Bad Fruit Podcast

Our conversation today is with Pete and Barry from the Trinity Foundation. They talk about financial abuse in the church, specifically looking at televangelists and megachurches. If you would like to get in touch with them you can email them at [email protected] And if you would like to learn more about them visit their website: https://trinityfi.org/ and Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TrinityFoundationInc

This is THE episode where Jonathan and Judah talk about the Stronger Men's Conference 2024 with Mark Driscoll! We talk about the infamous Wednesday night. And we give our reaction to both Craig and Cord's accounts of these events. We don't hold back. Buckle up!

Our first GOOD FRUIT episode! We spend the full time talking about the topic of "What is the Gospel?" I hope you will listen to this discussion and that you will be blessed by it. If you want to reach out to us please email us at [email protected] or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/badfruitpodcast

In this episode Jonathan talks with Cord about his time at THE megachurch. Cord shares his testimony about being healed and his thoughts on the men's conference and the week following it. Cord shares his side of the story about being banned from the church for asking questions from leadership. This is another great episode and hope you enjoy it.

This week Jonathan shares his conversation with Craig, a former employee from the local megachurch who was fired for speaking up about his concerns. Craig shares his side of the story. We talk about a wide range of topics including the men's conference and the infamous Wednesday night prayer meeting.

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This is our 10th episode! And it is a little bit longer than some of our other ones. This episode Judah talks about the friends of James River and how they have influenced John's policies, theology and even appearance. Many of these pastors have had moral failings, and while we keep it relatively tame, I did want to give a mild trigger warning since we do talk about some specific situations.

I recorded this on my phone after listening to Bill Johnson speak at James River Church August 21st 2024. I wanted to record a quick response. I’m sure we’ll get into all this more in-depth during future episodes.

This week Jonathan and Judah talk about last week's episode about tithing. We talk about the sabbath. And learning to rest in the finished work of Christ. We talk about Graeme Carle's book Eating Sacred Cows again (you can buy it here: https://emmausroad.org.nz/product/eating-sacred-cows-closer-look-tithing/).

In this episode Jonathan is joined by pastor and author Graeme Carle from New Zealand to discuss his book Eating Sacred Cows and ask the question; Should Christians Tithe to the Church? You can learn more about Graeme and his book at https://emmausroad.org.nz/ and if you have any questions or comments you can send those to us at [email protected] 

This week we continue talking about ways Bad Fruit churches manipulate their congregations by twisting scripture. Also we talk about unicorns! We talk about tithing and mentioned this book, so if you are wanting to buy the book that just click the link https://emmausroad.org.nz/product/eating-sacred-cows-closer-look-tithing/ Also, you can find us at www.facebook.com/badfruitpodcast and you can email us at [email protected]