The Pastor's Office with Travis Carey

Travis Carey

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. 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

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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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