Transforming the Church with Dr. Derwin L Gray

In this episode of the Transforming the Church Podcast, Pastor Derwin L. Gray explores the truth of healing: it’s often painful but always worth it. As we read chapter 5 of “It’s Time to Heal” together, Pastor Derwin invites us to press into Jesus, name our pain honestly, reject the lies that keep us bound, and allow the Holy Spirit to renew our minds and spirits. Whether you’re weary from your own struggles or walking with someone through theirs, be encouraged by Philippians 1:6 NIV — “that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”PODCAST RESOURCES• More from Derwin: www.derwinlgray.com and www.transformationchurch.tc/podcast• Subscribe on Apple Podcasts• Subscribe on Spotify• Subscribe on YouTube• Subscribe on Amazon Music• The ChurchLeaders Podcast Network CONNECT WITH DERWIN• Facebook: www.facebook.com/derwinlgray• Instagram: @derwinlgrayRATE, LEAVE A REVIEW, & SHAREIf you’ve been impacted by this podcast, please leave a rating and a review, and share with someone in your life.

In this powerful episode of the Transforming the Church Podcast, Pastor Derwin L. Gray does something a little different. As he reads chapter 7 of his new book “It’s Time to Heal,” we explore how our deepest wounds can either harden us into destroyers or, when surrendered to God, reshape us into healers. Drawing on the real-life stories of figures like Adolf Hitler, Corrie ten Boom, and Nelson Mandela, Pastor Derwin reveals how pain itself does not determine our destiny — our response does. Through Scripture, listeners are invited to embrace forgiveness, trust God’s nearness in their brokenness, and allow the Holy Spirit to transform their wounds into wisdom and compassion. PODCAST RESOURCES• More from Derwin: www.derwinlgray.com and www.transformationchurch.tc/podcast• Subscribe on Apple Podcasts• Subscribe on Spotify• Subscribe on YouTube• Subscribe on Amazon Music• The ChurchLeaders Podcast Network CONNECT WITH DERWIN• Facebook: www.facebook.com/derwinlgray• Instagram: @derwinlgrayRATE, LEAVE A REVIEW, & SHAREIf you’ve been impacted by this podcast, please leave a rating and a review, and share with someone in your life.

In this powerful episode of the Transforming the Church Podcast, Pastor Derwin Gray sits down with Joshua Broome to explore the journey from deep shame and brokenness to healing and restoration through the gospel of Jesus. Using the HEAL framework—Honest, Expect pain, Accept, and Live from love—Joshua shares his personal story of struggle, vulnerability, and redemption after leaving the adult film industry. Together, they discuss the reality of ongoing pain, the importance of honest confession to God and trusted community, and the necessity of confronting hidden wounds. Listeners will be encouraged to take their pain into the light, trust in God’s fatherly love, and discover true identity and freedom in what Christ has done. This episode is an invitation to experience healing by living from the overflow of grace and the power of the Holy Spirit.PODCAST RESOURCES• More from Derwin: www.derwinlgray.com and www.transformationchurch.tc/podcast• Subscribe on Apple Podcasts• Subscribe on Spotify• Subscribe on YouTube• Subscribe on Amazon Music• The ChurchLeaders Podcast Network CONNECT WITH DERWIN• Facebook: www.facebook.com/derwinlgray• Instagram: @derwinlgrayRATE, LEAVE A REVIEW, & SHAREIf you’ve been impacted by this podcast, please leave a rating and a review, and share with someone in your life.

In this heartfelt episode of the Transforming the Church podcast, Pastor Derwin Gray sits down with bestselling author Ann Voskamp to discuss deep, gospel-centered healing. Drawing from Derwin’s new book, “It’s Time to Heal,” the conversation explores how God meets us in our deepest wounds and invites us into true restoration—not just coping or striving.Using Jesus’ question at the Pool of Bethesda (John 5:6) and His invitation to the weary (Matthew 11:28), Pastor Derwin unpacks a practical, biblical framework for healing. Together, he and Ann discuss the HEAL acronym—Honesty, Expecting hard work, Accepting without approving, and Living from God’s love. They share personal stories of pain, trauma, and transformation, emphasizing that healing is a slow, holistic process involving mind, body, and spirit.Listeners are encouraged to move beyond shame and self-protection by embracing their identity in Christ, renewing their minds with truth (Romans 12:2), and supporting each other in community. With wisdom from mental health professionals and practical steps like “Christ Behavioral Therapy,” this episode invites everyone—whether at rock bottom or longing for deeper healing—to discover hope, rest, and God’s faithful love.PODCAST RESOURCES• More from Derwin: www.derwinlgray.com and www.transformationchurch.tc/podcast• Subscribe on Apple Podcasts• Subscribe on Spotify• Subscribe on YouTube• Subscribe on Amazon Music• The ChurchLeaders Podcast Network CONNECT WITH DERWIN• Facebook: www.facebook.com/derwinlgray• Instagram: @derwinlgrayRATE, LEAVE A REVIEW, & SHAREIf you’ve been impacted by this podcast, please leave a rating and a review, and share with someone in your life.

In this heartfelt episode of the Transforming the Church podcast, Pastor Derwin Gray sits down with faith-integrated psychotherapist Jo Hargreaves to explore the deep connections between spiritual formation, emotional healing, and neuroscience. Together, they discuss how Jesus meets us in our wounds and invites us into honest, transformative healing—body, mind, and spirit. Drawing from Scripture, personal stories, and scientific insights, the conversation challenges the “behavior management” approach to faith and instead calls listeners to bring their true selves—scars and all—before God.Key themes include the renewing of the mind (Romans 12:2), the power of God’s unbreakable love (Romans 8:38), and the importance of emotional honesty in the healing journey. Jo and Derwin unpack the four God-given steps to restoration found in Derwin’s book, “It’s Time to Heal,” emphasizing honesty with God, expecting healing to be hard, accepting the past, and living from God’s love rather than for it. Listeners are encouraged to move beyond shame, embrace vulnerability, and find hope in Christ’s own scars—discovering that healing is possible, progressive, and rooted in God’s grace.Whether you are a ministry leader, counselor, or anyone seeking to experience deeper healing, this episode offers wisdom, compassion, and practical steps to help you live from love, not for love, and become an agent of restoration in your community.PODCAST RESOURCES• More from Derwin: www.derwinlgray.com and www.transformationchurch.tc/podcast• Subscribe on Apple Podcasts• Subscribe on Spotify• Subscribe on YouTube• Subscribe on Amazon Music• The ChurchLeaders Podcast Network CONNECT WITH DERWIN• Facebook: www.facebook.com/derwinlgray• Instagram: @derwinlgrayRATE, LEAVE A REVIEW, & SHAREIf you’ve been impacted by this podcast, please leave a rating and a review, and share with someone in your life.

In this deeply honest conversation, Pastor Derwin Gray and renowned neuroscientist Dr. Daniel Amen explore God’s pathway to healing for those carrying trauma, shame, and persistent inner pain. Drawing from both Scripture and neuroscience, they discuss how healing begins with honesty—naming what happened—and continues through renewing the mind, accepting hard realities, and choosing to live from God’s love rather than striving for it. Pastor Derwin shares personal stories of forgiveness, including his journey to forgive his father, emphasizing that Jesus meets us in our wounds and can turn our scars into testimonies of grace. Dr. Amen highlights the brain’s capacity for renewal and the importance of aligning scientific insights with biblical truth. Ultimately, the episode invites listeners into a healing journey marked by forgiveness, freedom, and transformed relationships, calling the church to be a community that transfers healing, not hurt, as people experience God’s grace and restoration.PODCAST RESOURCES• More from Derwin: www.derwinlgray.com and www.transformationchurch.tc/podcast• Subscribe on Apple Podcasts• Subscribe on Spotify• Subscribe on YouTube• Subscribe on Amazon Music• The ChurchLeaders Podcast Network CONNECT WITH DERWIN• Facebook: www.facebook.com/derwinlgray• Instagram: @derwinlgrayRATE, LEAVE A REVIEW, & SHAREIf you’ve been impacted by this podcast, please leave a rating and a review, and share with someone in your life.

In this episode of the Transforming the Church Podcast, Pastor Derwin Gray sits down with best-selling author, preacher, and church leader Hosanna Wong for an honest and hope-filled conversation about healing, grace, and leadership. Drawing from Hosanna’s powerful personal story—growing up in a family transformed by Jesus amid addiction and street life—the episode explores the urgent need for healing within the church and among its leaders.Derwin and Hosanna discuss the dangers of unaddressed wounds, the difference between behavioral modification and true transformation, and the role of grace in overcoming shame while discussing Pastor Derwin's new book It's Time To Heal. With wisdom rooted in Scripture, real-life experiences, and neuroscience, they challenge leaders to seek healing for themselves so they can lead others from a place of authenticity and freedom. The episode highlights practical steps for embracing God’s healing, underscores the importance of inviting Jesus into our deepest pain, and offers encouragement for anyone longing to walk in wholeness.Listeners will come away inspired to pursue genuine healing, equipped with practical insight, and reminded that the journey toward restoration begins not with self-sufficiency, but with surrender to the amazing grace of Jesus.PODCAST RESOURCES• More from Derwin: www.derwinlgray.com and www.transformationchurch.tc/podcast• Subscribe on Apple Podcasts• Subscribe on Spotify• Subscribe on YouTube• Subscribe on Amazon Music• The ChurchLeaders Podcast Network CONNECT WITH DERWIN• Facebook: www.facebook.com/derwinlgray• Instagram: @derwinlgrayRATE, LEAVE A REVIEW, & SHAREIf you’ve been impacted by this podcast, please leave a rating and a review, and share with someone in your life.

What if the very pain that has broken you could become the pathway to your greatest healing? In this powerful conversation, Pastor Derwin and Vicki unpack the heart behind Pastor Derwin's new book, *It's Time to Heal: Four God-Given Steps to Restore What Life Has Shattered*—a message born not from theory, but from their own raw, courageous journey through trauma and transformation. Drawing from John 5:6, where Jesus asks a man paralyzed for decades, "Do you want to be made well?" Pastor Derwin reveals that healing begins with a vulnerable yes—because Jesus doesn't heal a future version of us, He heals the real us. With wisdom rooted in both Scripture and neuroscience, Pastor Derwin reframes suffering through the lens of post-traumatic growth, reminding us that the villain and the hero share the same origin story: pain. The difference is what you do with it. Vicki's voice adds tender authenticity, affirming that healing isn't linear, but God wastes nothing. Don't stay stuck in familiar pain—pre-order multiple copies of *It's Time to Heal* today and begin passing down healing instead of hurt to the next generation, for the glory of King Jesus.PODCAST RESOURCES• More from Derwin: www.derwinlgray.com and www.transformationchurch.tc/podcast• Subscribe on Apple Podcasts• Subscribe on Spotify• Subscribe on YouTube• Subscribe on Amazon Music• The ChurchLeaders Podcast Network CONNECT WITH DERWIN• Facebook: www.facebook.com/derwinlgray• Instagram: @derwinlgrayRATE, LEAVE A REVIEW, & SHAREIf you’ve been impacted by this podcast, please leave a rating and a review, and share with someone in your life.

What if the wounds you've been quietly carrying your whole life were never meant to stay hidden? In this powerful conversation, Pastor Derwin and Licensed Professional Counselor Jim Cress explore the transformative message at the heart of Pastor Derwin's new book, *It's Time to Heal: Four God-Given Steps to Restore What Life Has Shattered*. Drawing from Romans 12:2—"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will"—Pastor Derwin reveals how neuroscience is catching up to what Scripture has proclaimed for centuries: real healing transforms us from the inside out. Through his own story of trauma, shame, and breakthrough, he unpacks the HEAL framework—Honest about what happened, Expect turbulence, Accept what took place, and Live from love, not for love—showing that true wholeness isn't behavioral modification but a new creation encounter with Jesus. As Jim affirms, this integration of theology, psychology, and neurobiology isn't compromise—it's wisdom. If you feel stuck, ashamed, or secretly broken, Jesus is already at the table with a cup of coffee saying, "I already know, and I love you." Pre-order *It's Time to Heal* today and take your first step toward freedom.PODCAST RESOURCES• More from Derwin: www.derwinlgray.com and www.transformationchurch.tc/podcast• Subscribe on Apple Podcasts• Subscribe on Spotify• Subscribe on YouTube• Subscribe on Amazon Music• The ChurchLeaders Podcast Network CONNECT WITH DERWIN• Facebook: www.facebook.com/derwinlgray• Instagram: @derwinlgrayRATE, LEAVE A REVIEW, & SHAREIf you’ve been impacted by this podcast, please leave a rating and a review, and share with someone in your life.

What does it look like when followers of Jesus who love the same Lord arrive at the table holding vastly different political convictions? Pastor Derwin, alongside Dr. Frank Turek and Dr. Charlie Dates, opens a courageous and deeply needed conversation about faith, ethnicity, and political engagement—reminding us that the church is not a building but a blood-bought people of King Jesus, loved by the Father and empowered by the Spirit. Drawing from John 13, Dr. Dates grounds the entire dialogue in a love "based upon the virtue of the giver, not the worthiness of the recipient"—a love the Black church has embodied even toward a nation that did not love them in return. Dr. Turek challenges believers to engage government as seriously as they engage family and church, because politics directly shapes our ability to preach the gospel. Together, all three voices refuse easy answers, holding both prophetic critique and humble empathy, urging Christians to see one another's pain before dismissing one another's conclusions. This conversation is a call to you—don't retreat into comfortable tribalism. Lean in, listen deeply, and let the love of Christ be the politics that transforms your neighborhood, your city, and your world.PODCAST RESOURCES• More from Derwin: www.derwinlgray.com and www.transformationchurch.tc/podcast• Subscribe on Apple Podcasts• Subscribe on Spotify• Subscribe on YouTube• Subscribe on Amazon Music• The ChurchLeaders Podcast Network CONNECT WITH DERWIN• Facebook: www.facebook.com/derwinlgray• Instagram: @derwinlgrayRATE, LEAVE A REVIEW, & SHAREIf you’ve been impacted by this podcast, please leave a rating and a review, and share with someone in your life.