James Gomez and Matt Coyne

Not the Worst Pastors Podcast

Religion EN ↓ 202 episodes

Real. Relevant. Relaxed. Welcome to Not the Worst Pastors Podcast, with Matt Coyne and his friend, James Gomez: two ordinary pastors who take their vocations seriously, but themselves...not so much. Matt and James are friends who came together 6 years ago in a small town, serving 2 different congregations in 2 different roles. From that friendship, this podcast was born with the hopes of helping each other and their listeners to walk through Christian life together. You will hear them talk about anything from politics to Harry Potter, from helping the poor to the best translation of the Bible...

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James Gomez and Matt Coyne

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Religion

Latest episode

Jul 3, 2026

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Episodes

Daily Advent Devotional Day 7 07.12.2022

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Daily Advent Devotional Day 6 06.12.2022

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Daily Advent Devotional Day 5 05.12.2022

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Daily Advent Devotional Day 4 04.12.2022

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Daily Advent Devotional Day 3 03.12.2022

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Advent Daily Devotional Day 2 02.12.2022

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Advent Daily Devotional Day 1 01.12.2022

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20 Not the Worst at Celebrating Holidays 22.11.2022

This week the guys begin the conversation about Advent and why they take it so seriously and are excited to celebrate this time with each of you! Here is the link to the Advent devotional we will be going through together: https://document.desiringgod.org/good-news-of-great-joy-en.pdf?ts=1479878227 Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening! We'd love if you followed, rated, and reviewed the show!...

19 Not the Worst at Emoting w/ Special Guest "Not the Worst Kid #4" 15.11.2022

This week the guys have a conversation with Matt's oldest daughter who was just baptized.... Then they get into a conversation about sharing emotions with others in the church.  Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening! We'd love if you followed, rated, and reviewed the show! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @nottheworstpastors. You can also find us on Spotify, Apple, Google, Amazon and...

18 Not the Worst Americans 08.11.2022

It's Election Day... The guys discuss the "duty" of Christians within the voting process and how as Christians we are to live whether our candidate wins or loses. Also, if you missed last episode, we share exciting news about the Advent Season again! Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening! We'd love if you followed, rated, and reviewed the show! Follow us on Facebook and Instagr...

17 Not the Worst Church Goer Part 5 01.11.2022

The guys wrap our our discussion about the church with some real life examples from churches that are effectively reaching out to their community and beyond. Also, they have a VERY exciting announcement to share with you all regarding the Advent Season! Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening! We'd love if you followed, rated, and reviewed the show! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @notthewo...

16 Not the Worst Church Goers Part 4 18.10.2022

The guys may be enjoying this topic too much, as they enter into their 4th episode on talking about the church. This week they focus on one of the biggest callings of the church...involved in the community! Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening! We'd love if you followed, rated, and reviewed the show! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @nottheworstpastors. You can also find us on Spotify, Ap...

15 Not the Worst Church Goers Part 3 13.10.2022

The guys continue their conversation about the church. This week they focus on church leadership and governance. They also talk about the Biblical model of church leadership and share a little bit about their own churches. Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening! We'd love if you followed, rated, and reviewed the show! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @nottheworstpastors. You can also find u...

14 Not the Worst Church Goers Part 2 04.10.2022

This week, the guys continue their conversation about denominations. Did you know denominations even disagree with how God displays His grace? Listen in to hear more about it! Here is a link to the Gordon Conwell that the guys have been referencing: https://www.gordonconwell.edu/new-england-mentored-ministry/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2022/07/DENOMINATIONAL-CHART-Working-Copy.pdf Send us Fan Mail...

13 Not the Worst Church Goers Part 1 27.09.2022

The guys begin a new topic this week! This could take a few weeks... Tune in as they begin the discussion on different denominations (sacraments, theology, doctrine and so much more!). Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening! We'd love if you followed, rated, and reviewed the show! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @nottheworstpastors. You can also find us on Spotify, Apple, Google, Amazon an...

12 Not the Worst Borrowers 20.09.2022

This week James and Matt tackle a quasi- "hot button topic"! The guys process through the student loan debt forgiveness topic.  Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening! We'd love if you followed, rated, and reviewed the show! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @nottheworstpastors. You can also find us on Spotify, Apple, Google, Amazon and more! Be sure to visit us at https://www.face...

11 Not the Worst Eschatologists Part 1 13.09.2022

This should be fun... James and Matt  recorded this episode over 2 months ago after they had a discussion with one another and they thought, "We should record an episode on this topic!" Soooo, they did... that very day. Listen in as they discuss eschatology (study of the end times). Oh yeah ,and Matt's phone rings to mess the whole conversation up! Way to go Matt! Send us Fan Mail T...

10 Not the Worst Christian Part 3 06.09.2022

In this weeks episode, we conclude our topic on forgiveness. We focus primarily on the idea of repentance and what that means as we pursue conflict resolution.  Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening! We'd love if you followed, rated, and reviewed the show! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @nottheworstpastors. You can also find us on Spotify, Apple, Google, Amazon and more! Be sure to visit...

09 Not the Worst Christians Part 2 29.08.2022

This week you get to hear from people, other than James and Matt, YAY! Listen in to hear what people have to say about forgiveness, apologizing and reconciliation! Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening! We'd love if you followed, rated, and reviewed the show! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @nottheworstpastors. You can also find us on Spotify, Apple, Google, Amazon and more! Be sure to vi...

08 Not the Worst Christians Part 1 23.08.2022

Forgiveness is a topic we tend to ignore, because it's tough. However, the truth is as Christians we are called to forgive, as Christ has forgiven us! In this episode we begin the topic. Oh and by the way, WE ARE IN THE SAME ROOM FOR THIS EPISODE!!!! Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening! We'd love if you followed, rated, and reviewed the show! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @notthe...

07 Not the Worst Family Part 2 16.08.2022

We continue the conversation about families. Our focus today is on discipleship in the home and how we behave on Social Media as Christian parents.  Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening! We'd love if you followed, rated, and reviewed the show! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @nottheworstpastors. You can also find us on Spotify, Apple, Google, Amazon and more! Be sure to visit us at https...

06 Not the Worst Family Part 1 09.08.2022

Welp, we thought we were going to continue our conversation with youth ministry, but the topic stayed on Vacation Bible School and the importance of discipleship in the home! We even talk about family mission statements and family passages. Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening! We'd love if you followed, rated, and reviewed the show! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @nottheworstpastors. Y...

05 Not the Worst Youth Pastors Part 1 02.08.2022

We shift gears this week to a new topic! Today, we talk about ministering to teenagers. This age group can be one of the toughest to reach, but it is also one of the most fruitful age groups to reach. We also share a few ideas that you may want to pass along to your youth leader to try out before the end of the summer! Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening! We'd love if you followed, rated, a...

04 Not the Worst Church Part 3 26.07.2022

In this week's episode we talk about people in the church. Everyone from alligators to self-starters to contributors. Also, we may have some REALLY exciting news to share with you at the end of the episode, okay, we do, we DO have exciting news! Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening! We'd love if you followed, rated, and reviewed the show! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @nottheworst...

03 Not the Worst Church Part 2 19.07.2022

This week, Matt gets annoyed with people who tell him he decorates for Christmas too early and we continue our conversation in church tradition and worship. Our focus is on sermon series, the Bible and what should we be reading in the Bible.   Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening! We'd love if you followed, rated, and reviewed the show! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @nottheworstpastors...

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