Synopsis
Join Ben, Travis & Whitney as they discuss the journey to and through Christ. Ben is married to Kenya Hayes they have 5 kiddos. Ben is the family minister at Highland Park church of Christ in Muscles Shoals, Alabama.Travis is married to Whitney Creasy and they have 2 foster kids. He is the campus minister at Riverside Christian Academy and preacher for Riverside church of Christ in Fayetteville, Tennessee. Whitney is the College and Career advisor at RCA. Checkout our videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL28BA6836BA11105B
Episodes
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Suicide Prevention (Hotline 988)
12/09/2023 Duration: 30minBen and Travis discuss Suicide Prevention Month so listener descretion advised. This episode is brought to you by the 79th Faulkner University Lectureship on October 22-26 in Montgomery, Alabama. Checkout https://www.faulkner.edu/events/79th-faulkner-bible-lectureship-2023/ for more information. The Suicide Prevention hotline is 988. Ben shares that suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among teenagers and is more than all the natural causes of death among teens as well. Ben goes on to share the signs that someone is struggling and contemplating suicide. How to handle a situation where someone is contemplating ending their lives. Ben shares the acronym "PLAID PALS" to help identify someone who may be at risk. Are you in the North Alabama area and need mental health help? Checkout Three Cords Counseling at https://www.threecordshoals.com/ Come join us at Challenge Youth Conference this year. For more info checkout https://www.cyconline.com/ Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days
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A Thank You and A Prayer For Your Labors
05/09/2023 Duration: 10minTravis jumps on for a short episode to express his gratitude for you the listener and all those who support. He reminds everyone that it is suicide prevention month and the 988 Suicide Prevention Hotline. Travis also encourages everyone to join Team Ben and Travis for St. Jude this December in Memphis. You can support the cause here: https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/Heroes/SJMMW?copy_link_share&fr_id=144988&pg=team&team_id=290221 He reminds everyone of the freebies found at benandtravis.com and reminds everyone of the 28 Days of Focused Living Challenge at facebook.com/groups/benandtravis. He mentions the different ways you can support that begins first with prayer: benandtravis.com/give, benandtravis.com/store, and patreon.com/benandtravis. He give all of our patreon supporters a shoutout followed by a prayer to end the episode. Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis Fo
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Doing What is Right and Trusting God to Do What is Best: A Dodgeball Story
29/08/2023 Duration: 21minAll pro counselor Ben Hayes from Three Cord Counseling (https://www.threecordshoals.com/), Travis, Will and Blake Hollimon talk about the highlights and lowlights of the St. Jude fundraiser on August 19th. This episode is brought to you by Challenge Youth Conference (www.cyconline.com)! The guys share their soreness and after effects of a Saturday full of Dodgeball. Travis talks about the Heritage Event last Saturday. Blake shares who all made up their Braves Bro team this year. The fun of seeing someone accomplish some athletic feat, he didn't think they were capable of. Checkout the Highlight reel here: https://youtu.be/o8pw5esz1O4 Which outfit should Travis wear at the St. Jude 5K, Spider-Man or Forrest Gump? Look for the social media polls to decide his fate! Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis For extra content and material you can use for your family or ministry go to https://www
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200th Episode: Stayin' Alive Disco Dodgeball for St. Jude 2023 Instant Reaction
22/08/2023 Duration: 12minThis episode of the Helping Healing Humor podcast is brought to you by the 2023 Heritage Event on Saturday August 26th featuring an incredible night of music from The Frontmen of Country, The Secret Sisters, and Cadence Baker. General Admission tickets and table sponsorships are available for purchase. For more information visit www.hcu.edu. The Stayin Alive Disco Dodgeball Tournament is brought to you by the Challenge Youth Conference www.cyconline.com. Donate to your favorite Team Ben and Travis member here: https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/Heroes/SJMMW?team_id=290221&pg=team&fr_id=144988 Ben and Travis are joined by Josh Thorne to discuss their thoughts about the weekend and the tremendous outpouring of love towards St. Jude! Counting the week leading up we are pushing 5K raised total. The guys comment about the athleticism on display. As of this posting Ben will be running as Superman and Travis will be running as Spider-man or Forrest Gump. Get all of the dodgeball action from the weekend r
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Stayin' Alive Disco Dodgeball for St. Jude 2023 Preview
15/08/2023 Duration: 29minThis episode of the Helping Healing Humor podcast is brought to you by the 2023 Heritage Event on Saturday August 26th featuring an incredible night of music from The Frontmen of Country, The Secret Sisters, and Cadence Baker. General Admission tickets and table sponsorships are available for purchase. For more information visit www.hcu.edu. The Stayin Alive Disco Dodgeball Tournament is brought to you by the Transform Ladies Conference www.tlcladies.org. Dodgeball Registration is now open here: https://www.benandtravis.com/store/p/stayin-alive Ben, Travis and Will preview the 2023 Stayin' Alive Disco Dodgeball Tournament and remember the 2022 version. The guys share some details about the St. Jude Marathon in December. Travis shares the online headquarters for this weekend at benandtravis.com/dodgeball. Travis announces the good news of raising $300 for dear friend, Craig Wray's medical fund. Defending Adult Champions push for some rule changes to the tournament. Travis explains the organization of the tour
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Partners 4 Africa
08/08/2023 Duration: 28minThis episode of the Helping Healing Humor podcast is brought to you by the 2023 Heritage Event on Saturday August 26th featuring an incredible night of music from The Frontmen of Country, The Secret Sisters, and Cadence Baker. General Admission tickets and table sponsorships are available for purchase. For more information visit www.hcu.edu. The Stayin Alive Disco Dodgeball Tournament is brought to you by the Transform Ladies Conference www.tlcladies.org. Dodgeball Registration is now open here: https://www.benandtravis.com/store/p/stayin-alive Alicia Reaves, Destin Hayes, Ginger Taylor, Kenya Hayes and Ruthie Reaves join the show to talk about their June of 2023 trip to Zibabwe with "Partners 4 Africa" (http://partners4africa.com/). The group shares the impact the trip has made on their lives and the events that have influenced their approach to spirituality upon returning home. Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com https://www.fa
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Helping Healing Humor with The 412 Christian Podcast
01/08/2023 Duration: 30minThis episode of the Helping Healing Humor podcast is brought to you by the 2023 Heritage Event on Saturday August 26th featuring an incredible night of music from The Frontmen of Country, The Secret Sisters, and Cadence Baker. General Admission tickets and table sponsorships are available for purchase. For more information visit www.hcu.edu. The Stayin Alive Disco Dodgeball Tournament is brought to you by the Transform Ladies Conference www.tlcladies.org. Dodgeball Registration is now open here: https://www.benandtravis.com/store/p/stayin-alive Two of the hosts from The 412 Christian Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-412-christian-podcast/id1615231281), Eli Henson and Sam South interview Ben, Travis and Will about their Christian walk. Surprise guest Jason Azbell joins the episode to share his favorite fun sing song! Eli and Sam ask the guys What are some ways to spread our faith to those around us? How can we get help if our faith begins to waiver? How can we carry over our camp experience
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Helping Healing Humor with Pola and Kaylie Volume 3
25/07/2023 Duration: 27minThis episode of the Helping Healing Humor podcast is brought to you by the 2023 Heritage Event on Saturday August 26th featuring an incredible night of music from The Frontmen of Country, The Secret Sisters, and Cadence Baker. General Admission tickets and table sponsorships are available for purchase. For more information visit www.hcu.edu. The Stayin Alive Disco Dodgeball Tournament is brought to you by the Transform Ladies Conference www.tlcladies.org. Dodgeball Registration is now open here: https://www.benandtravis.com/store/p/stayin-alive Ben and Travis National Brand Ambassador Kaylie Hendrix and Internationational Brand Ambassador Pola Tikhomirova host this episode. In volume 3, the ladies ask the following questions: If you could have anything from Maywood Christian Camp in your everday life what would it be? How do we try to live the Christian standard in a healthy way? Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com https://www.f
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Helping Healing Humor with Pola and Kaylie Volume 2
18/07/2023 Duration: 19minThis episode of the Helping Healing Humor podcast is brought to you by the 2023 Heritage Event on Saturday August 26th featuring an incredible night of music from The Frontmen of Country, The Secret Sisters, and Cadence Baker. General Admission tickets and table sponsorships are available for purchase. For more information visit www.hcu.edu. Stayin Alive Disco Dodgeball Tournament Registration: https://www.benandtravis.com/store/p/stayin-alive Ben and Travis National Brand Ambassador Kaylie Hendrix and Internationational Brand Ambassador Pola Tikhomirova host this episode. In volume 2, the ladies ask the following questions: Which Maywood Christian Camp memory is your favorite? How can we create more opportunities for women in the church? Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis For extra content and material you can use for your family or ministry go to https://www.patreon.com/benandtravi
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Helping Healing Humor with Pola and Kaylie Volume 1
11/07/2023 Duration: 30minThis episode of the Helping Healing Humor podcast is brought to you by the 2023 Heritage Event on Saturday August 26th featuring an incredible night of music from The Frontmen of Country, The Secret Sisters, and Cadence Baker. General Admission tickets and table sponsorships are available for purchase. For more information visit www.hcu.edu. Stayin Alive Disco Dodgeball Tournament Registration: https://www.benandtravis.com/store/p/stayin-alive Ben and Travis National Brand Ambassador Kaylie Hendrix and Internationational Brand Ambassador Pola Tikhomirova host this episode. In volume 1, the ladies ask the following questions: How many years have you attended Maywood Christian Camp? How to create an attractive church community to those within and those from the outside? What are some practical ways to bridge the gap between generations? Some of our answers may surprise you! Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com https://www.facebook.com
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Happy 4th of July: If this be a Podcast, Make the Most of It
04/07/2023 Duration: 27minThis episode of the Helping Healing Humor podcast is brought to you by the 2023 Heritage Event on Saturday August 26th featuring an incredible night of music from The Frontmen of Country, The Secret Sisters, and Cadence Baker. General Admission tickets and table sponsorships are available for purchase. For more information visit www.hcu.edu. Stayin Alive Disco Dodgeball Tournament Registration: https://www.benandtravis.com/store/p/stayin-alive Will returns to the podcast to celebrate American Independence with Ben and Travis. The guys share their opinions on their: Favorite patriotic song. Favorite patriotic movie. Favorite patriotic quote. Favorite Bible verse about freedom. Ben wraps up the episode with a lightening round of questions. Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis For extra content and material you can use for your family or ministry go to https://www.patreon.com/benandtravis R
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
27/06/2023 Duration: 24minThis episode of the Helping Healing Humor podcast is brought to you by the 2023 Heritage Event on Saturday August 26th featuring an incredible night of music from The Frontmen of Country, The Secret Sisters, and Cadence Baker. General Admission tickets and table sponsorships are available for purchase. For more information visit www.hcu.edu. Three Cord Counseling: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089637796572 What is PTSD? What causes PTSD? Is it just military persons? What is Trauma? What are some treatments for PTSD? At this point, what are you looking forward to the most about Maywood Christian Camp? Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis For extra content and material you can use for your family or ministry go to https://www.patreon.com/benandtravis Represent the show: https://www.benandtravis.com/store The Friday ReFresh: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-friday-r
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Adventures in the Land of the Midnight Sun Wrap-up
20/06/2023 Duration: 30minThis episode of the Helping Healing Humor podcast is brought to you by the 2023 Heritage Event on Saturday August 26th featuring an incredible night of music from The Frontmen of Country, The Secret Sisters, and Cadence Baker. General Admission tickets and table sponsorships are available for purchase. For more information visit www.hcu.edu. June 25th is the deadline to register for the 4th Annual BATify Freedom 5K at Mars Hill Bible School for St. Jude. Register here: https://www.benandtravis.com/store/p/batify Ben and Travis return to finish up detailing their trip to Alaska. The guys express their gratitude for all of the Christians' hospitality in the great northwest. They share another benefit of being outdoors to end the episode. Alaska Day 7 Part 1 https://youtube.com/shorts/fOdM2Iytr70?feature=share Alaska Day 7 Part 2 https://youtube.com/shorts/1n_zyZ0rezc?feature=share Alaska Day 8 https://youtube.com/shorts/gKNJeTIgZV4?feature=share Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Fo
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Dad Pod: Dadication
13/06/2023 Duration: 33minThis episode of the Helping. Healing. Humor with Ben and Travis is brought to you by Faulkner University’s 79th Bible Lectureship on campus in Montgomery, Alabama on October 22-26. Get more information here: https://youtu.be/GSq26Lyu51E The guys return to talk about the dedication involved in being the best dad you can be. We conclude with some eye roll inducing dad jokes and knock-knock jokes from Lonnie Jones from the "Keeping Up with Jones: The Lonnie Jones Podcast Adventure": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keeping-up-with-jones-the-lonnie-jones-podcast-adventure/id1526318336 Ray Reynolds from https://www.rayreynoldsrap.com/ Chris Moran from the North Alabama Christian Childrens Home: https://www.nacch.com/ Travis Harmon from Heritage Christian University www.hcu.edu Trey Morgan from the Stronger Marriage Podcast with Trey and Lea: https://strongermarriageworkshops.com/Welcome/ Dale Jenkins from the Jenkins Institute: https://www.thejenkinsinstitute.com/ This episode of the Helping Healing Humor po
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Adventures in the Land of the Midnight Sun Continued
06/06/2023 Duration: 24minThis episode of the Helping. Healing. Humor with Ben and Travis is brought to you by Faulkner University’s Leaders Connect Retreat on campus in Montgomery, Alabama on June 12-15. Get more information and register at www.faulkner.edu/leaders-connect-2023/ Ben and Travis come to you from Kenai, Alaska at the Brown Bear House (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092750233249 and https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/836391640594792423?source_impression_id=p3_1685726043_bBRD38eOF2LAuIWP). Travis shares that he is still getting over their hike on Twin Peaks. Ben shares what he and son, Jackson experienced on their own on day 3 of the trip. Travis then opens up the conversation about the Alaska State Youth Forum at the Anchorage Church of Christ. The guys talk about the great Olympic games that you can watch here: https://www.tiktok.com/@benandtravis Checkout the Alaska Day 6 highlights here: https://www.tiktok.com/@benandtravis/video/7238884859769556270?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7088277527291
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Adventures in the Land of the Midnight Sun
30/05/2023 Duration: 27minThis episode of the Helping. Healing. Humor with Ben and Travis is brought to you by Faulkner University’s Leaders Connect Retreat on campus in Montgomery, Alabama on June 12-15. Get more information and register at www.faulkner.edu/leaders-connect-2023/ Ben and Travis come to you from the home of a dear sister in Christ's home. The first half of the episode is recapping the day one adventure in Alaska. The guys share their best, weirdest and one takeaway from each of the 1st two days of their trip. Each session ends with a positive mental health aspect of being out outside in nature. Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis For extra content and material you can use for your family or ministry go to https://www.patreon.com/benandtravis Represent the show: https://www.benandtravis.com/store The Friday ReFresh: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-friday-refresh/id1611969995 Good Old Fa
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Leaders Connect with Mitch Henry
23/05/2023 Duration: 35minThis episode of the Helping. Healing. Humor with Ben and Travis is brought to you by Faulkner University’s Leaders Connect Retreat on campus in Montgomery, Alabama on June 12-15. Get more information and register at www.faulkner.edu/leaders-connect-2023/ Faulkner University President Mitch Henry joins Ben and Travis to discuss good characteristics of leadership and discuss the Leaders Connect Retreat on campus in June. President Henry shares his passion for helping churches grow in a post-pandemic world. President Henry shares the details of the retreat, some of the speakers and topics they will share with the attendees. The guys ask President Henry about his music tastes and how he heard the King of Country Music in Jamaica while on mission in the country. The guys discuss the upcoming benefit dinner featuring Drew Brees and the lectureship in October. Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtrav
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Project Unify with Caleb Sampson
16/05/2023 Duration: 18minThis episode of the Helping. Healing. Humor with Ben and Travis is brought to you by Faulkner University’s Leaders Connect Retreat on campus in Montgomery, Alabama on June 12-15. Get more information and register at www.faulkner.edu/leaders-connect-2023/ Caleb Sampson joins the fellows at Thrive Conference in Decatur, Alabama to discuss all of the wonderful ministries he serves. They kickoff the show discussing the Thrive event and Project Unify (https://www.1615ministries.com/project-unify). Caleb informs us of the aid that Project Unify has provided throughout the southeastern United States. The guys discuss Caleb Sampson's roles at Heritage Christian University (https://www.hcu.edu/) and with the Ministry League (https://ministryleague.com/). That leads to the fun question of who has the best hair of the Ministry League members. Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis For extra content
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Sweet (and Not So Sweet) Emotions
09/05/2023 Duration: 19minThis episode of the Helping. Healing. Humor with Ben and Travis is brought to you by Faulkner University’s Leaders Connect Retreat on campus in Montgomery, Alabama on June 12-15. Get more information and register at www.faulkner.edu/leaders-connect-2023/ Ben and Travis come to you from Thrive Conference at Decatur Church of Christ in Decatur, Alabama. They share some information regarding emotions that come from the Helping Healing Humor Mental Health Workshop material. They use the Gospel of Mark to discuss the emotions of Jesus and his disciples. Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis For extra content and material you can use for your family or ministry go to https://www.patreon.com/benandtravis Represent the show: https://www.benandtravis.com/store The Friday ReFresh: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-friday-refresh/id1611969995 Good Old Fashioned Dislike Podcast: https://podca
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Team Ben and Travis on the Links
02/05/2023 Duration: 19minThis episode is brought to you by the 4th Annual BATify Freedom 5K for St. Jude. You can register here:https://www.benandtravis.com/store/p/batify or for sponsorship info email us at hello@benandtravis.com. We join Ben, Travis, Will and Blake on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Muscle Shoals, Alabama for the University of North Alabama Christian Student Center. The guys are participating for the 3rd year in a row. As Will shows out and keeps us in the mix, we ask each other some questions and we get some interesting answers. Is golf a sport? What is the importance of campus ministry on university campuses? What is your least favorite sports rule? Why do people love sports so much and does it have a purpose? What are the positives and negatives to having a group text? What is your "old man, get off my lawn" unpopular opinion? Join us for some fun on the links! Links mentioned in this episode: Get our free ebook "28 Days of Focused Living" here: https://www.benandtravis.com https://www.facebook.com/groups