For this episode, our main host Isabel Gates has a candid conversation with one of our returning guests, Marty Solomon about Church, power and Empire.

Resources Mentioned : 

Brené Brown-- Braving the Wilderness

Check out more of Marty’s work at https://www.bemadiscipleship.com or Marty and his team’s podcast BEMA Discipleship on Apple podcasts. 

TRANSCRIPT LINK: coming soon!!

For this first episode, we'll be re-introducing ourselves and setting the tone for season 2 by telling you guys why we wanted to come back and what will be different this time around. This episode will be the intro episode we'll direct all new listeners to, and for our current listeners it will give you guys a good idea of what changes and new topics to expect moving forward. Season 2, we're coming back braver and bolder. 

TRANSCRIPT LINK: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A4f1PbaKiLjcO5BAlZO-IezZ3GnVempI/view?usp=drivesdk

OUR WEBSITE: www.spacemakerspodcast.com

For the last episode of the season, the Spacemakers get together to talk about what they’ve learned through the process of making this podcast, how this year has changed their relationships with God and their churches, and discuss plans for the future of the podcast.

RESOURCES: 

SPACEMAKERS BOOK LIST: https://www.goodreads.com/group/invite/1170983-spacemakers-book-list-x1f680?invite_token=NzY0YjFjMTYtYmQ4Zi00YjZjLWJiNzYtZGZhYzY3NDc1MDVk&utm_medium=email&utm_source=copypastegroup 

Podcasts:     

⁃ Bema Discipleship

⁃ The Deconstructionists

⁃ The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill

⁃ Reclaiming My Theology

⁃ The Bible for Normal People with Peter Enns

⁃ The Space Between

⁃ The RobCast

⁃ The Protagonistas 

Books/Authors:

⁃ Rachel Held Evans (start with “Searching for Sunday”!)

⁃ Richard Rohr

⁃ Rob Bell

⁃ Sarah Bessey

⁃ Peter Enns 

More from the Spacemakers:

⁃ our website: www.spacemakerspodcast.com

- @spacemakers.podcast on instagram

- join our facebook community group: "spacemakers community group"

- @lifeline.la on instagram

We've finally landed at the last guest in our deconstruction series!! In this episode, part 2 of Deconstructing the Bible, the Spacemakers discuss with Marty Solomon about a variety of topics.

Don't forget to check out the BEMA podcast on apple podcasts to get more insight on Marty and the whole team's work!

RESOURCES:

SPACEMAKERS BOOK LIST: https://www.goodreads.com/group/invite/1170983-spacemakers-book-list-x1f680?invite_token=NzY0YjFjMTYtYmQ4Zi00YjZjLWJiNzYtZGZhYzY3NDc1MDVk&utm_medium=email&utm_source=copypastegroup

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FIND US:

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spacemakerspodcast

Email: [email protected]

We've finally landed at the last guest in our deconstruction series!! In this episode, Isabel asks Marty Solomon, co-host of the BEMA podcast, a variety of questions regarding his personal religious background and his journey through deconstruction. They discuss questions about biblical literalism, proof texting, and much much more!!

Don't forget to check out the BEMA podcast on apple podcasts to get more insight on Marty and the whole team's work!

RESOURCES:

SPACEMAKERS BOOK LIST: https://www.goodreads.com/group/invite/1170983-spacemakers-book-list-x1f680?invite_token=NzY0YjFjMTYtYmQ4Zi00YjZjLWJiNzYtZGZhYzY3NDc1MDVk&utm_medium=email&utm_source=copypastegroup

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FIND US:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacemakers.podcast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spacemakerspodcast

Email: [email protected]

The Spacemakers talk with Matt Anjilivelil about the process of conversion, specifically about ICOC’s Bible study series and how we should use it. 

RESOURCES:

SPACEMAKERS BOOK LIST: https://www.goodreads.com/group/invite/1170983-spacemakers-book-list-x1f680?invite_token=NzY0YjFjMTYtYmQ4Zi00YjZjLWJiNzYtZGZhYzY3NDc1MDVk&utm_medium=email&utm_source=copypastegroup

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FIND US:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacemakers.podcast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spacemakerspodcast

Email: [email protected]

An interview with Matt Anjilivelil about the process of conversion, specifically about ICOC’s Bible study series and how we should use it. 

RESOURCES:

SPACEMAKERS BOOK LIST: https://www.goodreads.com/group/invite/1170983-spacemakers-book-list-x1f680?invite_token=NzY0YjFjMTYtYmQ4Zi00YjZjLWJiNzYtZGZhYzY3NDc1MDVk&utm_medium=email&utm_source=copypastegroup

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FIND US:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacemakers.podcast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spacemakerspodcast

Email: [email protected]

Part 2 with Jack Meisinger and the Spacemakers Team brainstorming ideas about what church could look like. 

RESOURCES:

Books mentioned by Jack:

Paga Christianity?: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices

House Church And Mission: The Importance Of Household Structures In Early Christianity

BOOKS:

Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving and Finding Church by Rachel Held Evans

Life in Community by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The Other Half of Church by Jim Wilder and Michel Hendricks

Repenting of Religion by Gregory A. Boyd

OUR GOODREADS BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:

https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1170983-spacemakers-book-list-x1f680

FIND US:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacemakers.podcast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spacemakerspodcast

Email: [email protected]

Part 1 of the interview with Jack Meisinger, brainstorming ideas about what church could look like. 

RESOURCES:

Books mentioned by Jack:

Paga Christianity?: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices 

House Church And Mission: The Importance Of Household Structures In Early Christianity 

BOOKS:

Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving and Finding Church by Rachel Held Evans

Life in Community by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The Other Half of Church by Jim Wilder and Michel Hendricks

Repenting of Religion by Gregory A. Boyd

OUR GOODREADS BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:

https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1170983-spacemakers-book-list-x1f680

FIND US:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacemakers.podcast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spacemakerspodcast

Email: [email protected]

Part 2 of our conversation with Nick Zola, Pepperdine professor of religion and Vice President of Common Grounds Unity. The Spacemakers join to discuss relationships between Christians in different churches and denominations, and touch on the “one true church” mentality. 

RESOURCES: 

More on Common Grounds: 

Website (https://www.commongroundsunity.org) 

Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/0nQaFChZOysuuIP8UVwn7i?si=IOU49ZveR3KCdGlnbbMJug&dl_branch=1) 

Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/249001165687212) 

Our recommended books list (https://www.goodreads.com/group/invite/1170983-spacemakers-book-list-x1f680?invite_token=YWQyYWE2YzUtODU4OS00Yjg0LTkwYzctZGU0ZDJmMjE3NWMy&utm_medium=email&utm_source=copypastegroup ) 

Book referenced by Isabel: Searching for Sunday by Rachel Held Evans (https://www.amazon.com/Searching-Sunday-Loving-Leaving-Finding/dp/0718022122/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1RNV0UJI7EY9C&dchild=1&keywords=searching+for+sunday&qid=1632265484&sprefix=searching+for%2Caps%2C195&sr=8-1 )