The GROW podcast

The GROW podcast

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The GROW podcast episodes

  • Countercultural

    The world is full of negativity, complaining, division, and people acting like there’s no hope. But you don’t have to think like everybody else thinks. In this episode Rock challenges you to break away from the mindset of the culture, transform your thinking, and choose faith, hope, and a positive perspective.

    16 min
  • Don’t Take Life For Granted

    Life is precious, and sometimes it takes a difficult moment to remind us just how precious it really is. After officiating two funerals in one month, I found myself reflecting on how quickly life can change and how important it is to appreciate the time God has given us. In this episode, we’re talking about loving deeper, forgiving quicker, living intentionally, and being grateful for every day we’re blessed to see.


    16 min
  • The Falcons Have Me Thinking

    The Atlanta Falcons' quarterback struggles have me thinking about more than football! Could this be a lesson about leadership, preparation, and reaping what you sow? In this episode Rock shares three powerful life lessons from the Falcons' situation that will challenge you to examine how you lead, how you treat people, and how you prepare for life's unexpected moments.

    17 min
  • When The Plan Goes South

    What do you do when life doesn’t go according to plan? In this episode of Rock shares three practical ways to adjust, refocus, and keep moving when your plans go south. The plan may have changed, but your purpose hasn’t.


    18 min
  • What’s Next?

    You’ve spent years building, working, surviving, and taking care of everyone else, but what’s your plan for the next chapter? In this episode, David Rocker challenges you to get intentional about your health, finances, purpose, relationships, and legacy. Time is moving, you’re not finished, but you need a plan for what’s next.

    22 min
  • Be Free!

    You’ve carried the trauma, shame, regret, and opinions of others long enough. In this powerful episode of The GROW Podcast, Rock challenges you to stop allowing what happened to you to determine who you become. Your past may explain you, but it doesn’t have to imprison you. It’s time to break the chains, reclaim your purpose, and BE FREE!

    19 min
  • Sex Can Kill You

    Sex is everywhere…,but nobody wants to talk about the consequences. In this raw episode Rock gets personal about his own past and confronts a culture where sex has become casual, transactional, and dangerously normalized. Pleasure can last for a moment. Consequences can last a lifetime. This isn’t condemnation, it’s a wake-up call. Before you risk your purpose, your peace, your health, or your life… listen to this. SEX CAN KILL YOU.

    19 min
  • The Enablers

    In this episode of The GROW Podcast, we explore the difficult truth about enabling behavior in parenting. Are you truly helping your children, or unintentionally holding them back? We break down how over-rescuing, over-funding, and over-protecting adult children can prevent them from developing independence and resilience. This conversation challenges parents to rethink love, boundaries, and the importance of allowing natural consequences to do their work. Direct, honest, and essential listening for anyone raising or still supporting adult children.

    11 min
  • Cut The Apron Strings

    In this challenging episode, Rock confronts one of the hardest truths parents must face: if you never let go, your children may never grow. It’s time to cut the apron strings, stop enabling entitlement, release the guilt, and trust God with the adults you’ve raised. Loving them doesn’t always mean rescuing them.

    15 min
  • Don’t Shrink Back

    Fear, comfort, and doubt have kept too many people on the sidelines. In this episode of The GROW Podcast, Rock challenges you to step out boldly, unleash your God-given potential, and refuse to settle for less than God’s purpose for your life.

    17 min

About The GROW podcast

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Host David Rocker, Senior Pastor of The Connection Church in Jonesboro, Georgia,  is a former NFL defensive lineman for the Los Angeles Rams.  David also serves as the President of…