more)
    • Why waiting for connection doesn’t work—and what it means to go first God often puts people in our path—but He doesn’t schedule our relationships for us.

    If you’ve been feeling isolated, this episode gives you a simple, doable next step.
    One person.
    One text.
    One step.

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    11 m
  • Episode 84 - That Slow Drift | + Original Song "Drift"

    Episode 84 - That Slow Drift | + Original Song "Drift"
    Apr 1 2026
    Episode 84 - That Slow Drift | + Original Song "Drift"

    What if you didn’t fall…

    what if you just drifted?

    In this episode of Pastors in Recovery, we talk about one of the most dangerous realities in ministry—the slow, almost invisible drift away from God. It doesn’t start with rebellion.
    • It starts with distraction.
    • Busyness.
    • Fatigue.
    • Numbing out.
    • From King David staying home instead of going to war…to pastors today scrolling late at night, trying to find rest in all the wrong places—this episode exposes how drift really happens.

    Whether you’re a young pastor just starting out, raising a family in the middle years, or feeling the weight of decades in ministry… the truth is the same: Drift doesn’t care what stage you’re in.

    It happens quietly.
    It happens gradually.
    And in today’s world, it can happen faster than ever.

    But there is hope. If you’ve been going through the motions…
    if your fire has dimmed…
    if your time with God has become something you do for others instead of with Him…
    You haven’t fallen. You can come back.

    🎵 Includes original song: “Drift”
    A late-night, driving reflection on losing focus—and finding your way back. If this podcast is helping you, consider supporting Pastors in Recovery.

    For just $2/month, you can help reach other pastors who are hurting and need a safe place to heal. (Link in description)

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    10 m
  • Episode 83 - TSP | Part 9 - That I May Be Reasonably Happy + Song "The Serenity Prayer"

    Episode 83 - TSP | Part 9 - That I May Be Reasonably Happy + Song "The Serenity Prayer"
    Mar 25 2026
    Episode 83 - TSP | Part 9 - So That I May Be Reasonably Happy In This Life

    What if the problem isn’t your life… but your expectations? In this episode, we unpack one of the most honest and freeing lines in the Serenity Prayer: “…so that I may be reasonably happy in this life, and supremely happy with You forever in the next.” Many of us expect following God to make life easier. We expect obedience to be rewarded with comfort. And when that doesn’t happen, we quietly begin to feel disappointed—even with God. But the Serenity Prayer doesn’t promise a perfect life.
    It invites us into something deeper: realistic expectations, lasting peace, and a shift in perspective. In this episode, we talk about:
    • What “reasonably happy” really means
    • How unrealistic expectations lead to disappointment
    • Why life doesn’t suddenly become perfect in recovery or faith
    • Letting go of control—especially with the people we love most
    • The difference between peace now and ultimate joy later
    Jon also shares a personal story about raising his kids, learning to release control, and finding peace in the middle of imperfect outcomes. If you’ve ever wondered why life still feels hard—even when you’re doing the right things—this episode will help realign your expectations and restore your hope.

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    15 m
  • Episode 82 - TSP | Part 8 - Trusting That You Will Make All Things Right +Song "What If I Stay"

    Episode 82 - TSP | Part 8 - Trusting That You Will Make All Things Right +Song "What If I Stay"
    Mar 18 2026
    Episode 82 - TSP | Part 8 - Trusting That You Will Make All Things Right

    In Episode 82 of the Pastors in Recovery Podcast, we continue our Serenity Prayer series by exploring the line: “Trusting that You will make all things right if I surrender to Your will.”

    When many of us think about the will of God, we often focus on the big life questions—career, ministry opportunities, relationships, and the direction of our future. But the will of God is not only something we try to discover in the future. Much of it has already been revealed to us through the Word of God.

    In this episode we talk about how God guides our lives through Scripture, prayer, the voice of the Holy Spirit, and the wisdom of others. Sometimes the answer we are searching for is not something new at all—it is returning to the last thing God already asked us to do. We also look at the story in 2 Kings 6, where Elisha asks a simple but profound question when the axe head falls into the water: “Where did it fall?” Before anything could be restored, they had to go back to where it was lost. In the same way, God often calls us back to obedience in the place where we first began.

    Jon shares a personal story from his early years in youth ministry when discouragement and financial pressure made it tempting to move on to something bigger. Instead, he chose to stay—walking with the same group of students from junior high through graduation. Years later many of those students reached out, sharing how that consistency shaped their faith. Sometimes surrendering to God’s will doesn’t mean moving on to something new. Sometimes it means staying faithful to what God has already placed in front of us.

    This episode also features an original song written for this message: “What If I Stay?” A reflection on the struggle pastors face when ministry becomes difficult and the quiet decision to surrender to God’s will rather than run toward greener pastures.

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    11 m
  • Episode 81 - TSP | Part 7 - Taking As Jesus Did This Sinful World + Song "Why Can't the World"

    Episode 81 - TSP | Part 7 - Taking As Jesus Did This Sinful World + Song "Why Can't the World"
    Mar 11 2026
    Episode 81 - TSP | Part 7 - Taking As Jesus Did This Sinful World + Song "Why Can't the World"

    In Episode 81 of the Pastors in Recovery Podcast, we continue our Serenity Prayer series by reflecting on a powerful and difficult line: “Taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it.”

    Many pastors begin ministry with a vision of how the world should be. We dream of healthy churches, healed marriages, honest leadership, and people who respond quickly to truth. But over time, reality can feel very different. Brokenness shows up in places we never expected—sometimes even inside the church.

    In this episode, we talk honestly about the tension between our ideal expectations and the real world we serve in. Jesus understood the brokenness of the world better than anyone. Yet His life was not a series of frustrated reactions to disappointment. Instead, He entered the pain of the world with compassion. He wept over the lost, loved the hurting, and took purposeful action without trying to force people to change. Learning to accept the world as it is does not mean we stop caring. It means we stop trying to control what only God can transform.

    This episode invites pastors to release unrealistic expectations, trust God in the middle of brokenness, and rediscover the peace that comes from surrender. The episode closes with an original song written for this message: “Why Can’t the World Be Like I Want It to Be” A reflection on youthful idealism, the disappointments of ministry, and the grace we discover when we finally learn to see the world as it is—and trust God within it.

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    11 m
  • Episode 80 - TSP | Part 6 - Accepting Hardship as a Pathway to Peace + Original Song "Peace"

    Episode 80 - TSP | Part 6 - Accepting Hardship as a Pathway to Peace + Original Song "Peace"
    Mar 4 2026
    Episode 80 - The Serenity Prayer | Part 6 - Accepting Hardship as a Pathway to Peace

    This may be the most difficult line in the entire Serenity Prayer.

    In this episode, I share personal stories of real hardship — my sister running away from home, losing my brother to Hodgkin’s disease, the devastating loss of my nine-month-old nephew, and more recent struggles with injury, limitation, and physical decline. Hardship doesn’t feel like peace.

    So how can it possibly be the pathway to it? Drawing from James 1, Hebrews 12, and the words of Jesus Himself, we explore how pain becomes training, how suffering forces surrender, and how surrender leads us to the Prince of Peace.

    This is not about pretending hardship is good. It’s about discovering what it produces when it is surrendered to God. Peace is not the absence of suffering. Peace is the presence of Christ in the middle of it.

    If you are carrying something heavy right now, this episode is for you.


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    12 m
  • Episode 79 - The Serenity Prayer | Part 5 - Living One Day At A Time

    Episode 79 - The Serenity Prayer | Part 5 - Living One Day At A Time
    Feb 25 2026
    Episode 79 - The Serenity Prayer | Part 5 - Living One Day At A Time

    Are you living in yesterday’s regret… or tomorrow’s anxiety?

    In Part 5 of our Serenity Prayer series, we explore two powerful phrases: “Living one day at a time.
    Enjoying one moment at a time.” Many pastors and ministry leaders struggle with replaying conversations from the past or rehearsing fears about the future. Shame and insecurity quietly shape how we lead, speak, and show up in relationships.

    In this episode, we imagine the same pastor in three different mental locations:


    • Living in the past
    • Living in the future
    • Living fully in the present

    We unpack how worship and prayer realign the heart, expose hidden idols, and restore peace. When we seek God’s face, shame loses authority. Fear loosens its grip. And clarity returns.
    Scripture anchors this conversation in: Isaiah 43:18–19, Matthew 6:34 and Psalm 118:24
    If you are tired of spiraling thoughts, insecurity, or mental over-rehearsing, this episode will gently guide you back to what matters most — today.

    🎶 At the end of the episode, Jon invites listeners to enter into worship through the new Stone and Mercy album, Greater Still, available wherever you stream music under “Crashing Lyrics.”

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    9 m