Phyllis Tickle

We are where we are because of what has been before us. In this talk Phyllis Tickle talks on the history of the church and how we got to where we are today, particularly as it effects the emergent church. According to Phyllis, today we are in the period of time known as "The Great Emergence".

Phyllis Tickle is the founding editor of the Religion Department of Publishers Weekly, the international journal of the book industry, and she is frequently quoted in print sources like USA today, Christian Science Monitor, NY Times as well as in electronic media like PBS, NPR, and innumerable blogs and web sites.  Tickle is an authority on religion in America and a much sought after lecturer on the subject.

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Donald Miller

This podcast is a live address given by Donald Miller, author of ‘Blue like Jazz’, at the Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, USA.  Donald speaks here about the power of stories in our lives and draws from Hollywood to highlight what makes a great story both on and off the screen.  This talk is really a call to embrace adventure and tragedy in order to make a great story of our lives rather than settle for a life of comfortable mediocrity.

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Brian MacLaren

This podcast is a recording of an address given by Brian at Gordon College in the US to a Group of University Students.  It is a summary of his recent book, “Everything must change” where he outlines the major themes and his reasons for writing the book.  In essence he challenges those who would be followers of Jesus to stand up and address 4 global crisis, which currently face humanity and the planet.

Michael Frost

This interview was conducted by the ABC in Australia for the Sunday Night Spirituality and Religion program.  This interview covers a broad range of topics, which relate to the current state of the church but in particular focus on the changing status of the church within society and what if anything Christians should do about it.

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This weekly podcast by Steve Drinkall and Randy Edwards explores a wide range of issues, which relate to living as Christians in the contemporary culture.  Each podcast is roughly 25mins long and is conducted in a conversational style.  Recent series include ‘Jesus is Problematic’, ‘Tough Questions’ and ‘Heroes and Villains’.  You can subscribe to this podcast for free via iTunes or else you can download individual podcasts at www.ourpathway.com