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Two of our cast members are getting married in less than a month and the Church Wedding experience is certainly an interesting (and hilarious) one. (Episode 37) IN THIS PODCAST Host: Matt Coker Guests: John Birkey & Hillary Peltz Featured Music: "Jazzman" by White Lantern, from their album, "Doomsday". Find this song and more from White Lantern on NoiseTrade! Game Time: The Back Rowphy is on the line in a game of "Before & After Love Songs"! Back Talk: We have a laid back conversation on what it's like preparing for a church wedding, having an early wedding with a "breakfast reception", and the bad/awesome decision of a maple syrup fountain. Would you help support our show for just $5 (or more if you wish) a month? http://www.patreon.com/BackRowOnline BACK ROW BAPTIST – Facebook: facebook.com/theBRBpodcast Twitter: @backrowbaptist Website: backrowonline.com Email: matt@backrowonline.com Voicemail: 575-562-0005 If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review us on iTunes so that more people can discover the Back Row Baptist Podcast. You can rate us at http://www.backrowonline.com/review Thank you for all your support!

We talk about co-dependency - what it is, who's guilty of it, and how we can try to be less co-dependent! (Episode 36) IN THIS PODCAST Host: Matt Coker Guests: Cipriano Martinez, Megan Oaks, & John Birkey Featured Music: "O To Be Like You" by A Beautiful Liturgy, from their self-titled album. Find this song and more from A Beautiful Litergy on iTunes or abeautifulliturgy.com! Game Time: The Back Rowphy is on the line in a game of "Initial Encounters"! Back Talk: We share some of the ways we are co-dependent and the whole thing unravels into a co-dependent quagmire! Would you help support our show for just $5 (or more if you wish) a month? http://www.patreon.com/BackRowOnline BACK ROW BAPTIST – Facebook: facebook.com/theBRBpodcast Twitter: @backrowbaptist Website: backrowonline.com Email: matt@backrowonline.com Voicemail: 575-562-0005 If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review us on iTunes so that more people can discover the Back Row Baptist Podcast. You can rate us at http://www.backrowonline.com/review Thank you for all your support!

It's October 10th, the official start of the Christmas season! We discuss how the holy holiday has greedily eaten up a fourth of the calendar for itself and who's to blame. (Episode 35) IN THIS PODCAST Host: Matt Coker Guests: Megan Oaks & Deidra Coker Featured Music: "Take It Back" by White Lantern, from the album "Star". Find this song and more from White Lantern on NoiseTrade! Game Time: Deidra and Megan team up in an attempt at "90-Second Alphabet". Back Talk: We discuss how Christmas has started earlier and earlier each year since we were kids, where the blame for this trend really lies, and what our own self-imposed Christmas-celebrating rules are. Would you help support our show for just $5 (or more if you wish) a month? http://www.patreon.com/BackRowOnline BACK ROW BAPTIST – Facebook: facebook.com/theBRBpodcast Twitter: @backrowbaptist Online Magazine: backrowonline.com Email: matt@backrowonline.com Voicemail: 575-562-0005 If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review us on iTunes so that more people can discover this podcast. You can rate us at http://www.backrowonline.com/review Thank you for all your support!

What lies do you tell in church? "I'm fine." "I'll pray for you." "That Youth Group is so mature!" We examine the worst offenders. (Episode 34). IN THIS PODCAST Host: Matt Coker Guests: Deidra Coker, Samantha Martinez, & Megan Oaks Featured Music: "Beautiful Surrender" by Cassie Brandi, from the album "Beautiful Surrender" Find this song and more from Cassie Brandi on iTunes & Spotify! Game Time: We play "WHAT IS REAL?!" Matt reads descriptions of terrible-sounding Christian movies and the ladies guess which are real and which are fake. Back Talk: We throw a Hashtag Party sharing some of your best #LiesToldInChurch and then talk about our most infuriating lies - such as "You sing beautifully!" Would you help support our show for just $5 (or more if you wish) a month? http://www.patreon.com/BackRowOnline BACK ROW BAPTIST – Facebook: facebook.com/theBRBpodcast Twitter: @backrowbaptist Online Magazine: backrowonline.com Email: matt@backrowonline.com Voicemail: 575-562-0005 If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review us on iTunes so that more people can discover this podcast. Thank you for all your support!

Celebrate Recovery State Rep Cipriano Martinez and his wife, Samantha, join me to share our best moments and favorite memories in Celebrate Recovery over the last 8 years. IN THIS PODCAST Host: Matt Coker Guests: Cipriano & Samantha Martinez Featured Music: "Let Heaven Come" by Travis & Janeen, from the album "Let Heaven Come" Find this song and more from Travis & Janeen on NoiseTrade.com! Back Talk: We share our favorite memories as leaders in the CR program and discuss why Cipriano is stepping down as a CR Ministry Leader at the end of this year. Would you help support our show for just $5 (or more if you wish) a month? http://www.patreon.com/BackRowOnline BACK ROW BAPTIST – Facebook: facebook.com/theBRBpodcast Twitter: @backrowbaptist Online Magazine: backrowonline.com Email: onthebackrow@gmail.com Voicemail: 575-562-0005 If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review us on iTunes so that more people can discover this podcast. Thank you for all your support!

Scott Doran of The Rev Scott Show joins us again for the "Back Row Re-Hash", where we revisit some past show topics and get some fresh takes on them with our guest. IN THIS PODCAST Host: Matt Coker Guest: Scott Doran Featured Music: "Song of Breakthrough" by Leading Light, from the album "Heart" Find this song and more from Leading Light on NoiseTrade.com and on iTunes! Back Talk: We get Scott Doran's take of humor as a ministry, why Easter gets overshadowed by Christmas, and vacation Bible school. Would you help support our show for just $5 (or more if you wish) a month? http://www.patreon.com/BackRowOnline BACK ROW BAPTIST – Facebook: facebook.com/theBRBpodcast Twitter: @backrowbaptist Online Magazine: backrowonline.com Email: onthebackrow@gmail.com Voicemail: 575-562-0005 If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review us on iTunes so that more people can discover this podcast. Thank you for all your support!

In church culture, there are quite a few programs, ministries, and group events that have no end date. So, how do we leave these when the time to move on has come, without hurting feelings or burdening others? Is there always a way to make a graceful exit? IN THIS PODCAST Host: Matt Coker Guests: Megan Oaks & Deidra Coker Featured Music: "Guide Us On" by Alexon, from the album "Ancient of Days" Find this song and more from Alexon on NoiseTrade.com! Game Time: We play "Church Family Feud" and things spiral out of control when they can't name a single song by the Newsboys before Michael Tait joined. Back Talk: We talk about church programs and groups we've had to leave in the past and how difficult the process is and we attempt to find a solution. Would you help support our show for just $5 (or more if you wish) a month? http://www.patreon.com/BackRowOnline BACK ROW BAPTIST – Facebook: facebook.com/theBRBpodcast Twitter: @backrowbaptist Online Magazine: backrowonline.com Email: onthebackrow@gmail.com Voicemail: 575-562-0005 If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review us on iTunes so that more people can discover this podcast. Thank you for all your support!

Ep. 30 Interview with Scott Doran of The Rev Scott Show In our first big interview, we welcome Scott Doran, host of The Rev Scott Show, another podcast featuring two rural pastors discussing the church and the world around them each week. IN THIS PODCAST Host: Matt Coker Guests: Scott Doran Featured Music: "A Lot to Learn" by White Lantern, from the album "A Lot to Learn" Search for "White Lantern" on NoiseTrade! Game Time: We put Scott to the test with a game of "Joel Osteen or Fortune Cookie" -- with an awesome prize on the line! Interview: We talk podcasting, puppets, and Mother Teresa! Hear how we've influenced each others shows over the past year. MORE ABOUT SCOTT DORAN - The Rev Scott Show: http://revscottshow.weebly.com/ Scott on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/revscottd =========================== Would you help support our show for just $5 (or more if you wish) a month? http://www.patreon.com/BackRowOnline BACK ROW BAPTIST – Facebook: facebook.com/theBRBpodcast Twitter: @backrowbaptist Online Magazine: backrowonline.com Email: onthebackrow@gmail.com Voicemail: 575-562-0005 If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review us on iTunes so that more people can discover this podcast. Thank you for all your support!

September is National Recovery Month and that means we're talking about our favorite subject: The Celebrate Recovery program. This time, we discuss what CR has meant to us and focus on Celebration Place, a children's program that runs concurrent to the adult CR program. IN THIS PODCAST Host: Matt Coker Guests: Megan Oaks & Deidra Coker Featured Music: "Soul Blooms" by Austin Stanley, from his EP album "Search for More" Game Time: We play "True Lies", where each person tells a "fact" about their past that is either true or a lie and the opponent has 30 seconds to interrogate and guess. Back Talk: Continuing our discussions from the "Celebrate Recovery Summit" Specials, we discuss what CR means to us, who could benefit from CR, and we take a closer look at Celebration Place, the "pre-covery" program from kids ages 5 to 12.

Matt is sick. So, instead of getting super serious about some tough topic, he's taking it easy, reliving some of the best list shows from Back Row Videos, such as "56 Bad Christian Pick-Up Lines", "38 Poor Excuses for Skipping Church", "58 Things Christian Parents Say", and more! IN THIS PODCAST Host: Matt Coker Special Guests: Marty Field, Deidra Coker, & Brody the Puppet Laugh along with us and stick around until the very end of the episode! Would you help support our show for just $5 (or more if you wish) a month? http://www.patreon.com/BackRowOnline BACK ROW BAPTIST – Facebook: facebook.com/theBRBpodcast Twitter: @backrowbaptist Online Magazine: backrowonline.com Email: onthebackrow@gmail.com Voicemail: 575-562-0005 If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review us on iTunes so that more people can discover this podcast. Thank you for all your support!

Prayer as a group is something that is essential to a church family. But with group prayer comes the hidden dangers of gossip, oversharing, selfishness, and getting on a soapbox. How can we guard ourselves against falling into these mistakes? IN THIS PODCAST Host: Matt Coker Cast: Megan Oaks Special Guests: Cara Welborn Featured Music: "Love Come Down" by Tara Jackson, from the album "Love Come Down" Game Time: Megan and Cara play "Questions Only"... and things go awry from pretty much the beginning. Back Talk: Matt, Megan, and Cara share about times they've used group prayer requests selfishly, how to approach someone using prayer requests inappropriately, and how to guard ourselves moving forward. Would you help support our show for just $5 (or more if you wish) a month? http://www.patreon.com/BackRowOnline BACK ROW BAPTIST – Facebook: facebook.com/theBRBpodcast Twitter: @backrowbaptist Online Magazine: backrowonline.com Email: onthebackrow@gmail.com Voicemail: 575-562-0005 If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review us on iTunes so that more people can discover this podcast. Thank you for all your support!

The Porn Industry is an unstoppable juggernaut. There is so much porn in existence now that no one person could ever view it all. Porn culture has become a social norm. We have lost the war to end pornography. So, where do we go from here? How should we fight moving forward? IN THIS PODCAST Host: Matt Coker Segment 1 – Front Row Focus: Matt shares with us exactly how we know we’ve lost the war on porn, with shocking stats and harsh realities. He describes just what porn does to individuals. And then he shares how we need to fight porn moving forward, as Christians and the Church. Would you help support our show for just $5 (or more if you wish) a month? http://www.patreon.com/BackRowOnline BACK ROW BAPTIST – Facebook: facebook.com/theBRBpodcast Twitter: @backrowbaptist Online Magazine: backrowonline.com Email: onthebackrow@gmail.com Voicemail: 575-562-0005 If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review us on iTunes so that more people can discover this podcast. Thank you for all your support!

With the rise of the smartphone, the number of people who don't carry around physical Bibles has skyrocketed. Does reducing the Bible to an app on a phone mean we aren't giving it the reverence it deserves? IN THIS PODCAST Cast: Matt Coker & Kevin Welborn Special Guests: Cara Welborn & Cipirano Martinez Segment 1 - Game Time: We play a game of "Joel Osteen or Fortune Cookie?" in our first Osteen or Fortune Cookie Triple Threat battle. (Back Rowphy is NOT on the line.) Special Music: "Grace (Live Studio Cut)" by Brad & Rebekah, off the album "Acoustically Inclined" Segment 2 - Back Talk: We discuss if we used Bible apps (and which ones), when we choose physical Bibles over Bible Apps, and if Bible apps lessen our reverence of the Bible itself. Would you help support our show for just $5 (or more if you wish) a month? http://www.patreon.com/BackRowOnline BACK ROW BAPTIST – Facebook: facebook.com/theBRBpodcast Twitter: @backrowbaptist Online Magazine: backrowonline.com Email: onthebackrow@gmail.com Voicemail: 575-562-0005 If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review us on iTunes so that more people can discover this podcast. Thank you for all your support!

With the national spotlight recently put on a couple from New Mexico who also happen to be mother and son, we look at the uncomfortable topic of incest and the Bible. IN THIS PODCAST Cast: Matt Coker Segment 1 - Back Row Q&A: Matt answers a question from a reader of The Back Row - "Is Masturbation always a sin?" (If you have a question you'd like answered, submit it here: http://www.backrowonline.com/contact) Special Music: "Pick Me Up Lord" by White Lantern Segment 2 - Front Row Focus: Matt explains the national headline and then takes a look at what the Bible says about incest and why it can be confusing. Would you help support our show for just $5 (or more if you wish) a month? http://www.patreon.com/BackRowOnline BACK ROW BAPTIST – Facebook: facebook.com/theBRBpodcast Twitter: @backrowbaptist Online Magazine: backrowonline.com Email: onthebackrow@gmail.com Voicemail: 575-562-0005 If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review us on iTunes so that more people can discover this podcast. Thank you for all your support!

Church Potlucks are always a gamble. How can one dish be so Heavenly and the one right next to it clearly have been made by Satan himself? Today, we talk all things Potluck. IN THIS PODCAST Cast: Matt Coker, Megan Oaks, & Kevin Welborn Special Guest: Cipriano Martinez Segment 1 - Game Time: We play "What Is Real?!", where we list a few Christian products and the contestants have to guess if they are real of fake. (Back Rowphy not on the line.) Special Music: "The Gift" by Stealing Scarlett Segment 2 - Back Talk: We discuss our favorite potluck foods, the worst potluck foods, and what rules we wish we could enforce at potlucks. Tune in Friday (Aug. 26th) for our first "Front Row Friday" episode! Would you help support our show for just $5 (or more if you wish) a month? http://www.patreon.com/BackRowOnline BACK ROW BAPTIST – Facebook: facebook.com/theBRBpodcast Twitter: @backrowbaptist Online Magazine: backrowonline.com Email: onthebackrow@gmail.com Voicemail: 575-562-0005 If you enjoy this podcast, please rate and review us on iTunes so that more people can discover this podcast. Thank you for all your support!