The Next Stage Podcast by Sherpa Unlimited with host Rob Stout

Ep 35 Father's Day - Why Dads Matter with guest Justin Morgan May 28, 2024 Men, are you optional? We live in a confused time where the culture is arguing that maleness and femaleness are mere social constructs, which effectively renders men and women as meaningless categories. Men, you are not optional, and on this special Fathers Day edition of The Next Stage, Rob Stout welcomes back long time fr...

May 28, 2024 SUMMARY What does it mean to be half-baked? On the outside, that loaf of bread is hot and brown, but inside, its still wet, slimy, and unhealthy to eat. In our day there are a lot of notions and caricatures about manhood that pose as fresh bread but on the inside they are not only wet, slimy. They're even dangerous. Today on The Next Stage podcast for men, host Rob Stout talks about s...

May 14, 2025 What happens when the older generation in your life passes on? Maybe your dad is gone, or maybe your mom. Or maybe uncles, aunts, or leaders in your church or community are gone, and people now look to you for leadership. For Joshua, this happened when Moses died, and God pressed into Joshua and said, "here's your personal battle plan. Be strong and courageous." Today on The Next Stag...

Ep 32 What Really Matters part 6, True Identity with Steve Roskamp PUB Date – Wednesday, April 30, 2025 SUMMARY "My past does not define me" is a popular phrase. It seems when times are good, we don't mind being defined as successful, the go-to-guy, or the GOAT – the greatest of all time. We don't see Michael Jordan brandishing his pair of three-peat national championship rings and defensively sho...

Wednesday, April 16, 2025. In Episode 31 The Next Stage podcast for men wrestles with this big idea: how can a man living intentionally instead reacting to urgencies and emergencies? Today, Rob Stout interviews Jonathan McGinley , founder of Intentional Man and host of the Intentional Man podcast based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Jonathan McGinley shares a story of deep pain and loss through his se...

Wednesday, April 2, 2025.  In Episode 30 The Next Stage podcast for men wrestles with this big idea: there is an art and craft of resting. Today, Rob recalls recently needing spiritual rest, and he walks through a process of meditating through the psalms, specifically Psalm 91. To some men, the psalms of the Old Testament might seem like just fluffy poetry, but for battle-weary men like Moses and...

In Episode 29 The Next Stage podcast for men wrestles with this big idea: Loneliness Kills. Studies have shown that America's wealth has ironically created an epidemic of loneliness and isolation that is helping spike suicides and a host of social pathologies with deadly impacts. According to the Rochester Health Report, only 27 percent of men have only six close friends, and 50 percent report hav...

The Next Stage Episode 28 Show Notes Wednesday, March 5, 2025.   In Episode 28 we wrestle with this big idea: The hard truth is that we live in a soft generation that is waiting for us to "Rak Chazak Amats" – to be strong and courageous. For more information about today's show or to book personal time with host Rob Stout, visit www. Sherpa5280.com , or email TheNextStage@Sherpa5280.com .   Podcast...

The Next Stage Episode 27 Show Notes Wednesday, February 19, 2025.   In Episode 27 we wrestle with this big idea: the man who pursues living a life WITH God, not just FOR God, will receive everything else FROM God. For more information about today's show or to book personal time with host Rob Stout, visit www. Sherpa5280.com , or email TheNextStage@Sherpa5280.com .   Podcast Platforms: YouTube: ht...

The Next Stage Episode 26 Show Notes   Wednesday, February 5, 2025.   In this episode, Rob Stout talks about the four critical pillars of a strong life. For more information about today's show or to book personal time with host Rob Stout, visit www. Sherpa5280.com , or email TheNextStage@Sherpa5280.com .     About Sherpa5280 Personal Coaching for Men   Imagine climbing a mountain and gradually dis...

The Next Stage Episode 25 Show Notes   Wednesday, December 25, 2024.   In this episode, The Next Stage podcast for men continues an exploration about how every image of God is called to live like a king. Goodbye to "Hakuna Matata." The Freedom From Porn series is dedicated to breaking free from the addiction of pornography. For more information about today's show or to book personal time with host...

The Next Stage Episode 24 Show Notes   Wednesday, December 11, 2024.   In this episode, The Next Stage podcast for men continues an exploration about how an addiction to pornography starts with sobriety. Episode 24 is the second part of a two-episode interview with Dan Foote, retired pastor from Flatirons Community Church in Denver, Colorado. The Freedom From Porn series is dedicated to breaking f...

The Next Stage Episode 23 Show Notes   Wednesday, November 27, 2024.   In this episode, The Next Stage podcast for men continues an exploration about how an addiction to pornography starts with sobriety. Episode 23 is part of a series dedicated to breaking free from the addiction of pornography. For more information about today's show or to book personal time with host Rob Stout, visit www. Sherpa...

The Next Stage Episode 21 Show Notes   Wednesday, October 30, 2024.   In this episode, The Next Stage podcast for men continues an exploration about how an addiction to pornography is grounded in a poorly developed "core." Episode 22 is part of a series dedicated to breaking free from the addiction of pornography. For more information about today's show or to book personal time with host Rob Stout...

The Next Stage Episode 21 Show Notes Wednesday, October 16, 2024. In this episode, The Next Stage podcast for men continues an exploration about how an addiction to pornography is grounded in complex family dynamics. Today, host Rob Stout leads in an exercise called escaping the triangle , where a triangle represents the ideal relationship that each person has with his or her mother and father. Go...

The Next Stage Episode 20 Show Notes   Wednesday, October 2, 2024.   In this episode, The Next Stage podcast for men considers how an addiction to pornography is grounded in complex family dynamics, and often due to rigid family structures. Understanding your story around porn, understanding what was back there and how you got where you are today can help you lead you out of its trap, but you have...

The Next Stage Episode 18 Show Notes Wednesday, September 18, 2024.  As a youth, Mark Brende could not have known his fascination with pornography could eventually lead to abusing prostituted women, even as far away as Thailand. Today, Mark helps lead an organization dedicated to rescuing both women and men from exploitation industries including sex trafficking. On today's show, Mark talks about a...

The Next Stage Episode 18 Show Notes Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Are men simply looking for a sexual outlet in pornography, or is porn just a symptom of a deeper unfilled need in a man's soul? Today, Mark Brende of iEmpathize.org shares a story about meeting a former prostitute who now helps prostitutes leave the industry, and she shared some stunning insights about why men came to her; it wasn'...

The Next Stage Episode 17 Show Notes Wednesday, August 21, 2024. As a youth, Mark Brende could not have known his fascination with pornography could eventually lead to abusing prostituted women in Thailand but as a college student in the 1990s, his life changed forever when a pimp arranged for his meeting a woman in a Thai hotel. "I get to this hotel room and this girl, she's there," Mark told The...

The Next Stage Episode 16 Show Notes Wednesday, August 7, 2024. How does an addict kick quit pornography? According to the gospel of comedian Bob Newhart, " Just stop it ." For the rest of us, modern neuroscience offers a trove of new insight about brain chemistry and how men can break free from addiction. Today is the fourth installment in a series focusing on breaking free from pornography and R...

The Next Stage Episode 14 Show Notes Wednesday, July 10, 2024. If you're going to conquer an addiction to pornography, what's your strategy? Today on The Next Stage, Rob Stout talks about getting involved in a Sherpa Freedom Group. Today is the second installment of a four-part series on breaking free from an addiction to pornography. For more information or to book personal time with host Rob Sto...

Show Notes Wednesday, June 26, 2024 . Have you ever gone to Vegas with a plan to bet against the odds with the full expectation to double your wealth? Men do this every day, where they bet on pornography being innocent and harmless, but the odds say otherwise; porn use dramatically increases the likelihood of life's bad things and decrease life's good things. With porn, there is no good bet. Today...

Show Notes Life is full of surprises but we try our best to avoid getting ambushed by the unexpected. Whether it's a company's poor sales report, an scout reporting an enemy's front line maneuvers, or an oncologist calling about the test results, we want advance notice. We want an advance report from somebody who has "been there" and for Rob Stout, that meant befriending a man like Dallas Plese, w...

Show Notes Ideally, a boy wants to grow up to be just like dad. For Joe Bahr, growing up means avoiding almost everything that resembled his dad. How do men grow out of generational bondage to bad stuff and into the good habits and routines that make for good husbands and fathers? Today, Rob Stout interviews Joe Bahr who is learning to carve out the new normal for him, his wife, and his children....