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Outsiders Podcast
by Brad Gross and Scott Matkovich
The Outsiders Podcast is a real world look at the culture inside of the church. As Christians, we want to see a return of a church that is based on discipleship with Jesus, not leadership principles and church growth tactics. We want to ask tough questions, have conversations, and some laughs. Listen and find out more about us at www.OutsidersPodcast.com
Episodes
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All Things In the Light: Our Talk with Amy Smith About Abuse Inside the Church
Abuse Brought Out Into the Light This is probably one of the most important and yet difficult shows we have done in the past year. We first learned about Amy and her ministry about six months ago through Twitter and through our conversation with earlier guests. One of the great things about doing…
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The Bible Tells Me So
Energetic and witty, Dr. Peter Enns is not your stereotypical Bible scholar. He has a gifted way of relating heady topics like inerrancy, hermeneutics, and the nature of God in a way that everyone can grasp. Contrary to many scholars who become specialists in specific doctrines and then spend…
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The Naked Pastor Part 2: Why Questions are the Answer
It was a joy to have David Hayward back on our show! In our first interview with David, we spent time talking about his life, ministry, and cartoons. This time, we decided to dive a bit deeper. Having spent a good deal of his life serving as a pastor, we really wanted to explore issues like...
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Finding Freedom: Confronting the Epidemic of Spiritual Abuse
Spiritual Abuse Dale Fincher, our guest on this show, makes a compelling case that some of the largest, most powerful denominations and church organizations have deeply accepted patterns of spiritual abuse - and they may not even be aware of it. This is a serious charge, but after talking with...
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What Christians Need to Hear about Identity, Sexuality, and Caitlyn Jenner
Why A Podcast About Caitlyn Jenner? When the story about Caitlyn Jenner broke, we knew we had to address the issue on our show for a couple of reasons. Â First, it's our belief that Christians should have the most compassionate and caring voice - for all people - no matter their sexuality or…
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How To Do Discipleship
Going Deeper: A Vision for Discipleship In this episode we pick up where we left on in Part 1, answering the question "How do we naturally do what is good?" Â With our guest, Shane Kuester, we talk about the differences between the way that discipleship is taught in many churches versus the way...
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Undiluted Christianity
Undiluted Faith Since the time I became a Christian, I've always been fascinated by the Church's effect on culture and vice versa. Â For as many mistakes as the Church has made, it is one of the few institutions that have truly stood the test of time. ...
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A Vision for Discipleship, Part 1
Addressing the Elephant in the Church On this podcast, we talk at length with Shane Kuester about discipleship and spiritual formation within the church.  I have been pleasantly surprised by the inclusion of "Spiritual Formation" programs being instituted in, what are commonly understood to…
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The Evangelical Nomad – Brandan Robertson
Within ten minutes of our conversation, I knew Brandan Robertson was a tour de force. A graduate of Moody Bible Institute, published author, and a rising voice in the evangelical world, Brandan possesses an encyclopedic mind and a servant's heart. Prior to recording the show we were chatting with...
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Persecution Complex
The Persecution Complex In his book, Persecution Complex, Jason Wiedel challenges the idea that Christians are the victims of a non-religious culture that seeks to snuff out our Christian heritage and replace it with secular ideals.  Playing the victim is a dangerous game, Jason says, because…
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Church Culture Explained
Jayson D. Bradley on Church Culture Jayson Bradley has a way of talking about topics that many Christians might assume are out-of-bounds.  On his blog (http://jaysondbradley.com/), discussions range from Christian Cleavage...
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The Naked Pastor - Outsiders Podcast
David Hayward - The Naked Pastor You may better know David Hayward as the Naked Pastor. Â By producing daily cartoons that hit at the heart of the Christian sub-culture, David is a leading voice for a new generation of Christians who love Jesus outside of the church. Â From running his blog at...
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Why the Church Gets Leadership Wrong
Leadership vs. Discipleship As church attendance continues to fall, the number of pastors seeking out the latest and greatest leadership techniques is at an all time high.  My first taste of this was a few months after I was hired on at a church and the entire staff attended the Willow Creek...
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Why Millennials Are Leaving The Church, Part 2
"Oh, You Don't Go to Church?" I've been a Christian for almost 20 years. Â For 15 of those years, I went to church. Â Around year 15, I began to ask a lot of questions about why Christians, in general, go to church. Â I didn't realize it at the time, but a lot of people my age were asking those...
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Why Millennials Are Leaving the Church Part 1
"The Missing Generation" A few years ago, when I was working at a church, I began to notice something about the demographics of our church - nothing terribly scientific, but more as an observer. When I went to church on Sundays, taught in Sunday school, went to the main service, I noticed that...
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Christian Harry Potter
Thanks everyone for stopping by and listening to our episode on the Christian Harry Potter. If you're not sure what this is, the Christian Harry Potter is a re-write that a mother did of the Harry Potter stories so that her kids would have a less "witchy" or "satanic" version of the famed…
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Brad’s Dating Experiment, Part 3: Wrapping It All Up
I learned a lot from this experiment and a lot of it was good. Some of it was bad, a decent amount of it was funny, but a lot of it was good. First, the bad. The worst part of online dating as a culture, is that is commoditizes dating. By that, I mean, online dating sites have created an…
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What Ferguson Reveals About the Human Heart
If I had to guess which event will define the social landscape of 2014, it would be the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. When I first heard of the riots, my first inclination was to chalk it up to another typical gloom and doom news story that would go away in a day or two. The…
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The Rise and Fall of Mark Driscoll
With preaching as prolific as it is provocative, no one in recent evangelical culture has been (arguably) more divisive as Mark Driscoll has become. The post The Rise and Fall of Mark Driscoll appeared first on Outsiders Podcast.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Outsiders Podcast is a real world look at the culture inside of the church. As Christians, we want to see a return of a church that is based on discipleship with Jesus, not leadership principles and church growth tactics. We want to ask tough questions, have conversations, and some laughs. Listen and find out more about us at www.OutsidersPodcast.com
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Brad Gross and Scott Matkovich
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