The Awkward Pastor

The Awkward Pastor is a savage Christian podcast for people exhausted by fake religion, shallow answers, and plastic faith. Hosted by Brandon—a pastor and Iraq war combat vet—and Tim, a seasoned believer with real ministry scars, this show confronts chaos with biblical truth, satire, and zero concern for religious comfort. From grace for the worst sinners to exposing church hypocrisy, nothing is off-limits. If you’re tired, skeptical, or done pretending—hit play.

The Awkward Pastor is a religion podcast hosted by Brandon Estep and Tim Waybright, with 31 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Brandon Estep and Tim Waybright hosts The Awkward Pastor, a religion show with 31 episodes published.

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  Episode #29

  (Ep. #29) The King is Coming: Revelation 1:1-3

  Aug 11, 202650 minS2

  Revelation isn’t a locked book of riddles reserved for scholars, prophecy experts, and people with a suspicious amount of end-times charts. It is “The Revelation of Jesus Christ" — an unveiling given by God, delivered through Jesus Christ, communicated by His angel to John, and preserved for us. Ordinary people. Working people. Christians who simply want to know their King. In Lesson 1 of The King Is Coming , we begin our verse-by-verse journey through Revelation by unpacking what revelation actually means, tracing the remarkable chain of delivery in Revelation 1:1, and examining what Scripture means when it says these things must happen “shortly” and that “the time is near.” How can something be “near” nearly 2,000 years later? Does God experience time the way we do? What does eternity look like from His perspective? And how should the promised nearness of Christ’s return affect the way we live right now? Before we chase beasts, bowls, trumpets, or timelines, we have to get the main thing right: Revelation is about Jesus Christ. He isn’t a side character in the book. He is the point of the entire book.

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  Episode #28

  (Ep. #28) Lead Well: The Leader's Inner World, Part 1

  Aug 6, 202637 minS2

  What does God actually look for in a leader's inner world? In this episode of Lead Well — our biblical leadership podcast series — we are tackling three of the most overlooked qualifications from 1 Timothy 3: temperate, sober-minded, and not given to wine. These are not personality suggestions. They are character requirements. And every single one of them is about what is happening inside you before it ever shows up outside you. If you have ever worked under a leader who could not hold it together under pressure, made impulsive decisions that everyone else had to clean up, or was clearly being run by something other than the Holy Spirit — this episode explains exactly why that happens and what God requires instead. We break down the Greek words behind each qualification, look at what the research says about emotional regulation and leadership effectiveness, and ask the question most leaders never stop long enough to answer: is there anything that has more control over you than you do? This is Part One of a two part series on The Leader's Inner World. Part Two covers not violent and not quarrelsome — what happens when the leader gets pushed. The Awkward Pastor — biblical leadership that says what everyone is thinking but nobody is saying.

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  Episode #27

  (Ep. #27) The Jesus Who Created You Can Recreate You

  Jul 28, 202630 minS2

  Jesus did not merely arrive in Bethlehem. He existed before creation and made all things. In this episode of The Awkward Pastor, Tim, in this special teaching monologue, explores the biblical truth that Jesus Christ is both the Creator of physical life and the giver of spiritual life. T From John 1 and Colossians 1 to the new birth and the new creation, we discuss who Jesus really is, why humanity needs more than self-improvement, and how Christ makes spiritually dead people alive. The same Jesus who created the universe can transform a broken life. He does not simply repair the old you, He makes you new. Topics include Jesus as Creator, the deity of Christ, salvation, spiritual rebirth, eternal life, the Trinity, and what it truly means to be born again.

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  (Ep. #26) Lead Well: God's Not Impressed With Your Resume

  Jul 9, 202642 min

  What does God actually look for in a leader? In Episode 3 of Lead Well, our Christian leadership podcast teaching series, we are tackling one of the most important questions in biblical leadership: does your private life match your public one? A lot of leaders have an impressive resume. Not many have the character to back it up. We are diving deep into 1 Timothy 3, breaking down the Greek word 'episkopos,' and exposing the difference between leaders who carry the weight of responsibility and leaders who just want the title. If you have ever worked under a toxic leader, wondered what qualified leadership actually looks like, or questioned whether you are becoming the kind of person people can trust to follow, this episode is for you. This is not a leadership hack. This is a character audit. It is going to get uncomfortable before it gets encouraging.

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  Episode #25

  (Ep. #25) Lead Well: Good Leaders Are Rooted In The Right Stuff

  Jun 25, 202638 minS2

  Most leaders get evaluated on decisions and confidence — but what actually determines whether you survive pressure is what's underneath: your roots. Brandon breaks down Psalm 1, 1 Corinthians 3, and the fruit of the Spirit as a leadership framework, backed by research on self-awareness, empathy, and integrity in leadership...with the humor (and conviction) you'd expect from The Awkward Pastor.

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