Navigating Church Hurt & Knowing When to Quit [Stephen Brewster]

What exactly is "Church Hurt," and how do you heal when the very place meant to provide spiritual safety becomes the source of your deepest pain?

In this heavy but incredibly necessary episode, we are joined by creative leader Stephen Brewster. After kicking things off by discussing his journey in helping local churches write and produce their own original music, the conversation shifts to the painful reality of serving in ministry. Stephen opens up about his own personal experiences with church hurt and explains why we might need to reframe the conversation from "the church hurt me" to "broken people hurt me."

In this episode you'll hear: 

0:00 Intro Antics

5:30 Stephen Brewster: Helping Churches Release Original Music

13:30 Defining "Church Hurt" in Modern Ministry

25:00 Stephen’s Personal Story of Church Hurt

33:00 Reframing the Pain: "Church Hurt" vs. "People Hurt Me"

41:00 Why You Still Need to Go Back to Church

54:00 How to Be a Solution to Toxic Church Culture

57:00 Thinking of Quitting Ministry? Start Here.

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