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  • Episode 70 - STEP NINE | Making Amends Without Making a Mess + Original Song "My Side of the Street"

    Episode 70 - STEP NINE | Making Amends Without Making a Mess + Original Song "My Side of the Street"
    2025/12/17
    Episode 70 - STEP NINE | Making Amends Without Making a Mess + Original Song "My Side of the Street"

    Making amends sounds simple—until you actually do it. In this episode, we move beyond talking about Step 9 and step into the harder work of doing it wisely. We explore how even sincere apologies can cause more harm when they’re driven by guilt, image management, or the need for closure. Through a personal story, three “Imagine a Pastor” scenarios, and Scripture, this conversation helps pastors understand the difference between managing our conscience and truly owning our part. Step 9 isn’t about fixing relationships or securing forgiveness.
    It’s about taking responsibility without controlling the outcome. We’ll talk about:
    • Why some amends make things worse instead of better
    • How to own your side of the street without reopening wounds
    • When silence and changed behavior are the most loving response
    • Why peace comes from obedience—not resolution
    The episode closes with an original, acoustic song, “My Side of the Street,” reflecting the quiet surrender that comes when we do our part and place the rest in God’s hands.

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pastors-in-recovery--6262503/support.

    Connect with Jon and find hope for your own recovery journey:

    🌐 www.pastorsinrecovery.com
    📧 pastorsinrecovery@gmail.com
    ▶️ YouTube: youtube.com/@pastorsinrecovery
    🎵 Also visit Jon’s music channel, youtube.com/@CrashingLyrics, to hear more songs featured in the podcast. Just go to Playlists and look for Pastors in Recovery.
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    12 分
  • Episode 69 - STEP EIGHT | Owning the Damage I’ve Done + Original Song "The Bubbleator"

    Episode 69 - STEP EIGHT | Owning the Damage I’ve Done + Original Song "The Bubbleator"
    2025/12/10
    Episode 69 - STEP EIGHT | Owning the Damage I’ve Done + Original Song "The Bubbleator"

    In this episode, we step into one of the most challenging and freeing moments of recovery: learning to own the damage we’ve caused. For many pastors, it’s easier to talk about what happened to us than to look honestly at what has happened through us. Step Eight calls us to step out of our self-protective bubble, stop justifying our patterns, and let God show us the people we’ve hurt along the way. We talk about:

    • How pride and unconfessed sin build a “Bubblelator” around our hearts
    • Why Step Four is necessary before Step Eight
    • How patterns form—and why we can’t heal what we keep defending
    • What David teaches us when he finally said, “I have sinned against the Lord”
    • Two stories of pastors who discovered freedom by seeing the truth
    • Why this step is not about shame, but about clarity and healing

    This episode is an invitation to step into the light, experience the grace of honesty, and allow the Holy Spirit to lead you toward real amends, real healing, and real change.

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pastors-in-recovery--6262503/support.

    Connect with Jon and find hope for your own recovery journey:

    🌐 www.pastorsinrecovery.com
    📧 pastorsinrecovery@gmail.com
    ▶️ YouTube: youtube.com/@pastorsinrecovery
    🎵 Also visit Jon’s music channel, youtube.com/@CrashingLyrics, to hear more songs featured in the podcast. Just go to Playlists and look for Pastors in Recovery.
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    13 分
  • Episode 68 - STEP SEVEN | Letting God Heal the Pastor, Not the Performer

    Episode 68 - STEP SEVEN | Letting God Heal the Pastor, Not the Performer
    2025/12/03
    Episode 68 - STEP SEVEN | Letting God Heal the Pastor, Not the Performer

    Today we talk about the crash that almost every pastor knows but rarely admits—the moment after the sermon when the anointing fades, the adrenaline stops, and the real battle begins. You’ve prayed. You’ve preached. God has moved.

    But when the house grows quiet… the worries return.
    The pain you’ve carried comes back.
    The temptations you thought were gone show up again.
    And the enemy whispers, “You’re failing.” But you’re not.
    You’re human.

    And God is inviting you into something deeper than image management—He wants to heal the pastor, not the performer. In this episode, we walk through why pastors hide, why the anointing doesn’t erase our humanity, and how God used imperfect people throughout Scripture—Elijah, Balaam, and even King Saul—while still calling them to transformation. This step is about dropping the act, letting God into the rooms we keep locked, and allowing His voice to shape us more than our platform does. Step 7: “I seek character change, not image management.”
    (2 Corinthians 3:18)

    If you’ve ever felt anointed one moment and broken the next… you’re not alone.
    And you’re not beyond healing.

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pastors-in-recovery--6262503/support.

    Connect with Jon and find hope for your own recovery journey:

    🌐 www.pastorsinrecovery.com
    📧 pastorsinrecovery@gmail.com
    ▶️ YouTube: youtube.com/@pastorsinrecovery
    🎵 Also visit Jon’s music channel, youtube.com/@CrashingLyrics, to hear more songs featured in the podcast. Just go to Playlists and look for Pastors in Recovery.
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    8 分
  • BONUS - Tripping Over Myself + Original Song "Tripping Over Myself"

    BONUS - Tripping Over Myself + Original Song "Tripping Over Myself"
    2025/11/26
    BONUS EPISODE — “Tripping Over Myself”

    In this bonus episode, Jon looks at the blind spots we all have — the places where we keep tripping over our own attitudes, reactions, and old patterns. Sometimes the biggest obstacle in the hallway isn’t the enemy… it’s us.

    This episode features Jon’s new original song, “Tripping Over Myself” — a throughtful track about stumbling over our own blind spots and learning to let God show us what we’ve been defending. If you’ve ever reacted too quickly, defended something that didn’t matter, or discovered your biggest struggle was actually your own stubbornness… this bonus episode will make you smile and encourage your heart. Sit back, enjoy and let God speak gently to the places you’ve been protecting.

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pastors-in-recovery--6262503/support.

    Connect with Jon and find hope for your own recovery journey:

    🌐 www.pastorsinrecovery.com
    📧 pastorsinrecovery@gmail.com
    ▶️ YouTube: youtube.com/@pastorsinrecovery
    🎵 Also visit Jon’s music channel, youtube.com/@CrashingLyrics, to hear more songs featured in the podcast. Just go to Playlists and look for Pastors in Recovery.
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    11 分
  • Episode 67 - STEP SIX | Being Willing To Change + Original Song "No More Defending"

    Episode 67 - STEP SIX | Being Willing To Change + Original Song "No More Defending"
    2025/11/19
    Episode 67 - STEP SIX | Being Willing To Change + Original Song "No More Defending"

    Step Six is where healing finally starts to take root. It’s the moment we stop defending our dysfunction and become willing for God to rewrite what we’ve been hiding. In this episode, Jon shares raw stories from his years of church planting—ministry burnout, pride, insecurity, financial pressure, and the addictions that surfaced when life got overwhelming. He also opens up about the deeper roots behind anger, shame, and the patterns that kept him stuck.

    Romans 12:2 calls us to be transformed by the renewing of our minds…but renewal begins with willingness. If you’ve been exhausted, overwhelmed, or defending habits you know are hurting you, this episode is for you. God isn’t asking for perfection—only willingness.

    Featuring the new worship song:

    🎵 “No More Defending” — a Step Six anthem about moving from hiding to healing.



    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pastors-in-recovery--6262503/support.

    Connect with Jon and find hope for your own recovery journey:

    🌐 www.pastorsinrecovery.com
    📧 pastorsinrecovery@gmail.com
    ▶️ YouTube: youtube.com/@pastorsinrecovery
    🎵 Also visit Jon’s music channel, youtube.com/@CrashingLyrics, to hear more songs featured in the podcast. Just go to Playlists and look for Pastors in Recovery.
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    11 分
  • Episode 66 – STEP FIVE | Confessing, Not Preaching + Original Song “Hats”

    Episode 66 – STEP FIVE | Confessing, Not Preaching + Original Song “Hats”
    2025/11/12
    Episode 66 – STEP FIVE | Confessing, Not Preaching + Original Song “Hats”

    In this powerful episode of Pastors in Recovery, Jon unpacks Step Five: Confessing, Not Preaching — learning to tell the truth instead of performing it. He shares honest reflections from his own ministry life — the “pastor hat,” the “church-planter hat,” and the moment he realized that the only hat that truly fits is the real-self hat. Through personal stories, relatable pastor examples, and the story of King Saul, Jon reminds us that fear of people leads to performance, but confession leads to freedom.

    This episode also features Jon’s brand-new original Suno AI-assisted song, “Hats,” a nostalgic 1920s jazz-gospel piece led by clarinet that captures the journey of taking off every mask until only the real self remains.

    🎵 Don’t preach your confession — live it.

    📖 James 5:16 — “Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed.”

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pastors-in-recovery--6262503/support.

    Connect with Jon and find hope for your own recovery journey:

    🌐 www.pastorsinrecovery.com
    📧 pastorsinrecovery@gmail.com
    ▶️ YouTube: youtube.com/@pastorsinrecovery
    🎵 Also visit Jon’s music channel, youtube.com/@CrashingLyrics, to hear more songs featured in the podcast. Just go to Playlists and look for Pastors in Recovery.

    This episode includes AI-generated content.
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    10 分
  • Episode 65 — STEP FOUR | Taking Honest Inventory + Original Song “In Your Eyes"

    Episode 65 — STEP FOUR | Taking Honest Inventory + Original Song “In Your Eyes"
    2025/11/05
    Episode 65 — STEP FOUR | Taking Honest Inventory + Original Song “In Your Eyes"

    In this episode of Pastors in Recovery, Jon Hammond walks through Step Four — Taking Honest Inventory. It’s the moment when pastors and ministry leaders stop performing and start allowing God to search beneath the surface.Through powerful stories and personal reflection, Jon shares how honesty replaces performance, how confession becomes a process, and how true freedom begins when we finally write the truth down and share it with someone we trust.

    This episode features Jon’s original Suno song, “In Your Eyes,” a tender, acoustic reflection on God’s loving presence — the One who sees us fully and still calls us His own.

    📖 Psalm 139:23–24 — “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pastors-in-recovery--6262503/support.

    Connect with Jon and find hope for your own recovery journey:

    🌐 www.pastorsinrecovery.com
    📧 pastorsinrecovery@gmail.com
    ▶️ YouTube: youtube.com/@pastorsinrecovery
    🎵 Also visit Jon’s music channel, youtube.com/@CrashingLyrics, to hear more songs featured in the podcast. Just go to Playlists and look for Pastors in Recovery.
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    14 分
  • Episode 64 — STEP THREE | Laying Down Control + Original Song “Lay It Down Again”

    Episode 64 — STEP THREE | Laying Down Control + Original Song “Lay It Down Again”
    2025/10/29
    Episode 64 — STEP THREE | Laying Down Control: Surrendering Ministry Outcomes and Personal Image + Original Song “Lay It Down Again”

    In Step Three of The Twelve Steps for a Pastor in Recovery, Jon talks about one of the hardest steps in ministry — laying down control. For many pastors, surrender doesn’t mean giving up—it means giving God back what was already His. In this honest and personal episode, Jon shares real stories from his years in ministry, the struggle between vision and surrender, and the peace that came when he finally released control of outcomes, image, and expectations. You’ll also hear how even great leaders like Moses wrestled with this step, and how learning to trust God’s leadership can lift the weight we were never meant to carry. “Letting go doesn’t mean giving up — it means giving God back what was already His.” If you’ve ever felt worn out trying to hold everything together, this episode will meet you right where you are.

    🎧 Key Themes:
    • The progressive nature of recovery — why you can’t skip steps
    • The illusion of control in ministry leadership
    • How to trust God with your image, plans, and outcomes
    • A practical tool for surrender: The Surrender List
    📖 Scripture References:
    Proverbs 3:5–6 · Isaiah 6:8 · Psalm 37:5 · Jeremiah 10:23 · Matthew 11:28–30 🎵 Original Song: “Lay It Down Again” — a soulful, country-inspired anthem about surrendering ministry control and finding peace in God’s leadership.

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pastors-in-recovery--6262503/support.

    Connect with Jon Hammond and Pastors in Recovery:

    📧 pastorsinrecovery@gmail.com
    ▶️ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@pastorsinrecovery
    📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/pastorsinrecovery

    Pastors in Recovery exists to encourage pastors and leaders to walk through recovery with honesty, humility, and hope in Jesus Christ.
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    12 分