“Right after the events of 9/11, people were asking: ‘Why do people hate us?’ And I just thought, oh, that’s such an important moment. Can we just sit down, Americans, and ask this question? Can we really ponder this question? But, no, it didn’t happen. We asked it for a few weeks then of course we were told to go back to shopping and get America back to business.”
[00:43] Introducing Craig Wong
[02:14] www.ekklesiae.org/ - Prophetic Witness and Theological Roundtables
[04:40] www.newcollegeberkeley.org/ - Christian Study Center
[07:25] What does it mean for the church to embody itself as a prophetic witness?
[11:15] We’ve been trained to not relate to people in different camps.
[12:10] Group Sermon Prep, Music Poetry Experiments, Boomers and Millennials
[18:00] How do you equip a church with humility?
[22:20] Communal discipleship that speaks truth to Empire through gospel friendships.
[28:01] How do Church and Kingdom overlap and how are they distinct?
[29:34] Don’t forget the beloved community.
[31:00] Americans struggle more than most with the concept of authority.
[35:18] The real fruit will be things we don’t even remember doing. (Story)
[39:20] Benediction from Ephesians 3
[Outro Music] Psalm 64 by Poor Bishop Hooper - www.everypsalm.com/give
[recorded: April 13, 2022]
A podcast from Netzer.org with Tim Doering (vision+networking) and Justin Ryan Boyer (producer)
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