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Has the modern church system failed? Zack Killey of The Berean Files shares his testimony and talks church growth, house churches and biblical ministry.
Zack Killey on Straight Bible (a hybrid Sermon on the Mount episode 22 night), hosted by Matt Hepner.

Zack shares growing up in church, life on the road with music, and the dream about "Tiamat" that turned him back to God and into telling people about Jesus. He became a pastor without seminary. From there: the church growth model, youth ministry, house churches and mega churches, whether pastors should be paid, the 501(c)(3) system, the worship music formula vs hymns, church hurt, and why pastors' kids go off the rails.

Later: the Great Commission, religious spirits, preaching with fire and tears, a story of praying for a friend in the hospital, horror movies and spiritual influence, masks and altered identity, and what it means that every Christian has a ministry.

Questions answered
• How did a dream bring Zack back to God? (16:45)
• Can you be a pastor without seminary? (30:28)
• Should pastors be paid? (1:03:18)
• Why do pastors' kids go off the rails? (1:25:22)
• What does it mean to have a ministry? (2:18:34)

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Chapters
0:00 Intro and Studio Updates
5:00 A Hybrid Sermon on the Mount Night With Zack Killey
8:01 Zack's Christian Upbringing
11:03 Life on the Road
16:45 The Dream That Changed Everything
20:15 Tiamat and the Call to Tell People About Jesus
25:08 Supernatural Experiences in Zack's Family
30:28 Becoming a Pastor Without Seminary
32:43 The Church Growth Model
38:06 Youth Ministry and Knowing the Bible
43:24 House Churches
51:00 Mega Churches and Money
1:03:18 Should Pastors Be Paid?
1:07:44 The 501(c)(3) System
1:09:50 Worship Music Formula vs Old Hymns
1:13:08 Church Hurt
1:25:22 Why Pastors' Kids Go Off the Rails
1:27:52 The Great Commission and Making Disciples
1:30:17 Religious Spirits
1:50:21 Preaching With Fire and Tears
1:53:14 A Story of Prayer and Healing
2:05:43 Horror Movies and Spiritual Influence
2:12:56 Sleep No More, Masks and Altered Identity
2:18:34 What Does It Mean to Have a Ministry?

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