Podcast Episode Summary:

🎙️ Episode Title: Grieving with Grace: A Conversation with Bishop Joey Johnson

In this heartfelt and timely episode, host Gary Underwood sits down with Bishop Joey Johnson, founding pastor of The House of the Lord in Akron, Ohio, for a candid conversation on the critical need for pastors and leaders to grieve in a healthy way.

Bishop Johnson shares profound insights from his decades of ministry, emphasizing that grief is not a sign of weakness but a vital part of spiritual and emotional health. Together, they explore how unprocessed grief can silently erode leadership effectiveness, relationships, and personal well-being.

Listeners will hear:

• Why leaders often avoid grieving—and the cost of that avoidance

• The spiritual and psychological importance of naming and honoring our losses

• How grief can be a pathway to deeper empathy, resilience, and growth

• Practical steps leaders can take to embrace grief in a healthy, faith-filled way

• Bishop Johnson’s personal journey through seasons of loss and how he found restoration

Whether you're a pastor, ministry leader, or simply walking through your own season of sorrow, this episode is a powerful reminder that grief is not something to get over—but something to move through, with God’s help.

🔊 Tune in for a moving, grace-filled conversation that will inspire you to lead from a place of wholeness, not burnout.