Welcome,
I'm Pastor Brandon
I Was Raised to Never Talk About Politics or Religion.
God Had Other Ideas.
Most churches play it safe. Most pastors stay polite.
I guess I missed that memo — or maybe I just read the Gospels too closely.
Here, we wrestle with the uncomfortable stuff: the conversations most pulpits avoid and most Christians tiptoe around. Not because it’s easy, but because following Jesus was never supposed to be safe, soft, or silent.
If you’re ready for a faith that speaks into the real world — even when it’s messy — you’re in the right place.
ABOUT ME
I accepted Jesus at a youth camp in Arizona in 1983 and felt called to ministry by the time I was 18. But a well-meaning, burnt-out pastor talked me out of it. So, I climbed the corporate ladder instead. I earned multiple business degrees and landed a Fortune 10 VP role. From the outside, it looked like success. But inside, I knew I was way off mission.
I've led ministries across the board — marriage, men's, youth, kids, adult discipleship, global outreach, prison ministry and even briefly, a motorcycle ministry. I pastored at four campuses for a large multi-site church.
I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Divinity, am ordained through the National Association of Christian Ministers (NAACM), and am a certified premarital counseling facilitator.
This ministry? I don't want this calling. I've asked God to choose someone else many times. It's not comfortable for anyone — including me. Challenging the Evangelical Right invites insults. It invites threats (real and scary ones). So, addressing the hard stuff isn't exactly a party on my side either. Trust me, I'd rather be grilling burgers at a local church men's ministry gathering.
My calling is simple and clear: to challenge Christians to make American Christianity about Jesus again.
MAKE CHRISTIANITY ABOUT JESUS AGAIN
American Christianity has a PR problem—and it’s not because of Jesus. It's because we've replaced Him with political platforms, power grabs, and culture war idols.
What many now call faith looks more like Christian Nationalism—a movement that confuses the Gospel with government, and elevates political loyalty over Christlike love. But Jesus didn’t come to take sides. He came to take over—with grace, humility, and truth.
This ministry exists to help believers reclaim a faith that looks like Jesus again:
A Gospel that centers on love, not legalism (John 13:35)
A truth that confronts power, not enables it (Matthew 23:27)
A Church that serves the world, not rules over it (Mark 10:42–45)
We’re not here to win a culture war. We’re here to lead people to Jesus.
We're here to lead them to Jesus and let the Holy Spirit work on their sin (John 16:8).
Now let's get to work.
PODCAST
The Disruptive Disciple — A Podcast for the Unpoliticized Church with Pastor Brandon
Where polite Christianity comes to die—and the real Jesus gets the mic.
The Disruptive Disciple is a Jesus-centered podcast for people tired of culture-war Christianity, political idolatry, and performative faith. Hosted by Pastor Brandon—the bald pastor on Facebook currently giving Christian Nationalism a migraine—this show cuts through religious noise to rediscover a faith rooted in Jesus, not agendas.
Expect honest, challenging conversations about discipleship, the American Church, deconstruction, spiritual courage, and following Jesus in a world addicted to outrage. Most episodes feature Pastor Brandon’s wife and partner-in-disruption, Shay, offering humor, heart, and the occasional reality check.
If you’re hungry for truth, grit, grace, and a faith that looks like Jesus again, this podcast is home. Table-flipping optional. Spiritual seatbelts recommended.
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