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Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraThat's Not How the Bible Works, God Isn't Love, Casual Christians & Pan-Handling (w/ John Mark McMillan)[This episode has special guest, John Mark McMillan, and Amy Alderman, Hayne Griffin, Joey Svendsen]Is the Bible meant to be a definitive “how to believe” manual? Is faith something "smart enough people" can crack like a formula? And what’s going on with Christians who downplay God’s love while camping out on Him being “just” and “holy”? (There was even a "biblical influencer" who flat-out said, “God isn’t love.” Yeah… wow.)The conversation also digs into the mysterious la...
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Roster Music Club PodcastEP11 - TOP TEN 2025 Albums and "the Real Emo" (w/ Shannon Taylor of Awakebutstillinbed)Jared and Joey are joined with Shannon Taylor from the band awakebutstillinbed. Her band plays the late nineties, old-school emo sound that Jared and Joey fell in love with over 25 years ago, these two brothers heard her band for the first time at the Best Friends Forever Festival this Fall. In this episode, Shannon shares how she got into this "real emo scene" too, as she's a good bit younger than the Svendsen brothers. She had to catch up on all the classics once they were all a decade old. The three share their top ten albums of 2025 and Jar...
2026-01-051h 31Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraAI, Futurism, and Writing the Novel, "OMNI." (w/ Andrew Schwab of Project86)[Part 2 with Andrew Schwab, releasing soon, will be a deep-dive into the story of all things Project 86: Subscribe to Roster Music Club Podcast so you don't miss it]Andrew Schwab just completed his first novel "OMNI." In this book, Andrew explores society's relationship with metaphysics, AI, and media by providing a mind-bending journey through a fictional civilization in the "not so distant" future. On this episode, Andrew shares a bit about the imaginary world found in the pages of his novel, the reasons behind writing it and his...
2025-08-2755 minRoster Music Club PodcastEP7 - Andrew Schwab (Part 1): AI, Futurism, and Writing the Novel, "OMNI."[Part 2 with Andrew Schwab, releasing soon, will be a deep-dive into the story of all things Project 86]Andrew Schwab just completed his first novel "OMNI." In this book, Andrew explores society's relationship with metaphysics, AI, and media by providing a mind-bending journey through a fictional civilization in the "not so distant" future. On this episode, Andrew shares a bit about the imaginary world found in the pages of his novel, the reasons behind writing it and his passionate ambition to continue writing novels and recording new Project86 albums that are thematically linked to his dystopian ta...
2025-08-2753 minRoster Music Club PodcastEP6 - Mark Salomon: Life, Faith and Punk Rock[Get your tickets to Tom Convention 2025 ("TomCon"), a full weekend of VIP access where you can hear from and interact with your favorite Christian Alternative artists from 1980s to 2000s]PART 2: Mark Salomon (The Crucified, Stavesacre, etc) gives us some life updates, shares where he's at in his Christians faith, describes some ways in which he's changed over the years, and challenges listeners who believe they've figured out God. Along the way, Mark, with hosts Joey and Jared, takes listeners on some trips down memory lane, shares some re...
2025-08-051h 43Roster Music Club PodcastEP5 - Aaron Sprinkle Saw Poor Old Lu as Sellouts Before He Quit the Band (w/ Aaron and Matthew Schwartz)Producer, singer and song-writer, Aaron Sprinkle, joins alongside his fellow podcasting partner; singer, song-writer, and producer, Matthew Schwartz. Released on their podcast "Moontraveling Podcast" as well, this episode is is a trip down memory lane. As hosts Joey and Jared Svendsen are huge admirers of Aaron's work over the decades, they are treated to a behind the scenes look at that very memory lane, including why Aaron quit Poor Old Lu and always felt like a bit of a sell out. With Matthew Schwartz in the house, the four guys talk through music production, what Aaron's favorite production projects we...
2025-07-011h 08Roster Music Club PodcastEP4 - If You Don't Like Poor Old Lu, This New Music Club Likely Ain't For You [A Roster Music Club Hangout]A few members of Roster Music Club join with Jared, Joey and their good buddy Lee Padgette to talk about music, including how Jared listened to an album yearly since 1996 "to give it one more try," and is finally into it. Congrats, Jared! You'll hear how Joey rescued a customer at Family Christian Bookstore back in the day from throwing his new P.O.D. CD away. We reflect on the band, Poor Old Lu's album "Sin" (and some one almost gets kicked out of the club for "not being a fan.") Ska gets a bad rap on t...
2025-06-231h 06Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraConfrontations: Good Ones, Bad Ones, Necessary, and Unnecessary[The episode has three friends in it: Joey Svendsen, Amy Alderman, and Hayne Griffin and Stoy Prioleau]Joey stands up for himself when a peer calls him a "fake pastor" for not having time to engage in a conversation, uncharacteristically responding to this guy with a bit of abrasiveness. Joey ponders with his friends whether the confrontation was necessary, helpful or good. Amy, Hayne, Stoy and Joey discuss confronting others as well as their personal comfort levels with times whe...
2025-06-101h 01Roster Music Club PodcastEP3 - The Crux of Old School Christian Punk (and the Empty Tomb)Roster Music Club is an interactive club of music enthusiast geeks like yourself who love talking about, debating about and listening to that scene we all loved (and love) so much. Join here to try a month for free. Greg Dimick (Crux, Empty Tomb, Teeth for Eyes) joins Roster Music Club's Podcast for a trip down memory lane into the history of the Christian Punk music scene, including some of his personal life and his time with the two main bands he was involved in, Empty Tomb and Crux. Dispersed amongst this tim...
2025-06-021h 09Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP62 - Perverted Attractions? Progress for Women? You be the Judge.[The episode has three friends in it: Joey Svendsen, Amy Alderman, and Hayne Griffin]Joey read a book that captures the American history of adolescent girls' commitment to having the best possible body. You can check out "The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls" here. With some of the book's contents as the context, Joey, Hayne and Amy talk through women's arduous struggle toward gender equality and how far along society has come, while Joey now having read this bo...
2025-05-281h 05Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP61 - Fairness To Both Genders in Sports & Raising Boys vs. Girls[This episode has Amy Alderman, Stoy Prioleau, and Joey Svendsen]Joey brought up his lack of interest in the WNBA as well as his unmatched preference for women's gymnastics over men's gymnastics as an ice breaker in this episode; but the conversation evolved and carried on into what "being a boy" and "being a girl means," as well as the impact of nature verses nurture in such matters. Joey shares a bullying situation from middle school and Joey and Amy try to understand w...
2025-04-081h 04Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP50 - The Old Youth Group Crew (Part 2): The Good, the Bad. The Hurt, the Beauty.[This episode was produced by Joey Svendsen and is joined by three friends from Joey's youth group days: Jon Bazzle, Gail Santavicca, and Billy Jones]Part 1 can be listened to or viewed on YouTube. Joey shares how his "pure lifestyle" was celebrated amongst parents of other kids in youth group while inside, he felt overburdened by a never- ending, dark spiritual season, years on end. Jon wants to know what Joey actually cherishes...
2024-11-051h 00Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP46 - Reconnecting With the Old Youth Group Crew. Still Got Faith, Anyone?[This episode was produced by Joey Svendsen and is joined by three friends from Joey's youth group days: Jon Bazzle, Gail Santavicca, and Billy Jones]you can watch this conversation on YouTube here. Joey joins three old friends from the old youth group, all but one are still Christians but you'll never guess; all four contributors have changed much. Joey shares with his friends on this episode that, due to his current beliefs, the old c...
2024-10-091h 16Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP45 - Could Some of These Televangelists Be Demon-Possessed?[This episode, produced by Joey Svendsen, has Ellen Mauro, Jed Payne, Joey Svendsen, and special guest and original host to the show, Jared Svendsen]Televangelists like Kenneth Copeland's behavior don't appear reflective of God by any means, and it certainly seems as if people are being led astray by the sort of prosperity gospel teaching he espouses. However, there seems to be more to Mr. Copeland's story and it's difficult ruling out just plain 'ol evil. Thus, Ellen, Jed, Jared and Joey do no...
2024-10-011h 13Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP43 - Grand Theft Auto and Calling Women "Karens"[This episode with Amy Alderman, Matt Oxley, Stoy Prioleau and Joey Svendsen was produced by Joey Svendsen]The host crew talk morals and parenting in the context of "Grand Theft Auto," a video game not allowed in the Svendsen household, in which the player goes around society committing egregious crimes for pure entertainment. Joey explains his disdain for the "Karen" label and believes it exposes some of the deeper roots of what's wrong with the current "judgmental state" of...
2024-09-181h 07Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP42 - Depressing Journal Entries & Trying to Stop Your Friend From Being a Witch[This episode is produced by Joey Svendsen, having contributions from Ellen Mauro, Robbie Madison, Amy Alderman, Joey Svendsen, Jared Svendsen, Stoy Prioleau, and Michael Sweet, courtesy of Seacoast Podcast]Check out Robbie's single "Lost My Best Friend" / Spotify / Apple A lot is on the table for this one. From a discussion on the r...
2024-09-1046 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraHow to Be a Sports Fanatic and Not Want to Die Every Time Your Team Loses[This episode is with hosts Stoy Prioleau, Joey Svendsen and "fam" to the show, Heather Zastrocky & Dick Alderman. Produced by Joey Svendsen]Joey is all "grandpa softy" on this one, wanting everyone to learn how to enjoy the great world of sports without the torture from losses, including some "cheesy mush" about how the real fun of sports, is in being a fan of "your team." Congrats to Joey on his newly found maturity. Amidst Joey's "freedom talk" to sports fans is "favorite at...
2024-09-041h 40Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP40 - To Laugh or Not to Laugh: Comedians, the Modern-Day Prophet[This episode with Joey Svendsen, Amy Alderman, Hayne Griffin, Robbie Madison, and Stoy Prioleau, was produced by Joey Svendsen]The three videos discussed in this episode can be found here: video, video 2, video 3.Some deep sharing on this episode, Hayne talks about the anger he lives with and Robbie shares how as a child he was discouraged from being proud of anything. The five talk about standup comedians, Hayne likening them to modern-day prophets, highlighting their importance in society. Joey presents a couple of jokes he saw on instagram, o...
2024-08-271h 34Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP39 - Parenting with Faith Struggles & Abusive Music Minister vs. Joey[This episode is produced by Hayne Griffen and hosted by Joey Svendsen, Hayne Griffen, Robbie Madison, and Matt Oxley]Robbie became a father [thrice] recently and the four reflect on parenting in the context of faith, Joey sharing seasons in which he didn't have the tools to guide his kids spiritually, given his own confusion and angst about the deeper things, at those points in his life. Joey also processes out loud a situation in w...
2024-08-2058 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP37 - Please Stop Peeing on Our Jesus' Gospel[This episode is produced by Stoy Prioleau and hosted by Joey Svendsen, Amy Alderman, Ellen Mauro, Liz Miller]Birthed out of the discussion in "episode 36: generation z people, trans people and those gay olympic ceremonies," in this episode, Joey shares how he posted some sentiments on that archaic social networking platform, Facebook, fairly certain the straight-forwardness of its message to fellow Christians in regards to Jesus' radical message of love. Numerous comments on th...
2024-08-121h 01Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP36 - Generation Z People, Trans People, and that Gay Opening Olympics Ceremony[This episode was recorded on August 1st, produced by Joey Svendsen, with hosts Matt Oxley, Stoy Prioleau and Joey Svendsen]Today, Matt educates us on the real story behind the "trans athlete" female boxer and the three discuss the opening ceremony and how many churches have lost their damn minds in how they interact with culture. Also part of the discussion entails positivity and the tension of having good friends who truly care and not wanting to burden these friends with personal baggage. It wraps up with Matt and Stoy arguing on who had/has it...
2024-08-051h 16Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP32 - Do You Get Excited When Famous People “join the team” of Christianity?[in this episode: Joey Svendsen, Hayne Griffin, Jed Payne, Stoy Prioleau]British actor and comedian, Russell Brand, apparently converted to Christianity and this sort of thing makes Joey and Jed excited, while Hayne could not care any less than what he does about celebrities "joining the team." All three consider themselves Christians and thus discuss the possible intricacies that explain their vastly different reactions, Joey dissecting his reaction in the context of his belief in a universal salvation plan. ...
2024-06-241h 04Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraChristians Playing Dungeons and Dragons, Pokémon and Other Games in Satan's Playground[appearing on this episode: Joey Svendsen, Amy Alderman and guest, David Schirduan]David Schirduan grew up with a very similar faith-background as Joey's, but the biggest difference? David spent a part of his "youth group, high school days" in the youth group that Joey led almost 20 years ago. David creates literature for folks who enjoy role-playing games, many of these games along the same lines of Dungeons and Dragons. Growing up, both Joey and David were taught that these types of ga...
2024-05-101h 07Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP26 - White Kids, Hip-Hop and Monogamy[Contributors to this Episode: Joey Svendsen, Liz Miller, Stoy Prioleau, Matt Oxley]Stoy's cultural upbringing and mentoring (or lack of) instilled various perspectives about sex, marriage and success, that he'd later have to grow out of. Joey and Liz lament over inappropriate hip-hop lyrics, having sons who love hip-hop, and Matt exhorts Christians to repent from capitalism. Stoy also reminisces on middle school lingo amongst him and his black peers, throwing Joey into gleeful middle school nostalgia, rem...
2024-04-301h 07Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP25 - Pushback on Christian Universalism[Contributors to this Episode: Joey Svendsen, Hayne Griffen, Jack Hoey, Derek Kubilus]In EP10 of the Podcast, 4 months or so ago, Derek Kubilus introduced us to his perspective on a Universal salvation plan carried out by Jesus, captured in his new book, Holy Hell. Regular guest, Jack Hoey, read the book and didn't have a positive reaction, even felt like it was contemptuous. Hosts Joey Svendsen and Hayne Griffen beg to differ, and the four discuss. Ge...
2024-04-241h 16Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP23 - Proof of Aliens? & Other Conspiracies: Believe it Or Not[on this episode: Jed Payne, Joey Svendsen, and Jared Svendsen]"Fam of the podcast," Jed Payne and literally family, Joey's big brother, Jared Svendsen join to talk conspiracies; touching on 911 and the moon landing, but focussing on the possibility of aliens. They also discuss skepticism, media biases, biblical implications of all of it and whether or not they'd enter a UFO if they got the invite from one of those little green homies. Jed is a co-host of this show and also has his own pod...
2024-04-0756 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP15 - Joey Has Questions for Black People[hosts contributing on this episode: Joey Svendsen, Robbie Madison, Stoy Prioleau] Joey's been saving up questions revolving around black people and racism, these aren't the sort of questions you ask a stranger in the check-out line. He also shares some stories of being the recipient of racism at the hands of black people, for his two friends (and co-hosts of the show) Robbie and Stoy (both black males) to have the opportunity to shed some extra light and possibly give deeper insight on w...
2024-01-291h 18Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP12 - Another Day, Another Seizure for Joey (and other horrible stories)Please listen at your own risk, as the content on this one is very heavy.[hosts contributing on this episode: Joey Svendsen, Ellen Mauro, Hayne Griffen]Joey had a seizure a couple of weeks ago and his friends' security camera captured it all. With "firefighter Hayne" present, we learn a bit more about seizures but we also hear some horror stories he's seen on the job as a rescue worker. Oh, and Ellen thought her son was dead for a few se...
2023-12-011h 05Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP9 - Is Spanking Kids Child Abuse?[Hosts Contributing in this episode: Amy Alderman / Ellen Mauro / Joey Svendsen]While spanking used to be fairly normal with very little cultural push back, many people in 2023 consider all forms of spanking child abuse. Most would agree that hitting any part of a kid's body is abuse, in the event that an adult is relieving anger. But are there healthy ways of going about spanking children? Ellen, Amy and Joey were all spanked as children. Amy and Joey reflect on personal chil...
2023-11-0653 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP7 - Joey & His Two Lady Co-workers: "The Billy Graham Rule."[Hosts Contributing in this episode: Liz Miller / Joey Svendsen and "friend of the show," Sarah Eller]This conversation started in Episode 309 and today continues with Joey and two of his former, female co-workers. Was the "Billy Graham Rule" needed between him and these two friends (the co-workers), Sarah Eller and Liz Miller? While Joey and Sarah are more comfortable with taking into consideration many of the cautions this rule represents, Liz finds it dated and believes it may be needed for "sad reasons." The...
2023-10-231h 17Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP6 - Joey's Racial Joke Hurts Stoy[Hosts Contributing in this episode: Joey Svendsen / Stoy Prioleau / Hayne Griffen / Amy Alderman / Matt Oxley / Robbie Madison] [LIVE Q&A / Call-in: We'd love to continue this conversation with you all on Oct 26th @ 830PM EST. RSVP HERE]In a text thread the "host team" uses to communicate with one another, Joey sent a racial joke (video) for laughs. You can view video here if you...
2023-10-161h 01Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraEP3 - Be Fat, Selfish, or Prideful. Just Don’t Be Gay: The Mix Tape Era Intro (Part 3)[Hosts Contributing in this episode: Joey Svendsen / Jed Payne / Alex Ginsberg / Robbie Madison / Liz Miller / Stoy Prioleau / Hayne Griffen Pastor With No Answers is back with a new era of the podcast. The same sorts of conversations and vibe with nine more hosts, including lots of Christians, an atheist, three gay people, that same ‘ol pastor, 2 black guys from the deep south, and a firefighter....
2023-09-251h 07Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era385 - The Fall and Rise of PWNA PodcastHere's a quick synopsis of my thought process in shutting the podcast down, bringing that thing back and how things have changed for the better.Included also is a little tribute to the rest of the PWNA crew. Get The Bear Feed (exclusive podcast for patrons of the show)Joey Svendsen / Instagram / Twitter / Facebook / E-mailThanks / Joel Hamilton / Joel Hamilton + friends, Robbie Madison and Stoy Prioleau for music in this episode.[alternate description]Founded in 2014, Charleston's PWNA Podcast was poised to b...
2023-03-0819 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era382 - "Black Men Just Need to Stop Selling Drugs, Start Being Fathers." Right?Why is it not this simple? Why is "not knowing any better" a legitimate excuse? Or is it? Is the "absentee father" even a black problem? Joey discusses these questions with three black friends (regulars on the show) and hears two of their stories of not being cut out for drug dealing, one of them losing an incredible career opportunity due to his color, and one heart-breaking story of divorce, child support and jail time. The three also reflect on the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and what he means to them personally. We also tal...
2023-01-1658 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era378 - Christmas For Me and My Friends ("the Black Ones" Part II)Twenty-seven years since the last time they hung as friends (and classmates) at James Island High, Stoy Prioleau, Antonio "Hype" Seabrook and Joey Svendsen caught up on episode 361 - My Childhood Friends [the Black ones]. As kids, they never processed together things like racism, privilege, systemic racism, what it's like to be black, and what it's like to be white. As adults, they reflect on their childhoods with a lot more insight and life experience. In this episode, the conversation continues as they reflect on being a kid at Christmas as a middle class white kid with dad...
2022-12-1342 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era376 - Brian Zahnd and John Mark McMillan (God and Country )[this episode originally aired on 10/10/20]John Mark McMillan and Joey Svendsen enjoy their time with Pastor and Author Brian Zahnd, asking him a little about everything. What does Brian Zahnd think of the POTUS (Donald Trump) and if asked, would he serve on his spiritual advisement board? Brian Zahnd believes strongly in the church. He points out the problems with both the "Christian right" and "Christian left," highlighting how Jesus wouldn’t serve either of their agendas; because frankly, He has his own. The church, he says, is a part of the world th...
2022-11-291h 15Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era373 -The Dilemma of a Belief in Eternal Punishment (w/ Two Pastors and an Atheist)Co-hosts Chip Judd (very long-time Christian) and Matt Oxley (long-time Christian, gone atheist) discuss with Joey what he finds to be an "impossible position" Christians are in when it comes to their kids and the doctrine of hell. If dreaded eternal separation is on the table of possibilities, fear and life-trauma [in the end] is a good thing, especially if one is scared enough to repent and avoid going there. Right? Chip and Matt both agree that religious people have taken advantage of this doctrine to control people. They also agree that a fixation on ete...
2022-11-0842 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE EraA Woman's Body Month (Part 2): Life as an Asexual Woman"A Woman's Body Month," sexuality, self-worth and image, the brutality of breast cancer and what it's like not to desire sex, all through the life experiences of women. On this episode, Amy Alderman and Joey Svendsen talk to Rachel Meyers of Your Favorite Heretics, to gain a better understanding of asexuality. Rachel enjoys "having feelings" for others (she enjoys that with her husband, Derek) and has always enjoyed being pursued. She just never has desired any one's body sexually. Rachel's form of asexuality not only leaves her disinterested in sex, the thought is repulsive and th...
2022-10-1144 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era367 - Mourning Bill Cosby and Learning How to See PeopleEllen Mauro has found great recent success in medicating her AD/HD. She also got Joey to watch a documentary called "We've Got to Talk About Cosby," which chronicles the twisted and dark life of Bill Cosby, all along while the cultural icon is considered heroic by millions of fans. Now having watched the documentary, Joey can never enjoy The Cosby Show again. Stoy, Ellen and Joey discuss evil in the context of mental illness and they look at the nuances involved in separating good art from an evil artist. Lastly, Joey and Ellen learn about Stoy's sup...
2022-09-271h 32Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era363 - When You Did a Lot of Drugs the Night Before Your First Gig, Playing Drums at a Mega ChurchJoey is a Pastor at Seacoast Church, the last 13 years at the James Island location, much of that time getting to know Jonathan Peace, our drummer. After years of being embedded into the church community and developing many friendships including with Joey, "Peace" finally tells the story of his first "gig" at Seacoast on a Sunday morning after a full night of booze and smoking cigarettes, tips dipped in cocaine. He had a "magical experience" playing his first worship service at his new church home (to say the least). Co-host Jed Payne (with plenty of past drug us...
2022-08-301h 08Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era362 - Ask, Seek, Knock, Eat a Mushroom: The Making of a MysticKevin Sweeney, author of, "The Making of a Mystic: My Journey With Mushrooms, My Life as a Pastor, and Why It's Okay for Everyone to Relax," didn't find God through religion. His entry-way to faith wasn't wrought with the oppression many of us today are deconstructing from."Missionaries" have been thought of as those who are "taking the good news out, to set the captives free." Pastor Kevin claims that his "missionary" was a handful of mushroom trips. Now that his hallucinogenic experiences have pointed to the wholeness and freedom that can only come from an...
2022-08-231h 08Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era358 - Joey's "Woke Ignorance" Merited an ApologyEllen would rather be alone than to have an affair. Are pedophiles simply stuck with their attraction to kids? Is it true love when a victim loves his aggressor? If it's "true love," is that a good thing? Matt has a trauma-filled childhood that we haven't been filled in on yet, Ellen wants more black friends in her life, and Joey makes a blunder that he felt sick about. Enjoy these conversations? Check out the digital community version of Pastor With No Answers Podcast, only patrons have access to. Read about it HERE. Watch a quick v...
2022-07-2628 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era357 - Heroic Disgrace: Another Pastor With Mental Illness (bipolar disorder)Worship leader in an evangelical church, cousin of Brian Welch (Korn), struggler of bipolar disorder, and author, Scott W. Box, joins the show to discuss mental illness, grace and Heroic Disgrace, his recent book release in which he tells his story and unpacks the gospel concept of "winning by losing." We also discuss how God can make healthy what He chooses not to heal, and how Scott's struggles with mental illness compelled him to seek Jesus deeper. Isn't that a good thing?Joey also reflects on his madness of reverting back to OCD spiritual rituals b...
2022-07-191h 09Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era356 - Do You Love America?One woman married to an Air Force pilot (Jessica Reagan), another woman who grew up in a military family (Liz Miller). One black guy (Robbie Madison), one white guy (Joey Svendsen). Each grew up (and was taught to) loving the U.S.A. but as adults, this love looks a lot different. What does it mean to love your country but not trust the government? How can our country be as bad as some of our citizens claim, when people all around the world are still trying to get here? Why are so many Americans more...
2022-07-0343 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era355 - Girl Body Parts and a "Woker" Society?From joey blowing up a woman's restroom while ladies are waiting to use, to a bunch of "girl body part talk," co-hosts Liz Miller, Amy Alderman, and Ellen Mauro have "homie time" with Joey; which means listen at your own risk. Lots of "adult clowning," so get the earmuffs out for the kids.After getting through the sh*ts and giggles, Liz expresses love and grace towards people who "do not agree with her lifestyle," and Joey proposes that society is getting more woke. co-hostsEllen Mauro / Instagram Liz Miller / Instagram
2022-06-2836 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era352 - Did the Church Mean to Screw Us Up?Were church leaders reckless, using little wisdom when standing up for and “teaching truth?” Was it an accident so many of us were messed up in the process? Co-hosts Ellen Mauro, Hayne Griffen, and Joey Svendsen mourn the lack of love and wisdom seen in church's approach to sexuality and youth, it's reluctancy to even love those with other views, and it's impulse to beat the mess out of some one who is not "one of us" any more. My journey is full of changes in how I see God, faith, the Church and spirituality in general. I have also...
2022-06-1453 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era350 - Communism or Capitalism, Which Represents [true] Heart of the Gospel?Co-hosts Joey Svendsen and Matt Oxley hang with regular contributor Jack Hoey (the father) to discuss whether capitalism or communism is ideal in regards to morals, greed, and a more "Jesus Way" of running things. Everyone on the show agrees on capitalism's shortcomings (and even evil of), but the disagreement at hand, is whether communism is any better. There are admirable motivations for both "sides" to promote their version of "ideal government," the various perspectives here represent a different weighting system of different values. Did Jesus speak against capitalism? Does communism lend itself to more evi...
2022-06-0148 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era345 - Sunny and Blue in My White Bubble Full of StatuesCo-hosts Robbie Madison and Matt Oxley, join host Joey Svendsen with the original purpose of continuing a conversation from episode 340, “Courage Not to Cancel the Racist," asking the question, "what about the statues of racists?"We accomplished this while at the same time, Joey believes the Holy Spirit moved in real time, opening his eyes to a facet of his white privilege that was sobering to see. Robbie was in an English town where actors still practice "black face" and Joey shares how he doesn't want to have the label of "woke," nor does he want to be...
2022-04-2649 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era333 - All About Sex [Not Really a Christian Conversation][Not a "christian" or "non-christian" conversation," nor a conversation revolving around my personal sexual ethics. Okay, now with that out of way -- Joey}God gives graciously. Can this be seen any clearer in the sophisticated way humans are able to experience pleasure within one's very anatomy? And just like most other things, humans have managed to screw (no pun intended) this up also. Erica Smith, sex educator of 20 years, speaker, writer, consultant (including online one-on-one's) and creator of Purity Culture Drop Out comes on to talk all...
2022-02-011h 11Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era330 - A Christian Universalist agrees: “No Way to the Father But By Son.”Author and Theologian, Sharon Putt (formerly Sharon Baker), Chip Judd and host, Joey Svendsen all have similar spiritual upbringings but Sharon and Joey believe in a Christ-centered universal salvation. It’s one thing to reject this belief, another thing for a Christian to say the bible doesn’t support it. One's view of scripture may "clearly say anything" he think it says, but what is his view about the (seemingly clear) passages that discus humanity and all of earth being redeemed. We discuss God and love, in context of the afterlife; and whether there had to be an adver...
2022-01-111h 06Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era330 - Me, Myself, My Faith, Music, and Redneck Family (w/ BlackSheep Pod)Host Joey Svendsen was on the BlackSheep Podcast to talk about himself for an hour. Hosts of BlackSheep, Mason and Cullen, ask Joey what he believes and what music he’s listening to and they were wonderful in allowing us to release this on our channel as well. Joey goes into the history of Pastor With No Answers and how it represents a biographical synopsis of all the ways he’s changed in his faith. And God forbid any one admit he is a Christian mainly due to spiritual experiences/encounters. Joey is a true music sn...
2021-12-211h 03Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era325 - A Case for the Mega ChurchJames Wellman with us today to talk about his newest book, High on God: How Mega Churches Have Won the Heart of America. Most would have Wellman in the "progressive Christian" camp, he began his research assuming his cynicism about Mega Churches would be vindicated and that he'd find that these things should go away for good. Instead, he discovered that Mega Churches generally provide a healthy sense of belonging to its members and typically contribute a lot of good into their surrounding communities. Do these churches help meet emotional needs? Are evangelicals a more generous bunch than their prog...
2021-11-161h 13Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era315 - The Bad Christian Divorce: (Part 5) of My Major Depressive EpisodeSubscribe here to keep up with all things "Pastor With No Answers" as well as a new digital family we'd love to have you a part of. You don't have to be alone in your spiritual questions and you don't have to play by society's "new standard" of taking sides and being polarized. Join us! The story of my depressive disorder in 2019 is profoundly incomplete without including a narrative of my departure from the BadChristian Podcast and community. On this episode, I include insight from friends and fami...
2021-09-1456 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era314 - Dear Earthling, We Are All We Got (w/ Propaganda)Jason Petty (known as Propaganda) joins Joey and his friend Robbie Madison who are fresh off of reading Prop’s new book, "Terraforming.” With this book as the backdrop, the three discuss why people do evil and ponder if humans can actually be evil. Prop describes how culture is made and how we, the Earthlings, can turn the tide and go in a better direction. He maintains an intriguing vibe of optimism (that Joey is jealous of) with his belief in the possibility of making a better world. The three also discuss how the "Gen Z kids" are bringing in a new...
2021-09-0757 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era312 - Burning Secular CDs for Jesus (w/ @Shama4realz)Sometimes we need to take a deep breath and laugh at how silly we all can be. From church conferences to pastors’ smoking hot wives, from “prom songs for Jesus” worship songs and ridiculous pastor jokes to every church wanting a black worship leader, comedian Shama4realz and Joey poke fun of, laugh at and lament about church culture. Shama4realzCheck out https://www.instagram.com/shama4realz on Instagram for more making fun of Christians. You’ll be happy you did. Unless you are a real stick in the mud. Church Stories...
2021-08-3154 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era311 - Pastoring an Evangelical Church after Deconstructing (w/ Abbey Norman)Pastor, author and bartender, Abby Norman, shares Joey’s zeal for loving people right where they're at, both seeing the Christian faith through more progressive lenses and are in fellowship with (and in shepherding roles with) those who are more conservative. Abby shares some of her experiences in life, including the story that led to her writing, “You Can Talk to God Like That: The Power of Lament to Save Your Faith.” She shares the time when she grasped God's acceptance of the emotion of anger, even when directed at Him; and how this realization sealed the deal i...
2021-08-241h 02Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era310 - Pete Enns: Calvinism, The Fall, the Afterlife, etc.Podcaster (Bible for Normal People), Author (Sin of Certainty, Exodus for Normal People, How the Bible works and more), bible scholar (PhD) and just a heck of a dude, Pete Enns tries to answer tons of dumb-ass theology questions from the mind of Joey Svendsen. Some themes that come out of this one: mystery of the afterlife, the importance of the resurrection, how systematic theology is broke, The Message Bible, some of Jesus’ limitations and a different way to look at the story of Adam and Eve. How’s that for a jam packed episode!Pete:https...
2021-08-1754 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era309 - “The Billy Graham Rule” Dissected and DebatedRegulars to the show, Chip Judd (30+ years counseling experience) and Ellen Mauro debate and discuss the risks of spending "alone time" with the opposite gender in date-like scenarios, car rides, closed doors, out of town business trips. Is this playing with fire? Or is this a dated policy that churches need to abort from, so females can stop feeling like they are merely hot-bodies, dangerous, predatory, male-slaying dragons? [Originally released 5/6/2018]Chip Judd: https://chipjudd.com/https://www.instagram.com/chipjuddEllen Mauro:https://www.instagram.com/ellenmauroJoey/PWNA Instagram: www...
2021-08-121h 27Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era308 - My Depressive Episode (Part 4): Our Pastors Walked With Us & the Mental InstitutionHere's to friends and hope. Joey and Pricilla reflect on Joey’s mental health crisis of 2019 with their pastors and friends, Josh and Lisa Surratt; these two who were in their corner, up close and personal like very few were. Josh and Lisa reflect on the sense of urgency they felt in prioritizing Joey’s health and as their leaders, doing whatever was in their power to keep him safe. During this time Joey’s brain wasn’t processing thoughts in a healthy manner (major understatement). Fear of losing his job equated in fear of losing the house. The S...
2021-08-101h 15Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era307 - How to Have an Enemy (w/ Melissa Florer-Bixler)Mennonite Pastor, Duke Graduate and author, Melissa Florer-Bixler, talks about her newly released book, How to Have an Enemy: Righteous Anger and the Work of Peace. She explains why she is an "empathy skeptic" and how she can have rage for some one like President Trump while still wanting him to be free, as there's no healing that comes from a desire to see one punished. She poses an important question: what are some justice-related issues that Christians can agree to disagree on and what issues are universally intolerable and incongruent to the gospel of Jesus Christ? “We ne...
2021-08-0358 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era306 - What If the Gospel is WAY Better News Than We Think? (w/ Andy Squyres)[Theme song not included, all music on this episode by Andy Squyres]“Joey Svendsen here. This is a conversation for the ages for me and the epitome of where I’m at in how I view my faith, God and my church . May we all accept the freedom from our arrogance. May we strive to progress in our love."Musician/song-writer Andy Squyres discusses with Joey the following post he made on his Instagram: The good news of the Gospel of the Kingdom of God is always given by people who only partially understa...
2021-07-271h 04Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era305 - Unraptured: How End Times Theology Gets It Wrong (w/ Zach Hunt):So many of us evangelicals (current or former) have done it. We thought the rapture happened, can’t find our Christian loved-ones, so we call our born-again, spirit-filled grandma. If the rapture happened, she’d be gone! We sigh a deep relief when she answers, “Hey, sweetie.” End times theology, the book of Revelation, the mark of the beast, the tribulation, a 1000-year reign, the Left Behind series and that “scary-ass” 70s movie they made us watch in youth group. Author and theologian, Zach Hunt, says “not so fast, the book of Revelation is about liberation and hope.” He shares...
2021-07-201h 07Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era304 - Pro-Choice or Pro-Life (Part 2): "Christian, Pro-Choice" w/ Melissa Florer-BixlerMennonite Pastor, Duke Graduate and author, Melissa F-B, joins to talk about what she calls “reproductive justice.” Is a living embryo an actual living person? Is it mere tissue waste? “No” and “no,” according to Melissa. We discuss these matters and reflect on a truth that many evangelical Christians do not want to face: their pro-life stances are actually conditional and far from consistent. Just ask a beautiful (and desperate) couple who went the in vitro fertilization route, were successful, but have additional frozen embryos that will never be used. What does a consistent pro-life stance look like and what sorts of hypoc...
2021-07-131h 13Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era303 - Pro-Choice or Pro-Life (Part 1): Pro-GraceWhile some people call ProGrace.org “Pro-Life Lite,” others label it as teetering on pro-choice. Angie Weszely and her organization (Pro-Grace) takes heat from both sides, and as you’ll hear in this episode, Angie doesn’t believe Jesus would own either label. He always starts with grace, and this seems to be something unfortunately lacking in many hearts of those in the pro-life camp. Co-host Ellen Mauro, who considers herself a “pro-life liberal” and one who is pro-life but votes pro-choice, joins us to talk about perhaps the most polarizing and potentially heated issues of the century. ProGrace.or...
2021-07-0843 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era302 - What if God Shows Justice by Healing (not Punishment)One of the sensei’s of deconstruction, Phil Drysdale, brings history, psychology, and philosophy into the “deconstruction conservation.” Joey processes how he feels God graciously treats people who lose their faith. Phil supposes that no one chooses to walk away from God and how those who stop believing are usually the ones who followed Christianity with the most zeal. Could we all just be doing the best we can with what we’ve been given? Are really bad things typically done with good intentions? All people think they’re the good guys but we’re all a mess. What if God administer...
2021-07-061h 04Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era301 - The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill Church: Commentary and ReflectionsChristianity Today released episode one of a podcast series that narrates and reflects on the rise and fall of the late Mars Hill Church in Seattle, formerly led by Pastor Mark Driscoll. Dr. Tony Jones (former friend of Mark Driscoll), who appears on this documentary, joins us alongside Ellen Mauro (remained a part of the Mars Hill Church family until the very end) and Jack Hoey (former admirer of Mark Driscoll) to discuss the content of this new documentary series. Are pastors with similar track records as Driscoll's, aware of the harm they are causing? Are they hea...
2021-06-291h 17Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era300 - Celebrating 300 Episodes! w/ Mars Hill, My Wife, Westboro, Grief & LegalismOver the years, Pastor With No Answers has had a big tent, allowing for a wide array of perspectives, some of which would get your ass canceled by the liberals and others getting you completely cancelled by the conservatives. The intent of this podcast however has always been to be a platform for people, not a position. A podcast where real people share their real journeys and utilize a public space to share candidly, raw and honest personal reflections, right or wrong, for better or for worst. It's a "pro people's podcast" that operates with the following beli...
2021-06-151h 28Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era299 - "I Used to Try and De-gay People" -- today's guestRandy Thomas (former leader at Exodus International) has been a Christian for most of his life. Early in life, after living as a gay man for years, he was convinced that he could no longer continue living in what he perceived to be a life of sin. Not only did he fight his same-sex attraction, he became one of the top leaders at Exodus International, a nationally-acclaimed organization where Christians were sent to either undo their “gayness” or learn how to have victory through celibacy. Fast forward 30 years and Randy is back out of the closet, engaged to a ma...
2021-06-081h 14Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era298 - Pain Can Always Be Good (a Sermon from the Answerless Pastor)Every now and then, I give you a message that I had the opportunity to share with the local group of believers I get to be a part of. In this message, I talk about pain, investigate the blessing that comes out of pain, hypothesize on the choices we have when we encounter pain, and submit to you that in a person's own journey of pain, we typically have very little business trying to talk some one out of their pain. Can I say pain one more time?I also answer some questions that many of you ha...
2021-06-0147 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era297 - Humanizing the Human TraffickerDavid Zach, professional musician and song-writer (his music is heard throughout this episode), works for a non-profit, The Exodus Road, who are on the front lines of the fight to end human trafficking. There's currently 40 million people, some still infants, who are enslaved and David has drank, smoked, laughed, and talked music with traffickers only to see them arrested the next day. His reaction to seeing them brought to justice may surprise you. Rollercoaster of an emotional episode, we discuss the accessibility of websites that give American "consumers" instructions on how and who to make the connections wit...
2021-05-251h 02Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era296 - Deconstruction Used to Be Called Back-Sliding (w/ Mason Mennanga)Joey processes his worship of comfort and how he believes more money would make him happier. Chip Judd, John Mark McMillan and Joey’s therapist chime in to surprisingly validate some of these sentiments. Joey, with Podcaster and Theologian, Mason Mennanga, reflect on being fundamental church kids “back-sliding” into a new world of “secular music,” they discuss whether some Christians enjoy the thought of "bad people" going to hell and they both share how they view, interact with, and love fundamentalists who have confused Republicanism with the Kingdom of God. Mason:https://twitter.com/masonmennenga
2021-05-181h 11Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era295 - God Has Never Been ViolentAre Old Testament stories allegorical? Is there really no chance of eternal torment? If a loving God exists (and every one on this episode believes this) what are the chances of dirt naps for all of us when we die? Was God never violent? Bible scholars, Pastor Heath Bradley and Mason Mennenga process and discuss, in a conversation that covers tons of intriguing questions. Mason:https://masonmennenga.comhttps://twitter.com/masonmennenga Heath's book:Flames of Love: Hell and Universal Salvation Joey/PWNA Instagram: www.instagram.com/joeysvendsenCurrent D...
2021-05-091h 03Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era294 - I'm Gay and “in Fellowship” With Un-affirming ChristiansLast Sunday, for the Seacoast Church weekend message, Joey and Pricilla joined founding pastor Greg Surratt to tell their story of Joey’s mental health crisis (2019). Joey implores the church to humanize pastors and Pricilla shares some "do's" and don't's" when interacting with people who are struggling mentally. We kick this episode off, sharing this recording which includes audio from a "bumper video" Joey also helped in. And for the “main event,” Joey’s friend Hunter Gregory is gay, relatively conservative in his faith and politics, and is “in fellowship” with Christians who are not in alignment with his sexual...
2021-05-0146 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era293 - Christians Are Not Entitled to Get Offended or Stay AngryToday’s guest, Brant Hansen, wrote a book called “Unoffendable.” He suggests that the idea of having “righteous anger” is a myth and not biblical. There's much peace to be found by recognizing the jacked up state of this world and adjusting expectations accordingly. And it's the right way, according to Brant. Guest co-host Jory Micah provides some valuable pushback to round out the discussion. What about Jesus flipping tables? What about the pissed off prophets? What about the mother of an innocently slain child? At the beginning of the episode, Ellen Mauro, Jack Hoey III and Joey discu...
2021-04-251h 01Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era292 - Downfall of Bill Hybels, Fixing Toxic Church Cultures, and Being “TOV”SHARE THIS EPISODE WITH YOUR PASTOR. YES, I'M YELLING. Prolific theologian and author Scot Mcknight, along with his daughter Laura Barringer, recently released a book called “TOV" (TOV means “good” in Hebrew). This book was written partly as a response to the downfall of Bill Hybels, pioneering mega-Church Pastor of Willow Creek Church; but it is also a general exhortation for all churches to promote and follow “TOV leaders,” those with fullness of total moral behavior. Co-host Chip Judd, Scot Mcknight and Joey discuss Bill Hybels' fall, toxic leadership culture in churches, and why pastors better take th...
2021-04-181h 05Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era291 - Repenting From Bad ChristianI've been reflecting on a lot these last couple of years. Recently I took the time to think deeply on my time with Bad Christian, a podcast and community I was co-founder of and co-hosted since 2014. What a journey it was. "Good times" is an understatement. On this episode however, my reflections on that past season of life revolve around things I'm no longer proud of and no longer jive with. It took being far enough removed from that 5-year run, for me to see the thought patterns and convictions I'm happy to now be freed from; walking...
2021-04-1432 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era290 - Dirty Rotten Church KidsPlease, pretty please, no sensitive ears need to tune in on this one. There's your warning. The dynamic duo, Josh and Adrian, of the Dirty Rotten Church Kids podcast join us to talk through their journey from church planters to “de-churched” and what led to them to starting Dirty Rotten Church Kids Podcast. We talk pastors who like to tell others every time they have sex with their wives, the power of community and whether “are you a Christian” is an annoying question. At top of episode, Chip Judd, John Mark McMillan and Joey discuss their enneagram numbers, a “r...
2021-04-111h 06Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era289 - I’m a Woman Who Re-Translated The BibleOne of the few women to translate the Bible, Bonnie Lewis discusses her journey that led to this wonderful masterpiece. The journey was wrought with outside criticism revolving around a female’s audaciousness to do such a thing as translate the Bible. Bonnie's “inner Fundamentalist" wasn’t so quick to let her off the hook in pursuing this endeavor; but over time, her Maker made paths straight and vision cleared to proceed. Part of Pastor With No Answers extended family, Bonnie, shares her journey that led to her writing the enlightening idiomatic translation of the Bible. It...
2021-04-0359 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era288 - A Biblical Case for Medical Aid in DyingOur guest does not call this suicide, nor labels as euthanasia. Working with Compassion and Choices, Rev. Madison Shockley advocates for the humane option for the terminally ill to choose the means and timing of their impending death. Rather than facing the prospect of a ruthless and painful journey leading to the end, he advocates for freedom and peace that comes by giving them the driver seat of when and how they will die. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a more gracious, loving and biblically sound outlook on this endeavor that is now legalized in numerous American States.
2021-03-281h 09Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era287 - Christian Persecution in the USA? (w/ John Mark McMillan and Chip Judd)I mean, we’re not really persecuted here in the states, are we? And any flack the church receives is likely our own fault, right? Chip Judd and John Mark McMillan discuss with Joey whether Christians are persecuted in America. John Mark has an example of a time he was. Also discussed here is the all too common ostracization (and cancelling) of a person for simply having one unpopular opinion. Lastly, we look at the short-comings of science as well as that of post-modernism. Chip Judd: https://chipjudd.com/category/mindshift/John Mark: https...
2021-03-2145 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era286 - Small Group the movie*This is a brand-new interview. For you old school listeners, we also interviewed Matt during the making of Small Group the movie.*It is out now and available everywhere! A filmmaker and his wife move across the country to make a documentary about Christianity's decline. To "pull back the curtain," they use a hidden camera and go undercover at a local small group. As their relationship with the group grows, negative assumptions about Christians and the Church break down, putting them in an awkward position. How will their new friends respond when the truth is revealed?
2021-03-1331 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era285 - "The Celebrity Pastor" (w/ PreachersNSneakers dude)Kicking off the episode is a quick discussion (with Chip Judd) on pastors and suicide. Is there a correlation between the pastoral role and having mental illness? Joey reflects on his vocation and whether being a pastor is harmful to his health. Then the “PreachersNSneakers Guy,” (we call him Vic) joins Joey and co-host Jack Hoey to discuss celebrity pastors. Did these pastors start “doing ministry” with good intentions? How did they get completely off the tracks? Is it immoral to preach the gospel while wearing $3000 worth of attire? Why do people keep following celebrity pastors? Let's just say we tr...
2021-03-0758 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era284 - Predestination, A Debate (w/ Chris Date and Chip Judd)While I (Joey) personally find very primitive and archaic the belief in a God-ordained predestination of souls, Chris Date's holding to this position doesn’t lessen the amount of respect I have for him as a biblical scholar. Chip, Chris and I discuss and debate the philosophical components of whether people can have real choice while at the same time, God also ordaining that choice they will freely make. In other words, can God ordain that people have real choice while also ordaining what choice they will make? Chris thinks so. We have plenty of “if I treated m...
2021-02-281h 07Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era283 - Miraculous Forgiveness (2015 Charleston Church Massacre)Chris Singleton, former professional athlete, author and motivational speaker lost his mother in the infamous “Charleston Church Shooting” (Summer of 2015 at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church). Chris recounts that dreadful day of losing his mother and shares how those moments transpired behind those dreadful closed doors. Chris, son of slain Pastor Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, speaks on the miracle of forgiveness and how folks like Dylan Roof (shooter) are the way they are because of being misled and misinformed. Together, Joey and Chris speculate how far along society is in bridging the race gap. **Other episodes with related content listed...
2021-02-2033 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era282 - Ravi, Hooters, and Mark Driscoll (w/ Ellen Mauro and Tony Jones)We’re in an age now where atrocities at the hands of Christian leaders are the norm. Unspeakable hypocrisy, abuse and scandal. On this episode we discuss the current state of evangelicalism and the church, we process the recent news on Ravi Zacharias' abuses on women and reflect on the actions and downfalls of other pastors, including Ellen Mauro's and Joey's former pastor, Mark Driscoll. Joey and his wife Pricilla also went to Hooters in Charlotte NC. Still negatively affected days after, Joey recounts the archaic and disheartening environment they found themselves in while he enjoyed some decent...
2021-02-1856 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era281 - A Parent's Worst NightmareWhen Kathy Yokeley’s daughter Natalie was born, the perfect family she’d dreamed of was complete; a loving husband, beautiful little son and daughter, fulfilling church involvement, an enjoyable career, and even a family dog. And then thirteen years before the release of this episode (2/15/21), it all came crashing as Kathy’s twelve year-old, Natalie, was diagnosed with inoperable spinal cord cancer. Nine nightmarish months later (23 days after her 13th birthday), her precious daughter was gone. Kathy’s book, “Not My Plans” is not only one mother’s story of loss and pain, but also of ultimate...
2021-02-141h 02Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era280 - A Case for Lying and the Making of a Hallmark MovieWith co-hosts Pricilla Svendsen and Ellen Mauro, Joey proposes that there are many good lies. (29:00) Honesty can be unloving while in many situations, lying can be the best way to love someone. You’ll have to be the judge as to whether his theory is on point or full of ....... We also have Dave McAbee, (9:00) an aspiring Horror Movie writer who recently released a Hallmark movie, “For the Love of Jessee." And it wasn’t easy, considering the original lead actor died 6 weeks before filming. Also, a sneak peak of what is to come on Pastor W...
2021-02-0747 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era279 - My Father, A Pastor and Predator (with Jimmy Hinton)Jimmy Hinton’s life calling is to bring awareness to sexual abuse, especially on predators who thrive in churches. This was Jimmy’s life story, his father revered for decades by his congregants while he was secretly taking advantage of many children in the flock for 27 years. Jimmy and even his mom was unaware until later in life when his little sister came forward with the abuse done to her, at the hand of her father. When this story broke, it was picked up by CNN. Hear Jimmy's heart-breaking recollection and how he currently processes the relationship he has with his...
2021-01-311h 05Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era278 - Lisa Salazar, Transgender Christian WomanLisa shares a bit of her story and provides feedback on our latest episode with Preston Sprinkle and Brandan Robertson where we discuss Sprinkle’s latest book, “Embodied: Transgender Identities, the Church, and What the Bible Has to Say.” At the top of the episode Joey spends some time with his wife (Pricilla) and good friend (Ellen Mauro) talking about chauvinistic southern culture, how Joey treats his daughters differently from his sons and how Ellen and Pricilla don’t want doors held open for them. Oh, yeah and neither one of them like the word “panties.” Pricilla: https://ww...
2021-01-2754 minPastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era276 - How Shall We Love? (w/ Jamie Lee Finch & Propaganda)Love your neighbor, love your enemy. Jamie Lee Finch (the Liturgists) and Propaganda (Red Couch Podcast) discuss with Joey “loving others” in the context of people’s personal journeys, social media “venting,” and the ability or inability to humanize others. Should we respond to “ignorant hate” differently than how we respond to just straight up, ‘ol hate? Do some legitimately have a harder time loving because of their place in society and past experiences? And should we be cautious in using the word “should” when it comes to another person's ability to love well? Jamie:https://jamieleefinch.com/https...
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Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era267 - How Can God be Fully Man? (w/ Dr. Sam Youngs)At the top of this episode, John Mark McMillan, Robbie Madison and Joey Svendsen give some examples of miracles in their lives they are convinced was the result of God’s supernatural hand. Oh, and Joey doesn’t know what the “WAP” is and John Mark and Robbie are uncomfortable to disclose this on the air. MAIN INTERVIEW:If Jesus is fully God, we should worship Him. If he is fully man, we’d be sinning to worship him. Fully man, fully God? How in the world does this work? There’s many verses pointing to the inferiority J...
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Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era259 - Brian Zahnd, Politics in Light of God’s KingdomJohn Mark McMillan and Joey Svendsen enjoy their time with Pastor and Author Brian Zahnd, asking him a little about everything. What does Brian Zahnd think of the POTUS and if asked, would Brian serve on his spiritual advisement board? Brian Zahnd believes strongly in the church. He points out the problems with both the Christian right and left, highlighting how Jesus wouldn’t serve either of their agendas; because frankly, He has his own. The church is a part of the world that's “already changed by Christ.” Until we let this sink in, Zahnd concludes that Christians will contin...
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Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era249 - Top 35 Albums of Decade, According to those Svendsen BrothersJoey’s #1 album will solicit ridicule from music snobs but once you’re in your 40s, who cares about being hip anymore? From Jared’s dark metal “gems” to Joey’s abundance of hip-hop albums, maybe you’ll hear of an album or two that peaks your interest and after a few listens, changes your life. 2012 was an epic year for music, nine albums making my (Joey) my list. We’ll post our lists here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PWNAtalkInstagram account: www.instagram.com/PWNApodCurrent DonorSee: https://donorsee.com/pwnahelpsGet notifications ea...
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Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era248-Interrogating and Respecting Atheism (w/ “The Friendly Atheist”)Hemant Mehta has a calling to open people’s eyes to the atrocities coming from the Christian church. As always, “The Friendly Atheist” is friendly, fair, insightful, eloquent in his observations and brings to the table many things to learn from. He points out the fallacy of Christians being persecuted under Democratic Presidents and makes a claim that most American stories of “Christian persecution” are skewed to fit the “every one is against Christians” narrative. We talk about whether morality can exist outside of God, and Hemant argues that Christians themselves are subjective and selective in their assessment of “...
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Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era235 - Joey On the Defense with a Priest. Evangelicalism & Progressive Theology Backed by JoeyAt the top of the episode, Joey, Jory Micah, and John Mark McMillan continue their discussion on progressive theology, including how progressive the bible (and the Apostle Paul) is. Today’s guest, Father Wesley Walker, is an Anglo-Catholic Priest and host of the Sacramentalists Podcast where a recent episode released posed logical critiques of evangelical churches and progressive theology. Joey found some of these critiques a bit short-sighted and unfair, thus prompting today’s conversation with his friend Father Wesley. Various topics and questions addressed include whether evangelicals’ scripture interpretation is second-rate, whether progressives are sincere in their p...
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Pastor With No Answers: The MIXTAPE Era212 - John Mark Mcmillan and Joey Svendsen De and Reconstruction of FaithJoey and John Mark have become friends over the years, also sharing similar paths in personal faith changes and how they view their Christianity. Both have learned how to rest more in their questions, ween off the need of having certainties, and prioritize love over everything. Both also still consider themselves followers of Jesus, enjoy being a part of a church and also understand why many have left. They talk a bit about their faith here. Also, enjoy a sneak preview of the new forthcoming John Mark Mcmillan album, “Peopled With Dreams.”JMM: https://www.johnmarkmcmillan.com...
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