The Walk Worthy Podcast
By: The American Association of Christian Counselors
Language: en-us
Categories: Health, Fitness, Sexuality
The Walk Worthy Podcast is a courageous, biblically grounded show that inspires followers of Christ to live with purpose, purity, and unwavering faith. Hosted by speaker and pastor Joshua Broome, each episode dives into what it truly means to walk worthy of the calling found in Ephesians 4:1—even when culture pulls you in the opposite direction. With bold truth and compassionate insight, Joshua explores timely and often tough topics including sexual ethics, cultural confusion, God-honoring relationships, and biblical intimacy. Whether you’re seeking clarity in today’s moral chaos or striving to deepen your spiritual integrity, this podcast equips you with th...
Episodes
Episode 19: How We Got Here: Support, Sacrifice, and a New Season Ahead with My Wife, Hope Broome
Dec 15, 2025In this open and honest conversation, Joshua and Hope Broome share a real glimpse into the last decade of their life together—how Hope supported Joshua as he stepped into ministry, the sacrifices their family has made, and the ways their marriage has been shaped through each season. They also look back on a few of the marriage events they’ve recently led together and talk about what this new chapter of serving couples side-by-side is beginning to look like.
A relaxed, genuine look at marriage, calling, and the story God continues to write in t...
Episode 18: Look Up: Choosing Holiness in a Swipe-Right World with Levi Lusko
Dec 08, 2025In this concise yet powerful episode, Pastor Levi Lusko joins Joshua Broome to unpack the heart behind his book Swipe Right — a call to pursue desire, dating, purity, and destiny with eyes fixed on Jesus. Levi reflects on the moment in Exodus when Moses “looked this way and that” before acting, instead of looking up to God. In a world where we’re conditioned to swipe left or right in search of affirmation, Levi challenges us to lift our gaze to the One who shapes our identity and directs our steps.
A sharp, hope-filled conversation for anyone l...
Episode 17: The Year He Stood on Baseball’s Two Biggest Stages with Brandon Finnegan
Dec 01, 2025In this conversation, Brandon Finnegan tells a story almost no athlete on earth can tell. In a single year, he stood on baseball’s two biggest stages — first leading TCU to the College World Series, then just months later taking the mound for the Kansas City Royals in the MLB World Series. It was a historic rise that put him in a category of one.
But what the world sees as the pinnacle didn’t deliver what his heart was chasing.
Brandon opens up about the pressure, the adrenaline, the su...
Episode 16: Built for Impact - Heath Evans on Resilience and the Grace of God
Nov 24, 2025In this powerful conversation, Heath Evans opens up about the highs and lows of a remarkable life shaped by football, adversity, and the transforming grace of Jesus. A former NFL fullback, Heath played alongside legends — including contributing to the New England Patriots’ historic 16–0 regular season with Tom Brady at quarterback and later joining the Super Bowl–winning New Orleans Saints led by Drew Brees. But his story reaches far beyond the field.
Heath shares candidly about navigating the heartbreaking loss of his former teammate, Rudi Johnson, and the painful season that followed false accusations which cost him his broad...
Episode 15: Can Narcissism Exist Within the Church? Healing, Identity, and Freedom with Ben Bennett
Nov 17, 2025In this episode, Joshua Broome sits down with author, speaker, and Resolution Movement cofounder Ben Bennett to explore the realities of narcissism, anxiety, and pornography within Christian culture — and why these struggles often go unaddressed or misunderstood.
Ben shares insight from years of helping people break free from emotional dysfunction, hidden addiction, and distorted identity. Together, they unpack why narcissism can develop in spiritual environments, how anxiety and sexual struggles feed cycles of shame, and what it takes to experience real healing rooted in truth, community, and spiritual formation.
This conversation goes beneath the surface — moving...
Episode 14: Breaking the Chaos Cycle: Healing, Honesty, and Hope with Mike Vaughn
Nov 10, 2025In this episode, Joshua Broome sits down with intensive therapist Mike Vaughn, MA, LCMHCS, CSAT to explore how people break free from the chaos cycles that once felt normal and even necessary for survival.
Mike shares insight from years of intensive work with individuals healing from trauma, sexual addiction, emotional instability, and deep-rooted shame. Together, they discuss why chaos becomes familiar, how survival mode shapes identity and relationships, and what it takes to build new rhythms grounded in truth, safety, community, and spiritual formation.
This conversation moves beyond behavior change and into ...
Episode 13: Finding Hope — Featuring Hope Broome
Nov 03, 2025In Episode 13, Joshua sits down with his most requested guest—his wife, Hope Broome—for their first-ever joint interview after nearly a decade of marriage, joined by Zach Clinton. For the first time, listeners hear Hope’s perspective: how she responded to Joshua’s past in the porn industry with grace and truth, navigated real pain, and rejected the lies of the enemy and culture through a faith grounded in Christ. Together they share how redemption reframed their story—seeing each other and the world not through the past, but through the finished work of Jesus.
... Duration: 01:21:05Episode 12: Your Calling Was Not a Conference Call with Pastor Andrew Carter
Oct 27, 2025In Episode 12 of Walk Worthy, Joshua Broome sits down with Pastor Andrew Carter for a powerful and personal conversation on healing from father wounds, the importance of community, and how fitness and friendship play a vital role in spiritual formation. Together they unpack what it means to pursue your God-given calling without letting comparison, distraction, or insecurity derail you.
Joshua reflects on Andrew’s impact as an incredible friend—one who embodies accountability, authenticity, and encouragement. This episode is a reminder that your calling is personal, not public opinion; it’s forged in community, refined through healing, and st...
Episode 11: Reordering Desire with Jim Cress
Oct 20, 2025In Episode 11 of Walk Worthy, Joshua Broome sits down with Certified Sex Addiction Therapist Jim Cress for a transformative conversation on reordering disordered desires and breaking free from unwanted sexual behavior. Together, they explore how unhealed trauma, rejection, and family-of-origin pain shape our struggles—and how true healing and holiness begin when we let Christ restore what’s been disordered within. This episode is a roadmap to wholeness, freedom, and the reorientation of desire toward what is good, holy, and true.
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Duration: 00:25:02Episode 10: Ask a Pastor: Biblical Clarity on Gender, Marriage, and Purpose with Pastor Josh Howerton
Oct 13, 2025Pastor Josh Howerton, senior pastor of Lakepointe Church in Rockwall, Texas, brings biblical clarity to culture’s most debated issues. We talk about the God-designed differences between men and women, why marriage is a covenant not a contract, the roles of husband and wife, and how to discover your true purpose in Christ.
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Episode 9: When God Upsets Your World: Purpose, Purity, and Authenticity with Tim Ross
Oct 06, 2025Tim Ross, host of The Basement podcast, author, and veteran pastor with more than two decades of preaching and ministry experience, joins us for a powerful conversation on living with raw honesty before God. Together we talk about trusting His purpose even when life doesn’t make sense, the beauty and challenge of cultural confession, and how to walk in full freedom no matter the drama or brokenness of your past.
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Duration: 01:16:12Episode 8: Are Christian Men Weak? (with Ryan Miller)
Sep 29, 2025Too often, culture equates meekness with weakness, leaving many men unsure of who they are or how to lead. But Scripture reframes meekness as strength under control—a quality that cultivates resilience, courage, and stability.
In this conversation, Joshua Broome and Ryan Miller—host of the Jesus People podcast—explore how Christian men can embody strength that is both emotionally healthy and spiritually grounded.
They address:
• The biblical meaning of meekness and why it matters for mental health
• The current crisis of masculinity and the anxiety it produces
• How social media is reshaping yo...
Episode 7: The Call of Discipleship with Josiah Jones
Sep 22, 2025In Episode 7, I sit down with Josiah Jones—formerly a leader at The Porch and now stepping out to see how God will use his passion and anointing for discipleship to impact the world. Josiah shares how chasing sports, relationships, and pleasure left him broken until Jesus met him in college, and how that encounter launched him into a life of ministry. Together we talk about what it means to live consecrated to Christ, embrace the cost of discipleship, and raise up a generation that finds its life in surrender.
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Duration: 00:58:12Episode 6: Bible Time with Craig Brown
Sep 15, 2025Join us for Episode 6 with Craig Brown, a pastor, preacher, and digital missionary whose life was radically changed when God got ahold of his heart at age 18. From receiving his call to full-time ministry on a missions trip to Greece, to now reaching millions on social media through Bible Time, Craig shares his journey of surrender, calling, and obedience. In this conversation, we explore what it means to be fully committed to helping people know God, how digital platforms can be leveraged for kingdom impact, and the surprising ways God uses ordinary obedience to accomplish extraordinary things.
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Duration: 01:07:14Episode 5: Stand Firm and Act Like Men – Walk Worthy with Joby Martin
Sep 08, 2025In this episode of the Walk Worthy Podcast, Joshua sits down with Joby Martin, founder and lead pastor of The Church of Eleven22 in Jacksonville, Florida, to explore the themes of his newest book, Stand Firm and Act Like Men. Together, they tackle the cultural confusion surrounding masculinity and offer a Biblical vision of what it means to be a man in today’s world.
Joby emphasizes that true masculinity isn’t defined by trucks, guns, or rugged achievements (even though he’s a fan of those things)—but by surrendering to Christ, leading and serving one’s fa...
Episode 4: Spiritual Formation, Discipleship, and Reading the Bible with Andrew Yates
Sep 01, 2025In this episode of the Walk Worthy Podcast, Joshua introduces listeners to his longtime mentor, Andrew Yates—a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary who now serves there as Coordinator for Global Discipleship and Advisor to Men. Andrew is the man who first taught Joshua how to read, interpret, and live out the Bible. More than just a teacher, he embodied Paul’s words in 1 Thessalonians 2:8, sharing not only the gospel but his very life.
If you enjoyed the earlier episode with Jonathan Pokluda, you’ll love this one—because during a season of his life, JP actually disciple...
Episode 3: Clarity Over Compromise with Allie Beth Stuckey
Aug 25, 2025In this episode of Walk Worthy, Joshua Broome sits down with Allie Beth Stuckey—speaker, author, and host of the Relatable podcast—for a powerful conversation about why clarity matters more than compromise. Together, they tackle how Christians can live free and walk worthy in an age where culture thrives on confusion and half-truths. With conviction and compassion, Joshua and Allie Beth call believers to anchor themselves in God’s Word, speak truth with courage, and refuse to settle for anything less than the freedom Christ offers.
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Duration: 00:37:13Episode 2: Relationships Jesus’ Way in a Situationship World: Breaking Free From Destructive Habits and Finding Real Love Through God’s Timeless Truth
Aug 18, 2025In this episode of Walk Worthy, I sit down with Jonathan Pokluda—lead pastor of Harris Creek in Waco, Texas, and author of Your Story Has a Villain—to talk about how to navigate relationships in a culture where commitment feels optional and “situationships” have become the norm. We dig into what the Bible says about breaking free from destructive patterns, the misplaced ideas our culture has about dating, and how to pursue a spouse through a lens that’s timeless, not trendy. If you’ve ever wondered how to find real love that lasts in a world built on temporary...
Duration: 01:00:15Episode 1: From Brokenness to Breakthrough: Why Walk Worthy Exists
Aug 11, 2025Porn is destroying marriages, distorting intimacy, and discipling the church more than Scripture is. In this debut episode, host Joshua Broome sits down with Dr. Tim Clinton and Dr. Zach Clinton of the American Association of Christian Counselors to discuss the devastating impact of pornography, unwanted sexual behavior, and the launch of Walk Worthy Ministry—a new initiative of the American Association of Christians Counselors, dedicated to sexual integrity and biblical wholeness.
This episode dives deep into Joshua’s journey out of the porn industry, the urgent need for clear teaching on sexual ethics, and how the Walk...