Weak Pastor

Pastor Joshua can be found @joshuamillermusic

Karen's websites can be found at:https://lovingsomeonewithmentalillness.comhttps://mindfulchristianyear.com/

Well, the heated 2024 election has finally come to an end, and there are varying thoughts and feelings from both camps. In this week's episode, Peter and Suah share their own responses and thoughts about the election results.

What is spiritual authority? Who has it, and why does it matter? In this week's episode, Peter and Suah talk about their own ideas of what spiritual authority is and why we should all aspire to grow in this area.

A few episodes ago, Suah shared about the health scare she experienced during the summer. In this episode, we have a more in-depth conversation about what she learned about herself and about God through this experience.

With election season upon us, it seems that everybody everywhere is talking about politics. With another contentious election coming up, how can we engage with others without losing ourselves, especially when we disagree on what we consider fundamental issues? Tune in to get Peter and Suah's takes.

How have we already made it to Season FOUR!? Welcome to the first episode of the new season, where we play catch-up and talk about what's been going on in our lives over the past few months.

In a world overrun by bottom lines and big egos, what does a good, healthy transition of leadership power look like? To chat with us about this very topic, we've invited two very special guests on this week's episode. Angie Bae is founder and owner of her own events-planning company, Angi & Co. She was also Executive Director of Zimele for 8+ years and is now serving on their Board of Directors. Janet Kwon is the current Executive Director of Zimele. Her academic background centers on international work in the non-profit sector, and she brings a wealth of knowledge to her new role.

Can one's culture of origin or cultural context mix with his faith in Jesus? Does becoming a Christian mean we must denounce the traditions of our heritage? How do culture and faith intersect? PP and Suah tackle these questions in this week's episode.

Have you ever experienced “burnout” from the unrelenting demands of work and life? Have you ever felt like you were forced to give more when you felt you had nothing left to give? In this week's episode, PP and Suah share their own experiences with “burnout” and how they navigated their circumstances.

In this week's episode, PP and Suah talk about what they think are qualities that make a friend a “keeper.” Everyone wants to be a good friend and everyone wants a good friend. How can we be and find them? Tune in to get our takes.

PP talks about the power and importance of being in awe of God regularly while Suah delinquently decides to stray from the topic a little and do her own thang. Tune in to hear what things God has done to surprise PP and Suah.

Suah brings up a topic that she's been thinking about in light of recent political and personal events — Is it possible to determine whether someone is actually Christian or not? Is this a question that we should even be asking in the first place? Tune in to get our takes.

Metro Community Church recently celebrated its 20th birthday along with PP, who was honored for his TWENTY YEARS of church planting ministry. In today's episode, PP reflects upon this significant milestone and processes, in real-time, some of the surprisingly conflicting feelings he has been experiencing.

Here's a perennial question I can guarantee you've heard before - Can men and women actually be friends? To tackle this question, we have invited our friend Steve Bang to join in on the discussion. Steve is the perfect guest to have on this episode because he and Suah have been friends for almost a decade and their friendship has only grown in substance and quality over that time. (I'm sorry, Steve, if you disagree, but it's now on the internet, so it's too late.)

Instead of a topic for this week's episode, we decided to switch things up and dedicate an entire episode to new things we are learning about God and the Bible. Tune in to this week's episode and join us as we continue on this journey of being lifelong learners and lovers of the Word.

On this week's episode, PP asks Suah to discuss an article he read about what makes Americans happy. Could it be true? Could it really be that all we need to do to be happy is…to get hitched? Tune in to get our thoughts!

It feels like every other week, there's a new article about another megachurch pastor and moral failure. In a world that is so eager to report on the salacious details of the next big scandal, how should we, as Christians, approach this topic? Is Christian media's constant reporting of these stories helping or hurting the Church? Tune in to get our takes!

PP talks about an e-mail he received after preaching at a friend's church and his reaction to the critique. We then talk about the whole idea of giving and receiving feedback in general, and how we can process it in a healthy way.

Due to some heavy travel and scheduling conflicts this month, Peter and Suah were unable to record new episodes for this week and next week. We are sorry! Instead, we are re-airing an old episode from Season 1 for those of you who may not have been following us back then. We will be back in two weeks, so stay tuned!

We don't often talk about it, but not all friendships are created equal. While loyalty is often touted as one of the most coveted qualities in a friend, are there signs that point to a friendship having run its course? How do you know when you should break up with a friend? Tune in to this week's episode to hear Peter and Suah's conversation.

Do you struggle with any addictive patterns of behavior? What exactly constitutes an addiction? Is it really an addiction if you only do it once in a while? Peter and Suah talk about their own experiences with addictive behavior and where they think these behaviors originate.

I know you've all been waiting for this - the second part of our interview with Esther and Sam! This week's episode focuses on the story of Sam and the supernatural ways in which Jesus personally sought him out.

This week, we are so excited to launch our two-part interview with husband and wife duo, Esther and Sam. Esther grew up Muslim in a Muslim country but always felt that there was a “secret” that she wasn't quite getting. Tune in to this week's episode to hear how Jesus sought out Esther as she sought out to find the Truth.

In light of Suah turning the big 4-0 this year, we thought it would be fun to have PP ask her some random questions. If you know anything about PP, you know the questions will be out of this world!

To close out 2023, we do an episode where we get a bit personal and share some things that have been happening in our lives recently. We also get a bit carried away with random tangents, but you're used to this by now. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to our listeners, and we'll “see” you in 2024!

Have you seen that tik tok circulate where you compare your childhood crush to the person you're with now? Well, that's what inspired today's very silly, mostly pointless, but still fun episode. Peter and Suah talk about the qualities they were looking for in their future partners when they were younger and how they compare to reality.

Have you ever been gripped by a sudden feeling that this God you've spent your whole life believing might be a fabrication of an overactive imagination? What do you do when doubt starts creeping in? Do you suppress and distract and hope it eventually goes away? In this week's episode, Peter and Suah talk about whether they've experienced similar doubts and how they've faced such circumstances.

There's nothing else to it; it's as the title suggests. Suah writes a bunch of questions for PP and throws them into a ziplock bag. She then chooses questions at random for the two of them to discuss. Tune in if this piques your interest. We promise it's a fun episode!

All of us who have prayed to God have experienced the stinging disappointment of an unanswered prayer at some point or another. Why does it seem that God answers some people while not hearing the heartfelt requests of others? How long must we pray for God to turn his ear toward us? Are our prayers really being ignored because our faith is too weak? Tune in to this week's episode to get PP and Suah's thoughts.

What exactly is the “sabbath” and should Christians observe it? How does observing a sabbath even work in modern-day contexts, and has the meaning of it changed from the Old Testament days when God gave the command to the nation of Israel? Tune in to hear our thoughts.

On this very special episode, we invited two of our friends in Thailand, Scott and Christina, to have a conversation about the work they do in Thailand, what they have learned during their years serving there and what we often get wrong about “missions.”

Ever wonder what goes into the process of hiring and firing well? You know what they say: don't make your own mistakes but learn from the mistakes of others. Well, here's your chance to learn from all of PP's mistakes (as well as his many successes). Tune in to learn vicariously!

Depending on your Christian and church background, you may have widely varying beliefs about who the Holy Spirit is and what his role actually is. Why has this third person of the Trinity often been neglected in church circles and what makes Him actually so indispensable in our walk with and witness of Jesus? Plus, tune in to hear what PP has only recently discovered about the Holy Spirit's power.

We talk a lot about what it means to be “weak” on this show, but what does this actually look like in the context of leadership? Today, we are excited to welcome back Steve Bang to the show. Steve is currently the executive pastor at Metro Community Church and is, thus, well-acquainted with PP's leadership qualities. Tune in to this week's episode as Steve interviews PP on what makes his leadership qualities unique.

Raise your hand if you've been personally victimized by strangers handing you tracts about going to hell. Or how the end is near. Or how you must repent right this minute in case you die tonight in your sleep. Anyone? Well, we've been there and are here to tell you that evangelism doesn't have to be this weird. But how does one go about sharing the gospel in this day and age? Tune in to hear our thoughts.

In this week's episode, we bring back our “How Do You Know” series for a fresh take on how we know when it's time to bid adieu to our home churches. Conversely, we also share our thoughts on what are some not good reasons to go looking for a new church. Tune in to hear our thoughts.

What does failure look like for Christians, and how should we move forward? In this episode, Peter and Suah discuss their own measures of “success” and “failure” while also sharing some personal stories from their own lives.

To kick off Season 3, Peter and Suah discuss an article that recently went viral within ministry circles about the trend of pastors leaving ministry. What is behind this great pastor resignation? Tune in to this episode to get Peter and Suah's takes.

Suah's been watching way too many matchmaking shows on a certain streaming service and convinced PP to end this season with a fun take on “Korean Matchmaking.” In this episode, we dialogue about what type of spouse we envision for each of our children and what would be the key traits we'd be looking for in our future children-in-law.

In light of Juneteenth, we are airing a special episode from another amazing podcast called Black Like Me (alexgee.com). The Reverend Doctor Alex Gee is Lead Pastor of Fountain of Life Church, president and founder of the Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership Development and its renowned initiative, Justified Anger. He is also one of PP's closest friends. In this episode, PP interviews pastor Alex on leadership and life for pastor Alex's Black Like Me podcast.