Care for Pastors Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 of this powerful conversation, Tami Jackson shares what happened after the truth came out. As she reflects on decades of marriage, Tami opens up about the complexities of accountability, leadership, and communication within a pastor’s home. She candidly discusses the unintended consequences of performance-based expectations, the challenges of misunderstood submission, an...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful first part of our conversation, Tami Jackson shares the moment that changed everything—a phone call to her husband after ten years of marriage, finally revealing a painful secret she had carried since childhood. Tami opens up about the impact of sexual abuse, how unprocessed trauma shaped her view of intimacy, and the silent ways it affected her marriage, communic...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Care for Pastors Podcast, Robby Bolden sits down with John Harvey to reflect on a lifetime of ministry. With over three decades of experience, John shares an honest and deeply personal look at the challenges, temptations, and triumphs that come with faithfully serving in pastoral leadership. This is not a polished highlight reel — it’s a real conversation ab...

Send us Fan Mail In Part Two of this important conversation, Robby Bolden continues his discussion with Sam Jolman, author of The Sex Talk You Never Got. In Part One, we explored sexual formation, shame, and the deeper story behind behavior. In this episode, we move toward practical healing. How do pastors and ministry leaders begin reclaiming sexual health? What does real transformation look like...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful first installment of a two-part conversation, Robby Bolden sits down with Sam Jolman, author of The Sex Talk You Never Got, to address one of the most silent and misunderstood struggles in ministry: sexual brokenness and shame. For many pastors and their spouses, sexuality has been reduced to one primary question: “Am I behaving or not?” But what if that framework...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a faithful pastor is suddenly forced out of ministry? In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, Robby sits down with Deanna Harrison , co-founder of Pastors Hope Network, to talk about the devastating experience of pastoral termination—and the long road toward healing. After over 30 years of loving ministry life, Deanna and her husband were blindsided by a...

Send us Fan Mail In Part Two of our powerful conversation, Robby Bolden continues his discussion with Phil and Priscilla Fretwell, authors of Savage Marriage , as they walk us deeper into the journey of healing, transparency, and restored intimacy after confession and betrayal. If you haven’t listened to Part One, we strongly encourage you to go back and start there. This episode builds on that fo...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful and deeply transparent Season 3 premiere, Robby Bolden sits down with Phil and Priscilla Fretwell to begin a two-part conversation about brokenness, betrayal, repentance, and redemption in marriage. Phil shares his decades-long struggle with pornography, secrecy, and pride—even while serving as a church leader. Priscilla opens up about the trauma of betrayal, the...

Send us Fan Mail Host: Robby Bolden Guests: Ron Cook (Founder, Care for Pastors), Robert White (Counselor, Care for Pastors) Episode Overview In the final installment of our Healthy Habits of Pastors series, Robby sits down with Ron Cook and Robert White for a meaningful conversation about the importance of developing and protecting a healthy mind in ministry. With decades of combined pastoral and...

Send us Fan Mail Series: Healthy Habits of Pastors Host: Robby Bolden Guests: Art & Mary Ellen Eaton and Traci Bolden Episode Overview In this episode of the Care for Pastors Podcast , host Robby Bolden wraps up our three-part series on Healthy Marriages with a conversation about intimacy —emotional, spiritual, and physical. Robby is joined again by Art and Mary Ellen Eaton , along with his wi...

Send us Fan Mail Series: Healthy Habits of Pastors Host: Robby Bolden Guests: Art & Mary Ellen Eaton, and Traci Bolden 🧩 Episode Overview In this episode of the Care for Pastors Podcast , host Robby Bolden continues the conversation on Healthy Marriages —a crucial part of maintaining balance and wholeness in pastoral life. Joined once again by Art and Mary Ellen Eaton , along with Traci Bolde...

Send us Fan Mail Show Notes: 🎙️ Care for Pastors Podcast Season 2, Episode 9 Title: Healthy Marriages (Part 1) Host: Robby Bolden Guests: Art & Mary Ellen Eaton (Care for Pastors Team), and Traci Bolden 🩺 Episode Overview: In this episode of the Care for Pastors Podcast , host Robby Bolden continues the Healthy Habits of Pastors series with a conversation close to every pastor’s heart — marri...

Send us Fan Mail Series: Healthy Habits of Pastors Host: Robby Bolden Guest: Krissie Glass, PK Director at Care for Pastors Episode Summary: In this episode of the Care for Pastors Podcast , host Robby Bolden sits down with Krissie Glass , PK Director at Care for Pastors and a pastor’s kid herself, for an honest and encouraging conversation about raising healthy pastors’ kids . Ministry life can p...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Title: The Healthy Practice of Sabbatical Series: Healthy Habits of Pastors Host: Robby Bolden Guest: Pastor Jason Borton Episode Summary In this episode of the Care for Pastors Podcast , host Robby Bolden welcomes back Pastor Jason Borton for a powerful conversation on the Healthy Practice of Sabbatical . After 27 years in ministry, Jason took his first sabbatical — a jou...

Send us Fan Mail Show Notes – The Habit of Being a Physically Healthy Pastor Care for Pastors Podcast | Host: Robby Bolden | Guest: Kevin Urichko In this episode of the Care for Pastors Podcast , host Robby Bolden continues our series on Healthy Habits of Healthy Pastors with a conversation that often gets overlooked in ministry life—the habit of being physically healthy. Robby is joined by counse...

Send us Fan Mail Series: Healthy Habits of Pastors Guest: Pastor Jason Borton, Harvest Time Bible Church In this episode of the Care for Pastors Podcast , host Robby Bolden continues our Healthy Habits of Pastors series with an important conversation on the Healthy Practice of Sabbath . Many pastors live in constant motion, pulled by the unending demands of ministry. But God invites us into a rhyt...

Send us Fan Mail Series: Healthy Habits of Pastors Episode Title: Healthy Friendships Guest: Pastor Michael Thedford Episode Summary: In this episode of the Care for Pastors Podcast , host Robby Bolden continues the Healthy Habits of Pastors series with a heartfelt conversation on the importance of healthy friendships in ministry. Pastors are often surrounded by people but still feel isolated. Wit...

Send us Fan Mail Guest: Ron Cook, Founder of Care for Pastors Topic: Cultivating a Healthy Soul In this episode of the Care for Pastors Podcast , host Robby Bolden continues our Habits of Healthy Pastors series with a vital conversation on soul care with Ron Cook, founder of Care for Pastors. Ron draws from nearly five decades of ministry to share how neglecting his own soul nearly derailed his li...

Send us Fan Mail Guest: Pastor Michael Thedford, LifeQuest Church, Palm City, FL Topic: How Should the Church Respond to Tragedy? In this special edition of the Care for Pastors Podcast , host Robby Bolden sits down with Pastor Michael Thedford to process the heartbreaking tragedies our nation has recently faced. Together, they explore how pastors and churches can respond in times of crisis with b...

Send us Fan Mail Podcast: Care for Pastors Podcast Host: Robby Bolden Guest: Dr. Robert White Episode Summary In Part Two of our Healthy Habits of Pastors series, host Robby Bolden continues the conversation with Dr. Robert White on the foundational habit of Walking with God. While Part One laid the biblical groundwork, this episode gets practical. Together, Robby and Dr. White discuss how pastors...

Send us Fan Mail Podcast: Care for Pastors Podcast Host: Robby Bolden Guest: Dr. Robert White Episode Summary In this episode, we launch our brand-new series, Healthy Habits of Pastors , with the most essential rhythm of all: Walking with God . Host Robby Bolden is joined by Dr. Robert White—pastoral counselor, seminary leader, and longtime pastor—who brings over 50 years of ministry experience to...

Send us Fan Mail In this final episode of season 1 of the Care for Pastors Podcast, Pastor Shane Becton shares the raw and redemptive journey of confronting unresolved anger after a season of ministry betrayal, leadership crisis, and personal loss. Shane opens up about the emotional toll of online accusations, sudden resignations within his church leadership, and the spiritual fog that followed. W...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when staying faithful in ministry means walking through the fire? In this gripping and emotional episode, Robby sits down with Keith and Patti Johnson as they share their journey through 16 years of ministry pain, spiritual opposition, broken relationships, and a shocking cancer diagnosis that nearly took Patti’s life. What started as a season of relentless hardship t...

Send us Fan Mail Parenting a prodigal is never easy, but when you’re a pastor or a pastor’s spouse, the pain can be even more complex and isolating.  In this episode of the Care for Pastors Podcast, Art and Mary Ellen Eaton open up about their journey through the highs and lows of ministry and parenting. They candidly share how moral failures in church leadership deeply affected their family and h...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when the people you’ve given your life to serve turn on you?  In this raw and redemptive episode, Robby Bolden sits down with Rodetta Cook, co-founder of Care for Pastors, to talk about the often unseen and unspoken pain many pastors’ wives endure in ministry. Rodetta vulnerably shares her story: how she experienced decades of hostility, betrayal, and spiritual trauma...