Phil gives a fake name to two women who got lost and ended up at his church building on Easter, and Jase can't quite figure out why. Phil just seems to attract unusual people to his unusual church plant, including a preacher who wants to be baptized. The guys get into what the Bible says about dressing up for church services, the kickoff of crawfish season, ... Show More
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Ep 1249 | The Robertsons Confront the Myth That Forgiveness Erases Consequences
Al, Zach, John Luke, and Christian conclude their study of David by confronting the truth that forgiveness does not erase consequences. They trace how unaddressed sin and lingering guilt created a leadership vacuum that fractured David’s family, fueled rebellion, and led to civil ... Show More
49m 31s
Jun 2021
Boomers, The Big Sort, and Really, Really Big Churches
In the mid-1950s, Rev. Robert Schuller began preaching in a drive-in movie theater in Southern California. He melded traditions like vestments with a theology of post-war optimism and self-esteem. As his ministry grew, guest preaching in his pulpit became a mark of celebrity achi ... Show More
55m 59s
Aug 2021
Bonus Episode: I Kissed Christianity Goodbye
A Bonus Episode of The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill Love it or hate it, if you grew up in a youth group after 1997, you probably had to reckon with Joshua Harris’s I Kissed Dating Goodbye, his treatise on dating and courtship. The book sold millions and made him, in Collin Hansen’s ... Show More
1h 5m
Sep 2022
S3E1: The Emmanuel Church of Christ
<p>It's the morning of June 16th, 1987, in Nashville, Tennessee. Shortly after midnight, firefighters are called to a blaze at Emmanuel Church of Christ. What they find in the ashes would change this small Pentecostal congregation forever. Thirty-five years later, Tara Jean Stev ... Show More
36m 20s