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What do you do when medicine has no answers—and God is your only option? ... How God Met Me In My Pain.

In this episode, Coach Tom talks with Katie St. Germaine, a nurse practitioner and founder of Renewing RVA, about integrating medical care, mental health, and Christian healing prayer—and how her own battle with chronic illness forced her into real surrender.

This is not theory. This is lived experience.

If you’re navigating illness, burnout, or a major life transition, this conversation will help you understand how God works in the middle of pain—and how healing (real healing) actually unfolds.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How Christian healing prayer actually works
• What to do when doctors don’t have solutions
• The connection between inner healing and deliverance
• How to break generational patterns through repentance and forgiveness
• What surrender really looks like (not just talk)
• How to hear God and walk in daily obedience

Why this matters:

Most people try to stay in control…
Until life forces them to let go.

Katie’s story shows how God meets you in surrender—and begins to restore what you couldn’t fix on your own.

Who this is for:

• Leaders in a season of transition
• Those facing chronic illness or emotional pain
• Christians hungry for deeper spiritual growth
• Anyone exploring healing prayer, deliverance, or inner healing

👉 Learn more: https://renewingrva.org/

Katie St. Germain has fifteen years of experience as a Family Nurse Practitioner and is the Founder of Renewing RVA. She is a lifelong Richmonder and is passionate about health, wellness, racial healing and justice.

She is the founder of Renewing RVA – the first and only ministry in the nation that combines medical mental health services and Biblical Prayer Ministry for the flourishing of children, adolescents, and their families.

👉 Learn more: https://renewingrva.org/

In her free time, she enjoys hiking, water sports, and traveling.

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Where do you get wisdom when you really need it?

In this teaching, Coach Tom walks through a powerful and often overlooked source of wisdom—your own life experiences. God is actively shaping you through both the highs and the lows, and learning to reflect on those moments can unlock clarity, healing, and direction for your future.

You’ll discover how your experiences form your beliefs, how your beliefs drive your decisions, and how that cycle shapes your life outcomes. More importantly, you’ll learn how to break unhealthy patterns and align your life with God’s truth and perspective.

This session introduces a practical tool—mapping your life through “significant emotional events”—to help you:

• Recognize how God has been at work in your story
• Identify key moments that shaped your identity and responses
• Process both positive and painful experiences with God
• Develop deeper self-awareness and spiritual discernment
• Stay “up to date” emotionally and spiritually—no longer ambushed by unprocessed pain or false beliefs

As you reflect with God, your history becomes more than memories—it becomes wisdom, testimony, and a personal language with Him.

This is how you get clear… so you can move forward with focus and fruitfulness.

Next Steps:
Take time to map your life. Identify key emotional moments. Invite God into those memories—and let Him give you His perspective.

Your past is not wasted. It’s being shaped into wisdom for your future.

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“God Is Findable: A Real Conversation on Pain, Purpose, and Hearing His Voice”

In this episode of Greater Formation & Power, Coach Tom sits down with Sarah Shaw—a creative entrepreneur and emerging leader with a passion to help her generation encounter God in a real and personal way.

Sarah shares her journey from a questioning, multi-denominational upbringing to a deep, hard-won faith shaped through suffering, identity crisis, and honest wrestling with God. After a severe autoimmune health breakdown in her teens, she faced years of pain, isolation, and confusion—forcing her to confront deeper questions of identity, purpose, and God’s presence.

Through that season, Sarah began learning how to hear God’s voice, steward hardship, and move beyond surface-level Christianity into authentic relationship. Today, she leads creative and entrepreneurial initiatives that explore the intersection of theology, psychology, and creativity—helping others “wrestle well” and discover that God is truly accessible.

This conversation explores:

• How suffering can become a catalyst for identity and formation
• What it actually means to hear God’s voice
• The danger of shallow, cultural Christianity
• Why “wrestling with God” is essential for real faith
• The importance of being willing to step back, heal, and be “benched” in leadership
• Practical ways to encounter God personally in everyday life

If you’ve ever felt stuck, confused, or distant from God—this episode will help you re-engage with honesty, depth, and hope.

👉 God is not distant. He is findable.

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Sarah Shaw is an interdisciplinary artist, entrepreneur, and content creator based in Richmond, VA. She is energized by helping people discover that God is findable.

You can find out more about Sarah and her business at : inklivity.com

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In this episode of Greater Formation & Power, Coach Tom talks with his longtime friend, student and coaching client, André Cajeron about identity, healing, calling, and learning to live with greater authenticity before God.

André shares his journey from Brazil to the United States, the confusion of trying to find his place in ministry, and how God gradually clarified his calling as a worship pastor. He opens up about painful childhood trauma, the long road of healing, and how hidden shame can distort identity and keep people isolated. He also reflects on how music became a deep language of expression, comfort, and connection with God.

This conversation is honest, tender, and full of hope. André also shares powerful spiritual encounters, lessons about fear and authenticity in ministry, and why healing often begins when we bring what is hidden into the light.

If you have ever struggled with shame, fear, confusion about your calling, or the temptation to wear a mask instead of living as your true self, this conversation will encourage you.

In this interview, we explore:

· healing from trauma and hidden shame

· identity and authenticity in Christ

· the long process of emotional and spiritual restoration

· worship, contemplation, and intimacy with God

· overcoming fear in ministry

· holding on to God’s promises in hard seasons

· how God forms us through pain, truth, and grace

This is a conversation about becoming who God truly made you to be.

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Andre Cajeron is currently a worship pastor at Christ Community Church in Taunton, MA.

Born in Brazil, he is father to Becky, Debbie, and Izzie, and husband to Rosane for 21 years.

He has recently taken up swimming, become a proud dog owner, and is crazy about guitar pedals.

Feel free to pop André an email: andrecajeron@gmail.com

Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andre.cajeron.5

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Understanding the Stages of Life, Faith, and Calling
In this teaching, Coach Tom walks through a powerful framework for understanding the seasons of life and spiritual development.

Drawing from the work of Richard Rohr and leadership researcher Bobby Clinton, he explains how God often shapes a person’s life through several distinct phases—from building and identity formation, through seasons of transition, and eventually into wisdom and legacy.

Coach Tom explores:
• The Heroic Journey (roughly ages 20–40) — building life, identity, and direction
• The Transition Years (40–55) — where humility, surrender, and deeper formation become essential
• The Wisdom Journey (55+) — learning to live a released life that blesses others

He also introduces Bobby Clinton’s six stages of leadership and faith development, showing how God intentionally shapes our lives through:
1. Sovereign Beginnings
2. Spiritual Formation
3. Gift Discovery & Development
4. Life Maturation
5. Convergence
6. Legacy

One of the most striking insights: only about 20% of believers reach the “convergence zone.”

This is the place where a person’s gifts, calling, experiences, and spiritual maturity come together in what Coach Tom calls “Kingdom flow.”

This teaching will help you:
• Understand where you are in your life journey
• Recognize how God uses transition and hardship for growth
• Avoid becoming “bitter” or “stuck” during mid-life transitions
• Move toward a life of wisdom, humility, and greater Kingdom impact

If you are in a season of transition, searching for clarity about your calling, or wondering how God is shaping your life story—this conversation will give you perspective and hope.

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What happens when a “conservative Bible college kid” becomes a Spirit-filled father-hearted leader… after walking through heartbreak, foster care adoption, trauma, near-death burnout, and a personal encounter with Jesus?

In this episode of Greater Formation & Power, Coach Tom sits down with Devin Schubert (aka “the man in orange”) for a raw, hope-filled conversation about:

· Devin’s journey from Midwestern Christian roots and rebellion → to ministry and a deeper “yes” to God

· 15 years in child welfare, building foster-care support through local churches, and what the Church often misses about caring for families in crisis

· Parenting through severe trauma and mental health challenges — and how chronic stress nearly took his life

· A powerful encounter with Jesus… and why Devin’s healing came through a process, not just an instant moment

· The maturity shift: don’t chase signs and wonders — chase the Father

· What to do when God feels silent: learning to “find Him in everything,” not just listen for a voice

· Why naming your struggle isn’t “negative confession” — it’s often the first step to surrender and freedom

· Devin’s burden: releasing the Father’s love in a way that brings healing, deliverance, and deep safety

· A Nehemiah-style framework for calling: fasting/praying for the plan, then bringing it to the King for favor and protection

· Devin’s mission: helping a million people share their stories across media — because your story is part of your purpose

Devin closes by praying a tender, powerful prayer for healing — especially for those carrying pain connected to fathers or father-figures. Don’t rush off at the end. Sit with it. Receive.
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Devin is founder of influence academy where he helps Christian Coaches and speakers grow their influence the way Jesus did. After being on 2 reality TV shows and over 100 stages in 2024 he is on a mission to help people advance the Kingdom.

You can learn more about Devin by going to his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/schubertdevin

You can learn about his coaching business at
https://storiestostages.com/

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Have you ever considered that some of the beliefs shaping your life… aren’t actually true?

Most of us didn’t choose “lies” on purpose. They formed slowly—through words spoken over us, painful experiences, and moments when we were just trying to make sense of life. But those beliefs don’t just affect how we think… they shape how we live.

In this podcast, I’ll help you:

Recognize the lies you may be believing about yourself, God, others, and life

See two primary ways lies get exposed (God’s revelation + people’s truth)

Learn a simple pathway to overturn them: humility, teachability, God’s perspective, honest friendships, and wise mentors

Because the good news is real: the lies you learned can be unlearned.
Fruitfulness follows clarity—and clarity begins when truth replaces false agreements.

Reflection questions:

What false perspective is God addressing in you right now?

What are you doing to respond to it?

Who have you invited to speak truth into your life?

What might God be surfacing “under the surface” that needs action?

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This short teaching is actually an exercise to help you be still.

• You will encounter God
• Receive His healing in your body
• Renew your identity in Him
• Reconnect with your Placement, Calling and Kingdom Assignment

Be Still ... Connect ... Receive ... and Stand Up in Faith!

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