John Eldredge

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Author, Founder of Wild at Heart Ministries

John Eldredge

John Eldredge is an author (you probably figured that out), a counselor, and a teacher.

He is also president of Wild at Heart, a ministry devoted to helping people discover the heart of God, recover their own hearts in God's love, and learn to live in God's Kingdom. John grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles (which he hated), and spent his boyhood summers on his grandfather’s cattle ranch in eastern Oregon (which he loved). John met his wife, Stasi, in high school (in drama class). But their romance did not begin until they each came to faith in Christ, after high school. John earned his undergraduate degree in Theater at Cal Poly, and directed a theater company in Los Angeles for several years before moving to Colorado with Focus on the Family, where he taught at the Focus on the Family Institute.

John earned his master’s degree in Counseling from Colorado Christian University, under the direction of Larry Crabb and Dan Allender. He worked as a counselor in private practice before launching Wild at Heart in 2000. John and Stasi live in Colorado Springs with their three sons (Samuel, Blaine, and Luke), their golden retriever (Oban), and two horses (Whistle and Kokolo). While all of this is factually true, it somehow misses describing an actual person. He loves the outdoors passionately, and all beauty, Shakespeare, bow hunting, a good cigar, anything having to do with adventure, poetry, March Madness, working in the shop, fly fishing, classic rock, the Tetons, fish tacos, George MacDonald, green tea, buffalo steaks, dark chocolate, wild and open places, horses running, and too much more to name. He also uses the expression “far out” way too much.


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E818 | Jon Tyson on Culture, Chaos, and Orientation - Part 2

April 7, 2025

E818 | Jon Tyson on Culture, Chaos, and Orientation - Part 2

John Eldredge and pastor, author, and podcaster Jon Tyson continue a wide-ranging conversation on the unique challenges and o...

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E817 | A Conversation with Jon Tyson - Part 1

March 31, 2025

E817 | A Conversation with Jon Tyson - Part 1

In the first of this two-part series, John Eldredge asks pastor, author, and podcaster Jon Tyson about how he came to know Go...

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E816 | What A Friend - with Josh Garrels

March 24, 2025

E816 | What A Friend - with Josh Garrels

John Eldredge invites singer and songwriter Josh Garrels back into the podcast studio to talk about the difference between kn...

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E815 | The Life of an Ordinary Mystic

March 17, 2025

E815 | The Life of an Ordinary Mystic

What difference does it make to choose an experiential life with God? It quite literally changes everything! In Part 4 of the...

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E814 | Jesus: The Integrating Center of All Things

March 10, 2025

E814 | Jesus: The Integrating Center of All Things

In Part 3 of our series, John shares a video session from the new Experience Jesus. Really. curriculum. Then John, Allen, Jam...

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E90 | Experiencing God in Everyday Life with John Eldredge

March 5, 2025

E90 | Experiencing God in Everyday Life with John Eldredge

Join Stasi and her favorite guest – her husband, John – for an encouraging and insightful conversation about living in daily,...

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E813 | God's Full Kingdom—What We Can Expect

March 3, 2025

E813 | God's Full Kingdom—What We Can Expect

John's new book—Experience Jesus. Really.—releases this week! In Part 2 of the series, John reads from one of the book's most...

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E812 | Turning Toward Jesus

February 24, 2025

E812 | Turning Toward Jesus

This new series begins a remarkable journey into the core ideas and practices of John's new book, Experience Jesus. Really. I...

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E811 | Take the Next Step

February 17, 2025

E811 | Take the Next Step

Our Wild at Heart podcast reaches countless people around the world with weekly conversations on how to love God and live fre...

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E810 | What Are Your Dailies?

February 10, 2025

E810 | What Are Your Dailies?

If someone came and lived with you as your disciple for a week, what would the effect on them be from adopting your ways of l...

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E809 | John Eldredge Answers Your Questions - Part 2

February 3, 2025

E809 | John Eldredge Answers Your Questions - Part 2

In the second half of this series, Allen asks John the questions listeners are most curious about. This week's topics include...

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