The Crucible Project Podcast

Host Joy Dunning interviews Kenton Larson and Joe Troupe about the remarkable relationship between the two children's father and stepfather. When Kenton, the stepfather, experienced a Crucible retreat, it impacted his parenting of his stepchildren and his relationship with his wife. He and his wife encouraged Joe, the father, to attend a Crucible retreat, which he did during a dark time in his life. All four parents are now in sync, communicating about issues with common language and doing their best for their children. Their rare relationship has them volunteering together on Crucible retreats and setting an example of how God uses Crucible for other blended families.

Here are some of the topics we cover in our podcast episodes:

• Radical honesty and grace
• Spiritual growth
• Discipleship
• Mentorship
• Personal development
• Life transformation
• Christian men's ministry
• Christian women's ministry
• Faith-based retreat

Discover our other resources:

Our Main Website

Our Blog

Online Life Coaching

Christian Men's Retreats

Christian Women's Retreats

All content © 2024 The Crucible Project Podcast.

Here are some of the topics we cover in our podcast episodes:

• Radical honesty and grace
• Spiritual growth
• Discipleship
• Mentorship
• Personal development
• Life transformation
• Christian men's ministry
• Christian women's ministry
• Faith-based retreat

Discover our other resources:

Our Main Website

Our Blog

Online Life Coaching

Christian Men's Retreats

Christian Women's Retreats

All content © 2024 The Crucible Project Podcast.

Author, coach, and leader Jason Wilson continues his interview with Andy Spell, challenging men to be strong and comprehensive. He shares how the Crucible weekend brought healing in the source of his anger and allowed him to find compassion, empathy, and patience to nurture and care for his mother through her dementia journey. Allowing access to empathy significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and children. He challenges men to practice compassion by moving toward their vulnerability and encourages men and women to attend their own Crucible retreat in all of his books.

Here are some of the topics we cover in our podcast episodes:

• Radical honesty and grace
• Spiritual growth
• Discipleship
• Mentorship
• Personal development
• Life transformation
• Christian men's ministry
• Christian women's ministry
• Faith-based retreat

Discover our other resources:

Our Main Website

Our Blog

Online Life Coaching

Christian Men's Retreats

Christian Women's Retreats

All content © 2024 The Crucible Project Podcast.

Here are some of the topics we cover in our podcast episodes:

• Radical honesty and grace
• Spiritual growth
• Discipleship
• Mentorship
• Personal development
• Life transformation
• Christian men's ministry
• Christian women's ministry
• Faith-based retreat

Discover our other resources:

Our Main Website

Our Blog

Online Life Coaching

Christian Men's Retreats

Christian Women's Retreats

All content © 2024 The Crucible Project Podcast.

Jason Wilson, author of Cry Like a Man and Battle Cry and founder of The Cave of Adullam, is interviewed by podcast host Andy Spell.  They discuss Jason's viral video, which has over 3.2 million views worldwide and is titled Overcoming Barriers. Jason shares that men’s ability to be like Christ is limited by our focus on the world’s definition of masculinity. Jesus wasn’t all lion and no lamb. He fully felt his emotions and was safe and nurturing. Jason challenges men to experience then face their fears, fully feel sadness and let the tears release the stress, and recognize that anger is a surface emotion that should be checked out to see what is underneath.

Here are some of the topics we cover in our podcast episodes:

• Radical honesty and grace
• Spiritual growth
• Discipleship
• Mentorship
• Personal development
• Life transformation
• Christian men's ministry
• Christian women's ministry
• Faith-based retreat

Discover our other resources:

Our Main Website

Our Blog

Online Life Coaching

Christian Men's Retreats

Christian Women's Retreats

All content © 2024 The Crucible Project Podcast.

Here are some of the topics we cover in our podcast episodes:

• Radical honesty and grace
• Spiritual growth
• Discipleship
• Mentorship
• Personal development
• Life transformation
• Christian men's ministry
• Christian women's ministry
• Faith-based retreat

Discover our other resources:

Our Main Website

Our Blog

Online Life Coaching

Christian Men's Retreats

Christian Women's Retreats

All content © 2024 The Crucible Project Podcast.

Warning: Podcast host James Damey interviews Sexual Addiction Recovery Coach Scott Cone about the impact of men’s formative years on unwanted sexual behaviors. Scott shares his testimonial and The Crucible’s impact on his recovery as a healing community of healthy men where shame is defeated. He states, “Sobriety is not the opposite of addiction. Connection is.” He reports that all sexual acting out and fantasy has its origins in some harm in the formative years. He reports that 1 in 3 men were sexually abused as minors and why most men do not report their abuse. He shares his experience of the neuro-biologically healing experiences of Crucible retreats.

Here are some of the topics we cover in our podcast episodes:

• Radical honesty and grace
• Spiritual growth
• Discipleship
• Mentorship
• Personal development
• Life transformation
• Christian men's ministry
• Christian women's ministry
• Faith-based retreat

Discover our other resources:

Our Main Website

Our Blog

Online Life Coaching

Christian Men's Retreats

Christian Women's Retreats

All content © 2024 The Crucible Project Podcast.

Here are some of the topics we cover in our podcast episodes:

• Radical honesty and grace
• Spiritual growth
• Discipleship
• Mentorship
• Personal development
• Life transformation
• Christian men's ministry
• Christian women's ministry
• Faith-based retreat

Discover our other resources:

Our Main Website

Our Blog

Online Life Coaching

Christian Men's Retreats

Christian Women's Retreats

All content © 2024 The Crucible Project Podcast.

Deb Gustafson shares with podcast host Joy Dunning about her journey through sexual and spiritual abuse that has driven her mission to create a world where every survivor is believed and supported for as long as it takes. Deb reports on Crucible’s impact on her healing journey and the power of soul work in recovery. She reports her desire for every pastor or church leader who notices abuse temptation to go through the Crucible Project retreat to prevent sexual and spiritual abuse. She also encourages survivors to courageously speak the truth and begin their healing journey through a trauma-informed therapist, Crucible group or retreat experience, or to the national abuse hotline 866-656-4673. She shares her efforts through Godly Responses to Abuse in Christian Environments and Crucible to prevent abuse and develop trauma-informed responses to survivors of abuse.

Here are some of the topics we cover in our podcast episodes:

• Radical honesty and grace
• Spiritual growth
• Discipleship
• Mentorship
• Personal development
• Life transformation
• Christian men's ministry
• Christian women's ministry
• Faith-based retreat

Discover our other resources:

Our Main Website

Our Blog

Online Life Coaching

Christian Men's Retreats

Christian Women's Retreats

All content © 2024 The Crucible Project Podcast.

Here are some of the topics we cover in our podcast episodes:

• Radical honesty and grace
• Spiritual growth
• Discipleship
• Mentorship
• Personal development
• Life transformation
• Christian men's ministry
• Christian women's ministry
• Faith-based retreat

Discover our other resources:

Our Main Website

Our Blog

Online Life Coaching

Christian Men's Retreats

Christian Women's Retreats

All content © 2024 The Crucible Project Podcast.

Valerie Rausseo, LCPC, shares with host Joy Dunning about the power of shame and how it has impacted both her private counseling practice clients and her own life. After losing her mother to cancer at 17 and being abandoned by her dad,  shame became utterly debilitating as she tried to find her place in the world. Through sharing, risking vulnerability, and the support of a community of others, Valerie found healing and shares how she walks her clients through their journeys with shame, too.

Here are some of the topics we cover in our podcast episodes:

• Radical honesty and grace
• Spiritual growth
• Discipleship
• Mentorship
• Personal development
• Life transformation
• Christian men's ministry
• Christian women's ministry
• Faith-based retreat

Discover our other resources:

Our Main Website

Our Blog

Online Life Coaching

Christian Men's Retreats

Christian Women's Retreats

All content © 2024 The Crucible Project Podcast.

Here are some of the topics we cover in our podcast episodes:

• Radical honesty and grace
• Spiritual growth
• Discipleship
• Mentorship
• Personal development
• Life transformation
• Christian men's ministry
• Christian women's ministry
• Faith-based retreat

Discover our other resources:

Our Main Website

Our Blog

Online Life Coaching

Christian Men's Retreats

Christian Women's Retreats

All content © 2024 The Crucible Project Podcast.

Australian Shea Adams is interviewed by podcast host Martin Brooker about the impact of Crucible retreat on his lifelong challenge with anxiety. Shea shares how a bullying incident as a boy drove him to high anxiety around large groups of people. Such incidents caused him to be physically sick. Not trusting these emotions from an early age, Shea’s inner-world was full of judgements of others and himself. He always wondered if he was good enough and has now found a community where he welcomes honesty and receives grace. Shea reports how his continued soul work is improving his internal world and how it has improved his relationships with God and others.

Here are some of the topics we cover in our podcast episodes:

Radical honesty and grace
Spiritual growth
Discipleship
Mentorship
Personal development
Life transformation
Christian men's ministry
Christian women's ministry
Faith-based retreat
Discover our other resources:

Our Website: https://thecrucibleproject.org/
Our Blog: https://thecrucibleproject.org/blog/
Christian Men's Retreats: https://thecrucibleproject.org/crucible-weekend-for-men/
Christian Women's Retreats: https://thecrucibleproject.org/crucible-weekend-for-women/

Here are some of the topics we cover in our podcast episodes:

• Radical honesty and grace
• Spiritual growth
• Discipleship
• Mentorship
• Personal development
• Life transformation
• Christian men's ministry
• Christian women's ministry
• Faith-based retreat

Discover our other resources:

Our Main Website

Our Blog

Online Life Coaching

Christian Men's Retreats

Christian Women's Retreats

All content © 2024 The Crucible Project Podcast.

Podcast host James Damey interviews Peter and Dawn Aldrich about the impact of their individual Crucible Retreats on their relationship. They moved from unfair arguments resulting in hurt feelings over their thirty-nine years of marriage to being able to speak cleanly to each other. As each continue their own personal work in separate groups, they report discovering how their individual wounds are contributing to their individual perspectives so that they blame the other much less and own their own wounds. The impact of being able to recognize emotions during a conversation and own it has changed the outcomes of their repetitive arguments. They also share their experience of launching a Men’s Crucible Community and then a Women’s Crucible Community in Connecticut and what God’s doing through the community in Connecticut.


Here are some of the topics we cover in our podcast episodes:

Radical honesty and grace
Spiritual growth
Discipleship
Mentorship
Personal development
Life transformation
Christian men's ministry
Christian women's ministry
Faith-based retreat
Discover our other resources:

Our Website: https://thecrucibleproject.org/
Our Blog: https://thecrucibleproject.org/blog/
Christian Men's Retreats: https://thecrucibleproject.org/crucible-weekend-for-men/
Christian Women's Retreats: https://thecrucibleproject.org/crucible-weekend-for-women/

Here are some of the topics we cover in our podcast episodes:

• Radical honesty and grace
• Spiritual growth
• Discipleship
• Mentorship
• Personal development
• Life transformation
• Christian men's ministry
• Christian women's ministry
• Faith-based retreat

Discover our other resources:

Our Main Website

Our Blog

Online Life Coaching

Christian Men's Retreats

Christian Women's Retreats

All content © 2024 The Crucible Project Podcast.

Leadership Series Host Tim Rush interviews Crucible Women’s Ministry Leader, Lisa Modrzejewski, on leadership. Lisa frankly discusses her early leadership years and the development of her leadership through the challenges in her inner world. She shares her painful story and the journey of healing which unleashed her leadership.

Here are some of the topics we cover in our podcast episodes:

Radical honesty and grace
Spiritual growth
Discipleship
Mentorship
Personal development
Life transformation
Christian men's ministry
Christian women's ministry
Faith-based retreat
Discover our other resources:

Our Website: https://thecrucibleproject.org/
Our Blog: https://thecrucibleproject.org/blog/
Christian Men's Retreats: https://thecrucibleproject.org/crucible-weekend-for-men/
Christian Women's Retreats: https://thecrucibleproject.org/crucible-weekend-for-women/

Here are some of the topics we cover in our podcast episodes:

• Radical honesty and grace
• Spiritual growth
• Discipleship
• Mentorship
• Personal development
• Life transformation
• Christian men's ministry
• Christian women's ministry
• Faith-based retreat

Discover our other resources:

Our Main Website

Our Blog

Online Life Coaching

Christian Men's Retreats

Christian Women's Retreats

All content © 2024 The Crucible Project Podcast.

Nate Larkin, author of Samson and the Pirate Monks, Founder of the Samson Society, and host of  the Pirate Monk Podcast is interviewed by host Andy Spell. Nate courageously shares about the struggle with pornography that led to sexual acting out that ended his church work as a minister. He openly discusses the situations in his life that led him slowly down the path toward sexual addiction and his recovery in a community of grace.

Here are some of the topics we cover in our podcast episodes:

Radical honesty and grace
Spiritual growth
Discipleship
Mentorship
Personal development
Life transformation
Christian men's ministry
Christian women's ministry
Faith-based retreat
Discover our other resources:

Our Website: https://thecrucibleproject.org/
Our Blog: https://thecrucibleproject.org/blog/
Christian Men's Retreats: https://thecrucibleproject.org/crucible-weekend-for-men/
Christian Women's Retreats: https://thecrucibleproject.org/crucible-weekend-for-women/

Here are some of the topics we cover in our podcast episodes:

• Radical honesty and grace
• Spiritual growth
• Discipleship
• Mentorship
• Personal development
• Life transformation
• Christian men's ministry
• Christian women's ministry
• Faith-based retreat

Discover our other resources:

Our Main Website

Our Blog

Online Life Coaching

Christian Men's Retreats

Christian Women's Retreats

All content © 2024 The Crucible Project Podcast.