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Ethics & Ecclesia Pt. 4 - How Can We Rediscover the Beauty of Communion?
Naked Church - April 09, 2023 20:03 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsJoin Pierce and Diana in this episode as they dive into 1 Corinthians and John 6 to traverse the Biblical origins of communion. They explore how the early Church practiced communion, what Jesus taught about it, and how we might want to engage in the Lord's Supper today. Communion is a ...
Ethics & Ecclesia Pt. 3 - Embracing Unity in the Church Through Diversity
Naked Church - April 02, 2023 14:02 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsWhat does it mean for every member of the Body to be functioning at our gatherings and for us to show no partiality? Join Pierce and Diana in this episode as they talk about unity THROUGH diversity. We have to do more than pay lip service to the idea of welcoming diversity. It’s only ...
Ethics & Ecclesia Pt. 2 - Are Members of the Church REALLY Equal?
Naked Church - March 22, 2023 22:31 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsJoin Pierce and Diana as they dig into the Bible to see what God has to say about favoritism within the Body. God claims to show no partiality, and He commands us to do the same. What would that approach to our relationships and practices look like if we applied them to our gatherings? ...
Ethics & Ecclesia Pt. 2 - Should Every Person Participate in the Church?
Naked Church - March 15, 2023 21:41 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsFor this episode, Pierce and Diana want to start a series on the ethics of church practices, but they have to answer a very important question before they can move forward. Who is the church actually for? The way the gathering is prepared, the practices and expressions it has, and th...
Ethics & Ecclesia Pt. 1 - Who Is the Church For?
Naked Church - March 08, 2023 20:42 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsFor this episode, Pierce and Diana want to start a series on the ethics of church practices, but they have to answer a very important question before they can move forward. Who is the church actually for? The way the gathering is prepared, the practices and expressions it has, and the...
Should You Move On or Stay at Your Church?
Naked Church - March 01, 2023 18:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode of the Naked Church podcast, Pierce and Diana begin part two to answer a viewer question about an inner conflict many of us face. What options do we have when we're torn between loving the positive elements of our local institutional church but also wanting to see an unh...
Does Your Church Have the Same Goals as the Bible?
Naked Church - February 22, 2023 22:37 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode of the Naked Church podcast, Pierce and Diana begin part one to answer a viewer question about an inner conflict many of us face. What options do we have when we're torn between loving the positive elements of our local institutional church but also wanting to see an unh...
Why House Church
Naked Church - February 15, 2023 15:47 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsPierce and Diana invite you to join them on this episode where they ask why people are leaving church buildings in favor of home gatherings. They talk about the search for belonging they've seen, how the wrong motives lead to the same experiences regardless of environment, and some of...
Why Are People Joining House Churches?
Naked Church - February 15, 2023 15:47 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsPierce and Diana invite you to join them on this episode where they ask why people are leaving church buildings in favor of home gatherings. They talk about the search for belonging they've seen, how the wrong motives lead to the same experiences regardless of environment, and some of...
What We Found Behind The Walls Of The Church
Naked Church - February 08, 2023 14:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsPierce and Diana invite you to join them in a casual, critical-thinking dialogue about the state of the church. In this episode, they cover the point of this podcast, the spontaneity of each topic that's presented, and a bit about why specifically they are here for these conversations...
Why Naked Church
Naked Church - February 08, 2023 14:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsPierce and Diana invite you to join them in a casual, critical-thinking dialogue about the state of the church. In this episode, they cover the point of this podcast, the spontaneity of each topic that's presented, and a bit about why specifically they are here for these conversations...
The Prosperity Gospel in You
Naked Church - April 23, 2021 20:32 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, we briefly talk about what we know the prosperity gospel to be, but then we dive deeper into the nuanced manifestations of that false gospel in our own lives. Much of Scripture implores us to grow in maturity beyond the elementary no-brainers by discerning between goo...
Missions and the lack thereof in the Church
Naked Church - April 04, 2021 19:37 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsMissions, outreach, evangelism, and ministry. What's the difference? In this episode, we talk about our cultural idea of missions. We go over the general way it's taught and majoritively lived out. If every person becomes a missionary when they receive the Gospel in full and become ali...
When to get picky in the church and when to hush up
Naked Church - March 26, 2021 20:38 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsHave you ever overheard or been a part of a conversation about what we don't like about church? Maybe you've also thought, "Hmmm. We're kind of funny." In this episode, we talk about how comfortable we are entertaining these Baskin Robbins type talks. While all of us generally acknowle...
When to get picky in the church and when to hush up - Naked Church Podcast
Naked Church - March 26, 2021 20:38 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, we talk about how comfortable we are entertaining these Baskin Robbins type talks. While all of us generally acknowledge what matters to God and what doesn't, we still priorize, grumble, and get nitpicky over the very things we've already confessed don't matter to our Lord.
Time & Relationships - Stewardship: Part Five
Naked Church - March 19, 2021 21:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, we close out our series on stewardship by focusing on time and relationships. If church as business is the lens from which we approach stewardship, then how does this affect the way we engage in relationships? What happens when we stop stewarding for church and start s...
Roles & Spiritual Giftings - Stewardship: Part Four
Naked Church - March 05, 2021 22:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsHave you ever wondered where the pastoral office comes from? Have you ever read about church roles in the Bible and thought, "Wait. What?" Us too. Join us as we go back and look at different passages to understand what it is that we're doing on our Sunday mornings and why. In this epis...
Pastors & Finances - Stewardship: Part Three
Naked Church - February 26, 2021 22:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsThis episode is inspired by YOUR comments and messages. How would Jesus have pastored today? What would His humility have looked like in our context? These are questions you're asking, but you're also getting at something more. Do we really think Jesus would indulge Himself in the entit...
Church Buildings - Stewardship: Part Two
Naked Church - February 19, 2021 22:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsHave you ever walked to a church building and wondered, "what's all this for?" Sure, they serve their purpose for our gathering, but we also spend nearly 25% of our church resources on properties that remain largely unused. In this episode from our series on stewardship, we talk about...
RZIM Special! - The Ravi Zacharias sex allegations are true...
Naked Church - February 16, 2021 22:37 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsAnother "righteous man of God" is revealed to have spent years embroiled in sexual misconduct. In this episode, we talk about Ravi Zacharias, we look at the responses of RZIM as well as the greater Christian community, and we visit many areas of Scripture as we try to reconcile how we f...
Stewardship: An Overview - Part One
Naked Church - February 12, 2021 22:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this episode, we introduce our plan for a series on stewardship. While we outline the various focal points we'll cover, we also lay a solution-focused foundation of Scripture we can continually come back to. We talk about how we've heard and seen these biblical points applied, and w...
Non-Essential Theology & Christian Ethics - Part Two
Naked Church - February 06, 2021 22:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn this part two episode to non-essential theology and Christian ethics, we dive into the space where these two forces very practically intersect. When Scripture puts a greater emphasis on the Christian ethic portion, what does it then look like to champion and labor for the essentials?...
Non-Essential Theology & Christian Ethics - Part One
Naked Church - January 29, 2021 22:05 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratings"In essentials, unity. In non-essentials, liberty. In all things, love." Many pastors have quoted this saying, and though it's not from the Bible, we've found it to have incredible depth. But is it more than just something we quote? In this fist part of a conversation about non-essent...
Christian Education - Is Bible college worth your time and money?
Naked Church - January 22, 2021 22:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsWould Bible degrees exists if the Church eagerly lived out the mandate to disciple? In this episode, we weigh the value of a degree from a Christian university against discernment and leadership preparation through long-suffering relationship. We examine what our culture tells us to l...
Inauguration Day Special! - How should the Church respond to Biden's election?
Naked Church - January 20, 2021 23:24 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsDo you ever feel like politics and the Church are too intertwined? Christian nationalism has greatly hindered our witness, and the world is watching. They notice our devotion to first our politics and second our God. In this episode, we talk about how the Bible leads believers to respo...
Denominations - What are we really accomplishing?!
Naked Church - January 15, 2021 22:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsThe early followers of the Way never started calling themselves Christians. It was actually the people of Antioch that gave them that name, so why break it down further? In this episode, we tackle the polarizing topic of denominations. In many ways, it can seem that some people are mor...
What is the Naked Church podcast?
Naked Church - January 08, 2021 22:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsDo you ever feel like you simply can't voice hard truths about the American church? So often anyone who says difficult things about the current structure in place is seen as a rebel or outcast. In this episode, we share our heart behind launching the Naked Church show and introduce ou...
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