Unfiltered w/ Jason Gaszak

When is it actually time to leave a church—and when are you simply uncomfortable? In this episode of Unfiltered, Jason and Austin tackle the difference between biblical conviction and personal preference, asking whether Christians have started treating church more like a product to consume than a body to belong to. Before you walk away, check your heart.

Most people see the sermons, services, and moments on stage—but ministry doesn’t end when everyone goes home. In this episode of Unfiltered, Jason gets personal about the side of ministry most people never see: the impact it can have on marriage, children, relationships, and life at home. Through honest conversations with Erin and his father-in-law, they unpack the sacrifices, criticism, boundaries, family pressures, and difficult lessons that come with leading a church—and wrestle with an important question: How do you stay faithful to the calling without sacrificing the family God gave you? Behind every ministry is a family carrying the calling too.

What really happens behind the scenes at Roots? In this episode of Unfiltered, Jason sits down with the Worship Pastor and Creative Director to pull back the curtain on the personalities, pressure, last-minute changes, hilarious mistakes, and controlled chaos that go into making Sundays happen. From honest first impressions and ideas that completely flopped to worship debates, creative challenges, and a rapid-fire round that could get somebody in trouble—this one is less serious, slightly unfiltered, and a whole lot of fun. You see what happens on stage. Now hear what happens behind it.

Every church has a story—and behind that story are people who sacrificed, stayed faithful, and kept building. In this special episode of Unfiltered, Jason sits down with his wife, Erin, and the founding pastor of Roots Church to talk about where Roots began, what it cost to build, and what it takes to pass leadership from one generation to the next. They unpack the challenges of honoring the past without living in it, navigating leadership transition as a family, and protecting the heart of the church while continuing to move forward. What God started, we’re still building.

What will the people closest to you remember when you’re gone? In this episode of Unfiltered, Jason challenges us to look beyond success, possessions, and accomplishments and think about the legacy we’re building right now—through our character, faithfulness, integrity, and presence. Legacy isn’t something you leave behind someday. It’s something you build one decision, one conversation, and one ordinary act of obedience at a time. Don’t just stay busy. Build something that outlives you.

Have we become consumers of Christianity instead of followers of Christ? In this episode of Unfiltered, Jason challenges the idea that following Jesus should always be easy, comfortable, or convenient. Jesus didn’t call us to protect our preferences—He called us to surrender. It’s time to stop standing still, get uncomfortable, and ask the hard question: What step of obedience have I been avoiding because it costs me something? Choose obedience over comfort.

Getting older changes more than your body—it can change the way you communicate, connect, and even understand your spouse. In this episode, Jason and Erin get unfiltered about hormones, mood swings, intimacy, and marriage after 50. They talk about what both men and women experience, why you can’t take every emotional shift personally, and how honesty, responsibility, patience, and grace can keep a changing season from creating distance in your marriage. Different doesn’t have to mean worse.

Jason sits down with his wife, Erin, for an honest conversation about marriage, ministry, and the expectations placed on pastors’ wives. They unpack why supporting the calling doesn’t mean sharing the same role—and why marriage should never be sacrificed for ministry.

“Live your truth” sounds freeing—but what happens when your truth contradicts God’s truth? Jason challenges one of culture’s most popular ideas and makes the case that real freedom isn’t found in creating your own truth, but surrendering to the truth of Jesus.

Not everything hard is a sign that it’s time to leave. Jason challenges our feelings-led culture and unpacks why resistance, discomfort, and pressure may be the very things God uses to build endurance, maturity, and conviction.