The Rise After the Fall

Pastor Sonny interviews Shiri Joshua and the vision she had for Israel since the attack by Hamas. Pastor in crisis? Get 1-on-1 restorative help with the Exchange Collaborative Start the journey to become whole again with Journey to Wholeness -- Email Pastor Shawn directly: theShawnhennessy@gmail.com Connect with Pastor Shawn online Website | Twitter | Instagram Email Pastor Sonny directly: Sonny@theexchangebrand.com Connect with Pastor Sonny online Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn -- Near Green Bay, WI? Join Shawn and Sonny for a church service at Life Church Green Bay -- Mentioned in this episode: Help Launch the Reserve Thank you for listening. Please consider a gift to help us launch the Reserve, our retreat center in North Carolina for pastoral restoration. Support the Collaborative

What's at stake when the Holy Spirit is left out and demonic spirits remain? Pastor Sonny interviews Pastors Shelby and Dallas Cox about the aftermath of a church leadership affair at a former church they served at. Pastor in crisis? Get 1-on-1 restorative help with the Exchange Collaborative Start the journey to become whole again with Journey to Wholeness -- Email Pastor Shawn directly: theShawnhennessy@gmail.com Connect with Pastor Shawn online Website | Twitter | Instagram Email Pastor Sonny directly: Sonny@theexchangebrand.com Connect with Pastor Sonny online Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn -- Near Green Bay, WI? Join Shawn and Sonny for a church service at Life Church Green Bay -- Mentioned in this episode: Help Launch the Reserve Thank you for listening. Please consider a gift to help us launch the Reserve, our retreat center in North Carolina for pastoral restoration. Support the Collaborative

Why do pastors wear out, burn out, and give up? Shawn and Sonny review a podcast where one pastor resigned his church and the ministry altogether and the reasons why he could take no more. The Pastor's Resignation -> https://www.restorativefaith.org/post/departure-why-i-left-the-church Pastor in crisis? Get 1-on-1 restorative help with the Exchange Collaborative Start the journey to become whole again with Journey to Wholeness -- Email Pastor Shawn directly: theShawnhennessy@gmail.com Connect with Pastor Shawn online Website | Twitter | Instagram Email Pastor Sonny directly: Sonny@theexchangebrand.com Connect with Pastor Sonny online Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn -- Near Green Bay, WI? Join Shawn and Sonny for a church service at Life Church Green Bay -- Mentioned in this episode: Help Launch the Reserve Thank you for listening. Please consider a gift to help us launch the Reserve, our retreat center in North Carolina for pastoral restoration. Support the Collaborative

We're under attack but we're fighting back. Pastors Shawn and Sonny close the loop on "Demonic Spirits." They share about recent demonic attacks they've fought and offer instructions to help you win over the powers of spiritual darkness. Pastor in crisis? Get 1-on-1 restorative help with the Exchange Collaborative Start the journey to become whole again with Journey to Wholeness -- Email Pastor Shawn directly: theShawnhennessy@gmail.com Connect with Pastor Shawn online Website | Twitter | Instagram Email Pastor Sonny directly: Sonny@theexchangebrand.com Connect with Pastor Sonny online Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn -- Near Green Bay, WI? Join Shawn and Sonny for a church service at Life Church Green Bay -- Mentioned in this episode: Help Launch the Reserve Thank you for listening. Please consider a gift to help us launch the Reserve, our retreat center in North Carolina for pastoral restoration. Support the Collaborative

What's the real enemy? What's the real battle about? We live in a spiritual world where the spiritual realm manifests in the physical realm. Shawn and Sonny tackle the difficult topic of demonic spirits with balance, scripture, and 30+ years of ministry experience. Pastor in crisis? Get 1-on-1 restorative help with the Exchange Collaborative Start the journey to become whole again with Journey to Wholeness -- Email Pastor Shawn directly: theShawnhennessy@gmail.com Connect with Pastor Shawn online Website | Twitter | Instagram Email Pastor Sonny directly: Sonny@theexchangebrand.com Connect with Pastor Sonny online Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn -- Near Green Bay, WI? Join Shawn and Sonny for a church service at Life Church Green Bay -- Mentioned in this episode: Help Launch the Reserve Thank you for listening. Please consider a gift to help us launch the Reserve, our retreat center in North Carolina for pastoral restoration. Support the Collaborative

Domestic abuse does happen in ministry marriages. Shawn and Sonny speak with victim turn advocate, Hennie Lauf, on today's episode. In some ministry marriages, abuse is weaponized against the wives and children. Today's story sheds light on that sort of abuse, but also, how to overcome and move into healing and wholeness. Resources: Stop Abuse Campaign Website Safe Child Act Aisha's Law - The bill Hennie helped pass About Hennie Lauf Hennie Lauf currently works as a State Manager at Stop Abuse Campaign, a non-profit seeking to prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences through public policy and public education. Question for Hennie? Contact her directly at hennielauf@yahoo.com Pastor in crisis? Get 1-on-1 restorative help with the Exchange Collaborative Start the journey to become whole again with Journey to Wholeness -- Email Pastor Shawn directly: theShawnhennessy@gmail.com Connect with Pastor Shawn online Website | Twitter | Instagram Email Pastor Sonny directly: Sonny@theexchangebrand.com Connect with Pastor Sonny online Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn -- Near Green Bay, WI? Join Shawn and Sonny for a church service at Life Church Green Bay -- Mentioned in this episode: Help Launch the Reserve Thank you for listening. Please consider a gift to help us launch the Reserve, our retreat center in North Carolina for pastoral restoration. Support the Collaborative

Eric Huffman, host and lead pastor of The Story Church, asks the tough question: "What would it take to give up on your pastor?" Eric asks his own congregation and examines the state of the church with journalist Julie Roys. He finishes with some hope by interview Pastors Shawn and Sonny Hennessy! Shawn and Sonny delve deeper into their own fall and rise story and how the Exchange Collaborative helps pastors avoid a fall or rise from one. This episode is from the Maybe God podcast. A podcast that tackles people’s most intimidating questions about God and the purpose of humanity through thought-provoking storytelling. They were generous enough to let us post it on our podcast so please go check out their other episodes! Pastor in crisis? Get 1-on-1 restorative help with the Exchange Collaborative Start the journey to become whole again with Journey to Wholeness -- Email Pastor Shawn directly: theShawnhennessy@gmail.com Connect with Pastor Shawn online Website | Twitter | Instagram Email Pastor Sonny directly: Sonny@theexchangebrand.com Connect with Pastor Sonny online Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn -- Near Green Bay, WI? Join Shawn and Sonny for a church service at Life Church Green Bay -- Mentioned in this episode: Help Launch the Reserve Thank you for listening. Please consider a gift to help us launch the Reserve, our retreat center in North Carolina for pastoral restoration. Support the Collaborative

It's not a gender issue; it's a spirit issue. Pastors Shawn and Sonny flip the script and talk about the husbands who've been betrayed by their wives. Pastor in crisis? Get 1-on-1 restorative help with the Exchange Collaborative Start the journey to become whole again with Journey to Wholeness -- Email Pastor Shawn directly: theShawnhennessy@gmail.com Connect with Pastor Shawn online Website | Twitter | Instagram Email Pastor Sonny directly: Sonny@theexchangebrand.com Connect with Pastor Sonny online Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn -- Near Green Bay, WI? Join Shawn and Sonny for a church service at Life Church Green Bay -- Mentioned in this episode: Help Launch the Reserve Thank you for listening. Please consider a gift to help us launch the Reserve, our retreat center in North Carolina for pastoral restoration. Support the Collaborative

We've received a lot of phone calls about our anonymous episode. Some callers said thank you for sharing the story raw. Others from men in power asking to take the podcast down. As you can see, it's still up. So Shawn and Sonny go there and deliver some hard truth to those men in power who can call out those living in sin. Pastor in crisis? Get 1-on-1 restorative help with the Exchange Collaborative Start the journey to become whole again with Journey to Wholeness -- Email Pastor Shawn directly: theShawnhennessy@gmail.com Connect with Pastor Shawn online Website | Twitter | Instagram Email Pastor Sonny directly: Sonny@theexchangebrand.com Connect with Pastor Sonny online Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn -- Near Green Bay, WI? Join Shawn and Sonny for a church service at Life Church Green Bay -- Mentioned in this episode: Help Launch the Reserve Thank you for listening. Please consider a gift to help us launch the Reserve, our retreat center in North Carolina for pastoral restoration. Support the Collaborative

Pastor Shawn Hennessy and guest Barry Edgemon examine the process of finding hope, wholeness, and restoration for pastors and their families after a fall. Where do they go for help? What's available? Is there help for the whole family? Can falls be prevented? Pastor in crisis? Get 1-on-1 restorative help with the Exchange Collaborative Start the journey to become whole again with Journey to Wholeness -- Email Pastor Shawn directly: theShawnhennessy@gmail.com Connect with Pastor Shawn online Website | Twitter | Instagram Email Pastor Sonny directly: Sonny@theexchangebrand.com Connect with Pastor Sonny online Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn -- Near Green Bay, WI? Join Shawn and Sonny for a church service at Life Church Green Bay -- Mentioned in this episode: Help Launch the Reserve Thank you for listening. Please consider a gift to help us launch the Reserve, our retreat center in North Carolina for pastoral restoration. Support the Collaborative

After the interview, Brandi and Sonny talked intensives. What are they? How are they different then on-going therapy? Where are they offered? Find out on this quick bonus episode. Pastor in crisis? Get 1-on-1 restorative help with the Exchange Collaborative Start the journey to become whole again with Journey to Wholeness -- Email Pastor Shawn directly: theShawnhennessy@gmail.com Connect with Pastor Shawn online Website | Twitter | Instagram Email Pastor Sonny directly: Sonny@theexchangebrand.com Connect with Pastor Sonny online Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn -- Near Green Bay, WI? Join Shawn and Sonny for a church service at Life Church Green Bay -- Mentioned in this episode: Pastoral Restoration Intensive Retreat Are you ready? Ready for change? Join Shawn and Sonny in Arizona for a pastoral reformation retreat from June 23-25. To learn more and reserve your spot, tap the link below. Pastoral Restoration Intensive Reservation

Pastor Sonny Hennessy interviews Brandi Wilson, co-founder of Leading and Loving It. Sonny and Brandi examine how Brandi and her three sons thrived through difficult times of ministry, divorce, loss, and rebuilding from the ruins. ABOUT BRANDI WILSON Brandi's Website: https://lovebrandiwilson.com/ Brandi's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovebrandiwilson/ Leading and Loving It Website: https://leadingandlovingit.com/ Pastor in crisis? Get 1-on-1 restorative help with the Exchange Collaborative Start the journey to become whole again with Journey to Wholeness -- Email Pastor Shawn directly: theShawnhennessy@gmail.com Connect with Pastor Shawn online Website | Twitter | Instagram Email Pastor Sonny directly: Sonny@theexchangebrand.com Connect with Pastor Sonny online Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn -- Near Green Bay, WI? Join Shawn and Sonny for a church service at Life Church Green Bay -- Mentioned in this episode: Help Launch the Reserve Thank you for listening. Please consider a gift to help us launch the Reserve, our retreat center in North Carolina for pastoral restoration. Support the Collaborative

Sonny flew to TN to interview Brandi Wilson of Leading and Loving It about God's providence through her messy divorce after her husband's fall. Pastor in crisis? Get 1-on-1 restorative help with the Exchange Collaborative Start the journey to become whole again with Journey to Wholeness -- Email Pastor Shawn directly: theShawnhennessy@gmail.com Connect with Pastor Shawn online Website | Twitter | Instagram Email Pastor Sonny directly: Sonny@theexchangebrand.com Connect with Pastor Sonny online Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn -- Near Green Bay, WI? Join Shawn and Sonny for a church service at Life Church Green Bay --

Have church leaders hurt you? Has the hurt you've endured caused you to doubt God? Many abusive church leaders go unchecked when hurting other pastors and people that they shepherd. Shawn and Sonny go deep with Natalie Runion into the definition of what church hurt actually is, and how unchecked leaders continue in their position without any correction or confrontation. ABOUT NATALIE RUNION Natalie Runion is a pastor, author, and creator of the Raised to Stay Community. The Raised to Stay Community comes together to cheer one another on and run the race hand in hand with great passion and purpose. Natalie lives in Colorado Springs, CO with her husband Tony and sweet daughters. She is on staff at New Life Church as the Pastor of Women and Creative Pastor of Family Ministry. Her very first book will release in June of 2023 with David C. Cook. In this debut book of the same title as the community, Natalie shares more of her story; the brutal beauty of being raised in the church and 42 years later, still here, holding on to Jesus. CONNECT WITH NATALIE RUNION Website: https://natalierunion.com Raised to Stay Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/781424542267418/ Raised to Stay Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raisedtostay/ -- Pastor in crisis? Get 1-on-1 restorative help with the Exchange Collaborative Start the journey to become whole again with Journey to Wholeness -- Email Pastor Shawn directly: theShawnhennessy@gmail.com Connect with Pastor Shawn online Website | Twitter | Instagram Email Pastor Sonny directly: Sonny@theexchangebrand.com Connect with Pastor Sonny online Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn -- Near Green Bay, WI? Join Shawn and Sonny for a church service at Life Church Green Bay -- Mentioned in this episode: Pastoral Restoration Intensive Retreat Are you ready? Ready for change? Join Shawn and Sonny in Arizona for a pastoral reformation retreat from June 23-25. To learn more and reserve your spot, tap the link below. Pastoral Restoration Intensive Reservation

We are in an identity crisis... People, leaders, and, yes, pastors! We have forgotten the scope and nature of the saving work of Jesus Christ. Today we are discussing a spiritual trend: understanding the difference between a sinner and a saint. "I'm a sinner saved by grace" is the most damaging and distracting self-identification that a person could make or claim about themselves. Pastor in crisis? Get 1-on-1 restorative help with the Exchange Collaborative Start the journey to become whole again with Journey to Wholeness -- Email Pastor Shawn directly: theShawnhennessy@gmail.com Connect with Pastor Shawn online Website | Twitter | Instagram Email Pastor Sonny directly: Sonny@theexchangebrand.com Connect with Pastor Sonny online Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn -- Near Green Bay, WI? Join Shawn and Sonny for a church service at Life Church Green Bay -- Mentioned in this episode: Help Launch the Reserve Thank you for listening. Please consider a gift to help us launch the Reserve, our retreat center in North Carolina for pastoral restoration. Support the Collaborative

Shawn and Sonny interview the author and co-founder of Journey 2 Wholeness, Becky Flores Alcantar. What exactly is Journey 2 Wholeness? J2W is an in-depth and intense form of counseling offered through the Exchange Collaborative. This restorative process explores the raw, real, and present nature of our memories. Memories imprinted perhaps decades ago. How do we start to understand the awareness around these wounds, trauma, and brokenness? What influences our hearts and minds that create and control our behaviors, narratives, and thoughts? Pastor in crisis? Get 1-on-1 restorative help with the Exchange Collaborative Start the journey to become whole again with Journey to Wholeness GUEST BIO: Becky Flores Alcantar is the author and co-founder of Journey to Wholeness. Becky is a writer and speaker passionate about mental, emotional, and spiritual wellness in the context of God’s word. She is committed to creating opportunities for men and women to understand how their histories, narratives, patterns, and unresolved traumas drive their behaviors, decisions, and relationships today. Becky is intent on living out Isaiah 61:1-3 in her everyday life, on sharing the good news of Jesus Christ to the poor in spirit, proclaiming freedom to the brokenhearted and those bound up in hurt, and sharing hope in areas that have been overlooked, and underserved. Becky has been married for over 26 years to her best friend, Ruben, and has been blessed with three children, Risa, Rachel, and David. When not serving together as a family at church and in the community, you’ll find them actively seeking God in the beauty of His creation - on hikes, by the water, and chasing sunsets. -- Email Pastor Shawn directly: theShawnhennessy@gmail.com Connect with Pastor Shawn online Website | Twitter | Instagram Email Pastor Sonny directly: Sonny@theexchangebrand.com Connect with Pastor Sonny online Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn -- Near Green Bay, WI? Join Shawn and Sonny for a church service at Life Church Green Bay -- Mentioned in this episode: Help Launch the Reserve Thank you for listening. Please consider a gift to help us launch the Reserve, our retreat center in North Carolina for pastoral restoration. Support the Collaborative

An interview with the wife of a fallen megachurch pastor. Shawn and Sonny discuss the story of the fall of a pastor and his family and the effect the fall had on the whole family and church. Who pays the price and suffers the consequences of a Pastor's fall? And what is the proper care for the spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical health of the children? What are the next steps for the family members in the wake of the fall? Pastor in crisis? Get 1-on-1 restorative help with the Exchange Collaborative Start the journey to become whole again with Journey to Wholeness -- Email Pastor Shawn directly: theShawnhennessy@gmail.com Connect with Pastor Shawn online Website | Twitter | Instagram Email Pastor Sonny directly: Sonny@theexchangebrand.com Connect with Pastor Sonny online Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn -- Near Green Bay, WI? Join Shawn and Sonny for a church service at Life Church Green Bay -- Mentioned in this episode: Help Launch the Reserve Thank you for listening. Please consider a gift to help us launch the Reserve, our retreat center in North Carolina for pastoral restoration. Support the Collaborative

What does deconstruction mean? Pastors Shawn and Sonny discuss why understanding it is so important and how it influences life and culture today. Pastor in crisis? Get 1-on-1 restorative help with the Exchange Collaborative Start the journey to become whole again with Journey to Wholeness -- Email Pastor Shawn directly: theShawnhennessy@gmail.com Connect with Pastor Shawn online Website | Twitter | Instagram Email Pastor Sonny directly: Sonny@theexchangebrand.com Connect with Pastor Sonny online Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn -- Near Green Bay, WI? Join Shawn and Sonny for a church service at Life Church Green Bay -- Mentioned in this episode: Help Launch the Reserve Thank you for listening. Please consider a gift to help us launch the Reserve, our retreat center in North Carolina for pastoral restoration. Support the Collaborative

When Pastors fall, there is a fallout not just in their lives but also in the lives of their wives and children. In this episode, Pastors Shawn and Sonny interview Kendall and Starla Bridges. Together they discuss the impact of Kendall's fall on Starla and the children. Starla Bridges is both candid and clear about the Bridges store of grace, mercy, and restoration. Learn more about the Bridges & Freedom Church: https://findfreedom.church/first-time-here Pastor in crisis? Get 1-on-1 restorative help with the Exchange Collaborative Start the journey to become whole again with Journey to Wholeness -- Email Pastor Shawn directly: theShawnhennessy@gmail.com Connect with Pastor Shawn online Website | Twitter | Instagram Email Pastor Sonny directly: Sonny@theexchangebrand.com Connect with Pastor Sonny online Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn -- Near Green Bay, WI? Join Shawn and Sonny for a church service at Life Church Green Bay -- Mentioned in this episode: Help Launch the Reserve Thank you for listening. Please consider a gift to help us launch the Reserve, our retreat center in North Carolina for pastoral restoration. Support the Collaborative

Season 2 is here! Pastors Shawn and Sonny Hennessy share their story of how their response to a need has turned into their dreams of leading pastoral restoration becoming a reality. Because God. Pastor in crisis? Get 1-on-1 restorative help with the Exchange Collaborative Start the journey to become whole again with Journey to Wholeness -- Email Pastor Shawn directly: theShawnhennessy@gmail.com Connect with Pastor Shawn online Website | Twitter | Instagram Email Pastor Sonny directly: Sonny@theexchangebrand.com Connect with Pastor Sonny online Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn -- Near Green Bay, WI? Join Shawn and Sonny for a church service at Life Church Green Bay -- Mentioned in this episode: Help Launch the Reserve Thank you for listening. Please consider a gift to help us launch the Reserve, our retreat center in North Carolina for pastoral restoration. Support the Collaborative