Back Row Morning Show

It's out final CR Summit Special - featuring a cameo by THE SKIT GUYS! John, Hillary, and Matt will talk about the (quite hilarious) trip outside of the Summit and what they took away from the event this year. IN THE PODCAST: Cast: Matt Coker, John Birkey, & Hillary Peltz Segment 1 - Back Talk: We talk about our flight in, our terrible trip to Dodgers Stadium, and our adventures at Huntington Beach. Segment 2 - Out of the Comfort Zone: We talk to Eddie James and Tommy Woodard (THE SKIT GUYS) about what Celebrate Recovery means to them. Segment 3 - Back Talk: We do a wrap up on the biggest things we all took away from the Summit this year and then close with a wonderful love story specifically tied to the CR Summits. Next New Podcast: Aug 22nd! 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 part 2 of this trilogy of CR Summit podcasts, we sit down with Miguel & Leslie Avilez as they share with us about The Landing - Celebrate Recovery for Students. IN THIS PODCAST Cast: Matt Coker Special Guests: Miguel & Leslie Avilez Segment 1 - Back Talk: What is The Landing? Segment 2 - Out of the Comfort Zone: We interview folks from around the country about what CR has meant to them. Segment 3 - Back Talk: Our guests share what it's like being Landing leaders and what they've been learning this year at the CR Summit. Come back tomorrow for the CR Summit Special #3! 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!

We are LIVE at the CR Summit at Saddleback Church in California and we are talking all things "Celebrate Recovery" this week. Today, we're discussing why this Summit is the biggest one ever, what a CR State Rep does, and what are some of the new initiatives being launched in CR this year. IN THIS PODCAST Cast: Matt Coker Special Guests: Cipriano & Samantha Martinez Segment 1 - Back Talk: We recap the Summit so far and see it through the eyes of a State Rep. Segment 2 - Out of the Comfort Zone: We interview folks from around the country about what CR has meant to them. Segment 3 - Back Talk: Cipriano and Samantha share what State Reps do and about the new exciting things CR is starting to focus on. Come back tomorrow for the CR Summit Special #2! 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!

Sometimes, our podcasts overflow and we have just too much awesome stuff to craw into our time limits. So, every now and again, we present a "Cutting Room Resurrection" episode, where we present stuff that we had to cut, but was too good to let it slip into infinity unheard by you! IN THIS PODCAST Cast: Matt Coker (and featuring clips with Kevin Welborn, Megan Oaks, John Birkey, Hillary Peltz, and guest Cipriano Martinez) Segment 1 - Episode Recap: A Quick rundown of episodes 7 through 18. Segment 2 - Clip Show: Over the past several episodes, Megan has been determined to take the Back Rowphy from Kevin. Here are the highlights of Megan's 3 (hilarious) attempts. Special Music: "Soon Will Come a Day" by Constant Halo Segment 3 - Back Talk: In episode 17, we discussed some of our favorite Church Camp stories and we had so many, we had to cut about half of them. Here is what you missed the first time around. 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!

TV and Movies are getting crazy good... but also much more vulgar. Where do we draw the line? IN THIS PODCAST: Cast: Matt Coker, John Birkey, Hillary Peltz Game Time: John defends the Back Rowphy in a game of "Christian Movies in Reverse" Featured Music: "Dreaming" by Stealing Scarlett, off the EP "Dreams and Deceptions" Back Talk: We discuss some of our favorite shows and movies and our frustration with the rising level of vulgarity in mainstream shows and films, and we ask ourselves, where do we draw the line?

Youth Camp -- there's no place like it. Some of the best, weirdest, and funniest memories have happened to a lot of us at Church Camps across the country. What is your funniest memory? IN THIS PODCAST Cast: Matt Coker, Kevin Welborn, John Birkey, & Hilary Peltz Featured Music: "Let The Rain Fall" by White Lantern Segment 1 - Game Time: We play "True Lies", where we each tell a story that is either true or false and the others must guess which. (The Back Rowphy is on the line!) Segment 2 - Back Talk: In a light-hearted episode, we share some of our funniest Youth Camp stories. Theme music created by Kevin Reddoch Productions.

Finding volunteers for church committees and programs can be difficult. Why is it that way? Why should we volunteer? And for those who volunteer TOO MUCH, when should we learn to say "No, not this time."? IN THIS PODCAST Cast: Matt Coker, Kevin Welborn, & Megan Oaks Featured Music: "Lines On a Page" by Austin Stanley, from the EP "Search for More" Segment 1 - Game Time: Kevin and Megan face off for the 3rd time, this time for a game of "Before & After: Worship Titles". Will Megan finally dethrone the only Back Rowphy Champion this podcast has ever had? Segment 2 - Back Tack: We discuss our frustrations in finding volunteers, why it's so important for Christian to give their time and serve others, and how much volunteering is too much. Theme music created by Kevin Reddoch Productions.

All across the land, Vacation Bible Schools are going on every week, covering our children in glitter, glue, and Goldfish. IN THIS PODCAST Cast: Matt Coker & Megan Oaks Special Guests: Deidra Coker & Cara Welborn Featured Music: "Let Praise Arise" by Brad+Rebekah, from the album "Acoustically Inclined" Segment 1: Game Time - We play "Absolute Truth", where we try to guess which VBS themes are real and which are made up. Segment 2: Back Talk - We discuss our own church's VBS and then enter the wayback machine to discuss VBS memories in our own lives.

All marriages are imperfect unions made up of two imperfect beings. Nobody gets it right 100% of the time. Every marriage will experience moments where they approach the breaking point. How do you come back from the brink of divorce? IN THIS PODCAST: Special Guest: Megan Oaks Featured Music: "Mercy Mercy" by Tara Jackson Segment 1 - Testimony: Megan shares with us her "marriage testimony," about how issues between her and her husband nearly broke them apart for good and how God restored them. Segment 2 - Interview: Matt asks Megan some specific questions about her testimony and Megan gives some advice to other women in similar situations.

Has worship music changed from genuine songs of praise to emotionally manipulative melodies that force people to feel things? If worship music makes people emotional, is that a bad thing? We discuss this growing concern in the church. IN THIS PODCAST: Special Guests: John Birkey & Joseph Brazil Featured Music: "Friend of the Sinner" by Brad+Rebekah Segment 1 - Game Time: We play "Before & After Worship Song Titles", where we mash the title of two songs together and the players have to guess the missing word that both songs share. (The trophy is not on the line.) Segment 2 - Back Talk: We take a look at the concern some people have over worship music and how it's used in churches to elicit emotion. Our theme music was created and gifted to us by Kevin Reddoch - a musical genius! He does mixing and mastering, and will even create music for you if you need it. You can contact him for details and pricing by e-mailing KevinReddochProductions@gmail.com.

No two churches are ever run exactly the same. They all have their own quirks and procedures. Some are a matter of doctrine, some are just preferences that have grown with time. In this light-hearted episode, we take a look at what we would do differently if these decisions were up to us. IN THIS PODCAST: Special Guests: John Birkey, Hillary Peltz & Megan Oaks Featured Music: "Soon Will Come a Day" by Constant Halo Segment 1 - Game Time: We play "Christian Whisper Challenge", where we take turns wearing headphones with loud music playing and trying to guess the phrases being spoken. (The trophy is not on the line.) Segment 2 - Back Talk: We share the best tweets from a classic Hashtag Party and then discuss things we'd like to see change in our churches (from a non-spiritual standpoint, mostly). Our theme music was created and gifted to us by Kevin Reddoch - a musical genius! He does mixing and mastering, and will even create music for you if you need it. You can contact him for details and pricing by e-mailing KevinReddochProductions@gmail.com.

Conservative Christians are starting to support Donald Trump more and more every day, it seems, even though NO ONE thought they would vote for him just a few months ago. Why does this seem to be happening and what would a Donald Trump Presidency look like? IN THIS PODCAST: Special Guests: John Birkey & Megan Oaks Featured Music: "The Face of God" by Austin Stanley Segment 1 - Game Time: We play "Osteen or Fortune Cookie", trying to decide if a set of phrases are tweets from Joel Osteen or Fortune Cookie sayings. (The trophy is not on the line.) Segment 2 - Back Talk: We discuss Donald Trump in all his "glory" and how Conservative Christians are starting to support him more and more, and we also share our favorite tweets from @ReverendTrump. This episode features our brand new theme music by Kevin Reddoch! He also created our original theme music, but we upcycled that music from our failed attempt at a YouTube show. When I asked for something new to give this podcast it's own identity, Kevin didn't hesistate to come up with a new awesome set of songs and then donate them to the podcast at no charge. Kevin Reddoch, if I may say so, is a musical savant. The dude is just plain GOOD. He does mixing and mastering, and will even create music for you if you need it. You can contact him for details and pricing by e-mailing KevinReddochProductions@gmail.com.

What would church look like if we stopped wearing masks and hiding our pain? Would it make us more comfortable? Or would it make us stop coming to church altogether? How do we practice confession, while still protecting ourselves? IN THIS PODCAST: Special Guests: Kevin Welborn & Megan Oaks Featured Music: "Bringing Back the Soul" by Tim K Segment 1 - Game Time: We play "Church Family Feud", trying to guess the most popular answer given in a poll taken by 100 of our listeners! The trophy is on the line and Megan is dying for a victory! Segment 2 - Special Offering: We attempt a game of "90-Second Alphabet" with a scene set in church, with two people fighting over a pew. The results were... interesting. Segment 3 - Back Talk: We discuss the normality of "wearing masks" in church, the importance of confession in our faith, and how to do this in a healthy, safe way. Thank you so much for listening to our first 10 episodes! We're going to take a short break, we'll be back with a new set of episodes on June 6th!

Pornography addiction affects just as many Christians and it does non-Christians. The stats are pretty much identical. It is one of the most embarrassing sins, and certainly one that no one likes to talk about. Even most churches and Bible studies won't breach the subject. Meanwhile 50% of the men in our churches (and 20% of the women) are using porn addictively. I was one of those men. But God has set me free -- and he can do the same for you too. IN THIS PODCAST: Special Guests: None - It's just Matt this week. Featured Music: "When I Broke" & "Child" by White Lantern Segment 1: Testimony - Matt shares his story of an addiction to pornography that spiraled out of control and nearly cost him everything. Segment 2: Ask Me Anything - Matt answers questions about his testimony and porn addiction that were submitted by listeners. Segment 3: Special Music - Matt shares a song that he wrote in prison (with a man named Robert Kuenzli).

"Bless Her Heart", "I have a prayer request about Phil's divorce", and all the other ways we gossip, even when we think we aren't. Gossip is one of the most dangerous snakes slithering through our churches, tearing about the fellowship of believers. IN THIS PODCAST: Special Guests: Hillary Peltz, Megan Oaks, Cara Welborn, & Deidra Coker Featured Music: "All About Love" by Tara Jackson Segment 1 - Game Time: We play "5 Second Summaries", where the ladies break up into teams and take turns trying to describe popular Christian movies in 5 seconds. Segment 2 - Hashtag Party: We share the best tweets from the #GossipFromTheFuture Hashtag Party! Segment 3 - Back Talk: We dish about gossip and get the latest dirt on how to combat it in our churches and how to keep ourselves from gossiping, too.