Experiencing the Global Church
“The Gospel is international – it goes beyond language and culture, breaking barriers and chains.” – Lia Petty, Class 19 Fellow When I hear the word “church,” I picture the body of believers in my hometown, the people I grew up seeing every Sunday for church. I envision the building where we gather for worship…
How to Reach our Progressive Friends
Several years ago, I went through an intense time of doubt after my faith was rocked in a class led by a pastor who admitted he was an agnostic, and who would later identify himself as a “progressive Christian.” At the time, I had never heard of progressive Christianity. Our class was just a dozen…
How We Got Here: A History of Progressive Christianity
Editor’s Note: Every week there seems to be a new headline on social media about a Christian pastor, author, blogger, musician, worship leader, or YouTube celebrity de-converting from Christianity or re-inventing historic Christian doctrines. The common thread in many of these stories is Progressive Christianity. But what is progressive Christianity? Where did it come from?…