Becoming a Megachurch Pastor - Todd Phillips Pt. 1 | Ep. 2190
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Becoming a Megachurch Pastor - Todd Phillips Pt. 1 | Ep. 2190

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 7, 20261 hr 57 min
  • Interview
  • Religion

What would cause a megachurch pastor to lose his faith? In this episode of Mormon Stories Podcast, we sit down with former megachurch pastor Dr. Todd Phillips to explore his journey from a new Christian searching for a fresh start, to becoming a pastor and ministry leader, preaching to crowds of 10,000 people or more. Todd grew up without a strong religious background, but after finding Christianity in his twenties, he quickly immersed himself in evangelicalism. He went on to become a preacher and pastor at McLean Bible Church in...

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Hello, everyone, and welcome to another edition of Mormon Stories Podcast. I'm your host, John Delinn, it's September 2nd, 2026. And today we have a former mega church pastor

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here to talk about his own religious transition and deconstruction after becoming a legit mega church pastor. This is a long part in a series on Mormon Stories podcast of guests who were members

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of other high demand religion churches or traditions that weren't Mormon. And we have with us today, Dr. Todd Phillips, who is also known as the deconstructed pastor.

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