Impact Conversations: TreVeyon Henderson on Faith & the NFL and Lecrae on Reconstruction & Legacy
The RELEVANT Podcast
RELEVANT Magazine
4.6 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 18 December 2025
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
In the final episode of the RELEVANT Podcast Impact Conversations series, we sit down with two influential voices using their platforms to point toward something deeper.
First, New England Patriots rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson shares how his faith was shaped long before the NFL spotlight. From a season-ending injury at Ohio State that led him to Jesus to helping spark faith gatherings across campus, Henderson talks about spiritual leadership, obedience over outcomes, and what it looks like to follow Christ inside high-pressure locker rooms. His story is also featured in the new docuseries Redemption, now streaming on Prime Video via The Wonder Project.
Then, Lecrae, one of the most influential figures in Christian hip-hop, joins the conversation following the release of his 10th album, Reconstruction. He reflects on misunderstanding, therapy, deconstruction and why he believes Christian hip-hop is entering a new era without categories. Lecrae also opens up about legacy, leadership, and his role as a bridge between faith and culture.
This episode is presented by World Vision, a global Christian humanitarian organization working to tackle the root causes of poverty and injustice worldwide.
Chapters:
01:15 – Why TreVeyon Henderson uses his NFL platform for faith
02:01 – Growing up with football as a lifeline
04:24 – When faith became real during a season-ending injury
06:40 – Sleep paralysis, spiritual warfare and healing through prayer
08:28 – Faith leadership inside Ohio State football
11:33 – Carrying faith into the NFL locker room
12:58 – Spiritual disciplines and the “secret place”
16:21 – Why faith is rising among professional athletes
18:56 – Why Henderson highlighted persecuted Christians in Nigeria
22:45 – Lecrae on why Reconstruction is different
24:53 – Transparency vs vulnerability in creative work
26:08 – Therapy, confidence and owning your voice
29:25 – Why Lecrae chose the word “Reconstruction”
30:46 – Leadership, loneliness and stewardship
33:01 – The future of Christian hip-hop
34:41 – Lecrae on legacy and being a bridge between faith and culture
44:17 – How Reconstruction invites people back to faith
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Cameron Strang and this is the relevant podcast impact conversation series. |
| 0:10.5 | On this final episode of our six-part series, we're talking with two people who have |
| 0:14.2 | major platforms and chose to use that visibility to point towards something deeper. |
| 0:18.7 | Over the last few weeks, we've shared conversations with Jimmy Darts, |
| 0:22.3 | David Meltzer, Bear Grills, Maddie Pruitt Trout, Ben Higgins, and others. |
| 0:26.8 | Today's episode brings two guests whose stories set at very different intersections |
| 0:30.3 | of faith, culture, and leadership. |
| 0:32.2 | First up is Travion Henderson, a rookie running back for the New England Patriots |
| 0:36.5 | who used his inaugural NFL |
| 0:38.8 | season to point everything back to Jesus. While his professional career is just beginning, |
| 0:43.5 | his spiritual leadership journey actually started earlier back at Ohio State when he and a small |
| 0:48.5 | group of teammates began leading faith-centered gatherings that drew attention across campus |
| 0:53.5 | and far beyond. That story is now |
| 0:55.7 | being highlighted in the new docu-series Redemption, which is now streaming on the Wonder Project on |
| 1:00.6 | Prime Video. In their conversation, our managing editor Emily Brown talks with Trayvion about what it |
| 1:05.8 | looks like to lead spiritually in high-pressure spaces, how his faith shaped him long before Sundays |
| 1:10.6 | in the NFL, |
| 1:11.7 | my obedience matters more than outcomes. But before we get to that conversation, we want to thank |
| 1:16.5 | the presenting sponsor of this Impact Conversation series, Christian humanitarian organization, |
| 1:21.4 | World Vision, who's dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide |
| 1:26.4 | to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. Depending on when you're watching this, Christmas is right around the corner. So you might want to check out their Christmas gift catalog and learn more about how to be a part of World Vision's life-changing work. Go to worldvision.org slash relevant to learn about giving a goat or an alpaca and how it |
| 1:46.3 | can help transform a community. You can even donate a clean water well if you wanted. You'll find a |
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