Melissa Florer-Bixler: The Church IS Political and Moving Toward Beautiful, Pointless Wastes of Money

Better on the Inside

English - April 21, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
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Melissa Florer-Bixler (AKA the Notorious MFB) is an absolute BOSS. Melissa is the pastor of Raleigh Mennonite Church, (that's right... a Mennonite!) and a graduate of Duke University and Princeton Theological Seminary. She has spent a lot of time investing in local organizing efforts in her county and has been the hands and feet on the ground to make the lives of real people better. The Notorious MFB has written wonderful stuff online and a new book called How to Have an Enemy: Righteous Anger and the Work of Peace that you absolutely should read.

Her perspective will be challenging for you, regardless of where you're coming from. And I think it is incredibly important to move out of our comfort zones, interrogate our beliefs, and imagine a different kind of church.

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