Influencers Global Ministries

Bryan interviews our Bakersfield Regional Director, Josh Sherley, about the importance of seeking the Lord as we maneuver through life decisions and opportunities.  They talk about “good ideas” versus “God ideas.”  This is a very practical application of our abiding relationship with Christ and worth your time to listen.

God is moving in prisons all over the United States, and He is starting to use The Journey as a tool for discipleship.  Bryan interviews Gornie Williams, from Tulsa, OK, who has had a calling to the incarcerated for many years, but only in the last few years did he see The Journey as a perfect complement to what he was already doing.  He is working in Men’s and Women’s prisons and has even been br...

Bryan interviews Ray St. Mary, one of our Influencers champions in Yakima, WA, who has successfully integrated The Journey in his Catholic parish.  He talks about the blessings and revelations that have occurred for himself and other Catholic men and how he sees The Journey as a way to bridge the gap between Catholics and other Christian traditions.

Bryan sat down with Influencer Bob Johnson, originally from Bakersfield, who now lives in Boise, ID area.  He talks about starting from scratch in a new area, but the power of grilling meat to attract men to Jesus.  He talks about his challenges and missteps in trying to get The Journey started there and the blessing of learning to let the Holy Spirit lead.  We are seeing the birth of Influencers...

Rocky and Bryan talk about the 17th Chapter of John, also called the “High Priestly Prayer.”  Jesus has just washed His disciples’ feet, shared the Last Supper with them, talked to them about the Holy Spirit and Abiding and now, He prays for them.  He not only prays for them, but He prays for us.  There is SO much in this prayer, but Rocky and Bryan attempt to pull out some nuggets that apply to y...

Bryan interviews Sonia Velasquez, one of the Colombian women who attended the recent Women’s Summit, as she talks about the marital struggles with her husband, Jahider, leading up to the Summit and how God changed her heart.  Jahider was serving at the Summit and translates for her on this podcast.  Their honest and transparency is refreshing and heart-touching and this is one example of the power...

Rocky and Bryan give an eyewitness account of what they saw the Holy Spirit do at the Global Women’s Summit a few weeks ago.  It was powerful!  And they talk about the importance of this developing “Branch” of the ministry in spreading our message far and wide through the Journey Movie, especially considering 70% of Christian movie audiences are female.  And they talk about the formation of a Glob...

Bryan interviews former District Attorney of Tulsa, OK, Tim Harris, who was part of the first Journey Group back in 2006 and who has guided many groups since.  None of been more powerful and impactful than his current Journey group of mostly ex-cons, where God put him face to face with a man who he had helped put behind bars years ago.  It’s a powerful Holy Spirit story of redemption and reconcili...

Bryan sits down with some of the key speakers at this weekend’s Global Women’s Summit, as they talk about their entrusted messages and the Holy Spirit’s preparation for their talks.  You’ll hear from Roberta Hoppe, Nicole Thompson, Jessica Smith and Gina Franzke.  You will see how the Lord is preparing something very special for this Summit.

Bryan and Rocky explore the week leading up to Easter and the 40 Days after.  Enter into the reality, the deep meaning and the drama of the events that unfolded as if you were one of Jesus' disciples, because you are.  Enter Easter with us.

Bryan and Rocky explore the week leading up to Easter and the 40 Days after.  Enter into the reality, the deep meaning and the drama of the events that unfolded as if you were one of Jesus' disciples, because you are.  Enter Easter with us.

Bryan interviews Rocky about turning 80 and his reflections as he looks back at his life and all the ways God has shaped him.  They talk about Deuteronomy 8 where God tells His people to remember His faithfulness, even in the wilderness.  Rocky says, “It’s in the wilderness that faith is formed.”

A few weeks ago, we had our first “Lunch with Rocky” as we gathered over the lunch hour for a time of intimate conversation with our founder, Rocky Fleming.  We started on the West Coast, but we will be working our way across the time zones, one per quarter.  We share the recording for those who want to learn more about Rocky and this ministry.

Bryan sits down with Roberta Hoppe for an update on the Women’s Summit April 24-27 in Little Rock, AR.  Roberta outlines much more detail about the weekend, what to expect and why you should come.  We believe this is a significant event in the history of the Influencers Women’s    Ministry.  You don’t want to miss it!

Bryan interviews Jeff Crawford, Teaching Pastor at Cross Church in Northwest Arkansas and President of Cross Theological Seminary.   Jeff went through The Journey last year with a group of men and talks about his experience of being an “everyday guy” as a pastor in a Journey group.  He talks about the uniqueness of The Journey, the solid Biblical content and the value of a band of brothers.  He al...

Bryan interviews Rusty Weaver, a leader in Northwest Arkansas and a member of our Global Prayer Team.  They talk about living this lifestyle of Abiding and using your spiritual gifts.  Specifically, they talk about the Gift of Intercession.  

Rocky and Bryan discuss what we affectionately call, “Rule #1” which is…Abide in Christ. Everything we do in this ministry and every aspect of the Christian life comes back to the abiding life in Christ. It is a topic/concept that cannot be discussed enough because it is the pathway to fruit and blessing and freedom. Listen and grow in your understanding of Abiding.

Bryan interviews Influencers International Director, Tom Seay, who shares his faith perspective.  He says, “The older I get, the simpler things get.”  Hear Tom’s wisdom and also a brief update on God’s development of our International Ministry.

God continues to expand our territory as we see new demographics of people going through The Journey.  Meet Harrison Vaughan, a 30 year old Influencer and Journey Guide from Atlanta, GA who was mentored and invited into a Journey Group.  He had never been part of anything like The Journey and it helped him find his lane of ministry and a tool to influence his generation for Christ.  

Rocky and Bryan discuss a “stirring” going on within Influencers to call older men to abide and then, become spiritual fathers to a generation of younger men who are in desperate needs of this.  Rocky sees these older men in churches all over the world as a “sleeping giant” of ministry, just needing to be awakened.  If you are 60+ especially, you need to hear this podcast.

On a recent trip to Bakersfield, Bryan sat down with John Vasquez and Gregorio Ramirez who have been part of some of the first Spanish-speaking Journey groups in the United States.  Hear about the experience, and you will continue to see how God is using The Journey across all cultures.  We continue to pray for the Spanish curriculum to reach Spanish-speaking groups all over the U.S. and this Bake...

The Influencers of Bakersfield recently honored Les Pearsey for his 20 years of service as Regional Director of Influencers Bakersfield.  Bryan sat down with Les for a brief chat about his life, experiences and his hopes and dreams ahead.

We often ask the question, “How’s Your Soul?”, but perhaps another pertinent question is “How’s Your Body?”  Bryan interviews Russ Fryar, a fellow Influencers leader and leader within F3, a fitness ministry to men.  They talk about the correlation between our spiritual and physical health.  Some men need to work on the spiritual, but some spiritual men need to work on the physical.  Great discussi...

Bryan, Rocky and Kevin Ernst, the Journey Feature Films Development Producer, traveled to the west coast and got to speak to leaders in Bakersfield about the status of the movie project and what we have learned spiritually in the process.

As many Journey groups are making plans for 2025, we wanted to re-share this powerful podcast as Rocky, our founder, explains the DNA of The Journey.  A must-listen for all Guides.