Impactus podcast

In this edition of the podcast, we will turn success and failure upside down from how we typically define it. Our guest is Chad Bird, the author of Upside-Down Spirituality: The 9 Essential Failures of a Faithful Life. In this conversation, we explore:

• How God's greatest doings for us will often seem like our undoing.
• How the failure to trust yourself is actually a blessing
• How you do not need to find anyone in this world who "completes" you
• The only thing that truly matters for the life of a follower of Jesus

In this edition of the podcast, we will be talking about a path God has given us to vent when life is hard and move out of despair or discouragement towards a renewed hope. Our guest is Mark Vroegop, the author of Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy. Mark describes his own experience of the death of his daughter and the journey he experienced through lament to find hope and healing.

In this conversation, we explore:

• What is lament
• What the process of lament looks like
• How to complain to God
• Advice for walking alongside someone who is hurting

In this special episode of Impactus podcast, This Is Me TV's producer, Dave McSporran, catches up with Manafest to see how his life has changed since our original 2014 docuseries episode.

Manafest talks straight up about losing his dad to suicide when he was 5, handling the temptations he's faced on the road and how he's set boundaries in his life to avoid destruction. He talks passionately about Jesus and the role faith has played in his life, helping him make tough choices in the face of difficult circumstances. Manafest gets real with some strong words about faithfulness, finances, fear, and so much more. A must watch for any guy. Get ready to hear some "in your face" truth.

Watch our original documentary with Manafest: https://youtu.be/-nDxpB--4VU

We will explore a conversation that is rarely discussed in today's "Me Too" culture. While the terrible abuse committed against women is real, we also want to recognize how many men experienced sexual abuse and trauma as a boy. Our guest is Dr. Kelli Palfy, the author of Men Too: Unspoken Truths About Male Sexual Abuse.

Dr. Palfy will explore:

• The prevalence of sexual assault experienced by males
• Understanding the typical offenders of sexual abuse
• The barriers men face when it comes to disclosing their abuse
• Steps a man should take if he has been abused
• How a spouse, family, or friend can support men who have experienced childhood sexual abuse

The way we have done things for centuries has been unsettled and unseated. We're living in a new normal. And while on the surface many of these changes look like the next best thing, there's actually a complex and fragile web of lies holding it all together.

This edition of the podcast features Daniel Im – the author of "You Are What You Do: And Six Other Lies About Work, Life, and Love." In this episode, we look to find a truth that will help you move from surviving to thriving as a man. This truth will unlock a life of purpose, adventure, meaning, and destiny.

Thankfulness is not only about a holiday each year, it is a lifestyle that can change your entire perspective on life. These men get real about some of the challenges they have faced as men and how God has been teaching them to be thankful. You will gain some real wisdom, encouragement, and practical ideas to be a grateful man every day.

This edition of the podcast features a roundtable discussion with Lennett Anderson (popular speaker from Promise Keepers Canada Men's Conferences and pastor of EBC: The Meeting Place in Halifax), Mauricio Rosa (Content Manager for Impactus) and Kirk Giles (President of Promise Keepers Canada | Impactus).

We explore how dads can help their kids start the new school year well. This roundtable discussion features youth specialists Mike Gordon and Brett Ullman along with Kirk Giles. We will talk about:

• Key things you need to know in order to launch your kids well in the new school year
• How to handle the added complexity of COVID-19 – both for yourself as a parent and also for your kids as they go to school
• How to keep your kids motivated with online learning if they are staying home

This is the very first episode of the Impactus podcast where our goal is to equip you as a man for a life of purpose and godly impact.

In this edition of the podcast, members of the Impactus staff will have a roundtable conversation to talk about:

• What is up with the name Impactus? What does it even mean?

• How men can benefit by being connected to Impactus.
• What does all of this mean for the history of the ministry with Men's Conferences?

God cares about your sex life! In a time where we are bombarded by various messages about sex, it is so important to hear what the designer of sexual intimacy says about building great sexual intimacy in our marriage.

In part 2 of our podcast with Ryan and Selena Frederick from Fierce Marriage we talk about:

• What the Bible has to say about sex
• How couples can build strong sexual intimacy if they have different sex drives and desires
• How parents of young kids can balance all of their responsibilities and still have enough energy for sexual intimacy
• The impact of pornography on sexual intimacy

Ryan and Selena have three daughters and are the founders of FierceMarriage.com

Marriage is all about oneness: sharing joys and sorrows, hopes and dreams. Yet we often hold back a part of ourselves because we fear that being wholly transparent – about our past, our desires, our failures, our faults – will bring judgment, rejection, or even just unwanted friction to our relationship.

In this edition of the podcast, we talk with Ryan and Selena Frederick from Fierce Marriage. They will talk about how you can develop a marriage marked by full transparency and confident vulnerability.

Ryan and Selena have three daughters and are the founders of FierceMarriage.com