Church After Dark

Church After Dark Media
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For far too long, many within the Church have suffered silently behind shame, trauma, addiction, church hurt, fear, depression, and hidden battles. Church After Dark confronts the silence. This is a space for honest conversations, healing, restoration, and freedom through Christ. A place where truth is no longer concealed and healing no longer requires performance. Church After Dark™ — Rated R: Real + Heal.

  1. 2d ago

    Hustle Culture and The Church | Rob's Story Pt. 2

    Has hustle culture found its way into the Church?In Part 2 of my conversation with Rob, we continue exploring what ministry looks like beyond the pulpit, what it means to truly have reverence for God, and the tension between working hard for what God has given us and constantly striving for more.In a culture that celebrates being booked and busy, and always building, where does faith fit in? And how do we recognize when our pursuit of success—even in ministry—begins competing with our ability to hear and obey God?This isn't a conversation against hard work or ambition. It's a conversation about motive, priorities, obedience and knowing when enough is enough.Because sometimes the question isn't “Can I do more?”It's “Did God ask me to?” 🫶🏽🙏🏽#ChurchAfterDark #ChurchAfterDarkwithMayelyn #HustleCulture #ChristianMen #FaithAndWork #BookedandBusy

  2. 3d ago

    Navigating Life as a Christian Man | Rob’s Story Pt. 1

    What shapes a man—and what happens when life, heartbreak, faith, and conviction begin challenging who he's becoming?In Part 1, Rob takes us back to his roots: growing up as a military kid, being raised as a pastor's son, and discovering the creativity and gifts that would follow him into adulthood.But as the conversation unfolds, we get into much more than his upbringing. Rob opens up about the heartbreak that changed him, the realities of navigating temptation as a Christian man, the importance of conviction and accountability, and what it looks like to serve God outside the four walls of the church.From the barbershop chair to unexpected friendships and encounters with people from every walk of life, this conversation challenges some of the assumptions we make about who God can use, where ministry happens, and what someone's walk with Christ is supposed to look like.Rob isn't claiming perfection—he's talking about the process.Faith. Conviction. Growth. Service. And a God who can meet us right where we are. 🫶🏽🙏🏽#ChurchAfterDark #ChurchAfterDarkwithMayelyn #ChristianMen #FaithJourney #ChristianTestimony

  3. Sep 1

    Episode #11 PART 4 | The Cycle Ends Here | Breaking Generational Trauma Through Jesus

    The cycle ends here.In Part 4, Maria and Odemaris confront some of the most painful parts of their family's story—sexual trauma, secrets kept for generations, mental health struggles, shame, broken relationships, and the devastating realization that some of those wounds had reached another generation.But they made a decision: no more secrets. No more hiding. No more allowing shame to keep their family silent.Their story isn't about glorifying what happened to them. It's about what happens when the things hidden in darkness are finally brought into the light—and surrendered to Jesus.Today, Maria and Odemaris minister together. They study God's Word. They have rebuilt their relationship. They are having the hard conversations they once didn't know how to have. And they're determined to help others find the healing they've experienced themselves.Their past didn't disappear.But it no longer gets the final word. Jesus does.As they so beautifully shared:"Give Him your yes. And abide."This is the heart of Church After Dark. We don't tell these stories to glorify trauma. We bring them into the light because what once held us hostage in shame can become the very testimony that points someone else toward healing.There is hope. There is healing. And there is a God who still transforms lives.🎙️ Church After Dark with MayelynWe keep it real so we can heal.#ChurchAfterDark #ChurchAfterDarkwithMayelyn #GenerationalHealing #HealingInJesus #ChristianTestimony

  4. Sep 1

    Episode #11 PART 3 | When the Person Who Hurt You Dies | Grief, Forgiveness & Jesus

    What happens when someone who caused tremendous pain in your life dies—and you still grieve them?Just days before this conversation, Maria and Odemaris received the devastating news that their only brother had been found dead.The circumstances surrounding his death remain unknown as they await answers. But their grief is made even more complicated by everything you've heard throughout this testimony: this was also the brother whose actions caused profound harm within their family.And yet, when the call came, they didn't only see what he had done.They remembered their little brother.They wondered whether he was alone. Whether he was afraid. Whether he suffered. Whether, in his final moments, he called upon Jesus.They grieved the person he became while still remembering the person they knew before.This conversation is not about excusing abuse. Forgiveness does not make what happened acceptable. Nor does forgiveness require survivors to deny their pain.It's about what Maria and Odemaris believe Jesus has done in their hearts—freeing them from carrying hatred, bitterness and unforgiveness while allowing them to acknowledge the truth of what happened.It's also about complicated grief.You can mourn someone and still acknowledge the harm they caused.You can forgive without calling evil good.You can have compassion without rewriting history.And you can grieve without having all the answers.This conversation wasn't even supposed to be part of the episode.The cameras had stopped rolling.Then we started talking about their brother.And I turned them back on.🎙️ Church After Dark with MayelynWe keep it real so we can heal.#ChurchAfterDark #ChurchAfterDarkwithMayelyn #Forgiveness #ComplicatedGrief #ChristianTestimony #SurvivingChildhoodTrauma

  5. Sep 1

    Episode #11 Part 2 | From Childhood Wounds to Full Surrender | Maria & Odemaris’ Testimony

    The trauma may have happened in childhood, but the wounds followed Maria and Odemaris into adulthood. Broken relationships. Craving validation. Distrust. Anger. Walls built for protection. Even becoming so accustomed to chaos that peace felt uncomfortable. In Part 2, Maria and Odemaris share what healing actually began to look like—not an overnight erasing of everything they endured, but surrendering their lives to Jesus and allowing Him to begin renewing their minds. Prayer. Scripture. Pastoral and traditional counseling. Accountability. Hard conversations. Learning healthy love. Breaking patterns so their children and grandchildren don't have to carry what they carried. And then came a prayer of complete surrender: “Whatever You ask me… You have my yes.” Less than 24 hours later, God confronted Odemaris with something she never expected: reconciliation with the father she hadn't spoken to in 10 years. And unbeknownst to her, God had already been speaking to Maria about the very same thing. Healing didn't mean pretending the wounds never happened. It meant no longer allowing them to have the final word. 🎙️ Church After Dark We keep it real so we can heal. #ChurchAfterDark #ChurchAfterDarkwithMayelyn #HealingInJesus #GenerationalHealing #ChristianTestimony #SurvivingChildhoodTrauma

  6. Aug 31

    Episode #11 Part 1 | Marked by Trauma, Met by Grace | Childhood Abuse, The Occult & Jesus

    Some childhoods carry experiences no child should endure and inflict wounds no child should have to heal from.In Part 1 of this powerful testimony, two sisters; Maria and Odemaris, open up about growing up in a home marked by mental, physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual abuse.They recount experiences involving occult practices, being placed in a closet and instructed to chant, witnessing suicidal behavior within their home, parental rejection and favoritism, teenage pregnancy, and the lasting impact of growing up surrounded by trauma.But this conversation is not about glorifying darkness.It is about bringing into the light what remained hidden for far too long—and beginning to understand how childhood trauma can follow us into adulthood, our relationships, our families, and our faith.This testimony contains difficult subject matter. Please watch with care.If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or is in immediate emotional distress, call or text 988 in the United States for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. We love you and Jesus can save you! 🎙️ Church After DarkWe keep it real so we can heal.#ChurchAfterDark #ChurchAfterDarkwithMayelyn #ChildhoodTrauma #ChristianTestimony #Healing #SurvivingChildhoodTrauma

  7. Aug 24

    FROM HINDUISM TO JESUS: Doctor Navjot Minhas Talks Faith, Science & Mental Health

    What happens when a woman of science encounters Jesus? 🎙️Dr. Navjot Minhas joins me on Church After Dark™ for a conversation about growing up surrounded by Hindu and Sikh beliefs, questioning what she had been taught, and ultimately encountering Jesus in a way that transformed her life.But her testimony is only part of the conversation.As a double board-certified physician, Dr. Minhas brings faith and medicine to the same table as we talk about something the Church still struggles to discuss openly: mental health.Does depression mean you lack faith?Is anxiety simply a spiritual problem?Can prayer, therapy, medicine, and faith coexist?And what happens when someone struggling with mental illness feels too ashamed to ask for help?We also go there on one of the most difficult questions of the episode: suicide, mental illness, salvation, and the mercy of God.This conversation is a reminder that faith and science don't have to be enemies—and struggling doesn't make someone less Christian.This is exactly why we have conversations after dark.We keep it real so we can heal.™ 🤍🎙️#ChurchAfterDark #ChurchAfterDarkwithMayelyn #MentalHealth #ChristianPodcast #FaithAndScience

    FROM HINDUISM TO JESUS: Doctor Navjot Minhas Talks Faith, Science & Mental Health

  8. Aug 17

    CUANDO LA OSCURIDAD SE VUELVE NORMAL: La Historia de Mi Madre Sobre Trauma, Brujería y Fe

    Hay historias que pasan de generación en generación. También las heridas. También las creencias. Y a veces, también la oscuridad.En el Episodio 9 de Church After Dark, mi madre comparte una historia que comenzó incluso antes de que ella naciera.Creció escuchando cómo su madre enfermó gravemente después de que un vecino pronunciara palabras escalofriantes sobre su vida, y cómo más tarde apareció una misteriosa sustancia blanca frente a la puerta de su casa. Su familia llegó a creer que mi abuela había sido víctima de una maldición.Pero eso era solo parte de la historia.Mi madre vivió una niñez profundamente traumática y creció en un entorno donde el ocultismo no era algo distante. Estaba entretejido en las historias, creencias, temores y experiencias que la rodeaban.Años después, buscando prosperidad y una vida mejor, ella misma terminó frente a un hechicero.Un hombre que le prometía prosperidad.Un hombre a quien vio comer vidrio y caminar sobre brasas ardientes.¿Qué lleva a una persona hasta ese punto? ¿Qué sucede cuando el trauma, la desesperación y el engaño espiritual se encuentran? ¿Y cómo rompemos patrones que comenzaron mucho antes que nosotros?Esta no es una historia para glorificar las tinieblas. Es un testimonio de lo que Dios puede redimir.Porque las tinieblas pudieron haber tocado generaciones de su familia...pero no tuvieron la última palabra.JESÚS LA TUVO!🎙️ Church After Dark — Episodio 9We Keep It Real So We Can Heal.™#ChurchAfterDark #ChurchAfterDarkwithMayelyn #ChurchAfterDarkEnEspanol #TestimonioCristiano #GuerraEspiritual__________________________________English: Some stories are passed down through generations. So are wounds. So are beliefs. And sometimes, so is darkness.In Episode 9 of Church After Dark, my mother tells a story that began before she was even born.She grew up hearing how her mother became gravely ill after a neighbor spoke chilling words over her life—and how a mysterious white substance later appeared at their doorstep. Her family believed my grandmother had been cursed.But that was only part of the story.My mother endured a deeply traumatic childhood and grew up in an environment where the occult wasn't some distant concept—it was woven into stories, beliefs, fears, and experiences around her.Years later, searching for prosperity and a better life, she found herself sitting before a sorcerer.A man who promised prosperity.A man she watched eat glass and walk across burning coals.What makes someone reach that point? What happens when trauma, desperation, and spiritual deception collide? And how do we break patterns that began long before us?This isn't a story glorifying darkness. It's a testimony of what God can redeem.Because darkness may have touched generations of her family...but it didn't get the final word.JESUS DID!🎙️ Church After Dark — Episode 9We Keep It Real So We Can Heal.™#ChurchAfterDark #ChurchAfterDarkwithMayelyn #ChurchAfterDarkEnEspanol #TestimonioCristiano #GuerraEspiritual

    CUANDO LA OSCURIDAD SE VUELVE NORMAL: La Historia de Mi Madre Sobre Trauma, Brujería y Fe
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For far too long, many within the Church have suffered silently behind shame, trauma, addiction, church hurt, fear, depression, and hidden battles. Church After Dark confronts the silence. This is a space for honest conversations, healing, restoration, and freedom through Christ. A place where truth is no longer concealed and healing no longer requires performance. Church After Dark™ — Rated R: Real + Heal.

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  • Creator
    Church After Dark Media
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Explicit
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