Sinopsis
A South African living in Texas, along with an Australian living on the Golden Coast, discuss the contemporary church and the way to move it forward.
Episodios
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#016 Christian Freedom of Speech and Expressing Your Faith.
01/07/2019 Duración: 31minWe take a look into the Israel Folau story in Australia and discuss the impact of Christians expressing their faith and ways in which we can do it in a loving way.
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#015 Is Polyamory a Sign of the End of Our Civilization?
13/06/2019 Duración: 31minAs Polyamory gains public celebrity support, is it becoming a practice that is normal and in some circumstances encouraged. Has the Church simply bent a knee to such practice or can she survive as a counter world culture.
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#014 The Gospel You've Never Heard
03/06/2019 Duración: 57minWe chat through some of the language of Gospel and Kingdom. What is the Gospel really, and how does it fit into the Kingdom? Have we missed it all this time!
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#013 The Church Simply Must put Language to Expression.
20/05/2019 Duración: 53minWe start a discussion about the language used within Christian circles and the need for us to define some of those terms. Expression without explanation can cause confusion and contempt. We need to ground spiritual experiences with Biblical understanding. Let's start with the Gospel...
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#012 The Self Destruction of Narcissism within the Local Church.
06/05/2019 Duración: 56minWhat is Narcissism, is it in the Church, is it causing problems or helping us build? We discuss narcissistic traits within the Church and whether they are helping or hindering the building and forwarding of the local Church.
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#011 Know Your Worth - Lessons from Ezekiel 47
22/04/2019 Duración: 48minClint takes us through Ezekiel 47 and teaches about the temple of God and its reference to the contemporary church. Plot twist, the temple is not what you think it is.
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#010 Being a Christian in a post modern, post Christian world. (with guest Paul Tothill)
16/04/2019 Duración: 01h06sBen interviews Paul Tothill from Gateway Church International about the effects of a post modern, post Christian world on people who follow Christ and on the church. They look at practical ways of being a christian in a world where Christians are on the fringe.
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#009 The effects of Worldviews, Consumerism, and Prosperity gospel in the church.
08/04/2019 Duración: 01h03minOur worldview shapes the way we think and operate within the contemporary church. A part of this has lead to a culture of consumerism and a misunderstanding of prosperity in the gospel. We discuss how these three areas have created a monster and share some ideas around mending the imbalance.
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#008 Why is it still us vs them, are we not on the same team!?
01/04/2019 Duración: 58minBen and Clint take a look into a documentary that was made about the American church, and they start the conversation as to how we can stop fighting between ourselves and start to move toward the same goal.
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#007 Is the church still real and relevant!?
24/03/2019 Duración: 56minBen and Clint discuss how they came into the church, some stories in those churches, and the necessity of the church itself.
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#006 A former bible school student calls out "cultish" church?
18/03/2019 Duración: 01h15sBen and Clint tackle allegations made about a church and bible school. We discuss whether or not Christians should be calling out other ministries and if so, what is a healthy way to go about doing it.
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#005 Agree to disagree on VR & Online Church, and Atmospherics (with guest Ed Bond)
10/03/2019 Duración: 01h07minWe host our first guest Ed Bond, as we discuss the usefulness or hindrance of church technology, Virtual Reality Church, and Online Church formats. No, we don't all agree.
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#004 Tearing down the pedestal.
03/03/2019 Duración: 55minBen and Clint discuss church leaders being put on pedestals and the detriment that it can have to the church.
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#003 The verse to shut our podcast down.
25/02/2019 Duración: 46minShould we raffle a Harley-Davidson to grow our listeners or our Church?
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#002 Why are we doing this?!
14/02/2019 Duración: 55minClint and Ben discuss the ideas behind the podcast and the reason for the show, highlighting some of the issues in the contemporary western church, with a few comedic rants thrown in just for laughs ;)
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#001 The Beginning
12/02/2019 Duración: 57minBen and Clint take to explaining the podcast and what they hope to achieve, then get a little into the state of the church and what they plan to do about it.