What Is Church Actually Supposed to Be? | Ask The Pastor Ep. 4

No Safety Net | Ask The Pastor Ep. 9

Greg Trumbach has no denomination behind him. No institution. Just a small church in Slidell that started in his living room and never really stopped feeling like one. We talked about spiritual warfare, casting out demons, what it's like to run a church with no safety net, and why a former Muslim ended up planting a Christian church. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro07:16 Storytime07:49 From Muslim to Pastor — Greg's Full Journey18:18 Does Demon Possession Actually Happen?21:31 Running a Church With No Money26:32 The Kind of People Who End Up Here31:23 Hot Takes31:45 *Small churches have a deeper impact than big ones*32:14 *Denominations divide Christians more than they help them*33:06 *Women shouldn't hold the same pastoral authority as a man*36:35 *Spiritual warfare is real and most churches aren't taking it seriously enough*37:01 *Most churches today are teaching a watered-down version of Christianity*41:24 The Question45:08 Closing

What Do Methodists Actually Believe? (Female Pastor Responds) | Ask The Pastor Ep. 8

For seven episodes, every pastor was a man. That changes today.Pastor Mollie McGee leads Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Slidell. We talked about what Methodists actually believe, the painful UMC split, and whether you need church to be a Christian. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Cold Open 00:05 Intro 01:21 What Methodism Actually Is 03:12 She's a Female Pastor — Let's Talk About It 07:07 Shepherding 50 Years of History 09:54 The Wesleyan Quadrilateral Explained 14:51 Expository Preaching vs. The Wesleyan Quadrilateral 19:00 Via Media — Holding Two Things True at Once 25:09 Storytime 45:40 Hot Takes 46:38 *Denominations divide the church more than they help it* 47:14 *The Methodist church made the right call on the UMC and Global split* 49:11 *The modern church has watered down what it means to follow Jesus* 51:48 *Christians are known more for what they're against than what they're for* 53:04 *Hymns are better than modern worship music* 55:21 *A church that's been around 50 years is more likely to be stuck than growing* 58:03 *You don't have to attend church to be a Christian* 1:00:43 The Question

I Visited a Lutheran Church… It Wasn’t What I Expected | Ask The Pastor Ep. 7

In this episode of Ask The Pastor, I visit a Lutheran church for the first time part of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.How is Lutheranism different from the churches I’ve visited so far? What do they actually believe about salvation, tradition, and truth?This one was different.Ask The Pastor is a series where I visit different churches to understand what they believe straight from the source.CHAPTERS:00:00-00:34 Intro00:29-6:51 What is Lutheran06:52-11:40 How's Lutheran different from Baptist?11:41-30:09 How to be saved30:10-49:42 Storytime - Spiritual warfare49:43-50:15 Hot takes50:16-54:39 *Church tradition still matters today, even in a Bible-focused faith*54:40-57:28 *Most churches today focus too much on emotion and not enough on truth*57:29-59:29 *Most churches today are actually teaching a watered-down version of Christianity*59:30-1:10:05 The Question

I Visited a Pentecostal Church… Here’s What I Found | Ask The Pastor EP. 6

What do Pentecostals actually believe… and is speaking in tongues really required to be saved? In this episode of Ask The Pastor, I visit a United Pentecostal church and sit down with Pastor Donald Bryan who’s been leading for over 40 years to ask the questions people are usually too afraid to ask. CHAPTERS:00:00-00:28 Intro 00:29-6:56 What is Pentecostal 06:57-23:22 Viewer asked questions23:23-33:05 Storytime33:06-33:34 Hot takes33:35-34:33 *Modern churches have downplayed spiritual gifts*34:34-37:16 *Holiness standards are too loose*37:17-38:55 *Denominations divide the church *38:56-40:28 *Most churches today are actually teaching a watered-down version of Christianity*40:29-44:16 Storytime?44:17-55:10 The Question

Does Denomination Actually Matter? A Baptist Pastor Answers | Ask The Pastor Ep. 5

In Episode 5 of Ask The Pastor, we visit a Baptist church for the first time after filming exclusively with non-denominational churches. So the question is simple…Does denomination actually matter? CHAPTERS: 00:00-18:11 The church - Why Baptist? 18:12-28:39 Storytime 28:40-28:59 Hot takes 29:00-30:21 *Denominations divide the church more than they help it* 30:22-32:30 *You don't have to attend church to be a Christian* 32:31-35:06 *Street witnessing isn’t effective* 35:07-35:24 *A lot of people who call themselves Christians actually aren’t* 35:25-36:33 *Is it possible to follow Jesus seriously and still disagree with the modern church?* 36:34-40:46 *Churches should stay completely out of politics* 40:47-52:11 The Question