Episode 66 – STEP FIVE | Confessing, Not Preaching + Original Song “Hats” In this powerful episode of Pastors in Recovery, Jon unpacks Step Five: Confessing, Not Preaching — learning to tell the truth instead of performing it. He shares honest reflections from his own ministry life — the “pastor hat,” the “church-planter hat,” and the moment he realized that the only hat that truly fits is the real-self hat. Through personal stories, relatable pastor examples, and the story of King Saul, Jon reminds us that fear of people leads to performance, but confession leads to freedom.  This episode also features Jon’s brand-new original Suno AI-assisted song, “Hats,” a nostalgic 1920s jazz-gospel piece led by clarinet that captures the journey of taking off every mask until only the real self remains. 🎵 Don’t preach your confession — live it. 📖 James 5:16 — “Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed.”

Episode 65 — STEP FOUR | Taking Honest Inventory + Original Song “In Your Eyes" In this episode of Pastors in Recovery, Jon Hammond walks through Step Four — Taking Honest Inventory. It’s the moment when pastors and ministry leaders stop performing and start allowing God to search beneath the surface.Through powerful stories and personal reflection, Jon shares how honesty replaces performance, how confession becomes a process, and how true freedom begins when we finally write the truth down and share it with someone we trust.  This episode features Jon’s original Suno song, “In Your Eyes,” a tender, acoustic reflection on God’s loving presence — the One who sees us fully and still calls us His own.  📖 Psalm 139:23–24 — “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”

Bonus: Praise That Changes Us | When Worship Opens Our Eyes In this short devotional, Jon Hammond reflects on the power of praise—not as something God needs, but as something that transforms us. When we praise, our eyes open to see God more clearly. Doubt shrinks. Faith rises. And we discover that inviting His presence isn’t about summoning Him—it’s about awakening our own hearts to the reality that He’s already here. Reflection Questions: - What does it mean to invite God’s presence? - Does He really need an invitation? - Isn’t He already welcome? - Can’t He do whatever He wants to do? - What happens to us when He takes us up on that invitation? - What happens to God relationally in that moment? 💬 Closing thought: “Praise doesn’t make God bigger—it makes our hearts more aware of how big He’s always been.”

Episode 63 — Letting God Be God Again (featuring “I Can’t Fix It, But He Can” In Step Two, Jon opens his heart and shares the real struggle of trying to fix what only God can heal. Through honest stories—from ministry comparison to personal recovery, and even a life-and-death moment with his wife—this episode reminds us that surrender isn’t weakness; it’s worship. Jon also debuts his new folk-rock revival song, “I Can’t Fix It, But He Can,” a heartfelt anthem about letting go and letting God be God again. 🎵 🙏 Step 2: We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

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