I Finally Want to Address Everything...
From The Deep End With Lecrae by Lecrae
June 12, 2026 · 1h 1m · Season 3 · Episode 127
About this episode
Lecrae addresses various criticisms and questions about his career and faith in an honest and open manner.
Some of what you've said about me is right. I want to say which parts, specifically. When Reach Records partnered with Phillip Anthony Mitchell and 2819 Church, it cracked something open — years of assumptions, questions, and criticisms about Lecrae that people had been carrying quietly suddenly got loud. So instead of guessing what people were thinking, he asked. Voice memos. Real questions. No prepared statements. In this episode, Lecrae listens and responds in real time — to the secular collab criticism, the Cross Movement distance, the Reformed theology departure, the Warnock rally confusion, the people who think his music got watered down, and the Christians who've been watching him for 23 years wondering which direction he's really headed. He also speaks directly to the people who are done with church but still craving community — and to anyone who's ever felt like they just can't win on either side. No PR answer. No saving face. Just an honest one. Topics covered: Why the 2819 partnership brought everything to the surface Secular collabs: missionary or compromiser? Why he stepped back from Reformed theology circles Cross Movement, the Ambassadors, and the bitterness he had…
People in this episode
Host: Lecrae
Topics covered
- secular collaboration criticism
- Reformed theology departure
- mental health stigma in the church
- community for those done with church
- public apology
- growing up in public
Keywords
- Lecrae
- Reach Records
- secular collaborations
- Reformed theology
- mental health
- community
- public apology
- Cross Movement
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Reach Records, 2819 Church, Cross Movement, Ambassadors
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