Pastor Plek

Pastor Plek's Podcast

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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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Pastor Plek

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Religion

Latest episode

Jun 18, 2026

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Episodes

Machine Gun Nick 05.09.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 234: Nope, that's not a typo! Pastor Plek and Catie Sas are joined by Nick Drummond (aka Machine Gun Nick) on this episode of Pastor Plek's Podcast. Listen in to hear more about Nick's story of faith and why he has the nickname Machine Gun Nick. Want to submit a question? Call or text 737-231-0605! Faith,...

Barbie Movie: Yay or Nay? 29.08.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 233: Pastor Plek interviews his wife Adrienne and friend Leah Brown about their takeaways from the new Barbie movie. Tune in to hear their comments and critiques on this special episode of Pastor Plek's Podcast. Want to submit a question? Call or text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Support...

Can we be friends? 25.08.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 232: Pastor Plek, Tony Nelson, and Catie Sas recap Sunday's BLESS sermon about listening and eating. They share their own experiences about how they made friends with neighbors and how they started those relationships. Question answered: How did you know to stay the course with your friend with the tattoos rather t...

Bless Your Neighbor 16.08.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 231: Pastor Plek, Cody Sparks, and Nicole Troup recap Sunday's sermon about God's desire to use our prayers to activate His will. Questions answered: If to bless someone is to pray to God for his favor on another, how do we bless God as Psalm 103:1 says? Want to submit a question? Call or text 737-231-0605! Fa...

Little Foxes 09.08.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 230: Pastor Plek, Tony Nelson, Catie Sas, and John Milton talk about the "little foxes" that can breakdown intimacy in marriage and other relationship struggles. Questions answered: There are obvious dangers that can destroy a marriage instantly, then there are not-so-obvious dangers (apathy, harsh tone, lazin...

It Was All Nonsense Until It Wasn't 03.08.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 229: Pastor Plek, Catie Sas, and Tony Nelson are on the podcast this week to discuss last Sunday's sermon over Exodus 7 and they answer a couple questions from our listeners. Question answered: Which came first: the sermon illustration/play-dough idea, or the home made play-dough? Does Exodus 7 and the whole story...

Ministry in the Workplace 01.08.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 227: Pastor Plek, Catie Sas, and John Milton discuss what it looks like to witness to others at work and how to have healthy, edifying relationships with unbelievers. Question Answered: What should that dichotomy look like between "Or what fellowship has light with darkness?" (2 Corinthians 6:14) and to be lik...

Take your Complaints to God 28.07.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 228: Pastor Plek and Catie Sas recap last Sunday's sermon on Exodus 6 and talk about the difference between complaining to God and complaining about God. Question answered: In Sunday’s (7/16) sermon, you talked about complaining to God (if I remember correctly). In my quiet time I was in Numbers 11 which describes...

Developing Healthy Coping Mechanisms 25.07.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 226: Pastor Plek, Catie Sas, and John Milton recap Exodus chapter 5 and we talk about good and bad coping mechanisms on this episode of the podcast. Questions Answered: Why does Exodus 5:4 refer to the King of Egypt? Why do they randomly switch names here for one verse or are there two different people involved here? Wh...

How Sweet the Sound 12.07.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 224: Pastor Plek, Cody Sparks, and Nicole Troup answer a question submitted by a listener about modern worship songs versus old-school hymns. Question answered: Do you think there's a difference between theologically sound and theologically rich? Do you think modern songs do as much to teach theology as old hymns d...

From Fear to Faith 06.07.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 225: This week on Pastor Plek's Podcast, Pastor Plek is joined by special guests Tony Nelson and Marlon Sparks as well as Catie Sas. They discuss parenting challenges, walking in faith instead of fear, and the recent tornado in Perryton, TX. Question Answered: Question about exodus 2:16 Says priest of midian: I was...

The Gospel Invitation 28.06.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 222: Pastor Plek is joined by Dr. Matt Queen for a special podcast episode on Evangelism. Dr. Queen is a professor of Evangelism at Southwestern Seminary and just published his first book, The Gospel Invitation: Why Publicly Inviting People to Receive Christ Still Matters. Want to submit a question? Call or text 737-231...

Getting a Bite of Dessert Early 22.06.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 223: Pastor Plek and Catie Sas recap the Father's Day sermon given by guest preacher Danny Box. They also get into a conversation about the reality of parenting toddlers. Want to submit a question? Call or text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Support the show: https://wbcc.churchcenter.com/...

Old Earth vs. New Earth Creationism 21.06.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 219: Pastor Plek and Natalie Lipscomb discuss different thoughts regarding New Earth and Old Earth creationism theories. Question Answered: Old Earth vs. New Earth creationism. Does it matter what Christians believe on this topic? Want to submit a question? Call or text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in be...

Worship Styles 14.06.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 218: Pastor Plek, Nicole Troup, and Catie Sas talk about worshiping at home, different worship styles, and the age old debate on centemporary worship music versus the classic hymns. Question answered: I'm a low-energy, stone-faced worshiper until I hear a classic hymn. There are just certain songs that just burst f...

The Dave Ramsey Controversy 13.06.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 221: Dave Sheffield is back on the podcast with Pastor Plek to talk about a lawsuit that was recently filed against Dave Ramsey. They also idscuss a few other questions and issues related to Financial Peace University and why we as a church are offering the class. Question Answered: This is just one of several articles...

The Names of Exodus 1 08.06.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 220: Listen in as Pastor Plek and Laura Allen recap this sunday's sermon on Exodus 1. Want to submit a question? Call or text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Support the show: https://wbcc.churchcenter.com/giving Support the show

Sex & Evangelism 07.06.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 215: Pastor Plek, Catie Sas, and Nicole Troup are back to answer a listener's question about how to evangelize when you don't feel like you're good at it.  Question answered: I'm not good at evangelism but I feel convicted about this. Thoughts? Want to submit a question? Call or text 737-231-0605! Fa...

Are you rich? 02.06.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 217: Pastor Plek is joined by Cody Sparks, Laura Allen, and Natalie Lipscomb this week to talk about Sunday's sermon about Living on the money God has provided for you. We also answer a listener question related to our Give, Save, Live sermon series. Question answered: I am a young entrepreneur in my 20s. I am a 10...

Should Christians Save Money? 01.06.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 216: On this episode of Pastor Plek's Podcast we recap last sunday's sermon on Saving and what it means to save money as a Christian. Tune in to hear Pastor Plek, Catie Sas, and Nicole Troup discuss all this and more! Want to submit a question? Call or text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in betwe...

Change Management for Leaders 31.05.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 214: Pastor Plek is back with Nicole Troup and Special Guests Tim Chancellor and Pastor James Foster. In this episode we cover how to manage organizational changes as a leader and what it looks like to roll out new projects or policies to those who are under your leadership. Want to submit a question? Call or text 737-2...

Contraception & Family Planning 24.05.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 211: In this episode Pastor Plek, Catie Sas, and Cody Sparks tackle the topics of Contraception and Family Planning. Questions answered: As Christians, we are called to live in accordance with God’s will and not our own will. With that said, how can we justify the use of contraceptives, birth control, onanism, even natu...

Giving to God 22.05.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 213: Pastor Plek, Catie Sas, and Nicole Troup discuss Sunday's sermon on Giving and dive deeper into the importance of giving to God Want to submit a question? Call or text 737-231-0605! Faith, Culture, and all things in between. Support the show: https://wbcc.churchcenter.com/giving Support the show

Why submit to authority? 18.05.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 212: Pastor Plek is joined by Pastor James Foster, Tim Chancellor, and Nicole Troup this week to recap the last sermon in our Ecclesiastes series. In this episode we discuss why God calls us to submit to local authority and some common barries people have when it comes to submission. Question answered: Is Solomon descri...

The Fog of War 17.05.2023

Have a question or comment for Pastor Plek or one of his guests. Send it here. 210: Rob Huddleston joins Pastor Plek on the podcast this week to continue their conversation about their army days and they answer a few questions from our listeners. Questions Answered: Since God has the elect, why would he create the people he wouldn’t be electing? Romans 8:33 “Who shall bring any charge against God&...

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