Open Spaces with Jeff & Jourdan Johnson

Afleveringen

• Parenting: A Lifetime of Learning (A Conversation with Buddy Burks) 16.06.2026 1u 4min

  In this episode, Jeff and Jourdan sit down with someone very special — Jourdan's dad, Buddy Burks. At 70 years old, Buddy is living proof that it's never too late to keep growing, keep learning, and keep showing up for the people you love.
• Parenting: Raising Wise Kids in a Sexually Broken World 09.06.2026 1u 1min

  In this episode of Open Spaces, we continue our parenting series with author, speaker, and ministry leader Laurie Krieg.
• Parenting: Sharing a Broken Past 02.06.2026 48min

  In this episode, Jeff and Jourdan open up about the challenges and blessings of sharing their personal story of struggle and faith with their children. Their honest journey offers practical insights for parents seeking to foster transparency, trust, and spiritual growth within their families.
• Parenting: Divorce, Grief & Single-Parenting with Toni Collier 19.05.2026 1u 1min

  What happens when the life you imagined for your family changes completely? How do you help your kids process grief when you’re grieving too? And where does faith fit into the middle of heartbreak, healing, and rebuilding?
• Parenting: Talking to Kids About Porn 12.05.2026 51min

  Discover the vital importance of open conversations about pornography, healing from betrayal, and how to guide your children through a world saturated with explicit content. Greta Eskridge shares her personal journey of redemption, practical advice for parents, and the power of honesty and compassion.
• Parenting: The Love that Formed Us 05.05.2026 59min

  We begin our Parenting series with a tribute to Jeff and Jourdan’s mothers. They take the opportunity with Mother’s Day approaching, to honor the women who instilled love and belief into them. They talk about what each meant to themselves and to each other.
• Owning Your Identity (feat. Jason Mellard) 01.05.2026 1u 7min

  In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, we sit down with Jason Mellard, founder of Own Your Identity — a ministry helping men around the world navigate same-sex attraction without allowing attractions to define who they are.
• Finding True Intimacy (feat. Rita Springer) 21.04.2026 1u 3min

  Rita Springer joins Jeff and Jourdan for an honest and deeply moving discussion about identity, intimacy with God, disappointment, dependency, fear, singleness, and learning how to keep trusting the Lord when life does not turn out the way you thought it would.
• Community: What We Learned 14.04.2026 35min

  Jeff and Jourdan reunite after Jourdan’s hiatus to recap their "Community Series." They share personal stories about vulnerability, discuss the nuances of terminology within the LGBTQ+ Christian space, and offer encouragement to those seeking deeper, more authentic friendships.
• Family Secrets and Forgiveness (feat. Brook Mosser) 31.03.2026 1u 13min

  In this episode, Jeff sits down with Brook Mosser from Intentional Parents to discuss a chapter of his life he's never publicly shared before. We explore complex family dynamics, the silent struggle of hidden same-sex attraction, and how God's work of forgiveness transformed his family from the inside out.
• Community: The Messy Beginnings (feat. Wes Martin) 17.03.2026 50min

  In this deeply personal episode of Open Spaces, Jeff sits down with his longtime friend Wes Martin — the first friend Jeff ever shared his struggle with.
• Community: You make sense (feat. Drew Worsham) 10.03.2026 1u 9min

  In this powerful and deeply personal episode of Open Spaces, Jeff and Jourdan sit down with one of their closest friends of over 23 years, Drew Worsham — illusionist, author of The Magic of Curiosity, pastor, and trusted confidant.
• Community: Don’t Fight Alone (feat. Bryson Vogeltanz & Kristian Stanfill) 03.03.2026 44min

  This week on Open Spaces, Jeff sits down with the two guys he walks with most closely in Atlanta, Bryson and Kristian, for a “guys-only” conversation (ladies, you’re absolutely invited to listen too). After last week’s episode with both couples, the three of them go deeper into the real question so many people ask: What do your weekly accountability time(s) actually look like?
• Community: The Power of Being Known (feat. The Stanfills & The Vogeltanzes) 24.02.2026 1u 7min

  In this episode, we’re joined by our closest friends, Kristian & Kerri Stanfill and Bryson & Emily Vogeltanz, the couples we’ve done daily life with for over a decade. We laugh (a lot), tell some stories you’ve never heard, and open up about what it actually looks like to live known.
• Catching up! 17.02.2026 30min

  It’s been a full season and today we’re catching you up. In this episode, we share what life has actually looked like lately. From the conversations we’ve been having with listeners, to the pastoral moments we never expected, to the sheer number of messages from people who feel seen for the first time this season has been full.
• Practical Steps for the Struggle 01.07.2025 41min

  In this episode of Open Spaces, Jeff shares what he would say to someone navigating same-sex attraction while pursuing Jesus. He unpacks the two key questions he always asks: “Where is this path leading?” and “Is that what you really want?”— as a starting point for anyone who wants to fight this struggle.
• What I Needed Growing Up 17.06.2025 55min

  In this episode of Open Spaces, Jeff dives deeper into what it was like growing up with same-sex attraction.
• Q & A: Top 5 Questions Answered 10.06.2025 56min

  In this powerful follow-up episode of Open Spaces, Jeff and Jourdan respond to five of the most raw and frequently asked listener questions since releasing their story.
• The Impossible Becomes Possible 18.03.2025 26min

  In this final episode of their introductory series, Jeff and Jourdan step into marriage after years of breakups, questions, and hard-won revelations. Their engagement wasn’t marked by grand gestures but by a quiet, resolute decision to move forward together.
• Navigating an Unconventional Relationship 11.03.2025 51min

  After years of back and forth, Jeff and Jourdan take us into the most painful and transformative season of their journey. This episode revisits their three breakups, the heartbreak and healing that followed, and the unexpected road that led them back together.