Meet at the Well with Lauren & Justin Emerick

Scripture, Discernment & Church Maturity   In Part 2 of this conversation, Justin and Lauren continue unpacking a question many Christians are wondering: Why does church feel full… but spiritually empty?   This episode isn't about church-bashing or pointing fingers. It's about discernment, spiritual maturity, and returning to what actually forms believers—Scripture, reverence, and the presence of...

In this candid episode of Meet at the Well, Justin and Lauren share the deeper story behind their current season of radical obedience: closing Lauren's successful seven-year coaching business, stepping back from striving, and returning to a faith rooted in Scripture rather than performance.   Lauren opens up about how success, provision, and even ministry can quietly become substitutes for trust i...

Parenting is not complicated, but it is intentional. And if we don't intentionally form our children, the world will.   In this powerful episode of Meet at the Well, Justin and Lauren have an honest conversation about parenting—what's working, what's failing, and why so many modern approaches are leaving children anxious, entitled, and spiritually unanchored.   They talk openly about why gentle pa...

In Episode 10 of Meet at the Well, we sit down with Gino Barbaro and Julia Barbaro for an honest, grounded conversation about marriage, money, faith, and family legacy.   Married for 27 years and parents of six, Gino and Julia share openly about delayed commitment, learning how to communicate through conflict, healing money tension, and building a life rooted in faith rather than fear or performan...

What do you do when you're praying, but nothing seems to be happening?   In this potent episode of Meet at the Well, Justin and Lauren talk candidly about waiting seasons—the kind that test your faith, your marriage, and your ability to trust God when His answers feel delayed.   They share a real conversation about longing for more children, watching others receive what you're praying for, and lea...

In this honest and heart-filled episode, Lauren and Justin sit down for a conversation for the men—about what it really means to be a Christ-led husband, father, and leader in today's world.   They open up about their own marriage, fatherhood, and faith journey—from learning how to lead and be led, to navigating seasons when one partner feels further ahead spiritually than the other.   Together, t...

In today's episode, Justin and Lauren sit down for one of the most needed conversations of our generation—a raw, honest look at the spiritual and cultural war being waged against marriage, motherhood, and the family.   Everywhere you look, culture is telling women to run from the home, men to numb out, couples to separate, and families to fall apart. And we're watching the fruit of it in real time...

In this potent continuation of last week's episode, Justin and Lauren go even deeper into what spiritual warfare looks like inside marriage, and how subtle "open doors" give the enemy access to the home, heart, and legacy God is building.   They unpack how unhealed wounds, past relationships, and distorted beliefs about men and women can create entry points for attack—and what it means to close th...

In this powerful two-part series, Justin and Lauren open up about what it really looks like to face spiritual warfare inside a marriage, and how to recognize when the enemy is trying to divide, distract, or distort what God has joined together.   Justin shares a deeply personal story of recently walking through a week filled with anxiety, panic attacks, and unexpected chaos; how he came face-to-fa...

"Headship without love is tyranny. Submission without love is slavery. True biblical leadership is holy, weighty, and marked by empathy and honor."   In this raw and powerful conversation, Lauren and Justin dive deep into God's divine design for marriage, and why His order still works today.   They open up about the cultural confusion around submission, leadership, and gender roles, sharing real-l...

In this episode of Meet at the Well, Lauren and Justin dive deep into one of the biggest deceptions in modern spirituality—the idea that you can find "light" apart from Jesus.   Lauren shares her personal experience of being deeply involved in New Age practices, from manifestation and moon rituals to "healing" work, and how it all promised freedom but led her deeper into confusion, exhaustion, and...

In this episode of Meet at the Well, Lauren and Justin dive into one of the most misunderstood topics in marriage—God's divine order and what it means to work together as husband and wife.   They open up about how culture teaches independence, self-focus, and "equality" without order, and how that mindset nearly destroyed their connection. Through honest conversation and biblical truth, they share...

Welcome to Meet at the Well—a revival for marriage, family, and faith. 💧   In their very first episode, Lauren and Justin open up about the journey that brought them here—from years of doing things their own way to learning what it means to build a marriage and a home with Christ at the center.   They share the honest truth of what life looked like before God entered the picture: years spent chas...