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. 1d ago

    LO PERDÍ CASI TODO, PERO NO MI FE | El Testimonio de Doña Isabel Mejía

    ¿Cómo se sigue creyendo en Dios cuando la vida parece arrebatarte una cosa tras otra? 💔🙏🏽En este poderoso y conmovedor episodio de Church After Dark en Español, nos acompaña Doña Isabel Mejía, una mujer cuya historia nos recuerda las pruebas que enfrentó Job en la Biblia.Enfrentó el cáncer de mama y de cuello uterino. Vivió el dolor indescriptible de perder a su único hijo varón, por quien tanto había luchado, en un trágico accidente de motocicleta cuando apenas tenía 19 años. También sufrió la pérdida de su madre, su padre, su hermano, su nieto y un sinnúmero de otros seres queridos.Una vida marcada por enfermedades, despedidas, lágrimas y momentos que pudieron haber quebrantado su fe.Pero Doña Isa tiene una convicción inquebrantable: ¡NO RENDIRSE JAMÁS! 🙌🏽Ella cree de todo corazón que Dios le ha permitido sobrevivir tantas veces porque todavía tiene un propósito que cumplir en esta tierra.Su testimonio no es solamente una historia de dolor, sino de perseverancia, esperanza y una fe que se niega a morir.📖 "Aunque él me matare, en él esperaré."— Job 13:15 (RVR1960)Si alguna vez te has preguntado por qué Dios permite tanto sufrimiento, o cómo continuar cuando sientes que ya no puedes más, este episodio es para ti.🎙️ Church After Dark — Hablamos con la verdad para poder sanar.❤️ Suscríbete, comparte este testimonio y déjanos saber en los comentarios: ¿Qué te ha sostenido en los momentos más difíciles de tu vida?#ChurchAfterDark #TestimonioCristiano #DoñaIsabelMejía #HistoriaDeJob #FeEnDios #NoTeRindas #SobrevivienteDeCancer #Duelo #EsperanzaEnDios

  2. Oct 12

    PORN, PURITY & MARRIAGE | The Conversations We Need Before ‘I Do'

    What conversations should we be having BEFORE marriage?In this episode of Church After Dark, we’re going there—pornography, sexual temptation, waiting until marriage, purity, and why simply wanting to get married isn’t the same as being prepared for marriage.We talk honestly about the impact pornography can have on individuals and relationships, the challenges of choosing to wait until marriage, and why couples need more than chemistry and good intentions before saying “I do.”We also discuss the importance of wise counsel, accountability, asking difficult questions, and allowing trusted, spiritually mature people to speak into your relationship before making one of the biggest commitments of your life.Because preparation for marriage isn’t just about the wedding.It’s about becoming honest about what you're carrying into the marriage.🎙️ Real conversations. Real struggles. Real healing.Church After Dark — We keep it real so we can heal.#ChurchAfterDark #ChurchAfterDarkwithMayelyn #ChristianMarriage #ChristianDating #Pornography #Purity #WaitingForMarriage #MarriagePreparation #Relationships

  3. Oct 5

    DATING IN THE AGE OF TEMPTATION | Social Media, Lust & Modern Relationships

    Dating has changed—and social media has changed the way we see attraction, relationships, boundaries, and temptation.In this episode of Church After Dark, we’re having a real conversation about modern dating, social media, lust, what we allow our eyes and minds to consume, and the challenges Christians face while trying to pursue relationships that honor God.How much does social media influence what we desire? When does attraction cross over into lust? And how do we navigate dating in a culture where temptation is constantly one scroll away?No pretending. No condemnation. Just an honest conversation about relationships, temptation, boundaries, and pursuing God in the middle of it all.🎙️ Welcome to Church After Dark — where we keep it real so we can heal.#ChurchAfterDark #ChurchAfterDarkwithMayelyn #ChristianDating #Dating #Relationships #Lust #SocialMedia #ChristianRelationships

  4. Sep 27

    FROM THE OCCULT TO THE HOLY SPIRIT | Gary Smoot’s Testimony

    What happens when your story includes encounters with both darkness and the presence of God? Gary Smoot returns to Church After Dark for a powerful conversation about his upbringing, his experiences with the occult, and the spiritual encounters that shaped his understanding of God, faith, and the supernatural. In this episode, Gary opens up about experiences from his childhood and beyond that he understood as encounters with the spiritual realm—some connected to darkness and others that he identifies as encounters with the Holy Spirit. He shares how those experiences impacted his life and ultimately became part of his testimony and walk with Christ. We also discuss themes explored in Gary’s books and the lessons he has learned about spiritual warfare, discernment, generational influences, and the importance of knowing who you belong to. This conversation is not about glorifying darkness—it is about testimony, discernment, redemption, and pointing back to the power of Jesus Christ. 📚 Learn more about Gary Smoot and his books:A Kingdom Abandoned and more are available on Amazon. 🙏🏽 If this testimony blesses you, please LIKE, COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE, and SHARE it with someone who may need to hear it. 🖤 Church After DarkWe keep it real so we can heal.We cannot heal from what we continue to conceal. #ChurchAfterDark #ChurchAfterDarkwithMayelyn #GarySmoot #ChristianTestimony #SpiritualWarfare #OccultToChrist #HolySpirit #Testimony #JesusChrist

  5. Sep 21

    "WHAT IS THAT TO YOU?" | Breaking Free From Comparison

    “Lord… what about him?”That’s essentially the question Peter asks Jesus in John 21.Jesus had just restored Peter, spoken to him about his own future, and told him, “Follow Me.”But Peter turns around, sees John, and asks about his story.Jesus responds:“If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.” — John 21:22How many times do we do the same thing?Why is their ministry growing faster?Why did they get married before me?Why are they making more money?Why did their prayer get answered?Why does their life seem further along than mine?Sometimes nothing has actually changed about our lives—we simply started looking at somebody else’s.In this solo episode of Church After Dark, we're having a real conversation about comparison, jealousy, envy, gratitude, calling, and what can happen when we become more focused on someone else's assignment than the one God placed in our own hands.We can look at Peter and John, Saul and David, and other biblical examples as we confront a question that still speaks loudly today:“What is that to you?”This isn't a call to stop caring about other people. It's a call to stop measuring your obedience against somebody else's journey.Their assignment is theirs. Yours is yours.And Jesus' instruction to Peter brings us right back to what matters:“You follow Me.”🎙️ Church After Dark with MayelynWe Keep It Real So We Can Heal.™#ChurchAfterDark #ChurchAfterDarkwithMayelyn #Comparison #John21 #ChristianPodcast #Faith #FollowJesus

  6. Sep 14

    WHEN THE BATTLE IS IN YOUR MIND: Faith & Mental Health | Part 2

    Some battles aren’t visible. They happen in the mind—and sometimes the people we love are fighting battles we cannot see. ❤️‍🩹In Part 2 of Ashley’s testimony, we move deeper into the conversation about mental health, faith, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, trauma, and what it means to walk alongside someone you love through a mental health crisis.Ashley opens up about her divorce and a relationship she came to recognize as being rooted in unresolved trauma. When that marriage ended and she found herself with nowhere to go, her twin sister and brother-in-law opened their home to her.What Ashley couldn’t see at the time was how her own experiences with fear, anxiety, trauma, and healing would later give her a unique understanding of the battle someone she loves is now facing.And this conversation isn't only about something that happened in the past. Her family is walking through a mental health crisis in real time.We talk candidly about depression, suicidal thoughts, supporting someone who is struggling, seeking professional help, and holding onto faith when prayer doesn’t immediately change the circumstances around us.Mental health struggles should not be met with shame, condemnation, or silence. Sometimes faith looks like praying. Sometimes it looks like showing up. Sometimes it looks like asking for help. And sometimes it means allowing trained professionals to help carry us through a season we cannot navigate alone.There is no shame in the battle—and there is still hope in the middle of it. 🙏🏽🎙️ Church After Dark | Episode 13 — Part 2WHEN THE BATTLE IS IN YOUR MIND: Faith & Mental Health⚠️ CONTENT NOTE: This episode contains discussions of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, trauma, and other sensitive mental health experiences. Please watch with care.If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or experiencing a suicidal crisis in the U.S., call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.We Keep It Real So We Can Heal.™#ChurchAfterDark #ChurchAfterDarkwithMayelyn #MentalHealth #FaithAndMentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #Testimony #Healing #Faith #Jesus

  7. Sep 14

    The Generational Impact of Childhood Trauma & Abuse | Ashley’s Testimony | Part 1

    Childhood trauma doesn’t always end when childhood does. Its impact can follow us into adulthood, shaping our identity, relationships, emotions—and sometimes the generations that follow. ❤️‍🩹In Part 1, Ashley opens up about a traumatic childhood marked by sexual abuse, rejection, anger, identity struggles, anxiety, fear, and the painful feeling of being unseen.Growing up Black and Puerto Rican, Ashley shares what it was like to feel as though she wasn’t “Black enough” for one community or “Puerto Rican enough” for another. She also takes us into some of the deeper wounds of her childhood and how those experiences continued to affect her for years.But Ashley’s testimony is about more than what happened to her. It’s about what God began doing in her.From a little girl carrying pain, fear, anger, and questions about her worth to a woman who says God brought healing, restoration, and freedom, Ashley’s story reminds us that what happened in childhood does not have to become our identity—or determine what gets passed to the next generation.This is a conversation about childhood trauma, abuse, identity, generational wounds, faith, healing, and deliverance.🎙️ Church After Dark | Episode 13 — Part 1⚠️ CONTENT NOTE: This episode contains discussion of childhood sexual abuse, trauma, anxiety, and other sensitive experiences. Please watch with care.💬 Join the conversation: How have experiences from childhood shaped the person you became—and what has healing looked like for you?We Keep It Real So We Can Heal.™#ChurchAfterDark #ChurchAfterDarkwithMayelyn #ChildhoodTrauma #Testimony #Healing #Faith #GenerationalHealing #Jesus

  8. Sep 8

    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

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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
    25
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