Is Your Pastor Corrupt? | unScripted EP 18
30 May 2026
Is your pastor corrupt — and does it change what YOU have to do?
On this episode of unScripted, Shawn Boonstra and Jonathan Walter go off script on some of the most uncomfortable conversations happening inside the Adventist Church right now.
First — what does God actually say when the pastor is corrupt? The answer from Malachi will surprise you. Then, a WWII story buried in the Adventist Review about a German pilot who could have ended a British crew — and didn't. What he did instead became one of the most powerful illustrations of God's grace ever recorded. And finally — did you know the Adventist Church is quietly building a creative arts movement? Most members have no idea it exists.
In this episode:
🔴 What the Book of Malachi really says about corrupt priests — and why it still applies today
🔴 Should Adventists withhold tithe when leadership fails? The answer is stronger than you think
🔴 Matthew 18 and the biblical alternative to social media pile-ons
🔴 Charlie Brown, Franz Stigler, and the WWII miracle that changed enemies into brothers
🔴 Can you forgive someone without letting them back into your life?
🔴 Adventist artists, poets, and musicians — and why the Review is creating space for them
Timestamps:
0:00 — "Just how corrupt is your pastor?"
1:00 — Introductions & the Germanic "W" rabbit hole
2:20 — Jonathan's Adventist Review article: Is Your Pastor Corrupt?
6:00 — The American church interview culture and entertainment expectations
10:00 — Malachi's verdict on corrupt priesthood and faithful giving
13:00 — What to do when your pastor is actually corrupt — the Matthew 18 path
15:00 — Social media public shaming vs. biblical accountability
17:00 — Mercy Above Enemies: Cliff's Edge, Charlie Brown & Franz Stigler
21:00 — Can you forgive without reconciling? Setting biblical boundaries
24:00 — Art, poetry, and creative mission in the SDA Church
26:00 — Reading theater: Live poems from the Adventist Review
27:30 — Why art is one of the most powerful arguments against evolution
📖 Read Jonathan Walter's article "Is Your Pastor Corrupt?" and all May content at
https://adventistreview.org/church-life/our-church/church-our-church/is-your-pastor-corrupt/
🎨 Submit your artwork, music, or poetry: [email protected]
👇 What's YOUR take — is withholding tithe from a corrupt church ever justified? Drop it in the comments.
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