The Pastor's Office with Travis Carey

Travis Carey
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Step inside the office of Pastor Travis Carey for an honest, heart-to-heart look at faith, life, and the challenges we face as followers of Christ. Each episode explores practical teaching, biblical insight, and real-world conversations to help you grow spiritually, navigate life’s hurdles, and deepen your relationship with God. Whether you’re seeking encouragement, clarity, or a fresh perspective on Scripture, The Pastor’s Office is your front-row seat to thoughtful reflection and pastoral guidance. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.

  1. The Problem With Having 7 Pastors | The Pastor's Office Ep. 14

    11h ago

    The Problem With Having 7 Pastors | The Pastor's Office Ep. 14

    In this episode of the Pastor's Office Podcast, Travis sits down with elder and ministry leader Jordan Cross (Chief of Staff, Great Commission Ministries) to tackle one of the most urgent problems facing the modern church: the rise of consumer Christianity, church shopping, and a generation that's deeply resistant to spiritual authority.Jordan opens up about his own story — the season he ignored his pastor's counsel, moved across the country, and watched his life fall apart. What brought him back? Two words from Pastor Ken Graves in a parking lot.Together, they react to a viral "church shopping" video, unpack the dangerous trend of treating God's church like a Yelp review, and make the case for why submitting to pastoral authority isn't a threat to your freedom — it's the source of it.Then they react.Texas Senate candidate James Talarico — Harvard educated, seminary trained — is on the campaign trail using the Bible to argue that God was non-binary, that homosexuality isn't clearly condemned in Scripture, and that Jesus never spoke to the issue. Travis and Jordan break down exactly where his argument falls apart, why an M.Div. doesn't equal biblical authority, and why this is precisely the moment pastors cannot stay silent. If your congregation can't tell the difference between a man rightly dividing the Word and a politician reverse-engineering it to win votes — that's a pastoral failure.In this episode:⚫️ What actually makes something a church (and what doesn't)⚫️ "Death by committee" — why some church structures can't disciple⚫️ The real problem behind "church hurt"⚫️ Church promiscuity vs. the covenant of marriage⚫️ James Talarico reacted: Seminary degree or Scripture twisting?⚫️ Should pastors endorse candidates and speak on politics?⚫️ The Reformation roots of pastoral authorityReferenced in this episode:⚪️ Pastor Ken Graves — Calvary Chapel Bangor⚪️ Pastor Josh Lawrence — Great Commission Ministries⚪️ 1 Timothy 3:15 | 2 Timothy 4:2 | 1 Thessalonians 5:12 | John 15:1-2

    1h 8m
  2. Sex, Shame & Scripture: What the World Teaches About Sex vs. What God Actually Says | Ep. 13

    May 29

    Sex, Shame & Scripture: What the World Teaches About Sex vs. What God Actually Says | Ep. 13

    Pastor Travis and his wife Madison bring one of the most candid, biblically honest conversations about sex you'll find anywhere — and they're not tiptoeing around it. From hookup culture to the honeymoon suite, from purity culture wounds to what God actually designed sex to be — this episode covers it all.They even address Alex Cooper and Call Her Daddy — one of the most downloaded podcasts in the world built entirely around sexual freedom, one night stands, and living by your feelings. Travis and Maddi break down exactly what that narrative is selling to young women, why the fairy tale ending looks so convincing on the surface, and what the story always leaves out.The world says sex is freedom. There are no consequences. Sow your wild oats — you can always clean it up later. Purity is damaging.God's Word says something completely different.In this episode Travis and Maddie walk through the 4 seasons every marriage moves through — and what the Bible has to say about sex in each one:🔥 The Pursuit Season — How do you honor God physically while your hormones are raging? Why the lines you draw before the wedding show up inside the marriage. And the one question every dating couple should be asking themselves.🔥 The Passion Season — The honeymoon is green light. But what happens when shame, past trauma, comparison, or a history of promiscuity walks into the room with you? Travis and Maddie get personal.🔥 The Pressure Season — Kids. Careers. Exhaustion. The "touched out" feeling every young mom knows. Why the marriage bed is one of the first things to suffer when life gets full — and exactly how to protect it.🔥 The Persevering Season — Aging, hormonal shifts, physical changes and what it looks like for a husband to truly dwell with his wife with understanding decades into marriage.They also get into:— What pornography actually does to the brain — and to a marriage — long before anyone walks down the aisle— The purity culture conversation — where the church caused real damage, where it was right, and how to hold both— What Paul means in 1 Corinthians 7 about the marriage bed — and why withholding is more serious than most couples realize— The monogamy hormone — what science says actually bonds a husband and wife together over decades— Their own story — drug addiction, promiscuity, rebuilding, and making it to their wedding night by the grace of GodThis episode is for you if you're dating and trying to figure out where the lines are. If you walked into marriage carrying shame or trauma. If you're years into marriage and the intimacy has quietly faded. If you grew up in church and purity culture left more wounds than wisdom. If you're a parent trying to figure out how to have this conversation with your kids before the world does.

    1h 18m
  3. Islam in America: The Gospel vs. Sharia | The Pastor's Office Ep. 12

    May 22

    Islam in America: The Gospel vs. Sharia | The Pastor's Office Ep. 12

    Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the United States — and most Americans don't know it. On this episode of The Pastor's Office, Pastor Travis sits down with Pastor Josh Lawrence, Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Eldoret and is the founder and president of Great Commission Ministries.Josh shares the story of going to roughly 100 mosques to share the gospel — and the hard-won lesson that changed everything. After his first ten or twelve conversations went nowhere, he realized he'd come armed for debate but had forgotten to actually preach the cross. What happened when he went back is a powerful picture of Romans 1.We also talk through:• The rise of Islam in America and what the 2020 census projections actually show• What Sharia law really means — and why it can't be called a "religion of peace"• The historical chapter of jihad that history textbooks tend to skip• The story of Nabeel Qureshi and "Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus"• Our reaction to recent clips from Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens on Islam• Why apologetics has its place — but the gospel is the only answer that works• A clear gospel presentation for anyone, Muslim, atheist, or seeker, who's listeningIf this episode encouraged you, please like, share, and subscribe so we can keep bringing the gospel to the social media square.

    46 min
  4. The Bible, the Border, and the State of Maine | The Pastor's Office Ep. 11 (w/ Guest Jon Fetherston)

    May 15

    The Bible, the Border, and the State of Maine | The Pastor's Office Ep. 11 (w/ Guest Jon Fetherston)

    $1 billion in fraud. A non-verbal child found at a mosque. Maine law enforcement told to "stand down" on Chinese organized crime. What is actually happening in the state of Maine — and what does the Bible say about it?In this episode, Pastor Travis sits down with investigative journalist Jon Fetherston of The Maine Wire — the only Maine news outlet embedded with ICE during Operation Catch of the Day — to unpack the immigration story most of the press won't touch.Together, they distinguish what the Bible actually says about the foreigner, the sojourner, and the nation — drawing the critical line between an immigrant and an invader. They walk through The Maine Wire's investigation into nearly $1 billion in MaineCare fraud, the mystery surrounding Lewiston's Bartlett Street mosque, the political career of Iman Osman, the moment Maine's mayor and a U.S. Senate candidate refused to comment on four shootings in a single day, and the Chinese triad marijuana operations quietly transforming rural Maine.Jon Fetherston is an investigative journalist with The Maine Wire, a longtime public servant and former housing commissioner, and a regular contributor on Fox News. He has spent decades helping immigrant and refugee communities — making his perspective on this conversation uniquely earned.📰 Read The Maine Wire's full reporting: https://www.themainewire.com🎙️ Subscribe for new episodes of The Pastor's Office every week

    51 min
  5. Charlie Kirk's Vision for TPUSA Faith | The Pastor's Office Ep. 9

    May 15

    Charlie Kirk's Vision for TPUSA Faith | The Pastor's Office Ep. 9

    On this episode of The Pastor's Office Podcast, Pastor Travis sits down with Chip Moore — National Director of Pastoral Relations at TPUSA Faith — for a conversation about revival, the legacy of Charlie Kirk, and what God is doing through the Make Heaven Crowded Tour as it heads to Portland, Maine.Chip shares the behind-the-scenes story of how the tour was born out of Charlie Kirk's memorial, the unforgettable moments from the first stops at Pastor Greg Laurie's church in Riverside and Pastor Jackson's church in Tennessee, and the personal memories of sitting across the table from Charlie just weeks before his death. From a young woman falling to her knees in a parking lot, to 600 baptisms in a city hall fountain, to Charlie's whispered prayer before every event — "Lord, here I am, use me" — this is a conversation about a movement that nobody saw coming.🔥 MAKE HEAVEN CROWDED TOUR — PORTLAND, MAINE📍 Portland Expo📅 Friday, May 15🕕 6:00 PMFree and open to the public. Bring a friend.

    52 min
  6. Rock Bottom Looks Different — Theo Von, Testimony & New Life | Pastor's Office Ep. 10

    May 8

    Rock Bottom Looks Different — Theo Von, Testimony & New Life | Pastor's Office Ep. 10

    Rock bottom looks different for everyone. Theo Von recently opened his Bible on his podcast, read John 5, and admitted on camera: "I think I want a new story." Pastor Travis and his wife Maddie respond with their own — Maddie's heroin addiction and the gas station tract that found her days before she surrendered to Christ, and Travis's two nights strung out in a van in California before his twin brother brought him home to Maine. They speak honestly about church hurt, identity built around sin, and the listener whose rock bottom doesn't look like a needle or a jail cell — the successful and the comfortable whose emptiness is just as real. The invitation of John 5 is still open: do you want to be healed?

    1h 1m
  7. Raising, Losing, and Getting Back Prodigal Daughters | The Pastor's Office Ep. 8

    Apr 24

    Raising, Losing, and Getting Back Prodigal Daughters | The Pastor's Office Ep. 8

    Even a perfect Father has prodigal children. Pastor Travis sits down with his mother-in-law Marla and her two daughters — Maddie and Marissa — to walk through a story most parents pray they'll never live: two daughters raised in Christian school, in church, in the Word, who disappeared into heroin addiction after a painful divorce. Using Luke 15 as the framework, this conversation moves through the three seasons of a prodigal: the raising, the rebellion, and the return. Marla shares the Christmas Eve phone call when a pastor told her she couldn't let her daughter come home. Maddie describes being left on the side of the road after an overdose, and the hopelessness of rehab systems that told her she'd never be free. Marissa walks through methadone clinics, jail, and the sermon that finally broke her while she was on house arrest. Both daughters are now clean, sober, married, and serving in ministry in Maine. This is an honest conversation about tough love, empty solutions, enabling, and the redemption only Christ can write. For any parent raising children, watching a child walk away, or waiting for a prodigal to come home.

    1h 10m
  8. Tucker Carlson Is Wrong About Israel | The Pastor's Office Podcast Ep. 7

    Apr 17

    Tucker Carlson Is Wrong About Israel | The Pastor's Office Podcast Ep. 7

    In this episode, Pastor Travis and Pastor Greg Huston tackle one of the most controversial and rapidly shifting conversations in today’s culture—Israel, the Church, and what the Bible actually says about both. With social media flooded with opinions, viral clips, and bold claims from influential voices, many believers are left asking: What is true? And more importantly, what does Scripture say?We dive into the growing trend of Christians questioning Israel, unpack the rise of replacement theology, and examine why this shift is happening right now. From cultural influence and media narratives to deeply rooted theological misunderstandings, we explore how perspectives are being shaped—and in many cases, distorted. More importantly, we walk through key passages of Scripture to bring clarity to God’s covenant with Israel, His redemptive plan, and how it connects to the Church today.Our encouragement is simple: don’t outsource your theology. Be like the Bereans. Go to the Scriptures, test everything, and seek truth for yourself.

    1h 1m
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Step inside the office of Pastor Travis Carey for an honest, heart-to-heart look at faith, life, and the challenges we face as followers of Christ. Each episode explores practical teaching, biblical insight, and real-world conversations to help you grow spiritually, navigate life’s hurdles, and deepen your relationship with God. Whether you’re seeking encouragement, clarity, or a fresh perspective on Scripture, The Pastor’s Office is your front-row seat to thoughtful reflection and pastoral guidance. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.

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