The Nona Jones Podcast

In this episode, we're putting on our boxing gloves and heading into the ring to fight the opponents of fear and pride. But don't worry, we're not going in alone. This week we have coach Samuel Rodriguez (@pastorsamuelrodriguez) to help us. Pastor Rodriguez is a voice of hope and reconciliation across denominations, ethnicities and political ideologies. His commitment to healing is born out of his own experience with being marginalized and overlooked throughout his life.

Put on your 🥊  and join us in the ring with us to learn the strategies necessary to overcome!

In this episode, we're putting on our boxing gloves and heading into the ring to fight the opponents of domestic violence, sexual abuse and religious abuse. But don't worry, we're not going in alone. This week we have coach Brenda Crouch to help us. Brenda is a voice of hope to many after getting free from years of domestic violence after a childhood filled with sexual and religious abuse. It wasn't until a gun was put to her head in front of her daughter that she realized she had to change her situation; not only for her, but for her child.

In this episode, we're putting on our boxing gloves and heading into the ring to fight the opponents of past pain, shame and doubt. But don't worry, we're not going in alone. This week we have coach Rashawn Copeland (@JesusFeed) to help us. Rashawn is an evangelist, digital ministry leader and author of the newly released book, Start Where You Are. But what some may not know is that he almost died after being shot multiple times and he spent several years working as a hype man in the rap music industry.

In this episode, we're putting on our boxing gloves and heading into the ring to fight the opponents of discouragement and doubt. But don't worry, we're not going in alone. This week we have coach Laurie Crouch (@mattandlauriecrouch) to help us. Laurie and her husband have built Trinity Broadcasting Network into a global Christian media powerhouse, but what many not know is that, before the success, there was A LOT of struggle.

In this episode, we're putting on our boxing gloves and heading into the ring to fight the opponents of guilt and shame. But don't worry, we're not going in alone. This week we have coach Israel Houghton (@Israelhoughton) to help us. Israel is a multi-Grammy Award Winning Artist and songwriter whose music created an entirely new genre and propelled him into the heights of fame, but private failures left him fighting for his family and shunned by those who he had once called friends.

In this episode, we're putting on our boxing gloves and heading into the ring to fight the opponents of prejudice, racism and division in the Body of Christ. But don't worry, we're not going in alone. This week we have coach Pastor Miles McPherson (@milesmcpherson) to help us. Miles pastors The Rock Church of San Diego and is the author of bestselling book "The Third Option," a book that is helping the Church grapple with the racial unrest gripping this nation and everyone in it.

In this episode, we're putting on our boxing gloves and heading into the ring to fight the opponents of self-doubt and feelings of abandonment. But don't worry, we're not going in alone. This week we have coach Louis Upkins (@louisupkins) to help us. Louis is a serial entrepreneur who has built a successful career across multiple industries and regularly serves as a strategic consultant and advisor to CEOs of major global corporations. But what he looks like now is a far cry from what could have been after his family fell apart his senior year of highschool.  Put on your 🥊 and join us in the ring to learn resilience and strength of purpose!

In this episode, we're putting on our boxing gloves and heading into the ring to fight the opponents of discouragement, frustration and feelings of being a failure. But don't worry, we're not going in alone. This week we have coach Pastor Shaun Nepstad (@shaunnepstad) to help us. Pastor Shaun leads Fellowship Church and recently released a powerful leadership memoir called "Don't Quit in the Dip" chronicling is own battle with discouragement and depression to ultimately emerge victorious on the other side of the most painful dip in his life.

In this episode, we're putting on our boxing gloves and heading into the ring to fight the opponents of insecurity and ego. But don't worry, we're not going in alone. This week we have coach Pastor Sheryl Brady (@sherylbrady) to help us. Pastor Brady leads The Potters House of North Dallas and has a powerful testimony of stepping into ministry in her early thirties after years of serving in the background. She recently released a powerful new book, "Don't Miss the Moment."

In this episode, we're putting on our boxing gloves and heading into the ring to fight the opponents of abandonment, poverty, and generational curses. But don't worry, we're not going in alone. This week we have coach Sam Collier (@samcollier) to help us. Sam just released his powerful new book "A Greater Story," chronicling his journey through adoption and reuniting with a family he never knew.