Kenny’s Story / The Austin Stone

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Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Documentary, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Mental Health

4.2 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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In this episode of the Bodies Behind the Bus podcast, Kenny shares his experience in the worship residency program at The Austin Stone. He recounts his initial passion for ministry, his transition from law school ambitions to church work, and the realities of support-raising, manual labor, and lack of mentorship during his time in the program. Kenny also reflects on his concerns with the church’s culture of celebrity and financial practices, the exploitation he witnessed, and the broader syst...

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0:34.1	Thank you for daring to listen. Today's episode is going to be talking about some tough
0:40.2	topics, specifically surrounding child sexual abuse. Listener discretion is advised.
0:47.6	Today we continue in our series of stories out of the Austin Stone by welcoming Kenny to the
0:52.8	podcast.
0:57.1	Kenny will be expanding on his time in the worship residency.
1:03.6	His heart for Jesus and his love for justice and goodness pours out of him as he recounts the heartbreaking truths he learned over the years and calls us all to integrity.
1:09.4	I'm John A Harris and this is The Bodies Behind the Bus podcast.
1:17.3	I am all about blessed subtraction.
1:22.9	There is a pile of dead bodies behind the Marseville bus.
1:30.5	And by God's grace, it'll be a mountain by the time we're done.
1:33.8	You either get on the bus or you get run over by the bus.
1:35.1	Those are the options.
1:36.7	But the bus ain't going to stop.
1:40.7	You either get on the bus,
1:43.2	or you get run over by the bus.
1:46.3	Those are the options.
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