The Journey with Jonathan Pitts

In this episode Jonathan and Linsey Driskill interview author, speaker and CEO of MOPS International, Mandy Arioto. Mandy shares her story of finding community as a mom, building it across the country and offers practical advice on how to find the same. Step into an honest conversation around the complexity of building community as families from a mom's and dad's perspective.

Does prayer have to be boring? Or can conversing with God be simple and lead to a real connection?  Is intimacy with God obtainable for you? And could you equip your kids to find the same? Jonathan and Addison Bevere discuss opening the conversation in your own heart and with your kids, pulling from a few simple ideas and methods in Addison’s new book, Words with God: Trading Boring Empty Prayer for Real Connection. Addison Bevere is a best-selling author, speaker and ministry leader for Messenger International, and the oldest son of John and Lisa Bevere.

In this episode, Jonathan simply and vulnerably shares where he is right now, reflecting on God’s goodness while maintaining a posture of faith and trust through the most difficult moments on the parenting journey. He encourages himself and all those that will listen to be still and see the deliverance of the Lord in whatever challenges they find themselves in today.

In this episode, Jonathan interviews the founders of Sister I Am With You, Amy Weatherly and Jess Johnston, an online community of women, encouraging each other everywhere to stand hand in hand, heart to heart and arm in arm. Jonathan, Amy and Jess discuss parenting, friendship and tips for parenting your children through their friendships as well as creating boundaries in your own.

In this episode, Jonathan is interviewed by Cynthia Yanof on her show Pardon The Mess. Jonathan and Cynthia discuss dealing with grief, loss and unmet expectations while Jonathan also gives a life update on new marriage, blended family while also sharing encouragement on fully embracing your feelings and processing life as it comes.

In this episode, Jonathan interviews dad of 5, pastor, popular speaker, sports chaplain for the Dallas Cowboys and Mavericks, Jonathan Evans. The Jonathan’s catch up on friendship and family while having a conversation around “Fighting Your Battles” and helping your kids to do the same.

In this episode, Jonathan interviews wife, mom, writer, worship leader, speaker and dreamer, Lauren Chandler. Jonathan and Lauren talk about their intersections in life as well as their similar journeys of leading kids through difficult seasons, encouraging you to “take the long view” as you parent and lead your family.

In this episode, Jonathan interviews best-selling author, Stormie Omartian, best known for her book Power of a Praying Wife. Stormie has sold more than 38 Million copies in her Power of a Praying series and vulnerably shares her story of coming to know Jesus as an adult and discovering the power of prayer as a wife, mom, and now a grandmother.

In this episode, Jonathan has a conversation with his good friend, author, mom, wife and founder of Treasured Girlz, Courtney DeFeo.  The cover a lot but mostly revolve around what it looks like to care for yourself as a parent and how to trust God as your kiddos age.

In this episode, Jonathan interviews Teaching Pastor at Church of the City in Franklin, TN and Founder of the non-profit, Find Rest, Curtis Zachery. Curtis shares his story and journey to finding rest and how to find it in your own parenting journey.

In this episode, Jonathan is back to share thoughts on life and his current reality, including a pursuit of letting go of fear and control in exchange for trust. He pulls up to the mic to process what he is learning now and works it out even as he shares.

Jonathan interviews counselor, therapist and coach Terra Mattson on raising courageous and confident daughters. Terra, a mother of two girls and Jonathan, a father of four, discuss practical ways to grow your relationship with your daughter and her confidence in herself.   A Christian Parenting Guide: Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters   As a mom today, it’s harder than ever to instill the godly confidence our daughters so desperately need.   And without that confidence, our daughters are left to navigate, on their own, the pressures and values of the world around them.   That’s why we created a clear, credible, and biblical guide that gives moms like you what you really need to raise daughters who are empowered to face whatever life throws at them.   A Christian Parenting Guide: Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters is the resource you’ve been looking for to help you develop and keep a loving, secure connection with your daughter, while helping her to be confident in all that God has created her to be.     This course is just based on Terra Mattson's 20 years experience as a licensed professional counselor and marriage and family therapist, as well as her 16 years raising her two girls. Each video in Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters is designed to equip you for every age and stage of your daughter’s journey.   Each course includes:   eight video lessons for moms like you, giving you behind-the-scenes coaching on the mental, emotional, and physical world of your girl;   conversation guides to foster deep discussions between you and your daughter; and   a downloadable journal to spark a more intimate connection between you, your girl, and God.     We hope you would be willing to get the word our the Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters courses  

Husband, father and pastor Jay Hewitt had a wonderful and normal life…until he didn’t. One day he was a teaching pastor with a bright future. The next he found himself diagnosed with a brain tumor and a terminal diagnosis. But he didn’t let his diagnosis or circumstances define him. And as a dad and as a man, he decided to join God in what God was doing. Join Jonathan and Jay to hear how Jay walks resiliently each and every day and is teaching his daughter to do the same.

Jonathan interviews dad, businessman, and author Randy Hartley about his journey and story of desperation as a dad  that ultimately led him to complete dependence on the Lord. They have a candid conversation about what it means to both lead well and trust God in difficult circumstances along the parenting journey.

In this episode, Jonathan introduces season 4 and starts off with an encouragement to pursue childlike faith. Jonathan explores Matthew 18:3 and the words of Jesus through the lens of what he has experienced and seen with his own children.

In this episode Jonathan interviews mom, seminary graduate and entrepreneur Ellen Cooper. Ellen shares her journey from nominal Christianity to being a sold out follower of Jesus who has given her life to full-time mothering and full-time ministry and an unlikely path to a new kind of success.

How do we talk about suicide as parents? How do we think about the growing prevalence of tween and teen suicide in our communities? Well, let’s start with a conversation.   Lilybeth Garcia says “Learn to talk to them about nothing and they’ll talk to you about something.” Jonathan interviews Lilibeth Vilella Garcia of Tiaras Girls. Lilibeth shares her experience of having lost identity and how finding Jesus changed everything. She gives very practical tips and advice on how to help prevent suicide in our teens and tweens in our families and communities.

How’s your marriage? Marriage, like no other relationship, exposes your heart and demands your growth.  Whether it be control, passive aggressive tendencies or people pleasing, we all have growth edges to work through as humans and especially in our marriage relationships. Listen in as Jonathan sits down for a genuine and real conversation with Bryon and Carla Weathersbee of Legacy Family Ministries, a couple who have dedicated their lives to helping married couples and those exploring marriage.

Jonathan sits down with Dr. Jim Denison for a conversation on what Dr. Denison calls the Coming Tsunami - the rise of post truth culture, the rise of the sexual revolution, the rise of critical theory and the rise of secular religion.   As Dr. Denison describes the earthquakes beneath the surface of our day, he suggests how we as cultural missionaries in our homes and in our communities can respond with truth and love. He helps us learn to spot the lies in our world and stay focused on being beggars helping other beggars find bread.   Dr. Denison wrote an amazing new book. The Coming Tsunami: Why Christians Are Labeled Intolerant, Irrelevant, Oppressive, and Dangerous―and How We Can Turn the Tide. This book came from his passion regarding the culture and how we as Christians can protect our faith and redeem the brokenness and darkness that is in our world right now.

Jonathan interviews dad and author John Sowers. Jonathan and Jon talk life, fatherhood, grief and leading as dads through unexpected change. John shares vulnerable thoughts and ideas from his new book Say All the Unspoken Things, in which he opens up in letter format, with urgency, sharing all the things he wants his daughters to know that are deep in his heart. John shares why writing and documenting our love and legacy can be so important for our children and our future generations.