An Impersonal Relationship with God

Posted on Monday, September 6th, 2010 [8 Comments]

Posted in Experiences in Church/Christianity, Questioning/Doubt/Authenticity

As Joy started asking questions about faith she was told that she was heading down a slippery slope. Joy’s response: How can you have a personal relationship with God if you don’t ask questions in that relationship?

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Tithing Without Generosity

Posted on Monday, March 22nd, 2010 [15 Comments]

Posted in Experiences in Church/Christianity, Tithing

Todd Hunter has been tithing for 32 years, but it has never really impacted his life. What would it look like to “repractice” this discipline so that it fosters a heart of generosity?

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In the Middle of Change

Posted on Monday, March 15th, 2010 [8 Comments]

Posted in Experiences in Church/Christianity, Infidelity, Questioning/Doubt/Authenticity

How do you respond when someone you know is in a messy situation? Elaine Hamilton, author of Church on the Couch, tells the story of how she responded when she found out a friend was having an affair.

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Embracing the Mess

Posted on Monday, March 8th, 2010 [9 Comments]

Posted in Experiences in Church/Christianity, Questioning/Doubt/Authenticity

Elaine Hamilton thinks the first step toward creating real community is telling the truth. But authenticity isn’t always easy.

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Missing Half of What God Has to Say

Posted on Monday, February 22nd, 2010 [22 Comments]

Posted in Equality, Experiences in Church/Christianity, Gender Equality

“If power is just held by males in the evangelical church, we’re missing out on half of what God has to say.” In this clip, Rose Madrid-Swetman talks about her experiences as a female pastor.

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Real-Life Worship

Posted on Monday, January 25th, 2010 [20 Comments]

Posted in Church/Christianity, Experiences in Church/Christianity, Worship

What would it look like for pain and suffering to be worked out through the worship of God? Todd and Angie Fadel’s method: don’t sing what you aspire to, but what’s actually going on.

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The Separation of Church and Sex

Posted on Monday, January 11th, 2010 [18 Comments]

Posted in Church/Christianity, Experiences in Church/Christianity, Morality, Sexuality

The topic of sex isn’t talked about much in church. Why is that? In this clip, Tammy & Brent Hodge talk about how they’d like to see more people talking about sex in church.

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Church Alumni

Posted on Monday, November 9th, 2009 [55 Comments]

Posted in Church/Christianity, Experiences in Church/Christianity, Faith

Many Christians are choosing to practice their faith outside the walls of traditional church buildings. In this clip Chad Estes talks about how he is focusing on being the Church instead of attending one.

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White Church, Black Church

Posted on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 [8 Comments]

Posted in Church/Christianity, Division, Equality, Experiences in Church/Christianity, Racism

Martin Luther King, Jr. said “It is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is eleven o’clock on Sunday morning.” Why is this still true? In this clip two Baptist pastors from Salt Lake City (one from a white church and one from a black church) share some of their thoughts and experiences about this dilemma.

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The Walk

Posted on Monday, June 22nd, 2009 [60 Comments]

Posted in Church/Christianity, Experiences in Church/Christianity

Church means different things to different people. To many, the meaning is becoming increasingly negative. This clip introduces 12 people who have-had or have-caused bad experiences in church. But somehow they haven’t given up on church yet.

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