Pastors Unfiltered

In this week’s episode of Pastors Unfiltered, Tony Matar is joined by special guests Rachel and Claire, for a real and honest conversation about friendships, relationships, and how life seasons shape the people around us. From navigating friendships after college to the shifts that come with marriage, this episode dives into what it actually looks like to build meaningful relationships in your 20s...

In this episode of Pastors Unfiltered, Pastor Brandon sits down with therapist Ann Hopkins for an honest and powerful conversation about grief, loss, and healing. Ann shares the deeply personal story of losing her son Alex in a tragic accident and how faith, community, and purpose helped her and her family navigate unimaginable loss. Together they discuss how people process grief differently, why...

In this episode of Pastors Unfiltered, Pastor Tony Matar and Pastor Brandon Beals sit down with Dalton Beaty, youth and young adults pastor at Eastridge Church. Dalton shares his journey from Florida to Seattle, stepping into ministry leadership at a young age, and what he’s seeing in the next generation today. The conversation covers youth ministry trends, discipleship, Gen Z culture, and why man...

In this episode of Pastors Unfiltered, Brandon and Tony dive deep into the life of Solomon and the dangerous reality of spiritual drift. Why do so many leaders fall later in life? Is influence a blessing—or a test? And what roadblocks should we be building in our lives to protect our legacy? This conversation covers pride, accountability, obedience, influence, and the subtle compromises that can q...

In this episode of Pastors Unfiltered, Pastor Tony sits down with Audrey to talk about obedience, calling, discipleship, and what God can do when you simply say yes. From growing up in the church to choosing the internship path over the “expected” college route, Audrey shares how God planted roots in her faith and used obedience to shape her leadership. The conversation dives into Gen Z and what t...

n this powerful episode of Pastors Unfiltered, Pastor Brandon and Pastor Tony sit down with Parker Tennant to talk about faith in the middle of suffering. Almost one year ago, Parker survived a devastating head-on collision caused by a drunk driver. She broke multiple bones, endured five surgeries, and spent months in hospitals and rehab. But through it all, she chose joy over bitterness and faith...

In this episode of Pastors Unfiltered, Pastor Brandon Beals and Pastor Tony Matar dive into an honest, wide-ranging conversation about leadership, integrity, influence, and what it really means to stay faithful over the long haul. They talk openly about celebrity culture in the church, the pressure of platform, discerning God-given opportunities versus distractions, and why slow, steady faithfulne...

This week on Pastors Unfiltered, Pastor Brandon sits down with Jeremy Johnson, the newly appointed President of Northwest University, for an honest and insightful conversation about leadership, calling, Christian education, and the future of Northwest in the Pacific Northwest. They talk about Jeremy’s journey from pastoring to higher education, the challenges and opportunities facing Christian uni...

In this episode of Pastors Unfiltered, Pastor Brandon Beals and Pastor Tony Matar are back together for a wide-ranging, honest conversation to start the year. They catch up on life, birthdays, recovery from surgery, and what it’s like living in the public eye as pastors. The conversation naturally moves into deeper topics like integrity in leadership, celebrity culture in the church, faithfulness...

This week on Pastors Unfiltered, Pastor Morgan and Pastor Jonathan step in for an honest and fun conversation while Pastor Brandon recovers and Pastor Tony is on campus. They talk about church expansion, family, kids ministry, calling, obedience, and why investing in the next generation matters more than ever. If you’ve ever wondered what really goes on behind the scenes of ministry this episode i...

In this episode of Pastors Unfiltered, Johnny White sits down with Pastor Tony Matar for an honest and wide-ranging conversation about ministry, leadership, youth pastoring, and the current climate of the Church. Tony shares his personal journey from getting saved, stepping into youth ministry, navigating seasons of growth and transition, and eventually sensing God’s leading into a new chapter of...

It’s the Christmas episode of Pastors Unfiltered, and the crew is back with one of their most fun and wide-ranging conversations of the year. In this episode, Pastor Brandon and Pastor Tony are joined by Venture staff members Rachel Winfield and Kehlani as they make bold (and sometimes hilarious) predictions for 2026. From blockbuster movies and music charts, to the economy, cryptocurrency, sports...

This week on Pastors Unfiltered, Pastor Brandon and Pastor Tony look back at their 2025 predictions and see just how right (and very wrong) they were. From movies, music, sports, and pop culture, to the economy, church growth, staff predictions, and even fashion trends, nothing is off-limits in this hilarious and wide-ranging episode. The guys unpack what actually happened in 2025, celebrate big w...

This week on Pastors Unfiltered, Pastor Brandon sits down for a powerful one-on-one conversation with Hal Donaldson, the founder and president of Convoy of Hope, at their world headquarters in Springfield, Missouri. Hal shares the incredible story of how Convoy of Hope began — from a childhood marked by tragedy and poverty, to a life-changing interview with Mother Teresa, to loading groceries into...

Welcome back to Pastors Unfiltered! This week, Pastor Brandon and Pastor Tony kick off the Christmas season with one of the funniest, most chaotic, and most heartfelt episodes yet. From office décor wars and thrift-store treasure hunts, to social media trolling, to Thanksgiving leftovers, to shocking sermon illustrations… nothing is off limits in this episode. The pastors also share updates about...

Welcome back to Pastors Unfiltered! This week, Pastor Brandon and Pastor Tony sit down for a special Thanksgiving weekend episode filled with laughter, honesty, gratitude, and some of their most unfiltered conversations yet. They share the five serious things they’re most thankful for in 2025—faith, family, health, ministry, unity among pastors, and the incredible generosity of Venture Church. And...

This week on Pastors Unfiltered, Pastor Tony is joined by special guest Christian Lembeck for one of the most real, hilarious, and heartfelt episodes yet — the Seattle Episode. From Magic: The Gathering decks and online Discord games… to life on Capitol Hill… to the challenges and beauty of doing ministry in one of the most complex cities in America, Tony and Christian talk about the highs, lows,...

This week on Pastors Unfiltered, Pastors Brandon and Tony sit down with Joshua Tallent, who teaches adult discipleship classes at Venture Church, for a deeper dive into Ephesians 3. Together they unpack Paul's vision of God's boundless love, the mystery of the gospel, and what it means for the church today. It's honest, practical, and rooted in real-life discipleship.

This week on Pastors Unfiltered, Pastors Brandon Beals and Tony Matar are joined by David Diaz, Worship Pastor at Venture Church, for a packed and hilarious conversation. From PB’s upcoming trip to the Green Bay Packers game, to David’s stories about the first-ever Venture Live Recording Night, this episode blends laughter, behind-the-scenes insight, and encouragement about what God is doing at Ve...

Venture Church just turned 21! In this special anniversary episode of Pastors Unfiltered, Pastors Tony Mattar and Morgan Butcher sit down with guest host John Plotner to look back at 21 years of Venture Church — the stories, challenges, and hilarious moments that shaped it all. From football injuries and youth ministry fails to moments of life change and deep gratitude, this episode is a reminder...

This week on Pastors Unfiltered, Pastors Brandon and Tony dive into Ephesians 2 and talk about one of the hardest—but most important—truths in Scripture: who we are without Christ and who we become in Christ. From discussing the reality of sin, culture, and spiritual warfare to the hope that comes through Jesus, this episode is a powerful reminder that even when we were dead in our sins — “But God...

This week on Pastors Unfiltered, Pastors Brandon and Tony are back with a fun and honest conversation that moves from Mariners baseball and Taylor Swift to unpacking the heart of the book of Ephesians. They share why this letter from Paul still matters today, what it teaches us about identity in Christ, and how the church can live with unity and strength in a divided world. It’s real talk about fa...

This week on Pastors Unfiltered, Pastor Brandon sits down with Matt and Lynn Clayton, lead pastors of Real Life Church in California. Together, they share what it’s like to co-lead a church as a married couple, balancing calling, leadership, and family. Lynn opens up about her powerful testimony of salvation during the Heaven’s Gates, Hell’s Flames revival, and the couple talks candidly about wome...

In this week’s episode of Pastors Unfiltered, Pastor Brandon sits down with Claire Rasor and Rachel Winfield for a candid conversation about what it’s really like being women in ministry. They talk openly about navigating expectations, balancing marriage and ministry life, and breaking through stereotypes in a historically male-dominated field.

This week on Pastors Unfiltered, Pastor Brandon and Pastor Tony are back together in the studio with a timely and raw conversation about faith, culture, and what it means to follow Jesus in a polarized world.