Wounded Warriors of the Cross
Pastoral and clergy mental health is a mostly ignored area, especially by those who live their lives as pastors in the clergy. The stigma of mental health within those who serve in the shadow of the cross is something that invokes the stigma of fear. Many of those in the clergy will choose to suffer in their despair rather than reaching out for help. Sometimes those suffering choose to wait until it's too late to get the real help that they need. At Wounded Warriors of the Cross our mission is to lift the stigma and the veil of silence that encompasses clergy mental health and assist those who suffer in silence. Wounded Warriors of the Cross is here to shed the light of Christ's love into those dark places.
Episodes
46 episodes
Episode 45: Why the Wise Men with Pastor Dennis Dufon
The story of ‘The Visit of the Wise Men’ in Matthew chapter two is an obscure and often overlooked story in our Bible narrative. This story gets buried and applied to the Christmas story but is there more to this story than just the gift giving...
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Episode 44: The Mind Rot of Doomscrolling
Doomscrolling, also known as doomsurfing, is the term used for persistent and excessive reading of negative news online. The constant bombardment of notifications, social media, and digital content has led to a rise in stress, anxiety, and burn...
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Episode 43: Why the Wisemen with Pastor Danny Tutwiler
The story of ‘The Visit of the Wise Men’ in Matthew chapter two is an obscure and often overlooked story in our Bible narrative. This story gets buried and applied to the Christmas story but is there more to this story than just the gift giving...
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Episode 42: The Pressure of High Functioning Depression
High-functioning depression is a non-medical erm that refers to having symptoms of depression but being able to carry out routine tasks with little issues. High-functioning depression is characterized as those who suffer with low mood, low ener...
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Episode 41: When Toxic Shame comes home
Toxic shame is a feeling that you’re worthless. It happens when other people treat you poorly and you turn that treatment into a belief about yourself. When you feel toxic shame, you see yourself as useless or, at best, not as good as others.&n...
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Episode 40: Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversations: Pastor David Gunderson
The purpose of Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversations is to discuss the joys, sorrows and tribulations of pastors serving their Call to the ministry while they live in the shadow of the Cross. The focus of this pastoral conversation is to...
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Episode 39: Living with a Bipolar Disorder
When you have bipolar behavior related to bipolar disorder, everyday life can feel like living on a rollercoaster over which you have zero control. That’s especially true if you’re facing both the challenges of bipolar disorder and being in min...
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38: Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversations: Pastor Danny Tutwiler
The purpose of Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversations is to discuss the joys, sorrows and tribulations of pastors serving their Call to the ministry while they live in the shadow of the Cross. The focus of this pastoral conversation is to...
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Episode 37: The Other Third Horsemen: Depression
The Four Horseman of the Ministry are Isolation, Alienation, Division, and Loneliness. The Third Horsemen of the Ministry, Division so often leads to Depression which is a mental health and wellness issue that so many in the ministry deal with ...
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Episode 36: Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversations: Pastor Ray Smith
The purpose of Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversations is to discuss the joys, sorrows and tribulations of pastors serving their Call to the ministry while they live in the shadow of the Cross. The focus of this pastoral conversation is to...
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Episode 35: Perfectionism and Pastoral Anxiety
Perfectionism can weigh heavily on pastors—creating unrealistic expectations, constant pressure, and deep anxiety. In this episode, we explore why so many ministry leaders struggle with perfectionism, how it's often rooted in fear and self-doub...
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Episode 34: Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversations: Rev. Dr. Donald Ray
The purpose of Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversations is to discuss the joys, sorrows and tribulations of pastors serving their Call to the ministry while they live in the shadow of the Cross. The focus of this pastoral conversation is to...
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Episode 33: Confronting Social Isolation in the Ministry & Building a Support Network
In past episodes we have discussed the Four Horsemen of the Ministry: Isolation, Alienation, Division, and Loneliness, all of which can hurt or destroy your ministry and negatively effects your mental health and wellbeing. In this episode we wi...
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Episode 32: Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversations: Pastor Jim Weist
The purpose of Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversations is to discuss the joys, sorrows and tribulations of pastors serving their Call to the ministry while they live in the shadow of the Cross. The focus of this pastoral conversation is to...
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Episode 31: Being Accountable to Self
In the broken world that we live in personal responsibility seems to be an out of fashion concept that has been left behind in the dust of time. However, God’s Word calls us as His Church to be self-accountable and to take on personal responsib...
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Post: Episode 30: Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversations: Pastor Martin Rich
The purpose of Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversations is to discuss the joys, sorrows and tribulations of pastors serving their Call to the ministry while they live in the shadow of the Cross. The focus of these pastoral conversations is ...
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Episode 29: Power and Control and Who is Really in Charge
By nature, training, and everything else that goes in to being a pastor, we are all for the most part people-pleasers whether we like to admit it or not. People pleasing is part of the job we are Called to do by our Lord. However, at the same t...
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Episode 28: Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversations: Pastor Aaron Kotila
The purpose of Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversations is to discuss the joys, sorrows and tribulations of pastors serving their Call to the ministry while they live in the shadow of the Cross. The focus of these pastoral conversations is ...
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Episode 27: Living with the Fear of Change
Living in faith is living the continuous changes that our Lord places on the path before us. As people change and the fear of change is something we all live with. However, the question is do pastors and those living in the shadow of the cross ...
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Episode 26: Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversation – Pastor Jim Guffie
The purpose of Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversations is to discuss the joys, sorrows and tribulations of pastors serving their Call to the ministry while they live in the shadow of the Cross. The focus of these pastoral conversations is ...
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Episode 25: Accepting Self, Engaging Self, and Embracing Failure
How do we as Christ’s church live our lives being compassionately assertive? How easy is it for us living in the shadow of the cross to fall to the passivity of falling to the fear of failure rather than rebellious in our faith trust in our Lor...
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Episode 24: Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversation – Pastor James Cox
The purpose of Rubber Meets the Road Pastoral Conversations is to discuss the joys, sorrows and tribulations of pastors serving their Call to the ministry while they live in the shadow of the Cross. The focus of these pastoral conversations is ...
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Episode 23: The Four Horsemen Revisited
In Episode two of our podcasts we discussed the Four Horsemen of the Ministry: Isolation, alienation, division, and loneliness. In this episode we will revisit that discussion through the lens of our conversation with Pastor Dennis Dufon and mo...
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Episode 22: Rubber meets the Road Pastoral Conversations: Pastor Dennis Dufon
The idiom "where the rubber meets the road" represents the point at which a theory or idea is put to the test in real-world situations. It refers to the moment when we move from planning or talking about something to actually doing it.
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