- 140
- Episodes
- 4
- Transcribed
- 138
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About The Christian Optimist
Pastor Raef Chenery tackles the real world issues and questions you face every day head on from an eschatologically optimistic perspective. Rooted in the Word of God, we’ll look at worldview, apologetics, politics, news, theology, evangelism encounters, and so much more. The aim is to allow God’s Word to inform and guide you through each and every moment.
- Publisher
- Raef Chenery
- Category
- religion & spirituality
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 27 Sept 2020
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
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They Told Him to Stop Preaching Jesus. What He Wants Every Christian to Know
Published 28 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And that was mainly Pentecostal, but really solid guys. And we would go to the city every single Friday, evangelize about once a week downtown. And I pretty much have kept that up over the last eight or nine years. So just continual evangelism. a time specifically set aside for sharing the gospel. […]
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.2 / 5
- 66 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 72 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100
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- Quality
- 54
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 82
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