Bryan and Rocky talk about the inevitability of suffering and trials in this life, just like King David and many other saints and disciples before us had to endure. For men and women whom God uses greatly, there is a development process God has created that uses the difficulties of life as training ground. It seems to be a recurring theme for Influ…

Bryan interviews Roberta Hoppe, from Memphis, who is the Chair of the Women’s Summit Team. They talk about how the women’s branch of the ministry has evolved and how this Summit comes at a critical time in the Women’s ministry. God is raising up women leaders to bring Influencers to many more women, not just in the United States, but internationall…

Rocky and Bryan talk about next week’s election, the state of our country and how an abiding Christian should approach their vote. Honor God, seek guidance from His Word, pray for our leaders and let the Holy Spirit guide you into love, peace and wisdom.بقلم Bryan Craig

Bryan sat down with 4 men at the Influencers Staff Retreat to talk about how Influencers came to their cities and how they have been called to lead the charge. Hear from Ron Tovar, from Orange County, Mike Malak, from Temperance, MI, Louis Hartzog, from Montgomery, AL and Michael Daoust, Regional Director for Influencers DFW. The stories of these m…

Bryan sits down with Rocky, Kevin Ernst and Kevin Beasley, key members of our Journey Movie Producing team to talk about the newly released budget for the film and next steps regarding Fundraising, the right Director and a report from some movie site scouting they did in the Ozarks. Exciting discussion!…

Bryan interviews Blaise, a man who found Jesus in a Prison Journey Group in Parchman, Mississippi. It is a beautiful story of a man who found everything he had been searching for, not in the free world, but inside the prison walls. It changed his life forever, and now, out on parole, learning how to Abide is sustaining him still.…

Bryan and Rocky discuss the Christian walk and how many before us have described a “holy tension” in no matter how far they have gone, they feel they have so far to go. Rocky talks of the “narrow road” and how he has veered on and off it, but the distance off has grown smaller. He also talks about the importance of Sabbath, something that has becom…

Bryan interviews one of our champions from Wichita, KS, Boone Baker. Boone is a pastor and one of our leaders in the area, helping to advance our mission to guide believers into an intimate, abiding relationship with Christ, using The Journey. Boone gave our staff a great Nugget last week which prompted this podcast interview, as he talked about th…

Bryan interviews Tulsa Regional Director, Frank Khalil, who gives an update on Tulsa discipleship activity and talks about his crucial priority of Nurturing and Protecting his own soul, his family, his leaders and his region. In the last 2 years, Frank has taken the concept of Nurturing and Protecting on the road, as he has taken his leaders to go …

Bryan interviews Rocky and Journey Feature Films Chair, Sach Oliver, about the progress with The Journey Movie. We finally have a completed script by Brian Bird which we are very excited about. They talk about the script and the movie making process, including our next steps. Join us in the excitement of what God is doing and will do through this m…

Bryan interviews Chris Pruitt, Pastor of Hillcrest Baptist in Jacksonville, FL. Another amazing story of the Holy Spirit helping someone seeking a discipleship tool to find our ministry. It started out as a woman in his church gave him an “Abide” book, which became a spark that started a fire. Hear this inspiring story, especially if you are a Past…

Rocky interviews Bryan about his recent Sabbatical, emphasizing the impact of being still with God. It was an unsettling, surprising experience but one which affirmed the need to Abide and to be set free to live the abundant lives God intends for His children.بقلم Bryan Craig

You’ve probably heard us say, “We go where we are invited.” This is a proclamation of our belief that God is orchestrating the steps and plans of this ministry. Hear an amazing orchestration of getting us to Cuba, starting the Matt Bertrand, in the Carolinas, with help from Tom Seay, our International Director to Henry Gutierrez, who got on a plane…

As many new Journey groups are in the process for this next season, it is ALWAYS good to review the DNA of what makes this unique process so special. Re-Listen to one of our original podcasts where Bryan and Rocky talk about the DNA of The Journey.بقلم Bryan Craig

As many new Journey groups are in the process for this next season, it is ALWAYS good to review the DNA of what makes this unique process so special. Re-Listen to one of our original podcasts where Bryan and Rocky talk about the DNA of The Journey.بقلم Bryan Craig

Rocky and Bryan discuss the movie project and the consideration of how we will meet the response afterwards. This gets us back to the Why (DNA) of what we do before we get to the How (Form). It is clear that this is going to require us to trust the Holy Spirit now, more than ever, and it will require us to get outside of our comfort zones. Listen a…

Kevin Ernst was at the Global office for meetings and some more Guide video filming and also did some movie location scouting in the Ozarks. He sat down with Bryan for a long-awaited movie update, talking about the first version of the script, and next steps including site scouting, choosing a Director and actors and fundraising. They also talk abo…

We interview Andy Collar, our new Regional Director for Influencers Maine, who talks about how God first introduced him to Influencers and The Journey and how a small spark turned into a flame up in the Northeast. He helps us understand the culture in Maine and the spiritual challenges, but also how the Holy Spirit and Abiding is changing the cultu…

Rocky and Bryan talk about the darkness in the world that seems to be increasing, but how the Holy Spirit is creating a spiritual tsunami, an awakening, that is more powerful. As Influencers helps believers learn to abide, it’s raising up warriors that are equipped for the battle.بقلم Bryan Craig

Henry Gutierrez, our Regional Director of Influencers Costa Rica gave a rousing, vulnerable closing talk to our 2024 Men’s International Summit. He talked about his many years serving as a pastor of a church who was not abiding and was not serving his family. He talked about the major shift in his heart and his ministry once everything came out of …

We hear from Roman Nunn, an Influencer from Northwest Arkansas, who talks about his story of finding faith at a young age and then pursuing the world, even finding great success and then, going through a difficult period of sifting and even some mental illness. But God helped him find his true identity in Christ and as a son of the King as he final…

On Saturday night of the Summit, Frank Khalil, Regional Director, Influencers Tulsa, gave a powerful, vulnerable talk about the pathway to a deeper, significant, fruitful walk with Jesus…dying to ourselves. He challenged the men to do some self-examination, asking the Holy Spirit to identify what hindrances might be getting in the way of the Lord’s…

Tom Seay, our International Director, interviewed a group of men from 5 different countries to hear how The Journey has worked in other cultures and languages. The closing time included prayers spoken in 5 different languages. It really moved the people at The Summit and gave them a bigger picture of this ministry.…

Rocky humbly, transparently and powerfully addressed the men on Saturday morning of The Summit, as he recounted some serious trials he recently encountered and how the Lord ministered to his own heart. In the middle of the storms, God reminded him of 3 simple words, “Watch with Me.” You will want to hear this message.…

Bryan gave a brief talk at The Summit, “Make Disciples with Me” where he talks about Jesus’ view of discipleship and how we have seen God use Influencers to make disciples, the kind of disciples He describes in His Word. It was also an invitation for the men at The Summit and for YOU to find your place of service in this movement of God that is spr…

On a special night at The Summit, we interviewed Brian Bird, the Screenwriter for The Journey movie, along with Kevin Ernst, our Development Producer and Sach Oliver, Chairman of Journey Feature Films. It was a great discussion and allowed the Summit participants to better understand the heart behind this movie and the scope of the project. We also…

The men at the Summit were blessed to hear from Nate Sweeney, pastor, Influencer, former Board member and founder of the Abiding Network, as he got to speak on his favorite topic, “Abiding in Christ.” As always, he did a great job, and it tied in perfectly with the Spirit’s objectives at this Summit. This is worth your time.…

We are sharing some of the powerful talks that were presented at our 2024 International Men’s Summit. Josh Sherley started off the Summit on a strong note with his talk about coming to Jesus. He challenged every man that first night to truly assess where they are with Jesus. It was a soul-stretching talk that resulted in an outpouring of prayer and…

Bryan and Rocky enter the Garden of Gethsemane with Peter, James, John and Jesus, the One Who asks us to Watch with Him. We see His agony, our weakness, and the demonstration of true Love. And three days later, we enter the empty tomb and celebrate His resurrected life, which promises us that same resurrection. Happy Easter.…

Following up on Bryan’s blog last week about applying John 15 and Abiding to your marriage, Abiding With Your Spouse, he interviews Rocky to talk about God’s design for marriage and how abiding in Christ is the only way we will know how to love each other in marriage. If you find yourself struggling in your marriage right now, you especially might …

Bryan gathered the key men who have been called to communicate God’s messages during our upcoming Summit. You will hear from Rocky Fleming, Josh Sherley, Nate Sweeney, Frank Khalil and Henry Gutierrez, as they share a brief message from their hearts about the Summit and the Topic they will present. The Summit is getting close, and excitement is bui…

Bryan and Rocky talk about the life of a Disciple and how no matter how old we are or how far we’ve come, there are always burdens. It’s how we deal with these burdens that makes all the difference. Hear Rocky talk about a recent experience with burdens and how the Holy Spirit coached him through it. They also talk about the importance of the upcom…

Executive Director Bryan Craig was asked to speak to a group of Influencers leaders during a Zoom Mentoring Table Talk, and the topic was Spiritual Gifts. He talks about what they are, how you get them, and how to better understand their function. This is a big part of The Journey process and will help you go deeper in finding out how God wants to …

Hear Roberta’s heart-wrenching story of losing her husband when she was a young mother of four, and how her faith has evolved through many experiences, trials and seeing her son-in-law go through The Journey. She and her daughter, Nicole, led the first Women’s Journey group in Memphis, which started a movement! Now, Roberta is forming a team of lad…

Rocky and Bryan discuss the transformation process that occurs when a believer begins to Abide in Christ. Paul teaches that it could be compared to Moses’ encounters with the Lord on the mountain and the glow that remained. When Christ is abiding in us and we in Him, a believer begins to look more like Christ and through that, a newfound freedom. A…

Brian Bird, our newly hired screenwriter, was in town last week for some important creative development meetings as we laid the groundwork for how to turn Journey to the Inner Chamber into a feature film. It was a special, Spirit-filled time, and we are excited to see how things are coming together. It is clear that God guided us to a faithful man …

This is a BIG week for the movie project with Kevin Ernst, our Development Producer and Brian Bird, our newly-hired screenwriter, in Northwest Arkansas for some creative development meetings. Bryan sat down with Kevin to talk about where we are and where we are going and how you Influencers can be involved.…

Bryan and Rocky talk about our upcoming Summit April 4-7 of this year, why we do these gatherings and what is unique about this particular one. They also talk about the history of our summits, going all the way back to the early days in “Malibu” and “SOTO.” We hope you will listen to this podcast and prayerfully consider joining us! Registration in…

In December, Rocky and Bryan spent a few days in Bakersfield meeting with key leaders and pastors. They got to record a Podcast as they spoke to the Influencers Bakersfield Mentoring Luncheon. It was a great opportunity to talk about Rocky’s testimony, the heart and DNA of this ministry and what we see God doing around the world. Listen and be insp…

When Rocky and Bryan visited Bakersfield last month, Bryan sat down for a chat with Jessica Smith, the woman who keeps this big, bustling Region organized and on track. She shares her faith journey and the impact this ministry has made on her personally and comments on the ways she sees God moving today.…

Bryan and Rocky share their annual Christmas podcast, and they talk about the mystery and faith embedded in the Christmas story, including the appearance of Angels throughout. These Messengers from God, though powerful and intimidating, brought the people of faith hope, direction and surprises. And they pointed all to Jesus, the One who would give …

As you may know, the 3rd leg of The Journey is Live it Out, and we have noticed over the years that Influencers Regions who have men and women abiding in Christ results in an outward expression of Christ’s love that affects their community. Hear such a story of how Colins Rimer, on of the first Influencers in Bakersfield met a man named Tommy Romer…

Rodney has been a Corporate Pilot, a Pastor for 20 years, and an Entrepreneur, who now ministers to pastors in his company doing church construction. God invited Rodney to The Journey in a very busy season that, 3 months later, became a dark season, and he learned the true meaning of abiding in Christ. Hopefully, Rodney’s story will inspire you, es…

Bryan sits down with special guest Kevin Ernst, who is part of The Journey Movie Team. Kevin is Development Producer for Journey Feature Films, helping us hire a screenwriter and make preparations for Fundraising, Hiring a Production Company and helping produce Journey training materials to prepare for the anticipated flood of new Journey Guides af…

Rocky and Bryan talk about the first Thanksgiving and the first public proclamation, calling the citizens of this country to Thanksgiving and Prayer. The Wampanoag people were the natives who took care of the pilgrims who were dying and starving…the name of the tribe means “People of the First Light.” May we Influencers, who abide in Christ, be Peo…

Listen to Part 2 of the interview where Bryan sits down for a chat with Global Board members Greg Huett and Danny Fields, as they talk about recent challenges and opportunities to our growing ministry. They reflect on who Influencers is, why we exist, what we believe and the extreme blessings of being a part of this ministry. You will be encouraged…

Bryan sits down for a chat with Global Board members Greg Huett and Danny Fields, as they talk about recent challenges and opportunities to our growing ministry. They reflect on who Influencers is, why we exist, what we believe and the extreme blessings of being a part of this ministry. You will be encouraged.…

A lot of discussion has been taking place recently about Influencers and our relationship with the local church. This interview, done on Feb 1, 2018 with Pastor Nate Sweeney, who is also an Influencers Global Ministries Board member, was a great example of how this “marketplace ministry” called Influencers is helping pastors and local churches.…

Melinda was a woman who was raised with a strong Christian upbringing, experiencing many amazing miracles in her family. She longed for her husband to be the spiritual leader of their family. Then, he found The Journey and things began to change. Suddenly, she started longing for what he had found. Get to know this special, key member of our Global…

Bryan sits down with Sach Oliver, an attorney in Rogers, AR who has been very involved on our Journey Productions team who is embarking on The Journey Movie project. Sach talks about his own journey and how The Journey helped him discover the forgiveness he had been longing for. And he talks about his perspective on the movie, why we are making it …