He grew up sleeping in abandoned houses. No stability. Just cold nights, empty stomachs, and a skateboard to outrun the pain.

Church didn’t make sense. The Bible sounded like fiction. And if God was real—where was He when he needed Him most?

This is the story of a man, named Jake Benz who grew up with nothing but questions. Is the Bible legit? Is God even real? Can anything broken ever be made whole again? The more he asked, the more he searched—and the deeper the truth hit.

His questions didn’t lead him away from God. They led him straight into the fire of something real.

Today, he owns a Demented, local skateshop that’s become more than just a place to buy boards—it’s become a refuge for kids with nowhere else to go. A church without walls. A sanctuary wrapped in grip tape, loud music, and raw conversations.

He doesn’t preach from a pulpit—he preaches through presence. Through scars. Through stories.

This episode is for the ones who’ve doubted everything. For the ones who still do. For the ones who feel more at home in a skatepark than a sanctuary.

Because sometimes the road to Jesus starts with brutal questions and busted knuckles.

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What happens when the dream dies—but the calling is just beginning?

In this raw and honest conversation, we sit down with former professional baseball player, Curtus Moak, who was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds, only to have his career abruptly cut short by injury. But that devastating loss didn’t end his story—it redirected it.

Now the lead pastor of a non-denominational, charismatic church, he opens up about taking over a decades-old church culture, the tension of leading into a new generation, and the unshakable lessons he learned in the wilderness. We talk about marriage, identity, spiritual authority, burnout, and what it really means to follow Jesus in 2025.

🔥 You’ll hear:

What baseball taught him about pastoring
How you honor the old while building something new
The cost of changing church culture
And why the church still matters today
This isn’t just a story of leadership—it’s a story of loss, grit, growth, and resurrection.

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