The Praying Couple® Podcast with Mike & Carlie Kercheval
Whether you've been praying for decades or just starting out, The Praying Couple® Podcast with Mike & Carlie Kercheval meets you right where you are. Join Mike and Carlie as they inspire God's children to grow a powerful prayer life through scriptures, heartfelt prayers, and real-life stories of God’s faithfulness. Mike and Carlie remove the intimidation factor of talking to God, helping you gain confidence in praying out loud, praying for others, and building a daily connection with Him. Mike & Carlie Kercheval are best-selling authors, professional counselors, coaches, and founders of ThePrayingCouple.com. Over the last 30 years, they have been helping teach people how to live victorious lives through prayer and the power of God's Word. Ready to go DEEPER in your prayer life? Come join us inside The Marriage Prayer Club™: https://marriageprayerclub.com If you’re ready to discover the power of agreement through prayer, subscribe now and take the next step in your journey of faith and purpose!
Episodes
Welcome back to The Praying Couple Podcast. In this week’s Marriage Prayer for the Week Ahead, Mike and Carlie pray over husbands, wives, families, and marriages that need renewed minds, deeper peace, healing from rejection, and the strength to keep obeying God in the week ahead.
This Spirit-led prayer focuses on taking every thought captive, rejecting lies that do not align with God’s Word, and choosing to make the Word...
Welcome back to The Praying Couple Podcast. In this week’s Marriage Prayer for the Week Ahead, Mike and Carlie pray over couples who are walking through transition, uncertainty, emotional heaviness, grief, family changes, financial shifts, infidelity, or a season where they simply need wisdom for the next step.
After celebrating their 26th wedding anniversary and taking time away in Charleston, SC, Mike and Carlie return with ...
Welcome back to The Praying Couple Podcast and our weekly prayer installment: Marriage Prayer for the Week Ahead.
In this week’s Spirit-led marriage prayer, Mike and Carlie pray over couples who are believing God for financial breakthrough, unity, wisdom, hope, and strength to keep standing on God’s Word. Recorded right before celebrating their 26th wedding anniversary, this prayer is also a reminder that marriage is wor...
Welcome to a new weekly installment of The Praying Couple® Podcast: Marriage Prayer for the Week.
Each Sunday, Mike and Carlie will be praying over your marriage, your home, your family, and the week ahead as the Holy Spirit leads. These prayers are not scripted teachings or boxed-in topics — they are moments of agreement, covering, encouragement, and biblical prayer for husbands and wives who desire to invite God into their m...
🎙️ Is God Calling You to Marriage Ministry? How to Discern Your Calling With Clarity
This is Part 1 of a powerful 5-part series designed to help you:
- Discern your calling
- Understand your story
- Recognize spiritual warfare
- Start your ministry (even if you feel unready)
- Step into your God-given assignment
👉 Be sure to follow the podcast so you don’t miss what’s coming next.
🔥 EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Do you fe...
Join The Marriage Prayer Club: https://marriageprayerclub.com
Hey Friend! We're so happy you're here. We are proud of you for taking action and praying God's will be done on earth as it is in Heaven! Trust us when we tell you, that God is pleased.
🔥 Episode 025: A Call to Arms: Join the Marriage Prayer Army 🔥
PLEASE NOTE: We have renamed this the Marriage Prayer Club...but the mission is the same!
God is raising up an army of prayer ...
When Your Spouse Is Emotionally Distant: Biblical Hope & Prayer When Your Marriage Feels Cold
Emotional distance in marriage can leave spouses feeling confused, lonely, and unsure how to reconnect. When your spouse seems withdrawn, disengaged, or emotionally unavailable, it can feel like the warmth and closeness you once shared has slowly faded.
In this episode of The Praying Couple® Podcast, Mike and Carlie explore the spiritual...
When Your Spouse Rejects You: Healing, Prayer & Biblical Hope for the Rejected Heart
Rejection from a spouse can cut deeper than almost any other relational pain. When the person who promised lifelong covenant withdraws emotionally, physically, or relationally, it can leave you questioning your worth, your marriage, and sometimes even your faith.
In this episode of The Praying Couple® Podcast, Mike and Carlie speak tenderly and b...
What Happens When Couples Pray Together Every Day
Does praying together every day actually strengthen a marriage?
Many Christian couples believe in prayer, but struggle to build a consistent daily prayer routine. Some feel awkward praying with their spouse. Others wonder if praying together really makes a difference.
In this powerful and Scripture-anchored episode of The Praying Couple® Podcast, Mike and Carlie unpack what actually ha...
When Words Divide: A Prophetic Prayer for Christ-Centered Communication in Marriage
Is communication in your marriage strained, tense, or disconnected?
In this episode of The Praying Couple® Podcast, we address the spiritual root of communication struggles and share a bold, Scripture-based prayer for breakthrough.
Communication issues are often spiritual before they’re verbal.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The power of your wor...
Marriage Prayer Journaling: How Writing Your Prayers Will Change Your Life
Many couples want a deeper prayer life but struggle to stay focused, honest, or consistent. Thoughts wander. Emotions feel hard to express. Words come out rushed or repetitive. Over time, prayer can begin to feel disconnected — even when the desire for closeness with God and each other is still there.
In this episode of The Praying Couple® Podcast, Mike ...
How to Pray Together Without Fighting About It
For many couples, prayer sounds like a beautiful idea — until they actually try to do it together. What begins with good intentions can quickly turn into awkward silence, emotional tension, or even conflict. Over time, some couples stop praying together altogether, not because they don’t love God, but because prayer has become another place where misunderstandings surfac...
🎙️ Episode 018 - 3 Daily Prayer Practices That Changed Our Marriage (And Can Change Yours)
Many couples want change in their marriage, but lasting transformation rarely comes from big emotional moments or one-time breakthroughs. According to Scripture, real change is formed through faithful daily practices that invite God into the ordinary rhythms of life.
In this episode of The Praying Couple® Podcast, Mike and Carlie share thr...
🎙️ Episode 017: Marriage Revival Starts With Your Prayer Life
Many couples long for revival in their marriage — renewed closeness, restored tenderness, deeper unity, and spiritual intimacy. But revival rarely begins with dramatic change or emotional moments. According to Scripture, it begins quietly, humbly, and personally… with prayer.
In this episode of The Praying Couple® Podcast, Mike and Carlie explore what biblica...
🎁 Join our FREE 7-Day Prayer Reset: https://www.theprayingcouple.com/7-day-marriage-prayer-challenge
🎙️How to Pray With Purpose and Hope in an Unequally Yoked Marriage
Being in different spiritual places can be one of the loneliest experiences in marriage. You may love your spouse deeply and love God sincerely — yet still feel spiritually alone, unsure how to pray without pressure, frustration, or loss of hope.
In this episode...
🎁 Join our FREE 7-Day Prayer Reset: https://www.theprayingcouple.com/7-day-marriage-prayer-challenge
How to Pray Together Without Pressure
One of the most common — and least talked about — challenges in marriage is being in different spiritual places. When that happens, prayer can begin to feel awkward, intimidating, or even unsafe.
In this episode of The Praying Couple® Podcast, Mike and Carlie address this tender realit...
🎁 Join our FREE 7-Day Prayer Reset: https://www.theprayingcouple.com/7-day-marriage-prayer-challenge
Why Most Couples Quit Praying Together and How to Start Again
Many couples don’t stop praying together because they don’t care — they stop because discouragement slowly takes root. Missed days turn into missed weeks, and guilt quietly replaces confidence.
In this episode of The Praying Couple® Podcast, Mike and Carli...
🎁 Join our FREE 7-Day Prayer Reset: https://www.theprayingcouple.com/7-day-marriage-prayer-challenge
Why Everyday Prayer Is the Secret Weapon for Lasting Marriages
Many Christian couples love God and are committed to their marriage — yet still feel distant over time. In this episode of The Praying Couple® Podcast, Mike and Carlie talk about one of the most overlooked reasons this happens: prayer becoming occasional instead of ...
🎁 Join our FREE 7-Day Prayer Reset: https://www.theprayingcouple.com/7-day-marriage-prayer-challenge
Hey Friend! We're so happy you're here. We are proud of you for taking action and praying God's will be done on earth as it is in Heaven! Trust us when we tell you, that God is pleased.
Episode 012: A Prayer for Seasons of Chronic Disappointment
Today's prayer is based on Isaiah 40:31 (KJV):
"But those who wait on the Lord <...
🎁 Join our FREE 7-Day Prayer Reset: https://www.theprayingcouple.com/7-day-marriage-prayer-challenge
Hey Friend! We're so happy you're here. We are proud of you for taking action and praying God's will be done on earth as it is in Heaven! Trust us when we tell you, that God is pleased.
Episode 011: A Prayer to Trust God When Things are Falling Apart
Today's prayer to trust God is based on Proverbs 3:5-6: "Trust in the Lord with all y...
Popular Podcasts
Hey Jonas! The official Jonas Brothers podcast. Hosted by Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas. It’s the Jonas Brothers you know... musicians, actors, and well, yes, brothers. Now, they’re sharing another side of themselves in the playful, intimate, and irreverent way only they can. Spend time with the Jonas Brothers here and stay a little bit longer for deep conversations like never before.
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
Betrayal Weekly is back for a new season. Every Thursday, Betrayal Weekly shares first-hand accounts of broken trust, shocking deceptions, and the trail of destruction they leave behind. Hosted by Andrea Gunning, this weekly ongoing series digs into real-life stories of betrayal and the aftermath. From stories of double lives to dark discoveries, these are cautionary tales and accounts of resilience against all odds. From the producers of the critically acclaimed Betrayal series, Betrayal Weekly drops new episodes every Thursday. If you would like to share your story, you can reach out to the Betrayal Team by emailing them at betrayalpod@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram at @betrayalpod and @glasspodcasts. Please join our Substack for additional exclusive content, curated book recommendations, and community discussions. Sign up FREE by clicking this link Beyond Betrayal Substack. Join our community dedicated to truth, resilience, and healing. Your voice matters! Be a part of our Betrayal journey on Substack.
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.