Back Row Believers

Back Row Believers

The Back Row Believers Podcast provides insight into church culture, and related social topics, with a touch of humor, providing an online community for those issues that are not always top of mind on Sunday morning. Send feedback to feedback@backrowbelievers.com. (Kenosha, Wisconsin)

Episodes

August 25, 2025 45 mins

The modern church has so much technology at its disposal, that the church experience can look very different than the times of early disciples.  Concert lights, flags, and smoke machines make their appearances at churches.  These effects can come across as a choreographed worship experience. Brit and Scott banter their way through this topic, and sort out where this can cross biblical principles, and where it is opinion and prefere...

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In the business world, investments are analyzed based on their ROI, or return on investment.  Churches and individuals within a church make choices to invest in ministry activities, both time and resources.  Should the church be looking at the ROI on those investments?  What does that even mean in the context of the gospel?

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July 28, 2025 48 mins

For the first time, Brit and Scott welcome their wives on the show! The wives topic of choice is a thing many people face in life…hidden hurts.  Subscribe and listen to this episode and be encouraged both for your hard season and how to be an encouragement to others during struggles you may not even know about!

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July 14, 2025 31 mins

The meme culture has taken over some communication channels and the Christian community has not been spared from this cultural influence. Brit and Scott sample a few memes in this episode, and explain the biblical points they are trying to make.

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June 30, 2025 31 mins

When you are with others, do you find yourself behaving in a way that is geared to keep them happy? How much is too much? What is the biblical guidance on how we should live with others in this area?  Brit and Scott dive into this topic as well as other attention grabbing behaviors in different situations.

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June 16, 2025 43 mins

God’s grace is amazing and foundational to the gospel. When we look at our lives, and how God’s grace has covered our past, it’s easy for us to think of it as a boundless grace. 

Brit and Scott dive into areas in scripture that explain some key boundaries where God has structured grace to flow and where, we as people, can step outside of the boundaries of a grace that he freely offers to us.

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June 2, 2025 56 mins

We live in a world where injustice happens all around us. Scott and Brit discuss the biblical role that believers have in the world in this fight, and discuss ways we can be encouraged to action, and pitfalls to avoid.

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May 19, 2025 51 mins

Should you wear your “Sunday best”? Is your church more casual? One of the things people new to a church often ask is: “What should I wear?”. While not the most fashionable people, Scott and Brit discuss church fashion and impact on church culture. They also discuss biblical references to clothing, both in a literal and metaphorical sense as the scripture leads us regarding our inward and outward daily preparations.

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May 5, 2025 49 mins

In this episode, Scott and Brit touch on an often avoided topic -- church hurts.  For the one who has been hurt, Scott and Brit provide examples of common situations, and provide encouragement to overcome and get back to a healthy place.  For those in ministry, the aim of this episode for that perspective is to provide increased awareness with the hope that the church community can work towards improvement in this area.  

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April 21, 2025 47 mins

Whose voice is the loudest in the room of your head and your heart?  Brit and Scott discuss what influences play out in your thoughts. They also provide biblical applications around learning to know how the father thinks about you, how Jesus feels about you, what the Holy Spirit speaks about you, which allow you to put influential voices in their proper place! 

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April 7, 2025 45 mins

Is your soul hungry? Join Brit and Scott in this episode for a little snack for your soul, known as a nib, to be encouraged in situations you may be facing.

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March 24, 2025 51 mins

What is gospel fluency? Why should we grow in it? This episode looks at the gospel, some key tenants, and discusses questions about the gospel that often confuse people and even potentially become early obstacles for growing in faith in Jesus.

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In good-spirited fun, Brit and Scott discuss Christianese, the sayings and lingo that Christians may often say. While often said with good intentions, a deeper reflection on the biblical accuracy of those sayings may encourage us to think twice about leveraging those common phrases, and may inspire us to seek gospel fluency in the way we encourage and pray for others.

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The Back Row Believers unpack the topic of love through adoption with special guest Joe Centeno, father of two sons. Unpacking these personal stories, Brit and Scott connect the spirit of adoption as a central theme of the gospel.

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February 10, 2025 30 mins

For the Back Row Believers Season 2 premiere, Brit and Scott look back at season one, top highlights, and incorporate feedback from the back row community, before looking forward to exciting expectations for season 2.

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December 30, 2024 44 mins

For the Back Row Believers Season 1 finale, Brit and Scott encourage an introspective approach to reflect on our lives, asking the questions:  Where are we at in life?  Where does God want us to grow?  How can we get to where God wants us to be?

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What Christmas music do we gravitate to in our culture? What makes us cringe? And what makes a song a Christmas song? Join the Back Row Believers with special guest and recording musical artist, Ben Mulwana, as we banter on this topic.

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December 2, 2024 36 mins

You made it through Thanksgiving, and we are now into December. This episode gives a simple perspective refresher on properly reorienting our thinking to keep the most important things in focus for the holidays.

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Derek Crane, from Crane Racing, joins Brit and Scott in studio at Five Mondaze, to celebrate Thanksgiving 2025.  Learn a little about racing, and join us as we search our souls for a reason for gratitude, and the positive effects of living a life of thankfulness.

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November 4, 2024 47 mins

With election season hitting its peak in the US, and voting coming tomorrow, it is likely that our US audience is saturated with political content. To test our political limits, and at the same time switch gears, we are going to dive in the fun world of church politics. Grab some popcorn, but drive safely if you are on your way to work, as we unpack some nuances and underlying dynamics of interactions within the church.

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