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Minister and Bryan Sirchio discusses progressive, substantive, uplifting AND challenging Christian music. Sirchia discusses the convergence music project with a guitar in hand.

Bryan Sirchio is an ordained minister who joined forces with well known author Brian McLaren and Rev. Cameron Trimble of the Center for Progressive Renewal in Atlanta to form a new worship music company called The Convergence Music Project (CMP). In 2012, Bryan published a book called The 6 Marks of Progressive Christian Worship Music ,which articulates the theological parameters for a new genre of worship music with progressive lyrics and theology. As of May, 2016, Bryan has released 14 CDs, 4 study guides, and 4 songbooks in all.

Bryan Sirchio has also traveled extensively since 1987 offering concerts, leading worship services and retreats, and offering keynote addresses at various regional and national conferences.

Bryan has also worked extensively with grass roots organizations in Haiti since 1991. He's a founding member and leader of an organization called Haiti Allies www.haitiallies.org, that supports education, meal programs, and job creation in Haiti.

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A powerful story teller, Matt Bays presents an honest, raw, yet hopeful account of how we find God in the ruins of our lives. The magic in this communicator's voice and way of looking at the world is that he is able to speak honestly about deep and tragic events while simultaneously illuminating beauty and hope. - Be empowered to be honest with a God who has felt far off and hard to understand. -Discover community with fellow broken travelers. - Find the courage to shed the skin of an inauthentic Christianity that has promoted a healing process which is, in actual practice, unredemptive. - Begin to understand how God is reaching out to you in unexpected and unique ways. Matt joins the ranks of narrative spirituality writers/speakers such as Ann Lamott, Donald Miller, Rachel Held Evans, and Ann Voskamp in offering readers an honest, raw, creative, and insightful companion for sorting through the struggles of life with a measure of joy and hope.

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Christianity receives a lot of attention in the media, but the most frequently discussed version represents a type of Christianity that sometimes turns people away from the Church.

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In today's political environment, who speaks for whom is not always clear. Over the past couple of decades, evangelical Christians have tended to be associated with the religious right and the most conservative positions of the Republican Party. Rebelling against this designation are those who prefer to be called Red Letter Christians, desiring to live out the red letters of Jesus words in the New Testament. Believing that Jesus is neither a Republican nor a Democrat, Red Letter Christians want to jumpstart a religious movement that will transcend partisan politics and concentrate on issues such as fighting poverty, caring for the environment, advancing peace, promoting strong families, and supporting a consistent ethic of life, all viewed as critical moral and biblical values.

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Jill Henning and Sarah Pressly discuss experiencing the transformational spirit during challenging times.

A timely message for the American situation, Rev. William Barber brings his message to the people. This timeless recording from 2019 is inspiration for the work that must be done to confront systemic racism, poverty, the war economy, ecological devastation, and our nations distorted morality.

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The Rev. Gwen Fry and Sarah Pressly discuss the rejuvenating power of gathering in a place like Wild Goose.

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What do Charles Darwin, Adam Smith, and Karl Marx have in common? What does theology have to do with economics? Why is a radical transformation of our economic system a gospel imperative for our time? Why is the gospel an economic manifesto?

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Phil Fox Rose, Patheos director of content and Goose presenter since 2012, is joined by author, faith community leader and blogger Keith Giles and guests to discuss the state of Progressive Christian blogging. What is it for? Sure we lift each other up, and give some advice. But are we trying to reach people and change their hearts too, or is that pointless? What are the particular challenges and opportunities today? Has podcasting killed blogging, or is it seeing a comeback?

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In this episode, Barbara and Brian will speak briefly about the writing life, the road to publishing, and the mechanics of marketing before opening the floor for questions and wisdom from participants.