When I was in San Diego a few weeks back at Sourlarize 2011 I was invited by the hosts of Homebrew Christianity, Tripp Fuller and Bo Sanders to co-interview Steve Taylor, the director and producer of the Blue Like Jazz The Movie. In this interview we were joined by Amy Piatt, her husband and co-pastor Christian Piatt, in a addition too Jordan Green of the Burnside Writers, who wrote one of the first adaptations of the script for the movie.... Read more
As requested here is my keynote from the Outlaw Preachers Reunion. Hope you enjoy! Read more
Julie Kennedy, to friends and most of web Jules, is a recent graduate of Southeast Missouri State University with a Bachelor’s in General Studies, but will soon be pursuing a Master’s in Social Work. She currently works in Special Education. She is a spiritual wonderer and has been a part of the “emergent” conversation for almost 12 years. She is queer, a dancer with Abba, a questioner of all things that matter and some things that don’t. Stephanie I met... Read more
Whiskey Chat On The Creation of The Eucastrophe from Phil Shepherd on Vimeo. Read more
Whiskey Chat On The Creation of The Eucastrophe from Phil Shepherd on Vimeo. Read more
I was asked to write this article over a year ago for my good friend Neil Christopher over at evolitionist.com and I wanted to re-post it here…in all honesty because I liked the article! lol So here it is! The Other Sheep I love stories. I love the stories of the people I come in contact with. At times I feel that I am a collector of stories. As I look back on my life growing up, I think I... Read more
May 21st has now come and gone. And most of us are still here. To the chagrin of some, us countless heathens of the world (who choose not to function or embrace their particular radical faith paradigm) are still walking around. I am sure many have died from diseases, war, famine, and countless other ways that humanity faces on a daily basis. However, most of us are still here. As delusional as I knew this doomsday rapture would happen as... Read more
I was asked and honored to do a workshop for the Inhabit Conference on virtual church. Inhabit was a partnership with The Transform Missional Community Network (which I am apart of), Mars Hill Graduate School, and the Parish Collective in addition with a plethora of other wonderful sponsors. Inhabit had all start presenters such as Majora Carter, Bruce Reyes-Chow, Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil, Kathy Escobar, Mark Scandrette, Spencer Burke, and Anthony Smith to name a few. I also had... Read more
Sophia is the Greek word for wisdom and within the story of Christianity, different traditions – such as the Eastern Orthodox Church – have adopted the feminine imagery of Sophia as an icon of wisdom. I have chosen Sophia as the name of this podcast series because of the people I’ve chosen to interview; I believe, as they share glimpses of their journeys with our Triune Creator, they are voices of wisdom that we all can learn from in this... Read more
Sophia is the Greek word for wisdom and within the story of Christianity, different traditions – such as the Eastern Orthodox Church – have adopted the feminine imagery of Sophia as an icon of wisdom. I have chosen Sophia as the name of this podcast series because of the people I’ve chosen to interview; I believe, as they share glimpses of their journeys with our Triune Creator, they are voices of wisdom that we all can learn from in this... Read more
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