Pastor Matthew Barnett Shares About God, Working with People Off The Streets, and Humility

Senior Pastor and co-founder of the Dream Center Matthew Barnett joins the Painful Lessons Podcast in a very approachable conversation about growing up as a famous pastor's son, starting his own ministry in Los Angeles, providing shelter and rehabilitation to addicts, scandals in religion, dealing with hardships and grief, impacting so many lives, and much more.

You can visit the Dream Center's website here: https://www.dreamcenter.org/

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00:00 - 02:45 Tyler introduces his hero, Matthew Barnett, pastor and founder of the Dream Center
02:46 - 07:41 Matthew explains the Dream Center and how it started
07:42 - 10:00 Tyler shares his rehab experience
10:01 - 13:55 Matthew highlights the importance of forgiveness to people
13:56 - 17:15 Matthew shares his first impressions working with Tyler
17:16 - 18:44 How does Matthew handle losses in rehab?
18:45 - 25:15 Matthew talks about almost quitting
25:16 - 25:49 How often do pastors think about swearing?
25:50 - 31:09 Inspiration from David in the Bible
31:10 - 38:10 What can people learn from David?
38:11 - 41:27 The importance of having humility
41:28 - 47:52 Thoughts about who does and doesn’t go to heaven
47:53 - 51:00 A pastor’s thoughts on scandals in religion
51:01 - 54:20 Gangs protecting the church
54:20 - 55:03 - Closing the show