The Leighann McCoy Podcast

In this episode of the Leanne McCoy podcast, Leighann and Lori Hatcher discuss the challenges and truths surrounding parenting prodigals. Lori shares her personal journey and insights, emphasizing the importance of prayer, God's sovereignty, and the hope of redemption. They explore six key truths for parents of prodigals, including the understanding that God weeps for those who stray, the reality...

In this engaging conversation, Leighann McCoy interviews James Banks, a pastor and bestselling author, about the transformative power of prayer, especially in the context of parenting prodigals. They discuss personal stories, the importance of community support, and the role of faith in navigating difficult times. James shares insights on spiritual warfare, the significance of relational prayer, a...

In this conversation, Lisa Cooke shares her journey as a parent of a prodigal child, discussing the challenges and experiences that shaped her understanding of parenting, faith, and community perception. She reflects on her family's ministry background, the signs of struggle she initially overlooked, and the impact of mental health on her son's life. Lisa emphasizes the importance of prayer and ma...

In this conversation, Phil Waldrep shares his insights on parenting prodigals, discussing the emotional burden parents face, the importance of unconditional love, and the necessity of tough love. He emphasizes the need for parents to overcome guilt and offers six principles to guide them through the challenges of raising children who stray from their faith. Phil also highlights the significance of...

In this episode of the Leighann McCoy Podcast, Leighann shares her journey of parenting prodigals, detailing the challenges and heartaches faced as her children made choices that diverged from their family's faith. She reflects on the picture-perfect life they once had, the turning point when her daughter Mikel made life-altering decisions, and the ongoing journey of healing and redemption. Le...

In this podcast you will meet Megan Jones. Megan is first a wife and mother; she’s enjoying farm life, and they don’t talk about it in the podcast but she and her husband have started  Calvary Cattle Company  where you can purchase beef from them! But she’s on the podcast today because of HER podcast,  As for My House . This is the place where Megan shares her love for Jesus, for God’s Word and fo...

In this week’s podcast episode I’m sharing an interview with one of them, Heather Teague. Heather is just a year older than my eldest child, and I had the privilege of teaching her in what we Southern Baptists call GA’s (Girls in Action). GA’s is a great missions education program many of our churches still offer to young girls. I like to think that GA’s had a big impact on Heather’s life. Today s...

Audra is a mom to 5 beautiful kids, 2 boys and 3 girls, and just last month she added a daughter in law. She’s a teacher, an encourager, a cancer survivor, and a griever. Several years ago, I would have introduced Audra as a pastor’s wife. But today, she is a pastor’s widow. That’s what she calls herself as she grieves honestly and faithFULLy on all her social media platforms in a way that is posi...

In today’s podcast you will meet Evelyn Sherwood. Evelyn is a pastor’s wife from Indiana who has written two beautiful books specifically for people who need to be encouraged by the goodness of God when their lives might be falling apart. You’re going to love hearing about what was going on in Evelyn’s life that led her to create these books. Then, just for you we’ve created a link on Leighann’s w...

Fasting is a spiritual discipline and for those who follow Christ, it’s as mysterious and powerful as prayer—maybe more so! In this episode, Leighann shares what fasting is and how powerful her recent experience with a 40-Day fast was.

This is perhaps one of Leighann's most vulnerable episodes. She shares how she's making sense of her suffering, and how you can too!! Scripture you want to underline are these: Jeremiah 9:23-24 Romans 5:3-5

Join Leighann for this interview with Gayla Parker. What a fascinating woman!! You will enjoy her warmth and candor as she and Leighann discuss the challenge and opportunity to share the love of Jesus with people deconstructing their faith. Check out Gayla's book Active Compassion

In this episode, I am interviewing Casey Merrifield and we are discussing deconstruction. The conversation began in a webinar I was invited to at Lifeway Christian Resources. Their You Lead Webinars included an episode on Deconstruction in March 2024. That's where Casey and I met. We had this conversation soon there-after (just before my own life spun me for a loop) and I am now returning to s...

As part of our Spicy Grannies series we are visiting with Bathsheba today. This episode is for any woman who's ever felt exploited in any way--it's also for women who've been undone and wonder if anyone cares. God cares!! He knows you, He loves you, and He rewards your resilience. Let's see why Bathsheba made her way into Matthew's genealogy of Jesus.

We're spending some time with Jesus' Spicy Grannies; these are the women Matthew included in Jesus' genealogy (scandalous for him to include them), and discovering just how surprising God is!! This episode is all about Rahab, a prostitute whose people were enemies of Israel.

As we take a deep dive into Genesis 3, we see how Satan charms us to give him access to our lives. And although our disobedience results in consequences far out of our control. God has made a way for us to be redeemed through His Son, Jesus. If you'd like to participate in the Bible study that goes along with these episodes you can download this week's notes here: Eve: Charm'd by Forbi...

During this 6 part series of podcasts, we are going to discover that the world has absolutely nothing that can even begin to compare with what God has for us. By studying the examples of women in the Bible we will learn to recognize the deceptive “charms” that the devil dangles in front of us and then develop spiritual disciplines that will enable us to hold out for God’s best. My prayer is that w...

In this episode Leighann shares some "behind the scenes" reflections on her (and her husband Tom's) recent transition out of 35 years as senior pastor and wife at Thompson Station Church. Learn about her exciting new ministry adventure at Hope4America.us and hear about Charm'd, the new series coming up on the Leighann McCoy podcast.

Leighann never set out to learn so much about deconstruction but when her own daughter began the tumultuous journey, she was motivated to dig deep in hopes of reconnecting with her. On this episode (that completes our series on deconstruction), Leighann's daughter, Selah Standish share her candid response to Leighann's previous 3 episodes. Selah and Leighann are starting a new podcast toge...

Leighann never set out to learn so much about deconstruction but when her own daughter began the tumultuous journey, she was motivated to dig deep in hopes of reconnecting with her. On this episode (that completes our series on deconstruction), Leighann's daughter, Selah Standish share her candid response to Leighann's previous 3 episodes. Selah and Leighann are starting a new podcast toge...

In this final episode of the 3-part series where Leighann discusses deconstruction, she shares how loving a person who's deconstructing their faith affects you. This episode is for the parent, friend, sibling, spouse or other person who used to share the Christian faith with someone who is deconstructing their faith. Books mentioned are: A Visual Guide to the Bible: Seeing and Knowing God’s Wo...

In this episode Leighann shares 5 cultural realities that impact deconstruction; then tells you the two reasons people choose to deconstruct their faith; and what we can do in response to them. This episode isn't for the person deconstructing their faith but rather for the person who loves them. This is part 1 of a 3 part series.

We wrap up our conversation with Mikel and Kaleigh in this episode. The girls give pastors and their wives some great advice and encouragement and then they share what they would tell their younger selves and what they want to say to other PKs. We had such a good time recording these episodes that we will probably have some more conversations in the future. ENJOY!

In this episode Mikel and Kaleigh give ministry parents advice on how to create safe space for their children to process and develop their own faith in the messy middle of the ministry home.

In this episode Mikel and Kaleigh continue sharing their experiences of growing up in the ministry. Their honest reflections present a challenge to the church. Let's take Jesus' words to heart when He exhorted us to love each other well, don't forget that He said the world would know we are His disciples by how we love one another.