Russell B Johnson | Controversial Christians & Their Place in the Church | Episode 227

The Speakeasy

The Girl Named Blake

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Lead pastor at The Pursuit NW and recovering politician Russell B. Johnson joins Blake to talk about his journey from working in politics to planting a church that grew at record speed when they refused to close their doors during the lockdown. Listen in as they talk about his conviction and passion for sharing the truth in today’s culture where it is wildly unpopular and how we can love people without compromising our allegiance to Scripture.

To connect with Russell:

Website: thepursuitnw.com

Instagram: @russellbjohnson | @thepursuitnw

Facebook: facebook.com/ThePursuitNW

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome back to another episode of Confessions of a Crappy Christian, a misfit media network
0:11.5	production.
0:12.5	I am your host and resident Crappy Christian Blake, and every week I get to have the
0:17.4	coolest conversations with incredible people about all the things most Christians are still
0:22.5	not sure we're allowed to talk about.
0:24.5	So if you've been looking for a place to land with all your crap, and for someone to
0:28.4	just be honest about what it looks like to walk through this Christian life, where you've
0:32.7	come to the right place.
0:34.2	Pull up a seat, pop in your headphones, and tune out your kids, and come hang out with
0:38.3	me and a guest for the authentic conversations that you have been looking for.
0:47.3	Pastor Russell V. Johnson, welcome to the show.
0:50.1	Yo!
0:51.1	I'm so excited.
0:52.1	Like, one of the great things about the show is that I don't really have to book guests
0:58.0	anymore.
0:59.0	Sure.
1:00.0	Right.
1:01.0	And the second we connected on Instagram, I was like, give me any of your contact information,
1:05.0	any of the things I need to show.
1:06.7	I did all the prep for this episode by myself.
1:09.7	Normally I have an assistant that does it.
1:11.7	Oh.
	...

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