511 | What is a Church and Pastor| Nathan Apffel

About this episode

Nate and Aaron discuss the concepts of church and pastor with guest Nathan Apffel, exploring faith, transparency, and the intersection of religion and business.

On the episode this week: Nate is home and Aaron went to Helen back. They also give some updates on the Samson app and website. Nate and Aaron talk with guest Nathan Apffel. Nathan (Nate) grew up where faith was a source of both comfort and questioning, raised in a religious community. Nate began “The Religion Business” after over 10 years of investigative work into sacred spiritual, religious, and non-profit organizations. Nate is the creator of the docuseries The Religion Business on Prime, Apple TV, YouTube Movies, and other places. The discussion includes what is a pastor, church, and business or non-profit. There’s an interesting reenactment of circular reasoning used by ChatGPT. They also discuss the transparency of finances in churches and even Samson House. Links: The Religion of Business NEW Samson Community App (Apple store) NEW Samson Community App (Google Store) June 5-7, 2026 Italian/International Samson Retreat Samson England Walking Retreat June 26 - July 1, 2026 Samson Canoe Adventure July 19-22, 2026 Oct 23-25, 2026 U.S. Samson Summit Send mail to: Pirate Monk Podcast/Samson House PO BOX 1656 Columbia, TN 38402 If you have thoughts or questions and you'd like the…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nate Larkin, Aaron

Guest: Nathan Apffel

Topics covered

• church
• pastor
• faith
• transparency in finances
• investigative work
• religious community

Keywords

• church
• pastor
• faith
• transparency
• non-profit
• investigative work
• The Religion Business
• Samson app
• religious community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Religion Business, Samson House, Samson Society, Apple TV, YouTube Movies, Google Store

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