Episode 177: Are Mega Churches Corrupt?

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In this episode, Scott and Micah talk about the James Macdonald arrest, Carl Lentz’s hiring at transformation church, and Mark Driscoll’s punishing a family for their son kissing his daughter. We begin to question whether our Mega Churches are evil, or just have a different governing system due to their vast size.

Episode 175: The “Worship Leader” Trademark Controversy

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In this episode, Scott and Micah discuss the recent controversy over the term “Worship Leader.”  We look at the discussion from the trademark holder’s perspective and a worship leader whose social media account got taken down due to the Worship Leader’s trademark.  We also discuss the future implications of what this may mean for job titles, and other Christian content that gets published.

Episode 173: Why Church Conventions are on the Decline

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In this episode, Scott and Micah discuss the topic of church conventions and why they are seeing less and less attendance at these events.  We discuss how the pandemic has a part to play in the decline and other factors that may be the cause of it.  Plus, Scott talks and shares a silly game he played with his teens, while Micah gives an update on his home renovation in our stories gone wild.

Episode 171: Who Killed the Prayer Meeting?

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On this podcast, Micah and Scott discuss the article “Who Killed the Prayer Meeting?” by Paul E. Miller and discuss their experiences with prayer meetings, the blessings, and disappointments in those prayer meetings, and discuss weather, flubs, and playing drums in the “Stories Gone Wild” segment.

To access the article, click the link below.

https://www.crossway.org/articles/who-killed-the-prayer-meeting/

Episode 167: Stop Reading Jesus into the Old Testament

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On this episode of the Scott Stedman podcast, Scott shares his frustration with Micah Current on Christians inserting Jesus into the Old Testament.  This began a deep dive into faithful biblical interpretation; do we need always to view the Old Testament through a Jesus lens, or can we let the Old Testament speak for itself and see how Jesus fulfills it?

Episode 164: Live Streaming in 2023

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In this episode, Scott and Micah discuss the topic of live streaming in 2023.  Since the 2020 pandemic, most churches have had to adapt to a digital way of streaming their services while people were in their homes.  Three years later, are churches being practical with their streams?  Is it something with a vision or another thing to do on a Sunday?  Plus Stories Gone Wild!