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This Pastor Wants Believers High On More Than Jesus

Craig Gross is a pastor from California, an author, and a speaker. He also founded XXXChurch, which is a ministry that helps those addicted to Porn break free. Now he is starting a new ministry to help believers get their hands on Cannabis.

Gross recently sat down with the Church Leaders team, a resource for pastors, and recorded a podcast over his ministries and controversial opinion of marijuana.

An Interview with a Controversial Pastor

The Church Leaders Podcast sat down with Pastor Craig Gross discussing his creation of XXXChurch and his new interest in Cannabis.

The questions asked were of a nature to garner conversation and dig deeper with the controversial paster.

The interviewers asked, “Through XXXchurch, what kind of stories have come out about people overcoming porn addiction?”

“What are your goals with launching Christian Cannabis? How do you justify what you see as the spiritual benefits of cannabis versus the medicinal benefits?” And lastly, “Do believe there are other substances people might consume that helps them draw closer to God, or is that quality unique to marijuana?”

The Key Takeaways

Pastor Gross did not disappoint with his answers. Here are a few key takeaways from the interview:

“When pornography hit the internet, I was working with young people…and I just remember having the thought, hey, there’s no way you could survive if this was around when I was a kid.”

“I have championed a ministry of transparency and authenticity and…due to some health problems and some things I was dealing with, I had gotten a medical marijuana card, and it was the type of thing where I didn’t share that with many people.”

“I think the church loses its influence when we avoid topics that the rest of the world is talking about.” 

“As a pastor of a church, if you’re in a city today or a state where this is legal and you have a policy on alcohol, you have a policy for everything else but you’ve not addressed this issue with your staff, you have not talked openly about this with your congregation…what are you waiting for?”

“What happens if somebody comes up to you after church and says, ‘Hey pastor. There’s a medical marijuana shop up the road. Is that ok for me to go to?’”

“I think we’ve got it all wrong when it comes to cannabis.”

“I think the church doesn’t have biblical answers and we definitely don’t have sound answers on [marijuana], so we’re just avoiding [the conversation], and I think that’s a bad place to be in.”

Does He have a point? You decide. To listen to the full interview click here. 

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