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The Church Nerds discuss “Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed”, “The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill”, and several other recent church scandals – including what could have stopped these scandals long before they even became scandals.
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Episode Hosts
Bubba is the CEO, President and Founder of LTN, host of the Free Play Podcast and the Church Nerds Podcast. He is also a full-time Nerd-Culture Missionary. Bubba, and his wonderful wife Anna, have 4 children who are pretty good most of the time. A communal gamer at heart who loves to get in and play games with other people #gameNightIStheRightNight
Anna Stallcup has been loving her personal nerd since 2008. She enjoys co-op tabletop games and hosting game nights with her husband.
Episode Producer
Bubba is the CEO, President and Founder of LTN, host of the Free Play Podcast and the Church Nerds Podcast. He is also a full-time Nerd-Culture Missionary. Bubba, and his wonderful wife Anna, have 4 children who are pretty good most of the time. A communal gamer at heart who loves to get in and play games with other people #gameNightIStheRightNight
Episode Links
Nerdy Recommendation
Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed – on Discovery+
Church Nerds Weekly Verse
God’s readiness to give and forgive is now public. Salvation’s available for everyone! We’re being shown how to turn our backs on a godless, indulgent life, and how to take on a God-filled, God-honoring life. This new life is starting right now, and is whetting our appetites for the glorious day when our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, appears. He offered himself as a sacrifice to free us from a dark, rebellious life into this good, pure life, making us a people he can be proud of, energetic in goodness.
Titus 2:11-14 (MSG)
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