Burn the Haystack

This week we talk to the half-man, half-bear, all legend Jarrod Stackelroth. Jarrod is the editor of the Record in the South Pacific. We talk about the Record, as well as his study in trauma. If you'd like to get in touch with Jarrod or learn more about the Record, you can do so by checking out their website.

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Let's be honest; most Christians spend more time trying to be 'nice' than building healthy boundaries. This week we talk about just that: how do we love like Jesus has loved us, but prevent ourselves from becoming a doormat for everyone around us? It's a fine line, which is why it's so important we talk about boundaries.

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This week we talk to Matt Lucio at the Adventist History Podcast. We talk (surprise, surprise) Adventist History, lessons from the past, and how we can learn from where we are before. If you want to check out Matt Lucio and Adventist history, visit his website.

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This week's episode was heavier than usual. Bill Hybels is a pastor, church planter, leadership guru, and something of a personal hero to pastors and leaders around the world, including Josh and Jesse. Recently, he has been at the target of a host of allegations of sexual misconduct stretching back decades and spanning multiple victims. Unfortunately for the church, this isn't just 'another' pastor falling from grace. This is a big one. We talk today about the implications of this scandal, and what it means for pastoral accountability in the future.

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Marcos Torres is a pastor, blogger, and activist hailing from WA, Australia. He runs The Story Church Project, which has an ambitious goal of reinterpreting Adventism and Christianity into a language that modern, secular people can understand and receive. He believes that one of the biggest problems in the church today isn't persecution, but irrelevance. We speak a language that outsiders don't understand. In order to reach our culture, we don't need to overcome hatred, mistreatment, or societal rejection, but rather start speaking to people about Jesus in a way that our culture can understand.

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Ryan Becker is a pastor and podcaster from Florida, USA. We talk to him today about Taco Bell, living in the shadow of Elevation Church, being a pastor of two small Adventist churches, and striving to share the message of Jesus in a new way. Ryan can be found on Twitter and Facebook. Check out his podcasts, Absurdity with Ryan Becker, and The Lead Podcast.

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Tulaga Aiolupotea is a pastor, hip-hop artist, and graffiti artist from Wellington, NZ. Today, he pastors in Christchurch, is a family man, and has an incredible ministry that touches the lives of people who wouldn't be caught dead in a church. He does this through his art form: graffiti. We talk to him about growing up in the 80s in Wellington, and how to stay true as an artist but be able to communicate Christ through this very 'un-churchy' medium.

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Today we conclude our 2-part interview with Dr Timothy Gillespie. In particular, we talk about church structure, resource allocation, and pastors' wages. At the heart of it though, is the future of our church. What is it going to look like 10, 20, even 30 years from now? The bad news is that a lot is going to need to change if we're going to see the future we all imagine. The good news is each one of us can be part of it! 

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This week we had the honour of interviewing Dr Timothy Gillespie. Tim is based in Loma Linda, California, and is the Lead Pastor of Crosswalk Village, a vibrant and fast-growing church in a diverse community. He is also an original co-founder of The One Project. We talk to him about The One Project, its origins, its impact, and its legacy. We also talk about leadership, particularly in the areas of church growth, vision, and thinking outside the box.

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'Many will fall away.' 'Ours is a more difficult faith.' These are just some of the statements and attitudes that pervade Adventism. Many a well-meaning defender of the faith has used these excuses to justify why people 'fall off the wagon' of Adventism of Christianity, and why Adventists don't see the kind of explosive growth that cool, hip megachurches do. At the end of the day, the narrative is simple: 'It's not our fault.' Or is it?

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