Andy “Crash” Connell “If We’re Not the Church, Then What Are We Doing?”

We’ll spend talk segments on loving our neighbor. Or a bad experience recently at a Self checkout register. 

We’ll run liners about how OUR music changes lives.

We’ll share pre-recorded testimonies from singers and bands about how they met Jesus.

But we won’t bring up spiritual abuse. We won’t address false doctrine. We won’t touch the wolves feeding on the sheep.

“We’re not a church. We’re a (music) radio station.”

Fine. You’re not a church. But you speak to THE CHURCH every single day.

MOST of the people listening are wounded. They’ve been used. Lied to. Shamed. Controlled. Then told to keep quiet or leave. 

They wonder if anyone else sees it. I love the Sidewalk Prophets song “Hurt People” but that’s not the fix, a song or two.

We say we’re here to build up the body of Christ.

But how do you build up people who are being torn down and ignored?

We fill airtime with “inspiration”.

But who’s preparing anyone for the cost of following Christ?

We say our music encourages people. But do we ever warn them? Do we ever teach what’s hard to hear?

At Q90FM in Green Bay, we’ve been talking about these things for over 15 years.

We speak directly. We name deception. We point people to the Word. Because the silence is doing damage.

And it hasn’t destroyed our support. We’re listener-funded, and we keep growing. In a small market with several Christian music stations!

LISTENERS are desperate for clarity.

They’re relieved to hear someone say what they’ve been thinking.

And it’s not just a Green Bay thing.

These stories come in from everywhere (We are globally streamed with donors in 47 states).

Shouldn’t Christian broadcasters be sharing the whole counsel of God? 

That’s what Paul said in Acts 20:27. “I did not shrink back.”

What would it look like if you opened one talk segment this week to discuss what spiritual abuse actually is?

Could your morning team or midday talent give it two minutes? Could they point people to more “about this” on a website or podcast?

Are you having these conversations in your leadership meetings?

Are your staff and air talent equipped to talk about narcissism, manipulation, and counterfeit authority in the church?

No, we do not attack people. But we do need to tell the truth. The church is listening.

Andy “Crash” Connell is the GM/OM and live morning co-host at Q90 FM (WORQ 90.1) in Green Bay, Wisconsin—a role he’s served in since 2013. His radio career spans both ministry and major-market secular formats, with past experience in Dallas/Fort Worth, New Orleans, El Paso, and Madison, WI. He was born-again in 2010. Known for his bold approach to broadcasting and a deep commitment to biblical truth, Crash leads Q90 FM under the station’s mission: Truth at Any Cost. Email crash@q90fm.com