Bad Pastor Podcast

Dave talks about being stuck in God's waiting room, and how not to be discouraged with the temporary provisions He provides. Where you are is not where you're headed...

Dave deals with how our compassion on social issues seems to only extend as far as our political affiliations, especially when it comes to abortion, animal rights, and open borders. He also talks about why you'd think atheists would particularly be pro-life. Quite a different episode...

Dave talks about an important missing ingredient of our prayers: listening. If we never stop complaining and asking, we need hear God's answers.

The Bad Pastor delivers a message on peace at Christmastime at a Catholic Church. As the Sesame Street song says, "One of these things is not like the other"...

Dave talks about lightly we view sin, especially those we commit that don't hurt anyone. So what's the big deal if our sin is really a victimless crime?

Dave talks about the Kavanaugh hearings of September 2018 and the real tragedy facing our nation: losing our empathy and decency for the sake of our political opinions.

Dave talks about how social media, the news, and doctrinal differences can destroy the most attractive part of our Christianity - our JOY. Don't let it happen to you!

Sometimes our friendship with God needs a little "relationship counseling". Dave talks about ways we offend God, while simultaneously trying to resist judging people's lack of clothing in his local mall.

For some people, this present life is about waiting for something better. But for others, it's just about giving up expecting the inevitable. Dave talks about the one thing that can make the difference for you between the two.

Dave talks about when judging is not only the right thing to do, it's absolutely essential.

Dave explores why he thinks some people don't experience the joy and peace of knowing God. And believe it or not, it all has something to do with Psalm 34 and turkey bacon.

The Bad Pastor feels a bit melancholy today, but knows exactly why. There's an indicator light that pops up whenever life doesn't seem joyful, and God put it there for an important reason. Find out why, even when everything's going right, you still might be missing the key to a happy life.

The Bad Pastor goes into forbidden territory: politics. We can no longer talk with people and disagree respectfully, and this could really be the start of a new civil war. And some people are suggesting the time for talking is over, and we need to take desperate action, no matter the cost. But if we're not careful, we'll end up fighting so hard over America that in the end, there's nothing left worth fighting for.

The Bad Pastor talks about the importance of taking advantage of the opportunities God brings. Along the way, he talks about Hello Dolly and not letting the parade pass you by. Seriously.

The Bad Pastor warns about the dangers of whining to God, and how it can cause us to miss out on God's opportunities in our lives.

While it's not true you can be anything you want to be, you certainly don't have to be like everyone else in order to be Christlike. The Bad Pastor pushes back on mediocrity in Christian music and movies, and a culture of conformity in churches. He encourages us that, in a world full of vanilla, be pistachio!

Everyone tells us to try harder and do better. But God knows that true "goodness" is beyond us. That's why being a Christian isn't saying you're better than anyone else - it's actually admitting you're a mess!   Listen to how the Bad Pastor learned to embrace his badness and let God work on the goodness.

Sometimes we're having a bad day and it just doesn't make sense. But often it's not just a coincidence. There's a reason why something is eating at us, and the more you understand the strategy behind it the better you'll be.

The Bad Pastor talks about what makes a good sermon, and why your pastor probably preaches the way he does. During the podcast, he takes the opportunity to vent about nearly every negative comment he's gotten about his sermons...which are quite a few, by the way!

Come with Dave as he walks you through the aftermath of delivering a hard sermon to his struggling church.

The Bad Pastor details how he wrote the theme music to the hit TV show Trading Spaces, and how God blessed him years later in a way he never could have foreseen.

The Bad Pastor takes a hike (literally!) and warns about settling for less in your life. While he's talking, people walk past on a nature path and run into trees. Seriously, we can't make this stuff up ;0)

The Bad Pastor sits down with a man who killed his wife and five children with his bare hands. What's surprising is the man seems completely lucid and thoughtful. He claims that demon-possession led to his crime. But those kinds of things don't really happen these days...or do they?

The Bad Pastor talks about worship, sharing his own personal dislike of flag teams in churches. However, his own worship is challenged and he asks if maybe the flag ladies have something he's been missing.

The Bad Pastor talks about just how he transitioned from identifying as a good pastor and became a bad one. The journey involved a lot of sacrifice, but sacrifice makes for the best adventures. Listen as BP encourages of to get on the roller coaster, throw our hands in the air and let God take us on the ride of our lives!

The Bad Pastor unloads on ex-pastors and believers who want to beat up the church instead of helping change it.

The Bad Pastor counsels an inmate in jail, abandoned by his family, and holding a devastating secret.

True confessions from the Bad Pastor when a little dancing at Christmastime leads to an exodus from his church.

The city of St Louis has shut down the largest homeless shelter in town, and now the temps are hitting zero. The Bad Pastor, having had enough of it, heads out into the streets with the group Winter Outreach to help transport them to temporary shelters...