Performance anxiety in preaching
Subject in Mental Health
Performance anxiety in preaching has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Live Free with Josh Howerton. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Philip Anthony MitchellAmerican pastor of 2819 Church in Atlanta and author of the book Contend
Mitchell discloses that he struggled with preaching anxiety throughout 2025.
“Last year, 2025, I dealt with a full year of preaching anxiety for 12 straight months”
Live Free with Josh Howerton: The Biggest THREAT to Christianity is Happening RIGHT NOW (ft. Philip Anthony Mitchell) | Live Free with Josh Howerton (Sep 23, 2026) · Listen from 1:38:47
Josh HowertonSenior pastor of Lakepointe Church in Dallas, Texas, and host of Live Free
Howerton discloses that he suffered months of severe anxiety attacks around preaching in 2019.
“in 2019, I had eight months of very extreme anxiety attacks before and during preaching”
Live Free with Josh Howerton: The Biggest THREAT to Christianity is Happening RIGHT NOW (ft. Philip Anthony Mitchell) | Live Free with Josh Howerton (Sep 23, 2026) · Listen from 1:38:02
Podcasts
- Live Free with Josh Howerton · 1 episode
Episodes
The Biggest THREAT to Christianity is Happening RIGHT NOW (ft. Philip Anthony Mitchell) | Live Free with Josh HowertonLive Free with Josh Howerton · Sep 23, 2026 · 1 h 49 min
Pastor Josh Howerton talks with pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell about his conversion from street life, his preaching, Islam, end-times theology, public opposition and preaching anxiety.