Justin Carner

The Hungover Pastor

Comedy EN ↓ 7 episodes

After 12+ years in youth ministry I hung up my dodgeball shoes and started slanging coffee instead of Jesus. This podcast is a melting pot of stories from me and some of the best humans I know from all over the country about the crazy shit we experienced during our time at the fun house. Also this is an outlet for my pastor side to drop an old fashioned sermon or two while drinking an old fashion or two. Cheers and thank you for listening!

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Justin Carner

Episodes

Brent Treu - "I love being a cop, thats what I do, but thats not who I am." 22.01.2026 1:35:08

I had the pleasure to sit down with my old friend Brent Treu when he was home for the holidays. The bourbon was flowing like wine and a few hours in we hit the record button. Brent is a former youth pastor and current Police Officer in South Florida. He's the best and I hope you enjoy our conversation.

Corbyn Tyson- " I think I was in a cult..." 18.12.2023 1:19:37

We're back! After a little too long we are back with a conversation featuring one of my favorite humans..Corbyn Tyson. Me and "Corbs" go way back and have served in several of the same ministries. I invited Corbyn to tell one of his "Are You Afraid Of The Dark" stories about buying pig heads in the name of the Lord. I hope you enjoy! Cheers!

Bailey Butterfield-"People often ask if I'm scared of death and I say 'yeah, thats why I became a funeral director'. 23.12.2022 1:14:46

In this episode I had the privilege of sitting down with Bailey Butterfield. Bailey in a mortician in Chicago, IL. We talked about dead people, ghosts and her transition from a child's hair stylist to becoming a mortician. Bailey is a fascinating person and I think you'll love getting to know her a little more. You can find Bailey on Instagram @bailey_butters and feel free to shoot her any questio...

*Bonus Episode*- One question with Rob Bell 06.12.2022 27:32

Last year I had the pleasure of jumping on a Zoom with Rob Bell and a couple other people. We all asked Rob one question. I recorded my portion of the conversation with him and thought it might be some valuable information for our listeners. 

Steve Carter- "We're all beautiful, all broken and it wasn't the church that hurt me, it was five people..." 22.09.2022 1:04:06

This episode I get the joy of sitting down with Steve Carter in studio. Steve was formerly the lead teaching pastor at Willow Creek and talks with us about the tough decision to resign in the midst of the chaos surrounding his former mentor Bill Hybels. Steve also gives us an update on his new church Forest City Church in Elgin and what its like living in the Chicago suburbs again. Thanks for list...

Lennox Barnett- "I was blind and now I can literally see!" 19.08.2022 1:49:53

In our second podcast I was able to have Lennox Barnett in studio. Lennox is an amazing man who was literally once blind, living in Jamaica until a group of American missionaries brought him back to Rockford, IL. Lennox talks about his healing and his hurt, as he details 20+ years of ministry. He caps off the podcast by tell us about the work he's doing in Haiti and how maybe we can help. If you w...

Jeff Schroeder-"Jesus was f*cking hardcore!" 08.08.2022 56:22

And so it begins! We have started the journey of this little podcast and for my first episode I couldn't think of another person I would rather talk to than Jeff Schroeder. Jeff is one of my oldest friends. We have been in ministry together, we've been in comedy together and we been in many Chicago bars together. We talk about bacon and the early days of of friendship when we met in youth group ov...