Welcome to the Practically Pastoring Hot Takes Episode — the one where we unintentionally roast half of evangelicalism and guarantee Andrew never gets invited to another conference again.
From At-the-Movies sermons, to canceling church the Sunday after Christmas, to whether bad coffee means you hate visitors… this might be the most unhinged—and honest—episode we’ve ever recorded.

Grab your headphones, brace yourself, and enjoy the chaos.
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – The intro that might get us all fired
00:35 – Hot Take #1: At-the-Movies (We said what we said)
05:10 – Is the seeker-sensitive era dead?
09:26 – Conference ad read (but actually funny)
10:42 – Hot Take #2: Canceling the Sunday after Christmas
19:36 – Why “Sabbath Sunday” might be missing the point
20:45 – Hot Take #3: Your livestream probably needs help
27:22 – Why live-stream views don’t count as attendance
30:11 – Hot Take #4: Multi-site churches & accidental celebrity culture
37:11 – When a campus pastor becomes a hostage
38:32 – Hot Take #5: “We’re just being faithful…” or are we lazy?
45:16 – Church revitalization and marketing
46:19 – Lightning Round Hot Takes
47:00 – Kids in service
48:52 – Women on stage
49:57 – Delegation or insecurity?
52:47 – The real story behind “church hurt”
56:26 – The most divisive issue of all: church coffee
01:00:00 – Frank’s wife Cori gets dragged into the show again
01:01:12 – Conference invite + chaos outro
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