Worship is my Weapon Podcast with Rita Springer

Women, Stop Apologizing for Taking Up Space 03.06.2026 49min

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. ----------------------------------------- Try Amazing+ Free: Access the world’s first total ministry strategy from curriculum and tec...

What You Think Is Your Weakness May Be Your Gift 02.06.2026 1h 13min

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. ----------------------------------------- Try Amazing+ Free: Access the world’s first...

I Let It Build Me, Rather Than Break Me | Ke'erron Sims 02.06.2026 54min

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. Keerro...

Their Unconventional Love Story | The Johnsons 13.05.2026 1h 34min

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 yo...

Success Isn’t Proof of God’s Favor | Natalie Grant & Bernie Herms 06.05.2026 1h 18min

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. ----------------------------------------- Try Amazing+ Free: Access the world’s first total ministry strategy from curriculum and technology, to train...

She Died on the Operating Table… Then God Spoke to Her | Joanne Moody 29.04.2026 1h 32min

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. If you're enjoying the show, please rate and review! Follow Rita on ALL Social Media: https://linktr.ee/ritaspringer If you would like to support the Worship I...

This Decision Changed My Entire Life Forever 22.04.2026 1h 12min

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. ----------------------------------------- Join Rita Springer in ...

Defending Hip Hop Music To The Church | Trip Lee 15.04.2026 1h 6min

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. Join Rita Springer in Dallas, April 28–30, for Church Conference, a gathering to equip church leaders with vision, leadership, and practical tools for the next generation. ...

Tommee Profitt On Being Used By God In The Film Industry 08.04.2026 1h 18min

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. Join Rita Springer in Dallas, April 28–30, for Church Conference, a gathering to equip church leaders with vision, le...

Should You Fear The End Times? | John Bevere 01.04.2026 56min

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. Join Rita Springer in Dallas, April 28–30, for Church Conference, a gathering to equip church leaders with vision, leadership, and practical tools for the next generation. Register at aChu...

This May Change How You Feel About The Wilderness 25.03.2026 56min

This episode is for anyone walking through a wilderness season, feeling stuck, forgotten, or waiting on God to move. Rita shares the raw truth about pain, grief, and faith, and why the “other side” isn’t what you expect. What if breakthrough doesn’t start with your circumstances… but with your mind? If you’re tired of waiting, this conversation might change how you see everything. Join Rita Springer in Dallas, April 28–30, for Church Conference, a gathering to equip church leaders w...

Kristian and Melodie Reveal What They Burn For | Passion Music 18.03.2026 54min

Worship leaders Kristian Stanfill and Melodie Malone join Rita Springer to talk about the heart behind Passion’s new album Just That Good. They dive into the struggles worship leaders face, the overwhelming spiritual hunger rising among Gen Z, and why the most powerful worship moments are often completely unplanned. Plus, Rita shares a powerful idea: the enemy doesn’t attack your gifts, he attacks what you burn for. This conversation explores worship, calling, humility, and the deeper purp...

A Jewish Rabbi’s Surprising Encounter With Jesus | Rabbi Jason Sobel 11.03.2026 1h 25min

Rabbi Jason Sobel joins Rita Springer to unpack the Jewish roots of Jesus, the hidden meaning of the cross in Hebrew Scripture, and why the Church has often made Jesus unrecognizable to the Jewish people. From supernatural encounters to The Chosen, anti-Semitism, and the powerful truth that the tomb became a womb, this conversation will deepen your faith and challenge what you thought you knew about Messiah. Join Rita Springer in Dallas, April 28–30, for Church Conference, a gathering...

The Biggest Cause of Demonic Possession | The Exorcist Files 09.03.2026 1h 15min

In this eye-opening conversation, Rita sits down with the creator of The Exorcist Files, Ryan Bethea to talk about spiritual warfare, deliverance, and the reality of the demonic realm. From Ouija boards and sexual sin to trauma and generational doors, they unpack real exorcism cases, including a college student who gained a terrifying “gift” he didn’t want to give up. Can Christians be oppressed? How do demons gain access? Why do some people choose not to be free? This episode isn’t about f...

How to Hope Without Breaking Your Own Heart | Looking Into 2026 25.02.2026 1h 10min

Starting the year with hope… but what happens when the thing you’ve prayed for never comes? In this episode, Rita unpacks expectation, disappointment, obedience, and the moment her therapist used a water bottle to show her she’d been so focused on “the promise” that she missed everything around her. What does it mean to carry God’s presence while you wait? And what if waiting is shaping you more than arrival ever could? Try Amazing+ Free: Access the world’s first total ministry...

From Addiction & Anger To Forgiveness | Stephen McWhirter 25.02.2026 1h 14min

He grew up in church camps… but behind closed doors, it was violent and broken. Stephen McWhirter shares his journey from addiction, arrests, and hatred toward God to radical salvation, forgiveness, and leading thousands to Christ online. This is a story about mercy, thorns, industry tension, and a love that refuses to quit. Get a copy of Radically Restored by Stephen McWhirter here: https://www.amazon.com/Radically-Restored-Knowing-Jesus-Brokenness/dp/0310369517 Try Amazing+ ...

The Side of Worship Culture We Need To Talk About | Jason & Rhonda Halbert 25.02.2026 1h 47min

In this powerful conversation, Rita Springer sits with Jason & Rhonda Halbert to talk faith after loss, revival, worship culture, marriage, and obedience. From DC Talk and Sonicflood to walking away from the church industry, cancer, grief, and writing CARETAKER, Book 1 in The Goodpasture Chronicles. this episode is about holding onto God when everything falls apart. Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Caretaker-Goodpasture-Chronicles-R-J-Halbert/dp/1963366042 If you're enjoy...

Cover Up Culture - The Real Reason Church Scandals Keep Exploding 04.02.2026 1h 28min

In this raw solo episode, Rita Springer addresses the growing reality of cover-up culture in the church. With honesty, compassion, and prophetic insight, she explores hidden sin, leadership failure, accountability, confession, and the true cost of doing the right thing. This conversation isn’t about cancel culture, it’s about repentance, healing, and restoring the fear of the Lord. If you're enjoying the show, please rate and review! Follow Rita on ALL Social Media: https://lin...

What the Bible Says About Carrying God's Presence 28.01.2026 1h

What does it really mean to carry the presence of God, not just feel it? In this powerful solo episode, Rita Springer unpacks the story of the Ark of the Covenant and reveals how reverence, obedience, and discipline shape our spiritual lives. This is a call to deeper encounter, not emotional moments. As we step into 2026, how will you carry His presence? Scripture references: 1 Samuel 6-7, 2 Samuel 6 If you're enjoying the show, please rate and review! Follow Rita on ALL Socia...

Have We Replaced God's Presence With "Cool" Church | Scott Coats 21.01.2026 1h 18min

What happens when a worship leader leaves the platform but not the presence of God? In this powerful conversation, Rita Springer sits down with artist and former worship pastor Scott Coats to talk about prophetic encounters, rural revival, creativity as calling, and why comfort may be the very thing the church needs to lose. This episode will challenge creatives, worship leaders, and anyone asking God, “What’s next?” Check out Scott's art here: https://www.scottcoats.org/ If yo...