Ransom Experience

Ever wonder what the Homeless deal with on a daily bases? In this episode Matt will walk you through what it was like to go Homeless on purpose. This experience changed Matt's life and the direction of Ransom Ministries. You will hear of the frustrations experienced even in a short time. We hope you will get a new perspective on the homeless and the struggles they experience. Listen with an open h...

Today we see how we help those we serve Launch into their calling

Today we talk about the beauty of Restoration and moving forward into the life God intended for us.

This episode we talk about the rebuilding our lives process and how at Ransom we walk through that process with our participants and how you can do the same with those in your life.

Over the next 4 days we will be going through the curriculum that we use to teach our classes. We know we have done this before but we have had a lot of feedback and felt we need to offer it again. We are going to do this over the next 4 days in succession. Please share these episodes with your friends and family.

Today we will hear from a few of our participants and hear their stories told by them. We hope though this episode you will see we should never judge by what we see. We need to listen to those around us.

In this episode we talk to Charlie Bailey a local business man as he shares first how he turned his life around through a bad situation. Charlie shares how growing in his relationship with Christ put him serving in Jail ministry. You will hear through his story how God revealed his gift of helping people he never would of dreamed he could ever relate with. We hope this will help you see that you j...

Today we talk to one of the most driven person we have ever met. Jim was very well educated, successful in business and a heart to give back. Jim came in our community a few years ago and we have always known he would be an important part of Ransom You will hear his belief system on business, and serving others. We know as you listen to his story you will see that its important to share your talen...

This episode we talk with Erin Curtis about living a life when you don't feel like you fit in. She will talk about a life of struggle and growing up around mental illness and when your dreams feel like they fall apart. Erin will talk about her path to addiction and what that has cost her at this point of her life and multiple stays in treatment. You will also hear her share about the power of God...

Today we talk with Angela Lignos our new Director of Education. Angela will talk about her life before and then being a client at the Home of Grace (Rehab for Women) She will also talk about being a student of Ransom Reprogram 3 years ago in our first class of Home of Grace women. You will see her come full circle and now is the Director of the program she was a part of and took what she learned a...

Today Matt talks about how we can serve those around us without hurting them. We will discuss how to balance Mercy and Justice when serving those that God put in our lives. We will show that we must first know the persons story before we can know what they need. We hope you will see that we make things so hard when it really is not that hard if we let those we serve to participate in their own hea...

Today you will meet our new Director of Ransom Recycling. Sandy Delchamps comes to us from a very powerful Rehab ministry with 12 years experience in help men get through Addiction. We have known Sandy a long time and worked with him on many projects. We are excited to have him on our team and we wanted you to meet him. I think you will see through this interview why he is a good fit. We hope you...

Today we are going to revisit Matt and Tara's conversation on how Ransom was birthed and how they got on the same page. They discuss the process of figuring out what God was calling them to as a couple. They will tell stories of how their faith was built along the way. This is how it all began

Today we bring you Kristian Gibbs Story again. I wanted you to hear Khristians story again. Since this taping Khristian has moved on to his career job and been at that job for over 8 months and been promoted multiple times. You will hear his story of a life of trying to chase the dollar and how it caused him to make bad choices. But since then he has done things the right way and it is paying off....

Today is a special episode for Matt as he talks with his 16 year old Daughter. We discuss how it it is growing up in a family that is in ministry. Mary Paige will talk about the frustrations of seeing two different worlds and hearing stories of people that have and have not as a teenager. We hope you will enjoy her raw and real stories of her turmoil with her own walk with God and how she had to f...

Today we bring you a story of victory, defeat, and love. We talk with Quincy about his time at Ransom and then we follow up with where he is now. We hope you will learn that people will not always make good choices but that does not excuse us from caring. I love Quincy and will always consider him a friend. Never give up and never stop caring for others. Even when they don't do what you think they...

Today we talk with Johnnie Rodgers. We met Johnnie through a partner of ours and I am so glad we did. I think you will enjoy our conversation with Johnnie about his life growing up in Grand Bay Alabama, Being in the navy and being married for over thirty years. Join me as we walk through his life and hear of his victories and his struggles. If you want to know more about Ransom ministries go to ww...

Today we finish up our 4 episode series on our Ransom Reprogram Curriculum. In this stage we talk about relaunching into the workforce and stepping towards our goals. This class talks about work culture and also a biblical look at starting a job. We hope you have enjoyed this walk through Ransom Reprogram. All of us need to remember and keep learning what it takes to be a great employee and an eve...

This is our 3rd episode that we are walking through the Ransom Reprogram Curriculum. This stage is what we tell our students is looking through the windshield and a place to start dreaming of what could be. Matt will walk you through the classes and the reasons for each part of the teachings. We hope you will enjoy this and if you want to find out more about Ransom Ministries go to www.ransomminis...

Last week we talked about the repair stage of Ransom Reprogram. Today we will talk about the rebuilding stage. This is the stage that we learn about being the ideal employee, Goal Setting, Vision Boards, Vocational planning, Resume Writing and Mock Interviewing. Matt will go through the process of Rebuilding what crime and addiction has taken away. If you want to learn more about our programs go t...

Throughout the first 31 episodes our guests talked about the how Ransom Reprogram has affected them. We decided to take your through some of the classroom material that has had lasting effects on those that not only go through it but also teach it. Today we will go through the first 5 chapters and let you experience a little of that they do in these classes. We hope you enjoy this episode as much...

Todays episode is a real and raw story from Brandy. She is a participant in this Reprogram class and was part of last weeks episode "Story Day" We really felt her story needed to stand alone. We know it will open your eyes to how trauma can effect you for the rest of your live. For more information on Ransom Ministries check out all our social media accounts as well as www.ransomministries.com

This episode is going to be a little different. Each group that goes through Ransom Reprogram share their story with the class. This is to help them to speak in front of people but also understand we all have a story. This time Matt was sitting in the back of the room and realized if more people could hear these stories it would change the way they look at others. We know you will be blessed by th...

Today we talk with another partner organization. We will talk to Richard Fisher the Executive Director of Waterfront Mission. We will discuss our partnership, what the mission does and how coming together lets us offer more services for individuals. We are so excited to talk about how this partnership has made both our organizations better. We have learned that we dont have to re-invent the wheel...

Today we talk with Shannon Long a counselor and leader at our partner organization Home of Grace. Over the past episodes we have heard from clients of Home of Grace that have went through Ransom Reprogram. Today we talk with Shannon about her story as well as how the Collaboration between Ransom and Home of Grace and how it has made each of these programs have better success. You will enjoy this c...