What if church didn't have a set liturgy or better question: What if church had multiple liturgies
What if youth pastors did not run youth programs
What if we did adult retreats as often as youth ones?
What if church didn't meet on Fridays and Saturdays
What if there are people that will be online only forever?
An introduction to my new mini-series (maybe?) titled "What if church...". Little "c" on purpose.
How does racism and greed tie into each other and what does that mean for us analyzing our own hearts and mentality? Reference: "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning." by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds
Have you ever found yourself saying "it's so political" as a derogatory statement? But do we realize that our blanket view of politics as corrupt actually allows politics to be more corrupt? Reference: The & Campaign. https://andcampaign.org/ (https://andcampaign.org/)
Why do we protest? Whose job is it to "respond" to protests? How are we a part of the problem around this?
Police claim that without them, there would be more crime. But what is the crime that we are asking police to stop and solve? How do we contribute to this by allowing fear of certain crimes to prevail in our own minds?
We want the police to reform. But what exactly are we asking for? The fundamental problem for me is that we are asking the police to do 5 different things: 1) Punish criminal (run jail) 2) Solve crimes and provide evidence 3) Enforce Laws 4) Prevent Crime 5) Maintain public safety But these five things are at odds with each other. So the police end up using the tools of others to fulfill the goals of one (and that one is definitely not 4 or 5). Also a simple but difficult structural way to keep police accountable. Put pressure on who they elect for their union heads, limit their scope, and establish a separate police for the police.
Sharing about how it's hard for us to speak up in the midst of these journeys. Our struggle with hope and hopelessness
Our first episode. Talking about givens. If you don't believe that there's any racism or even systematic racism then this is not the podcast where we have that debate. Also we are sharing as Christians. This is also not the podcast where we have those debates. What we do talk about in the wake of George Floyd and massive protests is how much do we expect people to change? How do we respond to those who we feel won't change?