RESGEN Giving Life Podcast

Tom’s guest for episode 44 is a friend who recently began his second term as the Mayor of Sioux Falls. Paul TenHaken is a husband, a father, a devoted a follower of Christ and an entrepreneur who, after starting and running a successful marketing company for 10 years, threw his hat in the political arena. In this episode of The RESGEN Giving Life Podcast, Tom and Paul discuss his personal faith jo...

Tom’s guest for the Season Two Finale is a friend who is entering his 10th year of being the head football coach at Augustana University. Jerry Olszewski is a husband, a father, a devoted follower of Christ, and has been coaching young men in both football, and in life for over 25 years. In this episode of The RESGEN Giving Life Podcast, Tom and Coach O discuss his personal faith journey and how h...

Tom’s guest today has been his friend and pastor for 11 years. Jeff Wheeler is a husband, father, and grandfather and has served as the Lead Pastor of Central Church in Sioux Falls, SD for over 12 years. In this episode of The RESGEN Giving Life Podcast, Jeff discusses what he learned about himself after completing the 360-Degree Leadership Assessment and shares why prayer should be more of a focu...

Bernie Schock is a husband, father, grandfather and author who has been teaching the Bible for over 40 years. His son Nathan, is a husband, father and speaker who is the co-founder and president of FiveFour – a company that helps businesses grow, by growing their people . On this episode of The RESGEN Giving Life Podcast, Tom, Bernie and Nathan discuss a range of topics including how Bernie has re...

Dan LaRock is a husband, a father, and a Principle and Shareholder with HUB Great Plains. He and his wife, Marie, are also the founders of Rock Ranch, a non-profit ministry that provides horsemanship training, riding lessons, senior programming and mental health counseling in a natural, Christ-filled setting.     On this episode of The RESGEN Giving Life Podcast, Tom and Dan discuss how he process...

Jon Skudlarek is a husband, father, follower and a regional supervisor for Tradehome Shoes, a shoe store that has locations all over the country, and that has been in business for over 100 years.   On this episode of The RESGEN Giving Life Podcast, Tom and Jon discuss what it looks like out our faith in the workplace, how we can move away from a transactional mindset in our relationships (especial...

Clay Scroggins is a husband, father, author and devoted follower of Jesus. For the past 20 years, Clay has served in many pastoral roles at North Point Ministries in Atlanta, GA, and is now devoting is full time attention to both speaking and writing. On this episode of The Giving Life Podcast, Tom and Clay talk about 4 simple habits we can do to quiet the noise in our world, leaving something sta...

Sam Acho is a 9-year NFL veteran and current ESPN sports analyst. He is also an author, a two-time Walter Payton man of the year nominee, and the founder and president of Athletes for Justice. Most importantly, he is a husband, a father, and a devoted follower of Christ. On this episode of the RESGEN Giving Life Podcast, RESGEN Founder Tom Henderson and Sam talk about a lot of great stuff includin...

Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley have been married for 29 years and have 4 kids. Greg serves as the vice president of Marriage at Focus on the Family, and Erin is a licensed professional counselor and the strategic spokesperson for Focus on the Family’s marriage ministry. On this episode of RESGEN’s Giving Life Podcast, Greg, Erin and I talk about, you guessed it, marriage – specifically, we talk about t...

Jason Romano was an Emmy-Award winning Producer at ESPN for 17 years and is currently the host of the Sports Spectrum podcast, where he interviews athletes, coaches and others in the world of sports about their faith in Christ. On this episode of The Giving Life Podcast, Tom and Jason talk about some of his favorite stories from his time at ESPN, the biggest hurdles he had to jump over in order to...

Jason VanRuler is a counselor, coach and speaker who owns Solomon Recovery, a private practice specializing in the treatment of intimacy, trauma and transitional concerns. On this episode of The Giving Life Podcast, Tom and Jason discuss the most common relational issues couples are facing today and how to overcome them, how we can build resiliency in our kids so they are better prepared for being...

Jeremy Brown is a husband, a father, and the founder of Throne Publishing – a company that has published over 400 books and whose mission is to empower people to tell their stories.  On this episode of The Giving Life Podcast, Tom and Jeremy talk about how we can successfully lead our families through times of difficulty and crisis, how hard times, if we allow them, can help us become better husba...

Dennis Thum is a husband, father, and grandfather, who has invested over 30 years of his life into the lives of thousands of college students as the campus pastor of the University of Sioux Falls.  On this episode of The Giving Life Podcast, Tom and Dennis discuss some of the most significant changes he has seen in college students over the last three decades, how men can wrestle with and figure o...

Coach Bob Young is a husband, father, grandfather, mentor for countless men, and the former head coach of the University of Sioux Falls Cougar football team – a team that he led to 6 undefeated seasons, 13 conference championships, and 1 national championship. On this episode of The Giving Life Podcast, Tom and Bob talk about his passion for helping the young men he coached throughout his 22 years...

David Fergen is a friend of Tom's who first committed his life to Christ over 20 years ago. After graduating from college, while working in youth ministry, David fell into sexual sin which ended up dissolving, not only his ministry, but his marriage and other relationships as well.  On this episode of The Giving Life Podcast, David and Tom discuss the restoration that took place his life – bo...

Walt Mueller is the founder and president of the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding and has been working with young people and families for over 35 years. He is also an internationally recognized speaker and a prolific author on contemporary youth culture.   On this episode of The Giving Life Podcast, Walt and Tom talk about this ever-changing culture and the impact it is having on teens and fa...

  Rich Merkouris is a husband, father, and pastor. He also serves on the board of Empower Sioux Falls – an organization focused on uniting ministries and churches in order to better meet the needs of those in poverty. On this episode of The Giving Life Podcast, Tom and Rich discuss what we may not understand about poverty and those that struggle with it, the difference between a “hand out” and a “...

Rob Loane is a husband, a father, an author and the president of VantagePoint3 - a ministry that is focused on helping people discover who God is, who they are and what God desires to do through them. On this episode of The Giving Life Podcast, which is part two of the series, Rob and Tom focus their conversation on friendship – both with God and with others. They also talk about the importance of...

Rob Loane is a husband, a father, an author and the president of VantagePoint3 - a ministry that is focused on helping people discover who God is, who they are and what God desires to do through them. On this episode of The Giving Life Podcast, which is part one of a two-part series, Rob and Tom focus their conversation on mentorship – what it is and what it isn’t, why it is so important, and why...

Nate Blaylock is a husband, father, Certified Life and Recovery Coach and follower of Christ. In 2020, he and his wife Maggie launched Known Counseling Services where they provide counseling and coaching to individuals and couples with the goal of restoration, healing, and intimacy. On this episode of RESGEN’s Giving Life Podcast, Nate tells his story of how pornography almost destroyed his marria...

Maggie and Nate Blaylock have been married for 15 years and have 3 kids ages 11, 9, and 5. Maggie is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Certified Sexual Addictions Therapist (CSAT) and a Certified Multiple Addictions Therapist. Nate is a Certified Life and Recovery Coach. In 2020, they launched Known Counseling Services where they provide counseling and coaching to individuals and couples with t...

Jason Wilson is a husband, a father, an author and the founder and CEO of the Yunion, a non-profit youth development organization in Detroit Michigan. As an expert in Emotional Stability Training®, he teaches males how to introspectively confront and conquer their negative emotions with composure. On this episode of RESGEN’s Giving Life Podcast, Jason and Tom discuss how we can both deal and heal...

Message from Tom on the wrap of Season 1 and plans for Season 2! The Giving Life Podcast: Conversations about being a man whose life in Christ gives life to others. Watch the video version on youtube -  youtu.be/07OqLoshx5Y More info about Restoration Generation - www.resgen.org

 Terry Liggins is the founder of the Hurdle Life Coach Foundation and a founding member and advocate of the SD Coalition for Justice and and Equity. On this episode of The Giving Life Podcast, Terry and Tom visit about how overcoming hurdles in his own life, including moving 17 times prior to the age of 18 and surviving neighborhoods saturated with drugs, violence and gangs paved the way for him t...

Rick Melmer has been a teacher, a superintendent of schools in 3 states, the dean of education for the University of South Dakota and the Secretary of Education for the State of South Dakota. He is also the founder of Leadership South Dakota – a highly respected program that trains individuals for leadership positions at the community, state and national levels. On this episode of The Giving Life...