Ep 1439 | Philip Anthony Mitchell's Warning to America: Stand Up Now or Pay the Price Later
October 12, 2026
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5 min readIn 2018, Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell was in Jerusalem when he felt God "burn" something out of his heart: the desire for platforms, Instagram followings, and the approval of men. He returned from that trip a different preacher. By the time COVID hit, he was pastoring a church called Victory that had never grown beyond 800 people, and the pandemic nearly finished it. He lost his staff, his building, and most of his congregation. Recording alone in an empty studio for two years, he told his wife he thought their run was over. She talked him off the ledge with a simple question: "If you quit now, you'll never know what the Lord would do with you if you just stay in this fight long enough." Six months after COVID, they retired Victory entirely and launched 2819 Church with 183 people. Mitchell says he made one vow to God: "I will be faithful to you, no matter who sitting in front of me, and faithful to the preaching of your word, and whatever you want to do with the rest of my life, I am content with that."
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- 1 Ep 1439: Philip Anthony Mitchell's Warning to America
- 2 (00:01) **Opening & Guest Introduction** - The Robertson family welcomes Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell to the studio in Atlanta
- 3 (02:30) **Phil Robertson's Father: A Model of Costly Faith** - Robertson describes his father's 50-year ministry and willingness to speak truth regardless of cost
- 4 (05:32) **The COVID Collapse: Losing Everything** - Philip describes pastoring Victory Church for 10 years, then watching it crumble during the pandemic
- 5 (07:59) **God Speaks: Retire Victory, Launch 2819** - Philip recounts how God independently confirmed to both him and his wife that Victory was ending
- 6 (09:15) **The Real Work: Wringing Out Vanity** - Philip explains that the three to four years before the relaunch were spent dealing with his own heart
- 7 (13:31) **The Painful Process of Self-Examination** - Philip describes the embarrassment of realizing his heart was not pure during those 10 years
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Show Notes
Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell nearly lost everything when his church fell apart, but what happened next transformed his ministry and his message. Al and Zach sit down with the outspoken 2819 Church pastor to hear how he overcame failure, confronted his own pride, and found the courage to stand against a culture of compromise. Mitchell also reflects on the fearless faith of Phil Robertson and delivers a passionate warning about the greatest threat facing American Christianity, the mistakes of the ancient church, and what could happen if believers don't take a stand.
In this episode: Jeremiah 20:9; Jeremiah 17:9; Psalm 139:23–24; Psalm 51; Proverbs 26:11; Matthew 16:18; James 1:14–15; James 4:13–17
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Chapters
00:00 Meet Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell
08:05 The Birth of 2819 Church
13:00 Confronting Pride & Ambition
17:45 Preaching Truth at Any Cost
22:15 Al Opens Up About His Marriage
27:00 Turning Failure Into Testimony
33:00 The Church's Greatest Threat
40:15 Compromise & False Teaching
45:30 A Warning From the Past
51:15 Abandoning Our First Love
55:20 Fighting for the Next Generation
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