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Hosted by Austin Parkhurst · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 16 episodes
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After 15 years in vocational ministry and 8.5 years as a pastor, Austin walked away from it all. This podcast is for the burned-out, the doubters, the misfits — and anyone who's tired of pretending everything’s "blessed and highly favored." Expect raw conversations, uncomfortable questions, awkward laughs, and maybe, just maybe, a little hope.
Austin Parkhurst hosts The Bad Pastor Podcast, a religion show with 16 episodes published.
The Bad Pastor is back! We took a break to focus on work and other things, but we're ready to pick back up with a refreshed direction for the podcast. Before we get to that, we need to talk about a few things. If you're
Spiritual warfare isn't just demons, exorcisms, and holy water. It's real, subtle, and most of us are in the middle of it without even realizing it. This episode dives into spiritual warfare and Ephesians 6 as we look at
This episode takes a break from the usual content. I decided it was time to share my story of how I began to follow the Lord. It was 20 years ago this past week when I finally decided to follow Jesus. Growing up in South
The Bad Pastor is back! This episode is an interesting one. We’re diving into the value of authenticity that churches often hold and Christians speak about often. What tends to happen is we forget what it actually means
Why do we even go to church? Seriously. What’s the actual point?If I can read my Bible at home, worship in my car, and listen to better preaching online then what’s the value of showing up on a Sunday? What am I supposed
You can love Jesus and still treat your body like trash. You can lead small groups while emotionally imploding. You can serve others at church while silently falling apart inside.In this episode, we confront the uncomfor
We're asking the question everybody's asking, but nobody wants to answer. There are a lot of different reasons you might leave your church, and there are a lot of reasons it might be time to leave your church.We're going
Hurt doesn’t always come from enemies. Sometimes it’s the people closest to us — family, friends, pastors, spouses, or even ourselves. And most of us were never taught how to actually deal with it. We just learned to sup
We don’t have a discipleship problem—we have a lack-of-discipleship problem. Sermons and small groups aren’t enough. Most churches make converts but never teach people how to actually follow Jesus. In this episode, we un
Sometimes it seems like the Church focuses too much on marriage. Instead of being something beautiful, it feels like a checkbox or something you're supposed to do. Engaged? You better hurry up. Living together? You bette
Do you compartmentalize your faith when it comes to politics? Many Christians struggle with how their beliefs should impact their vote, often misunderstanding the call to "render unto Caesar." In this powerful episode of
Why do Christians - myself included - have such a hard time acting like Jesus sometimes? This episode isn’t about ranting. It’s about wrestling honestly with how disconnected our faith can become from real life. We talk
Let’s talk about it — the good, the bad, and the uncomfortable truth about deconstructing your faith. In this episode, I get into what deconstruction is (and isn’t), why it matters, and how it can either wreck your faith
In this episode of The Bad Pastor, we pull back the curtain on the fear behind the pulpit — the real reasons certain topics rarely make it into a Sunday sermon. From the pressure to keep people happy, to the risk of disr
In this kickoff episode of The Bad Pastor Podcast, I’m answering the question I’ve been asked more times than I can count: Why did you leave full-time ministry? This isn’t a deconstruction story or a resignation rant. It
The Bad Pastor Podcast is now available! In this kickoff episode of The Bad Pastor Podcast, I’m answering the question I’ve been asked more times than I can count: Why did you leave full-time ministry?
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The Bad Pastor Podcast is hosted by Austin Parkhurst. The show is categorised under religion (spirituality) and has published 16 episodes.
The Bad Pastor Podcast has published 16 episodes.
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