Church is Lame

Church is Lame

Church is not cool. Just ask any teenager. Church in America is broken. Just ask any of the millions of weekly church goers that attend church religiously, yet still feel deeply unsatisfied.What's wrong? What changed? How did the American church give up its place as the epicenter of community, culture, and charity to the fringes of relevance?Church is Lame explores these questions and offer solutions. Join Mark and Scott on a journey to make the church better by shining a light or the crazy things they do that break the entire body. You can only heal the things you admit are broken. Join us in our mission and get ad-free episodes by becoming a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/churchislame. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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February 10, 2023 19 min

The Former Founders and Pastors of Hillsing Church are selling everything. Brian Houston and his wife Bobbie Houston have been posting personal items for sale online after the sale of their multi-million home. How does this break the church? And what can we do to fix it?


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In this episode, we're exposing the shocking secrets of Principal Jason Kennedy of Liberty Christian School. Watch now and see for yourself what goes on behind the scenes at this high school scandal!


Jason Kennedy is a high school principal who's been caught up in a major scandal. In this video, we're exposing the shocking secrets of Liberty Christian School. Watch now and see for yourself what goes on behind the scenes ...

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January 31, 2023 18 min

John Piper, author of Desiring God and outspoken calvinist, recently said that “I’m sometimes appalled at how some pastors say they can have staff that are all over the map theologically,” he said. “I think this breeds weak churches that become mirrors of the culture sooner or later.” This is code for "My way or the highway". John Piper has an inverted theology that breaks the church. We'll talk about how and what can b...

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This we put the question to you: Is The Jesus Doll an awesome toy for kids? Or the commodification of Jesus run amok?


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CBN News Takes Martin Luther King holiday to remember Billy Graham? It's not just us, right? Let's not even talk about the whole White Savior thing. Let's talk about why it's a problem, How it breaks the church, and how to fix it.


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More than a little bit of revisionist history going on in Catholic circles since the death of Pope Benedict XVI. During his tenure, he was widely regarded as a step in the wrong direction. His Resignation, while surprising, was a welcome end to a turbulent reign. And now you would think he was the most beloved pontiff ever.


Why do we care?


And does it really break the church? (hint: it does)


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January 15, 2023 20 min

Kevin Sorbo goes back to the well that has sustained many a B-list star's career and signs on for another installment of the Left Behind Movie Franchise. Mark and Scott talk about how this commitment to mediocrity only hurts the church in its mission to reach out to the world.


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Kirk Cameron Brings his "book tour" to the Indianapolis Library in a delusional victory lap of the multi-millionaire David over the big, bad, evil, woke Goliath. Nothing says Christian servant like shutting down a public service to grind your axe and make a boat load of money while you're at it.

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Franklin Graham continues to ride the victimhood and persecution train all the way to the bank. Could his life look any LESS like Jesus?  

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January 4, 2023 31 sec

Just a quick thanks for your continued support!


Here's to 2023!


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Men never get tired of telling women what they can and can't do. Franklin Graham is the white male grand wizard of "Do as I say, not as I do". Let's see who has more clout: Franklin or Amy 

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Kirk Cameron is set on looking like a bigger loser than his sister and will take libraries to court for not letting him read his book. Talk about entitlement! 

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Relevant Magazine publushed a poll indicating that many christians believe we are currently living in end times. So anything that happens regarding the climate is now in God's hands. 

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Why would you give a boatload of money to a denomination unless you expect to get something back in return? 

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Kirk Cameron refused let his Sister have top spot for Child Star Tantrum and runs to Fox news to get some free fake outrage. 

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Should public grounds be the place anti-lgbtq churches use to fight their battles theatrically?

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SCC says bands that aren't awesome should go find another vocation that they're better at.  

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Kanye just doesn't double down on anti-Jewish rhetoric. He strongly voices his love for Adolf Hitler while being interviewed by Alex Jones. 

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Greg Locke May be popular among the Inetnet Fundemantalists. But Social Media has had enough of his lies, hate and fake outrage! 

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White evangelicals overwhelmingly believe that Trump's Election was part of God's plan. 

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