Pastor Plek
Pastor Plek's Podcast
Pastor Chris Plekenpol deals with Faith, Culture, and everything in between. Recording from Austin, TX, Pastor Plek deals with many of the issues that he faces pastoring in a post-Christian environment. He takes questions from his congregation and beyond to help Christians navigate culture from the Christian perspective.
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Jun 18, 2026
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Episodes
Held Accountable? 11.03.2021 11:59
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 34: Pastor Plek talks about accountability for Christians and non-Christians in this week's podcast. Questions: Chris, you said "people without the Holy Spirit cannot be held accountable for what can only be done through the Holy Spirit." So, before one becomes a Christian, how are people held accountable...
Resurrection, Homosexuality, and Disabilities 04.03.2021 38:32
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 33: Pastor Plek covers a wide variety of topics from questions on this past weeks sermon. Questions: You explained why Christ's death on the cross, his sacrifice, was so important. But why is the resurrection so important? What are the 7 clobber passages? Would love to hear u talk more about the born this way / God...
Marriage Questions 03.03.2021 23:54
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 32: Pastor Pleks podcast is featuring the one and only Adrienne Plek this week. They are talking through several marriage questions ! Support the show
Christian Family 25.02.2021 18:26
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 31: Pastor Plek answers questions from this past weeks sermon on the importance of Christian Family and community. Questions: Q1: Does lack of love show a possible lack of salvation ? Love you Chris! Q2:How does maintaining proper emotional boundaries fit into being known and loved? Someone said that 'Jesus minist...
Those who have not heard 22.02.2021 9:47
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 30: Pastor Plek is talking about what happens to those who have not heard the Gospel. Question Below: "have been asking my wife, a bunch of questions about how God showed no mercy or love to any race/people who were not descendents of the jews. Seems he would wipe them out even though they never had a chance to k...
Called to be single? 08.02.2021 2:40
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 28: Listen to Pastor Plek as he talks about being single and how some are called to be single. Support the show
Questions on Sex 08.02.2021 29:23
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 29: What can a wife do when since the beginning of their marriage the husband hates sex, and does nothing to fix or ask for help? What if sex is once a year and it feels that the person is doing it out of obligation? Is it better to test where the sexual limit falls before sex or remain far from physical touch if it is...
1 Corinthians 7:8-9 02.02.2021 5:43
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 27: Listen this week as Pastor Plek discusses some verses on marriage! Support the show
Hot VS Cold 26.01.2021 6:11
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 26: Listen this week as Pastor Plek answers a couple of questions from this past weeks sermon in Revelation 3. Questions: Can you talk about the difference between God's discipline & consequences of sin? What's the difference in an example? What is meant by a cold church? I was originally thinking this is...
Faith and Doubt 15.12.2020 8:12
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 25: Pastor Plek and James Foster talk through living in Faith and living in Doubt Questions: 1) What's the difference between faith, and self-confidence? A lot of people worship themselves, so how do you know if you are listening to yourself or to God? 2) Sometimes to grow faith, you go through periods where you w...
Politics and Jesus 02.12.2020 24:14
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 24: Check out this weeks podcast with our guest Joseph Aiken ! This week we are catching up from our previous sermon series "Politics and Jesus". Questions: Marriage/relationships are already hard, How do you or should you be with someone who has different political opinions than you? Equally yoked apply there...
Fear and Anger 17.11.2020 3:31
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 23: Pastor Plek talks through dome key indicators of whether or not we are acting in fear and anger. "Society is driven by and saturated in fear expressed as anger. Yet we are told not to live in fear. What are some discernible check points to determine if we are operating in fear in our hearts? What are some disce...
Capitalism VS Socialism 11.11.2020 8:54
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 22: Listen this week as Chris tackles which one is more biblically based, capitalism or socialism? "Regarding capitalist vs. socialism I agree with the view that God is for ownership/capitalism in that we see laws regulating us having ownership in things within the 10 commandments. Shall not steal (how can we steal...
Existential Crisis 28.10.2020 9:51
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 21: Listen this week as Pastor Plek talks through questioning if God exists. So how do we know that what is commonly referred to as God is just some inter-dimensional being that exists outside of the dimension of time and space that we are most familiar with. Without scientific knowledge of spacetime it's understa...
Church and State 27.10.2020 17:35
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 20: Listen this week as Pastor Plek talks through the separation of church and state, why we should vote if Jesus is king, and how do we remain in good standing with Christians who hold counter biblical views. In the US, since we have separation of church and state, is it right for Christian's to legislate our mora...
Slander and Gossip in the Church Part 2 21.10.2020 14:49
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 19: Check out this weeks podcast as Pastor Chris follows up with some clarification from last weeks questions. When soft bullying does happen, how do we believers address it? It’s easy to dismiss/gaslight uncomfortableness (Did they really say that/do that? This is church so you must be mistaken.) but that doesn’t make...
Slander and Gossip in the Church 14.10.2020 22:05
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 18: Check out this week as Pastor Plek answers a tough question on gossip and relationships within the church. Specific Questions below : 1)How are we supposed to respond to Church gossip and slandering? 2) Everything that I’ve read says that when someone in the church hurts you, you ‘just have to forgive them.’ When...
John the Baptist 06.10.2020 2:49
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 17: Pastor Plek answers a question on part of John the Baptists message. "In John 1, when John says " this is the one I told you that comes after me that will surpass me because he came before me". Why is that so important for us to know , because he says it twice. Foreshadowing? " Support the s...
The Money Talk 29.09.2020 17:01
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 16: Pastor Plek answers several questions that Christians face as they manage their money. Am I rich ? How much do I give? What is an appropriate lifestyle for a Christian ? Support the show
Can we lose our salvation ? 25.09.2020 6:56
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 15: Pastor Plek answers a question from a one of our community groups discussions, can you lose your salvation? Are we saved by grace alone? Are people using their salvation as a handicap to fall back into sin? Support the show
Trinity and Regeneration 22.09.2020 14:29
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 14: Pastor Plek addresses 2 questions on this podcast: Why is the Trinity considered a core Christian doctrine when it doesn’t appear in Scripture? and , How can "regenerate" be considered a core Christian identity if it doesn't appear in scripture? Why would we choose to make up a word to describe ours...
Why Membership? 14.09.2020 28:17
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 13: Pastor Plek discusses why membership is so important for the health of a Christian. Support the show
Talking to kids about death 09.09.2020 14:04
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 12: Pastor Plek addresses the question: Where is the line between truth and love in talking to a child and sometimes a young teenager with the topic of death? Where do we speak theological truth and showing compassion? Especially if the death is near like a parent and if you don't know if that parent was saved. How...
Demons in the OT? 07.09.2020 14:33
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 11: Pastor Plek answers the Question: we see demons, talk of Satan, and spiritual warfare in the new testament. The old testament, by contrast, is void of such talk. Rather, in the old testament, everything is attributed to God (good and evil). Why do you think that is? Support the show
Acts 6 Deacons? 26.08.2020 8:28
Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 10: Pastor Plek is joined by Pastor James Foster to answer the question: My question is around Acts 6. In this situation, the disciples ask for seven faithful people. Although it doesn't seem to actually say the noun deacon, it seems to refer to the same verb serving as used in other locations like 1st Timothy. So...
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