Natalie Layne joins Rita Springer for an honest conversation about creativity, calling, identity, and the unexpected cost of carrying a message from God. 

From touring life and the pressures of the Christian music industry to losing her voice after releasing an album about joy, Natalie shares how God has been teaching her what true joy, faithfulness, and rooted identity really look like. 

This is a powerful conversation for artists, worship leaders, and anyone navigating purpose in a noisy world.

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Rita shares a powerful message for women worship leaders, songwriters, and creatives. 

From difficult experiences in ministry to the story of Eve, this conversation explores identity, authority, insecurity, leadership, and the unique gifts women bring to the Kingdom. 

If you've ever questioned your calling or felt overlooked, this episode is for you.

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Ginny Owens joins Rita Springer for one of the most honest conversations yet — about blindness, bullying, burnout, worship, singleness, and discovering God in suffering.

From losing her sight at age 3 to navigating the pressures of Christian music, Ginny shares how what once felt like a deficit became one of God’s greatest gifts in her life.

This episode is raw, wise, funny, healing, and deeply hopeful.
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In this episode of the Rita Springer Podcast, worship artist Ke'erron Sims shares his journey from Trinidad to Texas, growing up in a broken home, and finding healing through worship and community.

He reflects on painful family struggles, his father’s addiction, and being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, all while learning to trust God’s presence in suffering.

Rita and Keerron discuss identity, calling, creativity, and how true worship often comes through hardship and endurance.

Keerron explains that his upcoming music focuses on “waiting well,” embracing the journey, and recognizing God’s faithfulness even before breakthrough or healing arrives.
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In this raw and deeply moving conversation, Jeff & Jourdan Johnson share their unconventional love story, Jeff’s journey with same sex attraction, and the pain of navigating these realities within the church.

Together, they open up about grief, identity, marriage, and the ways the church has often failed to create space for honest conversations around sexuality and suffering.

If you’ve ever wrestled with shame, belonging, or holding pain and hope at the same time, this episode is for you.
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0:00 - Coming Up
1:04 - Today’s Guest, The Johnsons: Pastoring at Passion
6:51 - Ad: Amazing Kids - joinamazing.com
7:48 - Same-Sex Attraction: Identity and Sanctification
14:28 - Relationship Dynamics: Tensions and Truth
25:43 - From a Woman’s Perspective
29:33 - No Secrets, Choices to Make
35:50 - Open Spaces Podcast
41:15 - Discipline in the Struggle
46:57 - The Silent and Fearful Church
1:01:15 - Processing Grief and Loss with Honesty
1:25:26 - Songwriting
1:31:26 - Family and Travel

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In this honest conversation, Natalie Grant & Bernie Herms open up about insecurity, ambition, and the hidden struggles behind worship ministry.

From chasing success to surrendering identity, this episode challenges what we think calling really looks like.

If you’ve ever wrestled with platform, purpose, or comparison, this one is for you.
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0:00 - Coming up
1:11 - Today’s Guests, Natalie Grant & Bernie Herms: Marriage and Ministry
8:44 - Bernie’s Music Journey
14:06 - The Fruit of Relationships
19:44 - Finding a Balance
24:20 - Ad: Amazing Kids - joinamazing.com
25:16 - Overcoming Insecurity and Ego
31:28 - Transformation: Performance vs. Presence
44:58 - Advice For The Next Generation
54:16 - Relevance and Longevity
1:10:27 - What Natalie and Bernie Burn For
1:17:36 - Final Thoughts

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A raw and powerful conversation with Joanne Moody as she shares her 14-year battle with chronic pain, a near-death encounter with Jesus, and the miracle that changed everything. 

This episode dives deep into healing, suffering, identity, and the authority believers carry.

If you’ve ever questioned God in pain, this is for you.

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She was one decision away from becoming a pop star… until the industry gave her an ultimatum: her baby or her career.

In this raw conversation, Rebekah White Williams shares how choosing life cost her everything, her record deal, her marriage, and the future she thought she had. But in the middle of loss, God rewrote her story in a way she never expected.

This is a story about obedience, healing, and finding your true calling.
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0:00 - Coming Up
1:05 - Today’s Guest, Rebekah White: Her Story
13:58 - Ad: Amazing Kids - joinamazing.com
14:55 - When Things Go Awry, When Healing Arrives
28:16 - Staying Centered, Fighting Back
35:25 - Ad: Join Us At Church Conference - achurchconference.com
36:25 - The Business and the Balance
42:23 - Songwriting and Stewardship
48:44 - The Story Behind “Make Room”
58:39 - Poets & Prophets
1:07:16 - An Encouragement From Rebekah

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Trip Lee joins Rita Springer for one of the most honest conversations yet. They talk honestly about hip hop, worship, creativity, and suffering. 

From defending rap in the church to risking everything on a new worship sound, this episode dives deep into calling and what it really means to glorify God with your life.

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What does it look like to follow God in an industry driven by success, pressure, and recognition?

In this conversation, Tommee Profitt shares his journey from a basement studio to scoring major films, and the moments where obedience mattered more than opportunity.

We talk about creativity, calling, saying no, and what it means to stay true to God in the middle of influence.

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What if the way we’ve been thinking about Jesus’ return is completely off? 

In this conversation with John Bevere, they unpack why the Church has lost anticipation, how it affects holiness, and what it actually means to live ready for the King. 

This episode is both sobering and deeply hopeful.

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