Gary Wilkerson Podcast

GOD'S DREAM FOR YOU – PART 1 | Claude Houde joins the Gary Wilkerson Podcast to take a close look at what we can learn from the life of Joseph. He explains that one of the most challenging and rewarding things you can do is to let go of your own dream for your life and hold on to the dream God has for you. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp184r

We’re getting ready for the launch of World Challenge’s new podcast, “Truth and Grace with John and Mark.” This week, podcast hosts John Bailey and Mark Renfroe join the Gary Wilkerson Podcast to share a sneak peak of their upcoming episodes and to encourage you to join them as they explore what it means to live with equal measures of truth and grace. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp183r

LEARNING TO SURF YOUR EMOTIONS | Dr. Mark Mayfield joins Gary Wilkerson for a conversation on mental health and self-awareness. Dr. Mayfield explains the important distinction between emotions and feelings and talks about what can happen when someone takes the time to know their own emotional state. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp176v

CLEANING THE INSIDE OF THE CUP | Dr. Eddie Capparucci and Gary Wilkerson continue their conversation on the process of recovery from sex and pornography addiction. They talk about the importance of personal history and discuss some ways that men can learn to connect with others on a personal level. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp175r

DISTRACTING OURSELVES FROM DISCOMFORT | Dr. Eddie Capparucci, a Licensed Professional Counselor certified in treating sex and pornography addiction, joins the Gary Wilkerson Podcast for a conversation on the process of addiction recovery. He explains how finding the root cause of pornography and sexual addiction is the first step to recovery. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp174r

AN INVITATION TO RISK | Sam Jolman returns to the Gary Wilkerson Podcast for a conversation on trauma and the process of healing. He offers practical advice on how to navigate the complicated relationship between vulnerability, healing and community. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp173r

THE GIFT OF CURIOSITY | Sam Jolman joins the Gary Wilkerson Podcast to talk about the transformational power of curiosity. Whether we are asking about our own intentions or the details of another person's story, true curiosity allows us to better understand ourselves and others. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp172r

FACING UNFORESEEN FAMILY STRUGGLES | Deanne Ward and Kelly Wilkerson join Dr. Mark Mayfield to share their testimonies of loving and caring for a loved one struggling with addiction. With the insight of their own experiences, they offer practical advice to anyone who is supporting and caring for someone in their church, family, or community View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp171r

Kelly Wilkerson and Deanne Ward join Dr. Mark Mayfield on the Gary Wilkerson Podcast to talk about supporting loved ones who are struggling with addiction. Looking to their own stories and personal experiences, they discuss how the church sometimes isn’t prepared to help with mental health issues and how Christians can be well informed, supportive friends. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp170r

Matthew Ward and Dr. Mark Mayfield once again join Gary Wilkerson and for a conversation on how leaders can find healing. Very often, people look to pastors and kingdom leaders for help and support. This conversation offers some insight on how leaders can practice humility and prioritize their own healing. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp169r

Matthew Ward and Dr. Mark Mayfield return to the Gary Wilkerson Podcast for a conversation on the role of suffering in life. They discuss the power of actively working through suffering and explore some ways that pastors and kingdom leaders can support and empathize with those who are working through difficult seasons. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp168r

There has been a long history of separation between conventional psychology and the church’s approach to pastoral care. This week, Gary Wilkerson, Dr. Mark Mayfield and Matthew Ward sit down to discuss how psychology can become part of the way pastors support the people in their congregations. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp167r

This week, special guest Voddie Baucham joins the Gary Wilkerson Podcast. This insightful conversation covers topics ranging from parenthood to the state of the American church and what a battle mentality can look like for Christians. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp166r

Freedom always comes with a choice. It allows us to choose to truly love God, but it also gives us the capacity to make wrong and harmful choices. This week, Gary Wilkerson, Dr. Mark Mayfield and Dr. Dan Allender discuss the role that freedom plays in our lives and how suffering can be more beneficial than we may realize. DISCLAIMER: The advice discussed in this podcast episode is not a replacement for professional counseling. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp165r

Simply by the lives we live, Christians reveal something about God to the people around us. Dr. Dan Allender shares his perspective on how understanding our own stories can help us engage with other people in a meaningful way. DISCLAIMER: The advice discussed in this podcast episode is not a replacement for professional counseling. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp164r

In the fourth episode of the “Renovating the Heart of Kingdom Leaders” series, trauma therapist Adam Young returns to the Gary Wilkerson Podcast to discuss the impact of a person’s unique story and life experiences. This week, they look at how Satan uses accusations and how Christians can respond to them. DISCLAIMER: The advice discussed in this podcast episode is not a replacement for professional counseling. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp163r

DISCLAIMER: The advice discussed in this podcast episode is not a replacement for professional counseling. A person’s life experiences can have a profound effect on the way they interact with others. In part three of the “Renovating the Heart of Kingdom Leaders” series, trauma therapist Adam Young explains the impact of trauma, attunement, and attachment on our relationships. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp162r

It can be surprisingly difficult to manage our own emotions. So many people respond by either giving in to their emotions or ignoring them entirely. Gary Wilkerson and Dr. Mark Mayfield look to one of Jesus’ parables to show that there is a better way View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp161r

There’s a deceptive idea, even among believers, that life is supposed to be easy. As this belief becomes more common, it is leaving Christians unprepared for the inevitable challenges in life. This week, Dr. Mark Mayfield joins Gary Wilkerson to talk about the subtle ways Christians need to fight back against the evil that assaults our hearts. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp160r

One of the least talked-about effects of the pandemic was a sudden rise in addiction and substance abuse. Ron Brown, the Executive Director of Teen Challenge Southern California, joins the Gary Wilkerson Podcast to explain how isolation and feelings of hopelessness contribute to addiction. In this honest conversation, Gary Wilkerson and Ron Brown talk about how people are finding freedom through Christ. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp159r

In this special Q & A, Gary Wilkerson and Ron Brown answer questions that Christians have about sharing their faith. They offer practical advice on how we can overcome fear and share our own stories with the people around us. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp158r

This week, Matthew Karchner joins the Gary Wilkerson Podcast to talk about how God’s relentless love and the work of the Holy Spirit changed his life. He shares honestly about his testimony, his transition out of the homosexual lifestyle, and his currently ministry to the people of Cambodia. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp157yt

For many Christians, fear gets in the way of praying for miracles and seeking the Holy Spirit. Because they are concerned that they answer will be no, many people hesitate to ask at all. In the second episode of this two-part series, Dr. Sam Storms joins Gary Wilkerson to discuss why Christians should seek the Holy Spirit. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp156r

The New Testament writers spoke extensively about the gifts of the Spirit. How should the instructions about these gifts be applied today? What do the gifts of the Spirit mean for churches today? This week, Dr. Sam Storms joins Gary Wilkerson to talk about his transition from cessationism to understanding and embracing the gifts of the Spirit. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp155r

The Psalms are uniquely timeless. The struggles and fears and sorrows that the psalmists were working through all those years ago resonate just as much with modern readers. This week, Gary Wilkerson talks about what we can learn from the Psalms and why he chose this book as the subject of his new sermon series, A Heart After God. View podcast show notes: https://wcm.link/gwp154r