Episodes: 12
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: < 100
Gender skew: Male
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 396 subscribers
Instagram: 1.4k followers
Publicly listed emails
info@rockfordrescuemission.org
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Nathan Haglund - Co-host of The Way Home (Rockford Rescue Mission). Helps lead discussions with guests about recovery, compassion, leadership, and how faith-based care supports people overcoming homelessness, addic...
Jim Killam - Co-host of The Way Home (Rockford Rescue Mission). Leads guest-centered conversations about second chances, dignity, and the practical “life recovery” work of loving people through homelessness, tr...
Rick Meyer - Trauma-informed Healing; Integrating Biblical Truth With Counseling; Compassionate Care For People Experiencing Homelessness; What Transformation Looks Like In Recovery Sessions.
Tom De Vries - Faithful Leadership Amid Growing Homelessness Need; Faith-based Rescue Mission Roles; Church/government/community Responsibilities; Collaborating Across Policy And Systems While Keeping People Centered.
Zach Pitney - Life Lived In Ministry; Faith And Service Modeled At The Mission; How Early Exposure Shaped Purpose And Community Impact.
What if healing isn’t instantaneous? Mary, Counselor – the way home podcast Season 2 | Ep 4
October 02, 2026
After more than 20 years working in the medical field, Mary made a major career change and went back to school to become a counselor. Along the way, God used running, community and new friendships to change the direction of her life. Mary even says she “got saved through running.”Today, Mary serves as a counselor at Rockford Rescue Mission, where she practices Christian counseling and works with people in recovery. In this conversation, she shares more of her story and talks about faith, ment...
Brian Butler: Addiction, Redemption & Recovery Ministry | The Way Home Podcast | Season 2 | Ep 3
May 22, 2026
What happens when someone who once faced 120 years in prison becomes a leader helping others find hope?In this episode of The Way Home, we sit down with Brian Butler, Director of Residential Ministries at Pathway Ministries in Peoria, formerly known as Peoria Rescue Mission. Brian shares his powerful story of addiction, incarceration, homelessness, and the moment everything changed.“He showed me that He was real and that He was God and I was not.” — Brian ButlerFrom a life marked by addiction...
Rick Meyer, Counselor, Pastor & Volunteer – the way home podcast Season 2 | Ep 2
March 06, 2026
What does true healing look like for someone rebuilding their life after trauma and addiction?In this episode of The Way Home, we sit down with Rick Meyer—counselor, pastor, and longtime volunteer at the Mission—who faithfully gives his professional time to serve residents in our Life Recovery Program. Through years of counseling and pastoral care, Rick has helped many men and women begin the hard but hopeful process of healing.In our conversation, Rick shares insight into how biblical truth,...
the way home / By Rockford Rescue Mission is hosted by Nathan Haglund and Jim Killam. Its publicly listed email is info@rockfordrescuemission.org. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.
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Podseeker estimates the way home / By Rockford Rescue Mission reaches fewer than 100 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
the way home / By Rockford Rescue Mission typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: People with direct experience or leadership in homelessness response and life-recovery work—e.g., counselors/pastors serving in recovery programs, executives/leaders of faith-based mission networks, ministry staff/volunteers, or other mission-adjacent advocates with credibility in trauma/addiction care and/or systems/community partnership work. Common among recent guests: Leadership in rescue mission or life-recovery programming; Counseling or pastoral care experience supporting recovery from trauma/addiction; Executive leadership in faith-based ministry networks serving homeless populations. Recent guests include Rick Meyer, Tom De Vries, and Zach Pitney.
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