The Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob Stout

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Drug abuse has always been a game of Russian roulette, but the Fentanyl crisis is a completely different thing. Today on The Next Stage Podcast for Men, Rob Stout talks to Pat Stanton about his harrowing journey of nearly losing his son to a Fentanyl overdose, and his family's road to recovery. This is a special edition of The Next Stage, where we will focus on the importa...

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 Today, many in the church are keenly aware of the masculine crisis, where a generation of men have been shamed for masculinity. Many churches want to respond by starting their own men's ministry but struggle to understand where to begin and how to sustain it. Today on The Next Stage Podcast , Rob Stout sits down with Tristan Johnson, founder and Executive Director of Elite...

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 Most men have "people" in their lives but few have what can truly be regarded as brotherhood, the kind of guy who is there when a marriage falls apart, the deployment orders arrive, or the 2 am crisis hits. Today, Rob Stout is talking with Pastor Matt Winter at Mission Hills Church in Littleton, Colorado. Matt and his team are coaching men on how to carefully choose and cul...

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Does a man need a church? Brad Edwards thinks so and last year wrote a book called The Reasons for Church, earning Christianity Today's Book of the Year 2025 award, which is no small accomplishment for a first-time author. Brad is the Lead Pastor at The Table Church, a small Presbyterian church plant in Lafayette, Colorado, where Rob Stout interviewed Brad live on location....

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 Shame sabotages men. Shame destroys a man's sense of worth and effective leadership by shifting his inner narrative from "I did something wrong" to "I am something wrong," which undermines confidence, clarity, and courage. Instead of leading from conviction, he operates from fear of exposure, failure, or rejection. Today's guest is Craig Glass, who leads Peregrine Ministr...

Episode 57: Our Foster Care Crisis Is and Isn't What You Think Published April 1, 2026 James 1:27 says, "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." This includes foster care for the 400,000 children in the United States that do not have permanent homes, and Mark Gomez...

Episode 56 Introduction Is comfort killing you? Of course, Comfort feels comfortable, but when does comfort become hazardous, even deadly to a man's identity and purpose. That's what Rob Stout is talking about today, along with Pastor Kurt Pressler of Trinity Church in Edwards Colorado, about an hour west of Denver, deep in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. Welcome to The Next Stage – a podcast that...

Ep 55 Dr. Jeff Paschall   Wednesday, March 18, 2026 Athletic formation is excellent for training youth in grit and hard work, but is there something missing? Today, we're talking about rightly ordering our kids' development and specifically we're talking about youth and sports. Why and How does a dad rightly order the kids' sports and spiritual formation? Dr. Jeff Paschall is the senior pastor of...

Ep 54 JP De Gance   Wednesday, March 4, 2026 Marriage is tough, and anybody who makes it five minutes past the honeymoon knows what that's about. That's why we're excited about a new national ministry coming alongside churches to help couples not only stay married, but even enjoy it! Welcome to The Next Stage – a podcast that helps you live a life of purpose born out of a deep sense of your identi...

Ep 53 Jeremiah Shaw   Wednesday, February 18, 2026 Most leaders don't get stuck because they lack skill. Instead, they get stuck because they don't understand who they are at the core of their identity and purpose, and this has ramifications at home and work. Today, Rob Stout is talking to Jeremiah Shaw, who serves as a leadership coach, consultant, and executive mentor focused on helping leaders...

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 What is work? Sadly, many in the church either hate their job or worship it, but the Bible has a completely different take. Whether you're in a kitchen, in an office, on a court, on a microphone, in a trench, or in a pulpit, today we're talking about work. Whose idea was this, anyway ? Today, Rob Stout is talking to Dr. Ross Chapman, CEO of the Denver Institute for Fait...

January 21, 2025 The Apostle Paul taught that becoming a greater man meant growing in character attributes like love, patience, self-control, and more. Where should a man begin ? Today, Rob Stout is talking to Nirup Alphonse about a man's daily disciplines . Nirup is the lead pastor at LifeGate Church in Denver, Colorado and teaches men to catch a vision for their lives by practice a few key daily...

January 7, 2025 Is masculinity toxic? As a child abuse survivor in the 1960s, Nancy Pearcey fled from her father's toxic masculinity. But 50 years later, the wife and mother of two sons has concluded that our culture today is at war with the wrong enemy. In her most recent book, The Toxic War on Masculinity, Pearcey argues from academic and public social science data that the toxic masculinity we...

December 17, 2025 "Lord, teach us to pray." That's what the disciples asked of Jesus and 2,000 years later, men are still coming to a point in their lives where they realize that they need a prayer life, but we often feel ill equipped. Today, our guest is Dr. Jeff Hoffmeyer, who has pondered, lectured, and written much about the subject of cultivating a prayer life. He serves Vice President at the...

November 19, 2025 Welcome to The Next Stage podcast for men with Rob Stout. This is episode 46 and today Rob talks about how men can think about how to do holidays on purpose, rather than in panic. Whether you are at the gym, on a flight, driving to an appointment, or just chilling out, this podcast is a resource to help get you to the next level, welcome to The Next Stage. Resources mentioned in...

Ep 45   Ultimate Success - Part 4 - Hollis Hunt, Part 2 October 29, 2025 Welcome to The Next Stage podcast for men with Rob Stout. This is episode 45 and today Rob is concluding an interview with Hollis Hunt, Executive Pastor at Grace Place Church in Berthoud, Colorado. We're concluding a series on finding Ultimate Success. Whether you are at the gym, on a flight, driving to an appointment, or jus...

Ep 44   Ultimate Success - Part 4 - With Special Guest Hollis Hunt October 15, 2025 Welcome to The Next Stage podcast for men with Rob Stout. This is episode 44 and today Rob is in the midst of a series called Ultimate Success and today's show focuses on the importance of a man to discover and define his life purpose. Today's guest is Hollis Hunt, Executive Pastor at Grace Place church in Berthoud...

Ep 43   "Ultimate Success" – Part 3 October 1, 2025 Welcome to The Next Stage podcast for men with Rob Stout. This is episode 43 and today Rob is in the midst of a series called Ultimate Success and today's show focuses on the importance of a man to discover and define his life purpose. Whether you are at the gym, on a flight, driving to an appointment, or just chilling out, this podcast is a reso...

Welcome to Episode 42 of The Next Stage Podcast for Men with Rob Stout. We're in the middle of a series called Ultimate Success – The Transformation that every man needs, and we're talking with author and speaker Josh Sosa. The goals of this series are three-fold. ·        First, we're going to l ook at the ways in which men work to achieve success. ·        Second, we're going to dig into how tha...

You're aiming for success, but do you know how to define that success? The world has its definitions of success and some of them are legitimate. God charged man in Genesis 1:28 with the responsibility to fill, subdue, and rule and one of the ways we know we're doing this effectively enough is by measuring income and bank accounts. When a man cares only about that one metric, however, he is at best...

August 20, 2025 Rob is in the last episode in a series on the Five Critical Challenges facing every man. Beginning in Episode 37, Rob talked about Surrendering life to God, then pursuing a career, relational integrity, and marriage. Today in Episode 40, Rob concludes this series with the challenge for a man to manage his sexuality for the life-affirming glory and joy that God intended. Whether you...

Ep 39   Five Critical Challenges Facing Men Today -Part 3 – Sexuality and Relationships August 6, 2025 Today Rob is in part three in a series on the Five Critical Challenges facing every man. In Episode 37, Rob talked about Surrendering life to God and then experiencing the new blessing of purpose and life-calling that you get with that surrender. In Episode 38, Rob talked about a man's challenge...

July 23, 2025 Today Rob is in part two in a series on the Five Critical Challenges facing every man. In episode 37 he talked about the challenges of the man's willingness to Surrender his life to God and the Purpose that results from that surrender. Today, Rob is talking about challenge number three, which is rightly understanding one's career. While the culture teaches us that manning up means ki...

July 9, 2025 Every man faces five critical challenges in life. Today is the first of a two-part series in which Rob talks about Surrender and Purpose. On July 23, Rob will plumb the scriptures for insights on Career, Relationships, and Sexuality. For questions or comments about today's show email Rob directly at TheNextStage@SherpaUnlimited.com . Podcast Platforms YouTube : https://www.youtube.com...

June 25, 2025 Where do you go for strength when your world shakes? Today Rob Stout observes some lessons from Psalm 46: (1) Run into the storm. (2) Go BIG with God. (3) Grab ON to the power of what God does. Podcast Platforms YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@SherpaUnlimited Apple Podcast : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-stage-podcast-by-sherpa 5280 /id1726070899 Spotify [CM1]   :...