With more than thirty years working alongside sales and marketing staff, literary agents and authors, Don Pape's greatest pleasure is seeing great content become reality on the page – in a physical or digital book! He's had the privilege of helping fiction and non-fiction titles reach bestselling status. In his varied career, from warehouse packer …

In this conversation with soul-care champion and the Director of Re-Plenish.org, we cover a wide-variety of issues important to Pastors, Church Leaders, Leaders, and anyone committed to living a life with healthy rhythms. Rawd's vision and passion to see pastors and leaders live a replenished life stems from three decades of ministry experience. He…

In this conversation with Chiropractor and former French National Team Gymnast, Delphine Deignan, we discuss health, wellness, motherhood, and hear the story of how she almost died while giving birth at home. To find out more about Deignan Family Chiropractic: https://maxliving.com/chiropractor/us/il/barrington/deignan-family-chiropractic And, I co…

In this extremely interesting conversation, we hear the powerful and true story of how God worked in the life of Gonzalo Venegas to lead him from being a gang leader to being a Pastor who is planting an intercultural church in Kissimmee, Florida. This story is amazing and I'm so excited for you to hear it! To find out more about Encounter Christian…

In this conversation with Sherry Surratt, we discuss leadership, women in leadership, mentoring, balance in life, Equality vs. Equity, and the impact that One Hope is having sharing God's Word with children from all over the world. To find out more about One Hope: https://onehope.net Free Youth Ministry Resources from One Hope: https://feed.bible H…

In this conversation, I discuss a wide variety of issues including business, success, alcoholism, surviving death, marriage, and even what bail-bondsmen do, with Author, Millionaire, Business Leader, and Visionary, Ron Worley. Ron L. Worley, is a successful business owner, real-estate investor, mentor, and self-made millionaire who follows his own …

This is a fun conversation with two amazing young people who are living the van-life, while also leading a successful business and starting another. Yes, they live full-time in a self-converted Sprinter van! This conversation is great for any dreamers and doers out there--full of practical business, wisdom, and relationship advice. Austin & Janna's…

This is a fun conversation with the extraordinary leader and visionary, Dave Ferguson. Dave Ferguson is an award-winning author and lead pastor of Community Christian Church in Chicago. He also provides visionary leadership for the international church-planting movement NewThing and is the president of the Exponential Conference. Dave and his broth…

In this emotional episode of Enjoy the Journey, I talk with Covid Survivor, Errol Schroeder, and his wife, Darlene. Errol was in the hospital for 3 months--most of that time in a coma--and in a rehab facility for another month. He was clinically dead for about 6 minutes--and would be dead now, if not for the unyielding devotion of his wife and the …

In this episode of Enjoy the Journey, I talk with about 25 Pastors in the network I founded (The Connect Leadership Network) with my friend, Pastor Angel Flores. We have been meeting weekly, on Zoom, for about 4 years for coaching, soul care, and collaboration. This conversation covers the challenges of ministry, why Pastors have a hard time having…

In this episode of Enjoy the Journey, I'm sharing a conversation I had with my friend, Don Smith Don Smith is Creative Department Director for Hope Community Church in Rally, North Carolina. You can find out more about Hope Community Church here: https://gethope.net Don is also the Creative Director for Exponential--an international church-planting…

In this episode of Enjoy the Journey, I'm sharing a conversation I had with my friend, Scott Bashkov. This far-reaching conversation is one of the most important conversations I've had in this season of my podcast...especially if you struggle with anxiety and suicidal thoughts, or love someone who does. He has some practical wisdom for any church l…

In this episode of Enjoy the Journey, I'm sharing a conversation I had with my mentor and friend, Alan Ahlgrim. This conversation is rich! I've never taken more notes during a podcast conversation than I took during this one! Alan Ahlgrim and his wife Linda have three Christ-loving children and six life-enriching GRANDchildren! He has served as the…

In this episode of Enjoy the Journey, I'm sharing a conversation I had with my dear friend, Pastor Angel Flores. Angel Flores has been in ministry for over 25 years. He and his wife planted Mosaic Church (https://www.greeleymosaic.com) in Greeley, Colorado 13 years ago. Mosaic is one of the fastest growing churches in Northern Colorado. Three years…

In this episode of Enjoy the Journey, I'm sharing a conversation I had with a man you probably don't know, but who is worthy of tons of respect. He's been preaching for over 50 years and is highly respected all around the country for his faithful service to the Lord, the Church at larger, and the churches of East Tennessee. This conversation is ful…

In this episode of Enjoy the Journey, I'm sharing a conversation I had with Dr. Ruth Reyes about worship, ministry, faith, family, and what it's like to be a child prodigy and study at The Julliard School in New York City. Here is a video of Dr. Reyes playing the piece we discussed in this conversation: Chopin Ballade in G Minor, Op. 23: https://ww…

In this episode of Enjoy the Journey, I'm sharing a conversation I had with Jennifer Johnson about life, growing up in a Christian home, leadership, the Church, critical-thinking, and the challenges and blessings of being a stepmom. Jennifer Johnson serves as the Chief Communications Officer at Johnson University in Knoxville, TN, where she leads a…

On the special edition of my podcast, I share a message where I discuss the important issues of race, racism, the love of God, love for people, injustice, and white privilege. This is audio of a message I delivered on June 7, 2020 at Journey Christian Church (www.journeychristian.org). This is an important and timely message. I believe the murder o…

In this episode of Enjoy the Journey, I'm sharing a conversation I had with Pastor, Justin Miller. Justin is the Lead Pastor of one of the largest churches in America, Real Life Christian Church in Clermont, Florida. Real Life serves about 10,000 people a weekend from 7 different campuses. There is a lot of laughter and practical wisdom in this con…

In this episode of Enjoy the Journey, I'm sharing a conversation I had with business leader, entrepreneur, and consultant, Bruce Vande Steeg. Bruce Vande Steeg owns and operates Vande Steeg Consulting, whose mission is “Improving Peoples Lives One Business at a Time.” Walking alongside leaders and employees to create functional, high performing, en…

If you want tons of practical wisdom on marriage, parenting, and what it looks like to love Jesus as you journey through life with your spouse and children--this is the episode for you! In this episode of Enjoy the Journey, I'm excited to share a conversation I had with Andrew and Jamie Peterson. Oh, before I forget..."We like you, too, Andrew and …

In this episode of Enjoy the Journey, I interview Licensed Professional Counselor, Stephen Street about mental health issues--in light of the Coronavirus pandemic, the sheltering, social distancing, etc. The Coronavirus pandemic--and all that has come with it--has brought with it an increase in depression, anxiety, fear, and suicidal thoughts. This…

In this episode of Enjoy the Journey, I interview Coach Brett Shanklin about what it takes to build a championship culture on your team. Coach Shanklin is someone you've probably never heard of, but--if you lead a team, or are on a team, and your desire is for your team to succeed--I promise you'll be glad I introduced you to him! Here's a list of …

In this episode of Enjoy the Journey, I'm excited to share a short presentation--inspired by Hebrews 12:1,2--for anyone who is having a hard time moving forward during this difficult time. If you like this podcast, please like it, rate it, subscribe, and share it with as many people as you can. Here's a link to this podcast on YouTube: https://www.…

In this episode of Enjoy the Journey, I'm excited to share a short presentation--inspired by Hebrews 12:1--to anyone who may need a reminder that...you are not alone! If you like this podcast, please like it, subscribe, and share it with as many people as you can. You can watch this episode on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxUBq0m4L…

In this episode of Enjoy the Journey, I share some practical ways you can make each week a great week of marriage! Here's the YouTube version of this podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbgC0l0GEoU Hey, I do marriage coaching for couples all over the country and I do marriage retreats and marriage conferences, too! I'm an official contributor …

In this episode of Enjoy the Journey, I'm excited to share a short presentation--inspired by Hebrews 12:3--to anyone who may need some encouragement and strength during this difficult time. You can watch the video of this podcast on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdX582A0cbQ&t=10s If you like this podcast, please like it, subscribe, …

In this episode of Enjoy the Journey, I'm excited to share a conversation I had with the well-known musician, Ron Block. You can watch this interview on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJnCGxahQvc&t=126s Ron Block is an American banjo player, guitarist, and singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the bluegrass band Alison Krauss …