Revolution Church

In this week’s talk, Jay discusses the current state of Revolution, the struggles and importance of living life on life’s terms and the need to keep moving forward. Jay also jumps into the book of Philippians, a book of the Bible that Paul wrote from prison, to touch on a theme he’s been exploring a lot in his studies: The God Beyond God. What happens at the death of God? What happens when we kill the god we made in our own image, or in the image of our tribe? He discusses the importance of learning that two opposing things can be true at the same time, and how it is crucial that we learn to live in that grey area. And of course, Jay touches a constant theme throughout all of Revolution and that is: How important grace is, how dangerous it is to cancel each other, and the need for us to learn to disagree well.This talk was given on August 1, 2021 in Seattle, Washington.www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolution1994@revolution94 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This midweek bonus episode is a crossover with The Sacred Collective podcast. Our own Brien Aadland--pastor of the group that meets at Bryant-Lake Bowl on Sunday mornings in Minneapolis: known first as "Revolution Church"; then as "Revolution Church Minneapolis"; and now, "The Doubters/Believers Alliance"--interviews influencer Milo Winslow, for an episode of The Sacred Collective. Milo and Brien discuss similarities and differences in their experiences being raised in conservative subcultures of the midwestern United States, including their shared background as curious children raised in Pentecostal Christian churches. Both were inquisitive, intelligent kids, turned off by the arrogance of the popular Purity Culture of the 90's. Milo and Brien also share the sentiment that their experiences interacting with proponents of such one-dimensional thinking were often traumatic for much of the youth which they targeted.Milo grants Brien's request to help spread education and awareness about the challenging journey of embracing an identity as a gender-queer person. Milo elaborates on the nuances that surround facing that experience in both religious and non-religious settings which are ignorant to the challenges surrounding coming to terms with this very personal and often-misunderstood personality trait.After editing this episode, Caleb told Brien how much he enjoyed just listening in on this conversation, and how proud he was to be affiliated with The Sacred Collective and Revolution both. He also told Jay about this episode, and how well it would fit in with the rest of Revolution's content, and asked Jay if Revolution could use it as a bonus episode this week.(Jay said yes, so here it is!!)We should have at least a few more Meet Your Congregation episodes on some coming Wednesdays very soon, but have had to slow down a bit with the production schedule, as they sort through some heavy personal issues (which will definitely bleed through in Revolution's content sooner than later, as all things do when your work is this personal and transparently honest).Be sure to catch Milo on social media: @thatgaymilo; Brien Aadland can be found: @roguetheologian; the podcast this interview was recorded for was started by a small group including Brien and Caleb: @sacredmn; Caleb is facing a full plate-and-a-half right now, but managing to still produce some content: @revolutioncaleb @chromatoneproductions; Jay has also been involved in The Sacred Collective on more than one occasion: @jaybakker; and this is Revolution: @revolutionchurch94.The Doubters/Believers Alliance is the new name for the group that is meeting in-person in Minneapolis, MN at Bryant-Lake Bowl on Sunday mornings. It is now led by Brien, and is the newest iteration of the group in Minnesota that initially met as Revolution Church, under Jay Bakker. Caleb moved to Minnesota and eventually took over production of Revolution (which is now located in Seattle, WA) working for Jay, helping transform The Sacred Collective from a live small group into a recorded podcast and online community. Jay and Caleb are now in Seattle, preparing to launch Revolution in a new form--part live gatherings; part online streaming/recorded content--integrating bits and parts they've developed and refined over the years. Jay Bakker helped found Revolution as a Church in 1994. It was then, and is still now, a community of Grace and Provocation. Enjoy, react, and interact with Revolution, The Sacred Collective, and The Doubters/Believers Alliance online:www.revolutionchurch.comwww.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.facebook.com/revolution-church-minneapolisIG:@jaybakker@revolutionchurch94@revolutioncaleb@sacredmn@roguetheologian@thatgaymiloT:@jaybakker@revolution1994@revseattlecaleb@sacredmn@brienaadland@thatgaymiloRecorded in St Paul, Minneapolis, on July 22, 2021, for The Sacred Collective podcast.Co-produced by Brien Aadland and Caleb Rowe.Original music by Caleb Rowe.www.revolutionchurch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay Baker gives a talk on the story of Jesus and Levi the tax collector, whom he reclaimed as Matthew the disciple. Jay focuses on Jesus' interest in making disciples out of the least likely people--often, folks who would consider each other to be enemies, like Jews who collected taxes for the Romans who occupied their streets, and the zealots who saw them as traitors to their people and culture.Jesus did not focus his time and efforts on those who thought that they were well already; he focused on the sick who were not so self-assured.Recorded on July 18, 2021, in Seattle, Washington.www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolution1994@revolution94 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay and Caleb have a friendly and lively chat with online member, Jasson Jess! Jasson and Jay have developed a friendship online recently, taking advantage of the technology at our disposal as the unique sort of group that Revolution is.Recorded in Seattle, Washington on June, 25th, 2021.www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@revolutionchurch1994@revolutionchurch94@jassondrastic@jaybakker@revolutioncaleb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joshua Murray gives a talk from his home in Long Island, New York, about the nuanced distinctions between forgiveness and atonement. He draws from the Old Testament story of the feuding brothers Jacob and Esau to make some very powerful points. Afterwards, he takes questions from the online congregation.Recorded in Seattle, Washington and Long Island, New York, on Sunday, July 11th, 2021.Revolution is a community of Grace and Provocation.@revolutionchurch1994@jaybakker@ihitthecanadian@revolutioncalebMusic by Andrew Bryant @magnoliastate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The apple doesn't fall far as Jay Bakker interviews Reverend Steve Pieters, much as his mother did on PTL / Tammy's House Party 1985, thirty and a half decades ago. Reverend Pieters was the first openly-gay pastor who was also open about his affliction with the AIDS virus. Tammy Faye's supportive interview of Steve on that day molded history and bolstered support for queer folx in the modern Church.www.revolutionchurch,com/donatewww.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmn@revolutionchurch1994@revolutionchurch94@jaybakker@aspieters Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay delivers a message that is encouraging, challenging, comforting, and urgent--very much living up to the name "Revolution." By using the biblical account of "The Samaritan Woman at the Well," Jay highlights the beautiful truth that Jesus uses people. Period. Not good people. Not bad people. We are all human. We all fall short, AND are loved by God. Recorded in Seattle, Washington on Sunday, Juth 4th, 2021. Revolution is a group of grace and provocation, founded in 1994.www.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcastingwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmn@jaybakker@revolution1994@revolutionchurch94@revolutioncaleb#disagreewell#arguewell#disorganizedreligion#unorganizedreligion Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay and Caleb catch up with Revolution member and devotee of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Kerry Hawk Lessard.Kerry has always been a passionate ally for the LGBTQiA+ community, and now, has carried that passion over to her work with her relatively-new church home: it is very, very exciting news that her local church will be offering gender neutral bathrooms by the beginning of next year!!!@khawklessard@revolutionchurch94www.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolutioncaleb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay puts a spin on the familiar, often hurtful phrase, "love the sinner, but hate the sin," calling to court those who use and popularize this type of thinking.Recorded on Sunday, June 27th in Seattle, Washington.www.revolutionchurch.com/donationswww.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolutionchurch94@revolutioncaleb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caleb gives a talk on the often-overlooked message of radically-unwavering grace, inclusion, and acceptance found in scripture. When we look beyond the church's supplementary expectations and requirements needed for receiving divine grace, we find a much more affirming and welcoming message of inclusion.Recorded on Sunday 20th, 2021 in Seattle, Washington.www.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmn @revolutionchurch94@revolutioncaleb@jaybakkerRevolution is a community of grace and provocation founded in 1994, led by Jay Bakker.Caleb is the assistant pastor, producer, and engineer for Revolution. Music is by Andrew Bryant @magnoliastate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.