Sep 18, 2026 · 10 min · 8 segments
In this episode, Aaron Porter and Josh Bales discuss the importance of authentic community, the role of music and ministry, and the personal growth that comes from shared experiences among men. They…
Josh BalesGuest
Aaron PorterHost
I mean, I know you've felt this is like a weird kind of other life being the person up there.
I don't want to be like cynical about it, but I think it's just it's man, it's just so different being week to week a parish priest and then like getting on a plane to go somewhere and play for a group of people you don't know who are going to clap at the end.
It's encouraging to me to get to use my gifts and there are occasionally some, you know, really powerful moments and conversational moments maybe with people along the way, but It's very different to get to spend a weekend the whole time where it's not just, I'm not feeling the pressure maybe the whole time.
that even performing like if you're playing music for your family in the living room and like hey i got this new song i'm working on i play it i don't think most people would feel or consider that a performance you're just being playing music talking about it and man when that can get split in a event with more people where it's not this isn't a performance We're sitting down in the living room.
I mean, just what you've just described is like, it's just rare to get that opportunity.
It's almost easier to have the cables and the speakers, the microphone stands and the platform thing between you and
I don't have to give as much of myself, but I think to sit there and be in a room of friends or that's just very different.
I mean, I know you've felt this is like a weird kind of other life being the person up there.
I don't want to be like cynical about it, but I think it's just it's man, it's just so different being week to week a parish priest and then like getting on a plane to go somewhere and play for a group of people you don't know who are going to clap at the end.
It's encouraging to me to get to use my gifts and there are occasionally some, you know, really powerful moments and conversational moments maybe with people along the way, but It's very different to get to spend a weekend the whole time where it's not just, I'm not feeling the pressure maybe the whole time.
that even performing like if you're playing music for your family in the living room and like hey i got this new song i'm working on i play it i don't think most people would feel or consider that a performance you're just being playing music talking about it and man when that can get split in a event with more people where it's not this isn't a performance We're sitting down in the living room.
I mean, just what you've just described is like, it's just rare to get that opportunity.
It's almost easier to have the cables and the speakers, the microphone stands and the platform thing between you and
I don't have to give as much of myself, but I think to sit there and be in a room of friends or that's just very different.
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