Everybody Church Conversation Starters

by Stan Mitchell | Conversation Starters

We find Mary three times at the feet of Jesus. The first time at the feet of Jesus, she’s learning. The Third time, she’s worshiping. The second time is the most relatable, though. Her brother was dead, Jesus hadn’t shown up to heal him. She was sad, and she was angry. When we find Mary at the feet of Jesus, she’s falling apart.

Stan Mitchell

Apr 28, 2019

ECCS № 00012 When We Fall ApartWe find Mary three times at the feet of Jesus. The first time at the feet of Jesus, she's learning. The Third time, she's worshiping. The second time is the most relatable, though. Her brother was dead, Jesus hadn't shown up to heal him....

Apr 21, 2019

ECCS № 00011 An Act of LoveThe women who were the first to experience the resurrection, weren't going as an act of faith. They were going to the tomb to care for the slain body of a friend. They weren't expecting a miracle. It was a simple act of love.Hosts &...

Apr 14, 2019

ECCS № 00010 A Live Conversation with the Mama Bears!Serendipitydodah for Moms is a private Facebook group exclusively for moms of LGBTQ kids. The group was started in June 2014 and as of April 2019 there are more than 5,000 members. Each day moms of LGBTQ kids gather...

by Stan Mitchell and Ray Waters | Conversation Starters

The women who were the first to experience the resurrection, weren’t going as an act of faith. They were going to the tomb to care for the slain body of a friend. They weren’t expecting a miracle. It was a simple act of love.

Stan Mitchell

Ray Waters

Apr 28, 2019

ECCS № 00012 When We Fall ApartWe find Mary three times at the feet of Jesus. The first time at the feet of Jesus, she's learning. The Third time, she's worshiping. The second time is the most relatable, though. Her brother was dead, Jesus hadn't shown up to heal him....

Apr 21, 2019

ECCS № 00011 An Act of LoveThe women who were the first to experience the resurrection, weren't going as an act of faith. They were going to the tomb to care for the slain body of a friend. They weren't expecting a miracle. It was a simple act of love.Hosts &...

Apr 14, 2019

ECCS № 00010 A Live Conversation with the Mama Bears!Serendipitydodah for Moms is a private Facebook group exclusively for moms of LGBTQ kids. The group was started in June 2014 and as of April 2019 there are more than 5,000 members. Each day moms of LGBTQ kids gather...

by Stan Mitchell & Ray Waters | Conversation Starters

Serendipitydodah for Moms is a private Facebook group exclusively for moms of LGBTQ kids. The group was started in June 2014 and as of April 2019 there are more than 5,000 members. Each day moms of LGBTQ kids gather virtually to share a journey that is unique and often very difficult. The group is a place where they share a lot of information, ask questions, support one another, learn a lot and brag on their kids. The official motto is “Better Together” and the members nickname themselves “Mama Bears”

The group is private so only members can see who is in the group and what is posted there.

There are five subgroups, several special projects and more than 50 regional groups available to the members of the private Facebook group.

Stan and Ray were invited to talk to the group on Facebook Live and they allowed us to share it outside the group.

Stan Mitchell

Ray Waters

Apr 28, 2019

ECCS № 00012 When We Fall ApartWe find Mary three times at the feet of Jesus. The first time at the feet of Jesus, she's learning. The Third time, she's worshiping. The second time is the most relatable, though. Her brother was dead, Jesus hadn't shown up to heal him....

Apr 21, 2019

ECCS № 00011 An Act of LoveThe women who were the first to experience the resurrection, weren't going as an act of faith. They were going to the tomb to care for the slain body of a friend. They weren't expecting a miracle. It was a simple act of love.Hosts &...

Apr 14, 2019

ECCS № 00010 A Live Conversation with the Mama Bears!Serendipitydodah for Moms is a private Facebook group exclusively for moms of LGBTQ kids. The group was started in June 2014 and as of April 2019 there are more than 5,000 members. Each day moms of LGBTQ kids gather...

by Sara Cunningham | Conversation Starters

SARA CUNNINGHAM is not only the proud, loving Mom of an LGBTQ child, but she has become a leading voice for faith parents of LGBTQ children. She is a moving speaker, powerful advocate and ally, and the author of the kamagra 100 effervescent for sale in canada online crossfit book, “How We Sleep At Night“, an intimate, raw, challenging, and emotional memoir of her personal journey regarding her son’s homosexuality. In her writing and speaking, Sara conveys a unique authenticity and an undeniably tender, caring heart. She and her husband have been married over 30 years and live in Oklahoma City.

In 2014 Sara and her husband stood with their son at the Oklahoma City Pride Parade and had profound experience with a beautiful Spirit filled LGBTQ community.

2015 Sara stood at the Oklahoma City Pride festival with a homemade “FREE MOM HUGS” button and the impact of that day lead her to form the non-profit “FREE MOM HUGS.”

In 2018 Sara had a FB post go viral (See Stand-In mom) and started a FREE MOM HUGS nationwide movement that caught the attention of American actor Jamie Lee Curtis. Follow FREE MOM HUGS on all social media outlets and invite Sara to tell her story at Freemomhugs.org. She has a Jeep and WILL travel.

Sara Cunningham

Apr 28, 2019

ECCS № 00012 When We Fall ApartWe find Mary three times at the feet of Jesus. The first time at the feet of Jesus, she's learning. The Third time, she's worshiping. The second time is the most relatable, though. Her brother was dead, Jesus hadn't shown up to heal him....

Apr 21, 2019

ECCS № 00011 An Act of LoveThe women who were the first to experience the resurrection, weren't going as an act of faith. They were going to the tomb to care for the slain body of a friend. They weren't expecting a miracle. It was a simple act of love.Hosts &...

Apr 14, 2019

ECCS № 00010 A Live Conversation with the Mama Bears!Serendipitydodah for Moms is a private Facebook group exclusively for moms of LGBTQ kids. The group was started in June 2014 and as of April 2019 there are more than 5,000 members. Each day moms of LGBTQ kids gather...

by Stan Mitchell | Conversation Starters

We get asked all the time, what do we mean when we talk about “Progressive Christianity?”

When you get the same question, this is the video to share with people. Stan Mitchell explains it in such an elegant way on this Conversation Starter.

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Apr 28, 2019

ECCS № 00012 When We Fall ApartWe find Mary three times at the feet of Jesus. The first time at the feet of Jesus, she's learning. The Third time, she's worshiping. The second time is the most relatable, though. Her brother was dead, Jesus hadn't shown up to heal him....

Apr 21, 2019

ECCS № 00011 An Act of LoveThe women who were the first to experience the resurrection, weren't going as an act of faith. They were going to the tomb to care for the slain body of a friend. They weren't expecting a miracle. It was a simple act of love.Hosts &...

Apr 14, 2019

ECCS № 00010 A Live Conversation with the Mama Bears!Serendipitydodah for Moms is a private Facebook group exclusively for moms of LGBTQ kids. The group was started in June 2014 and as of April 2019 there are more than 5,000 members. Each day moms of LGBTQ kids gather...

by Ray Waters | Conversation Starters

As the story goes, Moses descended the mountain after meeting with God and his face glowed so brightly that Israelites were afraid of him. He covered his face with a veil, and removed it each time he went up to meet with God.

Each time he came down again he covered his face, but only after the Israelites saw that he still had that radiance.

Paul taught that Moses covered his face so the Israelites couldn’t see when the radiance began to dim.

In this Conversation Starter Ray Waters talks about radiance that is rapidly fading from old, fear-based religion, and the shine that doesn’t fade when we drop the rules and focus on loving God, loving each other, and learning to love ourselves.

Ray Waters

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Apr 28, 2019

ECCS № 00012 When We Fall ApartWe find Mary three times at the feet of Jesus. The first time at the feet of Jesus, she's learning. The Third time, she's worshiping. The second time is the most relatable, though. Her brother was dead, Jesus hadn't shown up to heal him....

Apr 21, 2019

ECCS № 00011 An Act of LoveThe women who were the first to experience the resurrection, weren't going as an act of faith. They were going to the tomb to care for the slain body of a friend. They weren't expecting a miracle. It was a simple act of love.Hosts &...

Apr 14, 2019

ECCS № 00010 A Live Conversation with the Mama Bears!Serendipitydodah for Moms is a private Facebook group exclusively for moms of LGBTQ kids. The group was started in June 2014 and as of April 2019 there are more than 5,000 members. Each day moms of LGBTQ kids gather...

by Stan Mitchell | Conversation Starters

If you’ve ever gone through a deconstruction process, most likely it complicated the way you relate to the Bible. Having gone through both a deconstruction and reconstruction process, Stan Mitchell is explaining how he learned to fall back in love with scripture by learning to read and interpret it through a progressive lens.

If anyone has ever warned you you were on shaky ground theologically because “the Bible clearly says,” you’ll be so glad you listened to this Everybody Church Conversation Starter!

Music by Bobby Jo Valentine (http://www.bobbyjovalentine.com/)

Stan Mitchell

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Apr 28, 2019

ECCS № 00012 When We Fall ApartWe find Mary three times at the feet of Jesus. The first time at the feet of Jesus, she's learning. The Third time, she's worshiping. The second time is the most relatable, though. Her brother was dead, Jesus hadn't shown up to heal him....

Apr 21, 2019

ECCS № 00011 An Act of LoveThe women who were the first to experience the resurrection, weren't going as an act of faith. They were going to the tomb to care for the slain body of a friend. They weren't expecting a miracle. It was a simple act of love.Hosts &...

Apr 14, 2019

ECCS № 00010 A Live Conversation with the Mama Bears!Serendipitydodah for Moms is a private Facebook group exclusively for moms of LGBTQ kids. The group was started in June 2014 and as of April 2019 there are more than 5,000 members. Each day moms of LGBTQ kids gather...

by Stan Mitchell | Conversation Starters

This week’s conversation starter is about Joseph and how he processed pain to get to the point of forgiving so he could heal and grow.

Stan Mitchell

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Apr 28, 2019

ECCS № 00012 When We Fall ApartWe find Mary three times at the feet of Jesus. The first time at the feet of Jesus, she's learning. The Third time, she's worshiping. The second time is the most relatable, though. Her brother was dead, Jesus hadn't shown up to heal him....

Apr 21, 2019

ECCS № 00011 An Act of LoveThe women who were the first to experience the resurrection, weren't going as an act of faith. They were going to the tomb to care for the slain body of a friend. They weren't expecting a miracle. It was a simple act of love.Hosts &...

Apr 14, 2019

ECCS № 00010 A Live Conversation with the Mama Bears!Serendipitydodah for Moms is a private Facebook group exclusively for moms of LGBTQ kids. The group was started in June 2014 and as of April 2019 there are more than 5,000 members. Each day moms of LGBTQ kids gather...

by Ray Waters | Conversation Starters

This week’s conversation starter is about perspective and uniqueness.

We didn’t plan to bring this up a day after the birthday of Dr. Seuss. That was beautiful coincidence because Dr. Seuss wrote, “Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!”

When we were very little, we knew we are good, but many of us stopped believing that after being told over and over again it isn’t true. We are learning to accept that the people who told us we are not good were not right.

We’re learning to accept the truth that we are not only good, we are very good.

YOU ARE VERY GOOD!

Ray Waters

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Apr 28, 2019

ECCS № 00012 When We Fall ApartWe find Mary three times at the feet of Jesus. The first time at the feet of Jesus, she's learning. The Third time, she's worshiping. The second time is the most relatable, though. Her brother was dead, Jesus hadn't shown up to heal him....

Apr 21, 2019

ECCS № 00011 An Act of LoveThe women who were the first to experience the resurrection, weren't going as an act of faith. They were going to the tomb to care for the slain body of a friend. They weren't expecting a miracle. It was a simple act of love.Hosts &...

Apr 14, 2019

ECCS № 00010 A Live Conversation with the Mama Bears!Serendipitydodah for Moms is a private Facebook group exclusively for moms of LGBTQ kids. The group was started in June 2014 and as of April 2019 there are more than 5,000 members. Each day moms of LGBTQ kids gather...