Jeremiah Hicks is a pastor, preacher, husband, father, speaker, and creator based in Kansas City. Known for his bold online content and street-level conversations with people who often disagree with him, Jeremiah has built a growing platform by addressing the topics many Christians, pastors, and churches are afraid to touch. He is unapologetically Christian, deeply committed to truth, and passionate about reaching people with both conviction and compassion.

Chandler and Jeremiah talk openly about why so many Christians and pastors shy away from difficult topics like abortion, racism, sexuality, politics, and cultural compromise. Jeremiah shares why he believes many churches have stopped fearing God and started fearing comment sections, why silence is not neutral, and why the church must recover the courage to speak truth with grace.

• Abortion, racism, and the topics pastors are afraid to touch
• Why Christians can no longer stay silent on cultural issues
• How foster care and childhood pain shaped Jeremiah Hicks’ faith
• Why silence can become compromise
• The difference between winning arguments and winning people
• How to have hard conversations with humility and conviction
• Why many churches fear criticism more than they fear God
• The role of truth, grace, and courage in Christian leadership
• Why racism has no place in the body of Christ
• How pastors should respond to controversial cultural moments
• Why the gospel confronts before it comforts
• What it means to speak truth without being controlled by people’s opinions
• How Christians can engage culture without compromising conviction

Whether you are a pastor, church leader, Christian creator, believer, parent, or someone trying to navigate the tension of faith and culture, this episode will help you think deeply about what it means to follow Jesus with courage, speak truth with love, and refuse to stay silent when the world needs the gospel.

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• Website: https://www.jeremiahhicks.org/

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Tim Alcorn is the founder of Social Ground Foundation, a marketing and media agency built to help mission-driven organizations, nonprofits, churches, and schools grow their visibility and move their mission forward. But before building his agency, Tim spent years serving in church ministry, from running sound as a kid to leading youth, worship, creative, and pastoral ministry roles.

Chandler and Tim talk openly about the emotional weight of leaving church staff, the identity crisis that can follow ministry transitions, and why so many pastors, church staff members, and ministry leaders struggle when a season comes to an end. They also discuss the difference between being released and being blessed, how to leave a church well, and why the way leaders handle staff transitions matters more than many realize.

Tim shares what he wishes he had done differently during his ministry transitions, including the importance of communicating early, seeking wise counsel, honoring leadership, and refusing to slander the church or its leaders on the way out. Chandler and Tim also talk about forgiveness, reconciliation, and why church hurt should not become a reason to disconnect from the body of Christ.

This episode also explores the tension between ministry and the marketplace. Tim shares how God used entrepreneurship, family, and mission-driven marketing to help him rediscover purpose after leaving full-time paid ministry. Together, Chandler and Tim challenge the idea that calling must always come with a paycheck and remind listeners that ministry can happen in the church, in business, in your family, and wherever God has placed you.

If you have ever served on church staff, experienced church hurt, walked through a painful transition, questioned your calling, or wondered who you are after ministry changes, this conversation will encourage you, challenge you, and help you process what it looks like to heal, forgive, rebuild, and keep following God.

• Church hurt and how to process it in a healthy way
• What happens when a church staff role ends
• Finding purpose after leaving full-time ministry
• The identity crisis many pastors and ministry leaders experience
• How to leave a church or staff position well
• Why communication with leadership matters during transition
• The difference between being released and being blessed
• Why your calling is bigger than your paycheck
• How ministry and entrepreneurship can work together
• The importance of family, humility, forgiveness, and reconciliation

Whether you are a pastor, church staff member, ministry leader, Christian entrepreneur, or someone walking through a difficult church transition, this episode will help you remember that your role can change without your calling disappearing.

Social Ground Foundation: https://www.socialgroundfoundation.org/

Follow Tim on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timothyalcorn/

The Outstand Podcast features real conversations with pastors, entrepreneurs, and leaders who refuse to blend in. Each episode pulls back the curtain on the pressure, pain, growth, faith, and discipline it takes to build something meaningful and become the kind of person who outstands the rest.

This episode is sponsored by Local Church Media

This episode is sponsored by Local Church Media, helping churches save time and elevate their visuals with affordable, high-quality church graphics, sermon series packages, videos, social media assets, and customizable media resources. Spend less time creating content and more time building relationships.

Subscribe to The OutStand Podcast for more conversations on faith, leadership, ministry, growth, and what it really takes to outstand the rest.