The New Evangelicals Podcast 22. The Six Way Fracturing of Evangelicalism with Mike Graham
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Jul 19, 2021 Mike Graham, executive pastor and author who studies evangelicalism and deconstruction, breaks down his six-way fracturing model. He maps how politics, pandemic response, racial justice and January 6 exposed deep divides. Short, clear takes outline distinctive clusters, pastoral consequences, and what new church types may look like.
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Ethnicity Shapes The Taxonomy
- Ethnicity maps onto the six-fold taxonomy: ones and twos skew white while diversity rises from 2.5 upward.
- Mike warns the taxonomy fits white evangelicalism more cleanly than other traditions.
Neo-Evangelicals Focus On Internal Reform
- 'Neo-evangelicals' (threes) retain orthodox doctrine but differ in ministry philosophy and public language.
- They worry about cleaning the inside of the cup: racism, misogyny, and sexual abuse.
Post-Evangelicals Often Leave From Woundedness
- 'Post-evangelicals' (fours) often leave evangelical identity for other Protestant, Orthodox, or Catholic expressions.
- They frequently reach that point through personal woundedness from racism, misogyny, or abuse in church contexts.
