Black Waters No More
In this constructed wilderness / Where we’ve been exiled for 150 years / Our very lives take a backseat / To the bottom line of the powers / Who claim to provide us with a living
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Season 4 Episode 10: Deconstructing Evangelism
Do Christians really have a biblical mandate to convert other people to Christianity? Or should our evangelism have less to do with recruitment than with awakening people to Jesus’ alternative worldview of peace, justice, and liberation? In this episode Joe deconstructs the evangelism of coercion and control in favor of a better, more inclusive story.
Read moreThe temptation of “normal”
The urgency for normal is entirely rooted in our fear of vulnerability and desire for control.
Read moreSeason 4 Episode 9: Corey Turnpenny – Church In The Wild
For this episode we literally go outside the walls as Joe and Brad chat with Rev. Corey Turnpenny, pastor of Church In The Wild in Windsor, NY. Corey talks about how Church in the Wild came to be, how their nontraditional worship services emerge out of their very specific context, and how they view themselves as a community dedicated to helping other people in their neighborhoods thrive.
Read moreA revival by any other name
If God is real, and if God is at work in all places all the time, we shouldn’t be surprised when people who don’t claim the label are inspired to do the work…especially if Christians won’t.
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