What the Hell is a Pastor?

What the Hell is a Pastor?

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What the Hell is a Pastor? episodes

  • Creating Communities of Trust

    In which friend of the pod, Abbi, joins us to talk about what the hell it is that pastoral counselors do, how white supremacy harms all of us, and the future of mental health in churches. 

    Want to help beat some tools for war into tools for plants? Help fund Corey's blacksmith shed here: https://gofund.me/497a4487

    Feeling sympathy pains for that grad school/under-employed life? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wthiap.

    Have thoughts about what we said, want to send us a reading list, or, apparently, give us ideas about Patreon tiers? Email us at [email protected].  
    Like Twitter? We do too, we guess. Find us under the handle @wthisapastor.  
    And follow us and our larger network, Disruptive Disciples, on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DisruptiveDisciples/.

    51 min
  • Minisode 72: Annual Conference Season

    In which Spanks and the Dude talk (eventually) about where hope(ish) comes from. 

    Ready for Jesus to come back tomorrow? You can give us some of that material wealth that's weighing you down over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wthiap.

    Want to send us a suggestion for a minisode topic? Email us at [email protected].
    Like Twitter? We do too, we guess. Find us under the handle @wthisapastor.
    And follow us and our larger network, Disruptive Disciples, on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DisruptiveDisciples/.

    53 min
  • Resonances (with Rabbi Mike Harvey)

    In which Rabbi Mike joins Jo to discuss what it takes to become a rabbi, psych evals in the ordination process, talking to God, congregational dynamics, and more! 

    You can find Rabbi Mike on twitter @RabbiHarvey and @JudaismMe, and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4vNAB0lVE4munW_znGdEtQ. 

    Keep your eyes out for his upcoming book, Rabbis are People Too here: https://yourbayit.org/rabbis-are-people-too/


    Feeling sympathy pains for that grad school/under-employed life? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wthiap.

    Have thoughts about what we said, want to send us a reading list, or, apparently, give us ideas about Patreon tiers? Email us at [email protected].  
    Like Twitter? We do too, we guess. Find us under the handle @wthisapastor.  
    And follow us and our larger network, Disruptive Disciples, on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DisruptiveDisciples/.

    1 hr 14 min
  • Minisode 71: Omphalos

    In which the Dude explains her new ministry plans to Spanks Rebok, gets some feedback, and share the story of a 1857 book by Philip Gosse, Omphalos: An Attempt to Untie the Geological Knot. 

    Ready for Jesus to come back tomorrow? You can give us some of that material wealth that's weighing you down over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wthiap.

    Want to send us a suggestion for a minisode topic? Email us at [email protected].
    Like Twitter? We do too, we guess. Find us under the handle @wthisapastor.
    And follow us and our larger network, Disruptive Disciples, on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DisruptiveDisciples/.

    36 min
  • Agendas

    In which Ethan and Jo discuss learning languages, biblical hermeneutics, suspicious preaching, education, and epistemology. It really is quite a journey. 

    Feeling sympathy pains for that grad school/funemployment life? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wthiap.

    Have thoughts about what we said, want to send us a reading list, or, apparently, give us ideas about Patreon tiers? Email us at [email protected].  
    Like Twitter? We do too, we guess. Find us under the handle @wthisapastor.  
    And follow us and our larger network, Disruptive Disciples, on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DisruptiveDisciples/.

    1 hr 1 min
  • Bonus Episode: Mrs. Foley's Baby Boy

    In which Spanks regales the Dude with stories from the career of pro wrestler Mick Foley. 

    Ready for Jesus to come back tomorrow? You can give us some of that material wealth that's weighing you down over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wthiap.

    Want to send us a suggestion for a minisode topic? Email us at [email protected].
    Like Twitter? We do too, we guess. Find us under the handle @wthisapastor.
    And follow us and our larger network, Disruptive Disciples, on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DisruptiveDisciples/.

    32 min
  • Minisode 70: Trinity Sunday

    In which Spanks and the Dude discuss when and how to teach about the Trinity.

    Ready for Jesus to come back tomorrow? You can give us some of that material wealth that's weighing you down over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wthiap.

    Want to send us a suggestion for a minisode topic? Email us at [email protected].
    Like Twitter? We do too, we guess. Find us under the handle @wthisapastor.
    And follow us and our larger network, Disruptive Disciples, on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DisruptiveDisciples/.

    39 min
  • General Practitioners of Human Wellness

    In which Ethan and Jo discuss the deep wisdom hidden in the Book of Discipline and how there are just some situations in which everyone looks bad. 

    Feeling sympathy pains for that grad school/funemployment life? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wthiap.

    Have thoughts about what we said, want to send us a reading list, or, apparently, give us ideas about Patreon tiers? Email us at [email protected].  
    Like Twitter? We do too, we guess. Find us under the handle @wthisapastor.  
    And follow us and our larger network, Disruptive Disciples, on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DisruptiveDisciples/.

    1 hr 4 min
  • Minisode 69: Social Media Platforms and Where to Find Them

    In which Quaker Oats joins Spanks and the Dude to talk social media platforms and how we use them. 

    Ready for Jesus to come back tomorrow? You can give us some of that material wealth that's weighing you down over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wthiap.

    Want to send us a suggestion for a minisode topic? Email us at [email protected].
    Like Twitter? We do too, we guess. Find us under the handle @wthisapastor.
    And follow us and our larger network, Disruptive Disciples, on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DisruptiveDisciples/.

    38 min
  • College and Other Hopes

    In which a friend of the pod comes on to talk about applying for college, surviving COVID high school, and his hopes for Christian community after leaving his small town life. 

    Feeling sympathy pains for that grad school/funemployment life? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wthiap.

    Have thoughts about what we said, want to send us a reading list, or, apparently, give us ideas about Patreon tiers? Email us at [email protected].  
    Like Twitter? We do too, we guess. Find us under the handle @wthisapastor.  
    And follow us and our larger network, Disruptive Disciples, on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DisruptiveDisciples/.

    1 hr 2 min

About What the Hell is a Pastor?

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Two current and former young pastors in small town ministry sit down each week to talk about the ups and downs of their jobs as they try to figure out what the hell it is they're supposed to be doing.…