The Crucible Project Podcast
The Crucible Project is a 501c3 nonprofit ministry that offers Christian retreats for men and women. Our mission is to ignite Christ-like change through experiences of radical honesty and grace.
Our podcasts feature interviews with people who have experienced the power of The Crucible Project. They share their stories of transformation and offer insights and advice that can help you on starting your journey of faith.
If you are looking for a podcast that will challenge, inspire, and help you grow, then the Crucible Project Podcast is for you.
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Episodes
91 episodes
Mark Dunning: Self-Worth and Validation
Mark Dunning, community leader in Green Bay, WI, shares his Crucible journey with host Andy Spell. After searching to find his self-worth through validation from others, Mark's retreat helped him discover where his true worth comes from. He sha...
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28:48
Leadership Series: James Henderson
Host Tim Rush sits down with Dr. James Henderson, missionary and co-Founder and Director of Ashrei, a center for Spiritual Formation in Mexico City to discuss cross-cultural leadership, priorities,...
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38:56
Dan Ripple: Shadows, Gold, and Blessings
After going through a period of harsh loss, Crucible Men’s Ministry Assistant Dan Ripple shares how Crucible "saved my life. It made all the difference in the world." Following his initial weekend, he participated in Crucible's two-year program...
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James Henderson on Character and Spiritual Formation
James Henderson, co-Founder and Director of Ashrei, a center for Spiritual Formation in Mexico City, shares his Crucible testimony with host Andy Spell. When asked what brought him to his Crucible ...
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32:55
Leadership Series: Roy Wooten
Leadership Series: Roy Wooten, Executive Director of The Crucible Project, sits down with host Tim Rush to discuss his leadership journey. Hear more about Roy's early days in leadership as a teenage...
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23:42
Crucible's Impact on Leadership with Dr. Dan Bouchelle
Dr. Dan Bouchelle, President and CEO of Mission Resource Network, shares with host Joy Dunning about his Crucible experience and the impact it...
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Project 5130: An Interview with Dan Holzer and Fred Macaluso
Dan Holzer and Fred Macaluso, the visionary founders of Project 5130, sit down with host Joy Dunning to share their story and mission. Based on their transformative experiences with Crucible, Da...
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Brian Smith: Integrity and Responsibility
Host Andy Spell interviews Brian Smith from the Crucible Connecticut men's community. Brian shares how Crucible helped him unearth some of the messages in his life that kept him stuck and starting to move forward. He also shares how Crucible ha...
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27:30
Multi-Generational Work in Churches and Crucible: A conversation with Jess Donovan
Jess Donovan, Crucible leader and Family Program Manager at her church in New Hampshire shares her observations on the multigenerational impact of Crucible, the intersection of Crucible and the local church, and how each generation can contribu...
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Chris Rice: Anger, Ownership, and Healing
Chris Rice, a community leader from the Chicagoland area, shares with host Joy Dunning about the impact of his Crucible retreat on his parenting, marriage, and anger. Through honesty with God and himself, Chris found a new path forward where he...
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Leadership Series: John Casey
Pastor and Crucible Leader John Casey is interviewed by Leadership Series host Tim Rush about his leadership journey. He shared how his leadership really began by being a good student and doing what was needed. He stated, “One has to learn to l...
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Terry Gjeldum Shares the Impact of Crucible Retreat
Terry Gjeldum shares with podcast host James Damey how he believed he was "stupid" most of his life. His greatest fear was that someone would find out he was stupid, and he lived with a lack of assertiveness and fear. During his Crucible retrea...
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Leadership Series: Terrance Foster
Terrance Foster, church and Crucible leader, shares how he became the leader he has always wanted in his life as he is interviewed by leadership series podcast host Tim Rush. Terrance describes listening as the most important skill he has devel...
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Kenton and Joe: CoParenting Father and Step-Father
Host Joy Dunning interviews Kenton Larson and Joe Troupe about the remarkable relationship between the two children's father and stepfather. When Kenton, the stepfather, experienced a Crucible retreat, it impacted his parenting of his stepchild...
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26:56
Jason Wilson Part 2: Comprehensive Man
Author, coach, and leader Jason Wilson continues his interview with Andy Spell, challenging men to be strong and comprehensive. He shares how the Crucible weekend brought healing in the source of his anger and allowed him to find compassion, em...
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A Candid Conversation about Men’s Sexual Compulsion with Scott Cone
Warning: Podcast host James Damey interviews Sexual Addiction Recovery Coach Scott Cone about the impact of men’s formative years on unwanted sexual behaviors. Scott shares his testimonial and The Crucible’s impact on his recovery as a healing ...
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Deb Gustafson: Sexual and Spiritual Abuse
Deb Gustafson shares with podcast host Joy Dunning about her journey through sexual and spiritual abuse that has driven her mission to create a world where every survivor is believed and supported for as long as it takes. Deb reports on Crucibl...
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Valerie Rausseo, LCPC: The Power of Shame
Valerie Rausseo, LCPC, shares with host Joy Dunning about the power of shame and how it has impacted both her private counseling practice clients and her own life. After losing her mother to cancer at 17 and being abandoned by her dad, sh...
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Australian Shea Adams and Anxiety
Australian Shea Adams is interviewed by podcast host Martin Brooker about the impact of Crucible retreat on his lifelong challenge with anxiety. Shea shares how a bullying incident as a boy drove him to high anxiety around large groups of peopl...
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Peter and Dawn Aldrich Share Crucible’s Impact on Their Marriage
Podcast host James Damey interviews Peter and Dawn Aldrich about the impact of their individual Crucible Retreats on their relationship. They moved from unfair arguments resulting in hurt feelings over their thirty-nine years of marriage to bei...
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29:48
Kenny Cox and Gospel Patrons
Kenny Cox, business leader and Crucible board member, shares the impact of Crucible in his healing journey. He shares how transformational experiences like Crucible have helped him transform, instead of transfer, his anger. Along his journey, h...
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Leadership Series: Lisa Modrzejweski
Leadership Series Host Tim Rush interviews Crucible Women’s Ministry Leader, Lisa Modrzejewski, on leadership. Lisa frankly discusses her early leadership years and the development of her leadership through the challenges in her inner world. Sh...
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