Megachurch Pastor Turned Agnostic - Todd Phillips Pt. 2 | Ep. 2191
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Megachurch Pastor Turned Agnostic - Todd Phillips Pt. 2 | Ep. 2191

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 7, 20261 hr 59 min

What happens when a pastor can no longer believe the message he has spent his life preaching? In Part Two of our conversation with Dr. Todd Phillips, former megachurch pastor and creator of “The Deconstructed Pastor,” Todd continues his journey out of evangelical Christianity. After years of building his life around the Bible, he began confronting difficult questions surrounding his faith in the Bible, Jesus, and even God. Eventually, he reached a point where he could no longer reconcile what he was discovering with the beliefs he had once preached. To...

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Hello, everyone, and welcome to another edition of Morma Stories Podcast. I'm your host, John Delinn. It is August 2nd, 2026, and we're here in part two of the rise and fall of a evangelical Christian megachurch pastor. We're here with Dr. Todd Phillips. Hey, Todd, welcome back. Thanks, John.

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