What if you already are who you wish you were? Benjamin Crawshaw and Brittany Coulson sit down with Mike Donehey to talk about The Path, the upcoming music project inspired by the book, and why so much of our spiritual growth comes back to identity. Together, they explore the freedom that comes from living from God's love instead of striving for it, why confession creates connection instead of shame, and how grace transforms the way we see ourselves, our work, and the people around us. Mike also shares how the songs for The Path album came together, why stewardship is a better framework than leadership, and what changes when we truly believe we are already loved.

What We Learned

• Failure isn't the opposite of growth—it can be an opportunity to learn, grow, and discover whether we are truly loved.
• The question "Is that all you got?" creates safety and freedom when people share their failures and struggles.
• Vulnerability becomes easier when we practice it with trusted people over time.
• Moving from "Why are you feeling that?" to "What do you think is underneath that?" creates curiosity instead of defensiveness.
• Identity is foundational: we work from God's approval, not for God's approval.
• Stewardship reminds us that our gifts are entrusted to us by God rather than earned by our own efforts.
• Our worth does not rise and fall with our usefulness, performance, or obedience.
• Sometimes all we have to bring to God is our need—and that is enough.

Resources Mentioned

Mike Donehey / Instagram: @MikeDonehey

Trueface: The Path & The Cure

Tenth Avenue North

Albums: The Light Meets the Dark & The Struggle

Song: Broken People

Book: Finding God's Life for My Will

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Grace changes more than our relationship with God—it changes the way we relate to everyone around us.

We sat down with Benjamin Crawshaw and Brittany Coulson to explore what grace actually looks like in everyday relationships. From receiving grace when we fail, to building deeper trust through vulnerability, to extending grace to the people who are hardest to love, we unpack how grace moves from a theological concept to a lived experience. We also talk about high-trust relationships, why being known is so risky, and how God often uses other people to help us experience His love in tangible ways. If you've ever struggled to let people see the real you, wondered how to find deeper community, or wrestled with extending grace to difficult people, this conversation is for you.

What We Learned

* Grace is not just a one-time gift at salvation—it is the environment in which we live the entire Christian life.

* Receiving grace often feels harder than giving grace because it requires surrendering control and self-righteousness.

* High-trust relationships are built through small acts of vulnerability that gradually establish trust.

* Many people avoid being fully known because they fear what others will think if they see their struggles and weaknesses.

* Being "first on the beach" means risking vulnerability before knowing how others will respond.

* Grace allows us to own our mistakes without letting them define our identity.

* Difficult people often act out of fear, wounds, and self-protection rather than malice.

* The more deeply we experience God's grace toward us, the easier it becomes to extend grace to others.

Resources Mentioned

The Cure by John Lynch, Bruce McNicol, & Bill Thrall

Dr. T.A. Powell - Beyond the Mask

Marcus Warner - Deeper Walk International

Unoffendable by Brant Hansen

Trueface Retreat 2026

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Robby shares a personal and ministry update as Trueface enters a major new season. We talk through family life with eight kids, preparing for his first sabbatical, the emotional and mental exhaustion that comes from leading through growth, and the deeper vision behind GROW — a new discipleship initiative designed to help churches create authentic transformation and relational discipleship at scale.

We also unpack the tension many churches feel around discipleship today: why “know more, do better” keeps people stuck, how grace reshapes spiritual growth, and why authentic community may become one of the church’s greatest opportunities in the years ahead. Along the way, Robby shares stories about the Trueface team, future projects, the upcoming Path album, and why this season feels both overwhelming and deeply hopeful.

What We Learned

• Discipleship is the process of growing in love of God and others.
• Most churches struggle to define effective discipleship and develop enough healthy leaders.
• “Know more, do better” creates striving, while “trust and receive” produces transformation.
• Authentic community is becoming increasingly rare — and increasingly necessary.
• Leadership culture shapes spiritual growth more than systems or programming.
• Robby believes the church has a unique opportunity to meet the next generation’s longing for real connection.
• Sabbatical is not just physical rest — mental and spiritual rest matter too.
• Transformation happens when we replace lies with truth in the context of relationships.

Resources Mentioned

Trueface Journey

The Path

RightNow Media | Streaming Video Library of Bible Studies

Christian Family Camps in Texas & South Carolina | Pine Cove

Refuge Foundation — Pure Charity

Grow Disciples Conference

The War of Worldviews by Jamie Winship

My First Thirty Quiet Times by Ty Saltzgiver

Live Loved by Ty Saltzgiver

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