Reports from the Spiritual Frontier @reportsfrontier
Talking with people living and working on the spiritual margins of our culture. https://t.co/Tn36vj0gWd https://t.co/H7VqCW0cFt reportsfromthespiritualfrontier.com Chebeague Island, ME Joined January 2019-
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Season 5 is here! Episodes are available on our website, or wherever you subscribe to podcasts. reportsfromthespiritualfrontier.com
@mellanella here - only one more day until the launch of Season 5 with FOUR episodes at one time! Check out the upcoming series: Why I Stayed/Why I Left, exploring the different choices people make around engaging with church, launching tomorrow. reportsfromthespiritualfrontier.com/why-i-stayed-w…
...to those who doubled down on finding ways to renew the spirit of the institutions they belong to. I hope you join me (and Ciona, Wayne, Elaine, and Ophelia) on next Wednesday, when I share their stories with their world on Reports from the Spiritual Frontier.
It's the best set of episodes I've ever recorded, and I think many of you will hear your own journeys in them, from those who left Christianity, to those who converted later in life; from those who stayed Christian but left traditional local church structures...
Do you remember @alexgeejr's spitting-pure-fire conversation with us last year? He's got a new series out right now, where he shares his responses to a 2019 pilgrimage to Ghana in poetry. Check it out. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/col…
Reports from the Island Frontier: if you haven't yet, vote for the name of our island truck! reportsfromthespiritualfrontier.com/chapter-6-5-vo… instagram.com/p/B9MX2Z6BFYO/…
Guests include @LifestreamWayne (Wayne Jacobsen), Elaine Heath of @MissionalWisdom, Ophelia Hu Kinney with @rmnetwork, and Ciona Rouse.
Our first series of 2020: Why I Stayed/Why I Left. We're examining the different choices people make about their spiritual commitments in our new religious reality. Check out our trailer and stay tuned for our launch on March 11th! reportsfromthespiritualfrontier.com/why-i-stayed-w…
And we've passed 1000 likes on Facebook (special thanks to Candice Gaskin for being our 1000th like!) @BenYd's son Michael did a celebratory dance for his dad's new podcast milestone and *insisted* on the sparkles.
Reports From the Island Frontier! Chapter Five: Picking up Crap in the Cold reportsfromthespiritualfrontier.com/chapter-five-p… Also - you can get all these posts delivered straight to your inbox! When you read, just check out the right sidebar, and fill the "Subscribe to Blog Via E-mail" option!
When it has served its purpose we can let go of that expression to see what he will do next. The relationships endure, not necessarily the task or the program that gave it shape."
but only to give ourselves to the new creation and watch as his church takes shape around us as he links our lives with others. We don't have to name it or try to control it, but simply cooperate with her as long as she takes expression around us.
Lots of great food for thought as Ben prepares for his next interview with @LifestreamWayne. (Also did you know Reports has an Instagram? Follow us @reportsfrontier).
Curious about what this sounded like way back at the very beginning? Here's a link to our VERY first interview with Jerry Herships of AfterHours Denver. My, we've come a long way since then! reportsfromthespiritualfrontier.com/jerry-herships/
This podcast was launched four years ago today. It's been about a hundred interview and a ton of change since then; as we get ready for the launch of season five in about a month.
Shout-outs as well to our new sponsors: @TheBTSCenter and New Faith Communities of the North Carolina Conference of the UMC. We're looking forward to collaborating with them this year!
Episode highlights: - The Joys of Backbreaking Manual Labor - What Islands Teach Us About God - Why You Should Just Sit Until You Find Space - Why Christianity Just Works Better On the Margin - Why White American Christianity Would Be Better Off Without Money Or Buildings
Our latest episode is live! Join us for our traditional end of the year conversation where Beth Ann Estock interviews @BenYd (the host!) about his experience hosting Reports in 2019, his plans for 2020, and what it’s like to live on an island. reportsfromthespiritualfrontier.com/ben-yosua-davi…
Ben's latest post (we promise there's one last, holiday-delayed episode from Season Four coming shortly!) in Reports From the Island Frontier! With shout-outs to previous guest @pastorwendyhj! reportsfromthespiritualfrontier.com/chapter-three-…
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