Kindavangelical with Pete Briscoe

This is the first in a multi-episode mini-series on the topic of women, men, home and church in the context of the systemic patriarchy in our culture and places of worship. In this episode, Pete addresses how patriarchy damages the family and looks at the history of what historians call the “cult of domesticity.”If you would like to experience connection with others on the Kindavangelical journey, come on over to Pete’s Patreon Page.  It is full of exclusive content, and you can find it at http://patreon.com/PeteBriscoe. Beth Allison Barr is the James Vardaman Professor of History at Baylor University and her book is called The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the subjugation of women Became Gospel Truth.Marg Mowczko’s web page is margmowczko.com and you can follow her on Twitter @MargMowczko.

In a world where winning is paramount, having a mutually beneficial conversation with a person we disagree with is a lost art. It isn't hard to rediscover joyful interaction and in this episode Pete outlines 10 strategies for doing so. This is a good one to share with your team!

Many of us have been “shown the door” by our evangelical friends. This dispossession is painful and difficult to understand. Dr. Isaac Sharp joins us to discuss this phenomenon as we walk through his book, The Other Evangelicals.

Is evolution true? Is it possible to be a Christian and believe in evolution? Is the earth 6000 years old or 4.3 billion years old? How do we know? Dr. Janet Kellogg Ray, a professor of Biology, will help those of us who were taught only “Young Earth Creationism” that there are better ways to understand the origins of the universe and mankind.

Kindavangelical is the podcast where we talk about more beautiful ways to live the Christian life. Sometimes the more beautiful way is more difficult, in fact it usually is, right? In this episode Pete discusses what to do, instead of flippantly asking someone to forgive you, after you’ve done something hurtful. It’s hard, and it’s beautiful too.

The church is struggling, people are leaving, and it leaves us wondering, is there any hope for the church moving forward? This honest discussion with Zach Lambert points to ways forward for the church and addresses some of the questions many of us who have left the church are pondering.

Setting out on a journey with no destination is an unnatural thing to do. It is unsettling and we feel ungrounded. Welcome to unnatural land… how is the journey going for you? Do you know where you’re going, or are you still figuring that out?In this episode we discuss what might come next, after we leave evangelicalism, with guest Dr. David Gushee.

If we are going to find “more beautiful ways to live the Christin life” some shifts are necessary. In this episode Pete discusses how curiosity can allow us to make these changes. Then he interviews Dr. Thomas Jay Oord who espouses a fundamental shift that might surprise you.

In this extra episode, Pete discusses questions he’s getting after the first 5 episodes of Kindavangelical. He addresses; “Where is this Podcast going?, “Can you define evangelicalism?”, “Do you hate evangelicals now?”, and “Why are you leading people astray?”

Pete starts to discuss why he can’t abide in evangelicalism anymore. He’ll share a unique and haunting story that will provide language for those of us who have left.Listen to the story, do you see yourself in it?

On this episode Pete will start talking about the aspects of evangelicalism that, as of this recording, still resonate with him. For those asking for a ‘doctrinal statement”, you’ll Kinda-get one.He’ll also talk with his long time friend Jeff Jones, the lead pastor of an evangelical church in Dallas, TX about the primary adjustment that needs to be made by those of us who still think there is good news, but wonder if the evangelical church has lost her chance to share it. Jeff’s podcast is called The Good Complex, check it out!

Life is a journey and for Kindavangelicals the journey is punctuated with roots to trip over, drop offs to avoid and steep hills to traverse. It can be hard, it can feel lonely too.In Episode 3 of the podcast, Pete shares more of his journey and introduces you to Joseph Campbell, Paulo Coelho, Hugh Jackman, and his friend Zach Lambert who shares his journey in the second half.

Someone posted that they googled, “What happened to Pete Briscoe?” Ha, seriously! If you were to google that, you would find a video from March 31, 2019. This is the service where my wife Libby and I shared with our church of 28 1/2 years that we were leaving the ministry. We loved our church and it was incredibly difficult to go. On that video I shared what I felt I could at the time: in episode 2 of Kindavangelical, I want to share more of the story.I’m telling you this because this journey is one of the reasons I no longer think of myself as an evangelical. Many of us find ourselves in this spiritual limbo because of life experiences that mark us and make us question what we have always believed. This is what happened to me.

In my first episode of Kindavangelical I’m going to paint a picture for you, not with acrylics, but with a handful of words. My picture is a metaphor and when you hear it you will instantly know if Kindavangelical is for you, or not. Then I’m going to talk with Jared Byas. Jared served as a local pastor and adjunct professor for almost ten years before launching The Bible for Normal People Podcast with Dr. Peter Enns, an organization committed to bringing the best in biblical scholarship to everyday people.