Ideology

In Episode 48 of Season 2, Drew and Mick explore themes in modern western missions, thinking of the US as a mission field.  In what ways do the themes of this podcast, the spiritual needs of our nation, and the upcoming 100 Cities Initiative intersect?  Take a listen to find out.

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In Episode 47 of Season 2, Mick, Fadi, and Destiny build on the conversation regarding spiritual formation and look at the broader work of the believer in partnering with God to restore the three relationships mankind was created by God to enjoy.  Where are the gaps among the evangelical church in the west?  The opportunities?  Take a listen to hear more.

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In Episode 46 of Season 2, Mick sits down with Destiny Gonzalez and Fadi Salem - also staffers at Antioch in Waco - and talks spiritual formation, getting their perspective on the forces shaping Millennials and Gen Z.  

**Note we tried a new setup with the mics to accommodate three people and it didn't work :(.  The mic picked up a lot of rustling around.  Hope it's not too distracting!

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In Episode 45 of Season 2, Drew and Mick unpack contextualization, accommodation, and correlation, exploring the church's role in society and whether or not the church can (or even should) regain its respectability in broader society.  Listen in to hear more about how the desire for social mobility has historically driven the church to accommodate and water down its potency.  

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Episode notes:

- The Churching of America by Rodney Stark 

- Patient Ferment by Alan Kreider

In Episode 44 of Season 2, Drew and Mick attempt to generally outline the development and main characteristics of both modernity and postmodernity as these ways of conceiving the modern world are critical to understanding the water we're swimming in as the church in the 21st century.  

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Episode notes:

- Religion & the Enlightenment by James Byrne

- Assorted works by Roger E. Olsen

In Episode 43 of Season 2, Drew and Mick break down the tendency for discourse regarding the poor to often be disconnected from huge swaths of the population that are ostensibly being advocated for.  Worse, we can fall into a trap of leveraging an elite and ever-shifting language concerning the poor in order to climb our own version of a social or cultural ladder.  How can the church respond against this backdrop when the scriptures are clear when it comes to God's heart for the poor?  Take a listen to hear more!

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Episode notes: 

- Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgment of Taste by Pierre Bourdieu

In Episode 42 of Season 2, Drew and Mick build on the last episode where they looked at the concept of habitus and social liturgy and discuss the line between grace and law, or legalism and formation.  Is it legalism to practice the spiritual disciplines or a communal habit?  Listen in to find out.

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In Episode 41 of Season 2, Drew and Mick discuss at greater lengths the power of community to form us and how it is more likely that we will be changed by the world than we will change the world.  Therefore, we need to be cognizant of the "social liturgies" of which we are a part.

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Episode notes: 

- Patient Ferment of the Early Church by Alan Kreider

- Desiring the Kingdom by James KA Smith

- Culture Making by Andy Crouch

- Distinction: a Social Critique of the Judgment of Taste by Pierre Bourdieu

In Episode 40 of Season 2, Drew and Mick explore how decision-making authority gets distributed in three of the main expressions of church polity, and why this matters to the average believer. 

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In Episode 39 of Season 2, Drew and Mick interview Dr. Kevin Watson - acting director of the Wesley House of Studies at Truett Seminary in Waco, TX - regarding his knowledge as a historian of John Wesley and early Methodism, as well as the points of connection with and lessons for the church of the 21st century.  

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