EP. 012: Faith And Leadership With Brandon Bowers
In this interview episode, Nick and Ted sit down with Pastor Brandon Bowers to discuss one of the Five F’s-Faith. After learning about Pastor Brandon’s background and the start of Awaken Church, the interview touched on a variety of topics such as the importance of community, digital addiction, the Bible, stoicism, money, finding your relationship with God, marriage, fatherhood, the victimhood mentality and more. Don’t miss this incredible interview, and if the audio gets a little funky for you around 45 minutes, don’t worry, it clears up within 5-7 minutes after that. We highly recommend listening to the whole interview, but if you want to find a certain section, use the Time Stamps below. For links to studies, articles, etc. mentioned in the episode, go to the show notes tab on our website: www.weightsandwealth.com .
TIME STAMPS:
00:00 Beginning
00:21 About Pastor Brandon Bowers
1:55 Getting Started On Your Faith Journey
03:24 Getting Lazy With Your Faith
07:56 Building Awaken Church
17:20 The Importance Of Church Community
19:19 How Questions Make Your Faith Stronger
20:26 Watering Down Religion And Progressive Christianity
23:08 Love’s Necessary Boundaries
25:40 Using God’s Word As Your Anchor
27:18 Digital Dopamine Addictions
30:00 The Murdaugh Case And Phones
32:04 Billy Graham’s Biggest Regret
33:15 Reading The Bible
34:30 Brandon’s Favorite Bible Verse
35:10 Discipline And Emotion In Faith
36:30 1 Rep Maxing Religion
37:20 Spiritual Discipline
38:40 Are Stoicism And Christianity Mutually Exclusive
40:38 Who Are You Trying To Become
43:00 Jesus Never Said You Can’t Have Money
44:45 Culture From God’s Word
45:20 Leadership Principles From The Bible
47:05 Hearing God In The Silence
51:25 Responsibilities
53:10 Social Media And Screen Time
54:57 Tips For Finding Silence
57:08 How Brandon Found His Relationship With God
59:15 Care Enough To Investigate
1:00:45 How To Find The Truth
1:04:05 Marriage
1:08:35 Fatherhood
1:12:51 Fatherless Homes
1:14:39 Victimhood Mentality
1:20:09 The 5 F’s
1:22:04 The Cheerful Giver And The Parable Of The Sower
1:23:55 How To Contact Brandon
IG: @_brandonbowers
Email: pastor@awakenchurch.cc
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