After the mess that was 2020, we had such high hopes for 2021. Were our expectations met? Phil and Skye look back on the year when the evangelical empire dug in its heels. Those opposed to #MeToo and Black Lives Matter responded by labeling empathy a sin. Voices advocating for women and people of color within the SBC left the denomination. The Salvation Army reversed course on racial sensitivity, and female scholars faced a backlash for exposing Christian nationalism and patriarchy. Will 2022 be any different, or will the sorting of the entire culture into Red and Blue tribes continue? And how wide will the rift between classical and cultural evangelicals get?
Then, the president of Barna Group, David Kinnaman, joins Skye to launch a new reoccurring segment—Barna Briefs. Kinnaman reveals brand new data about the state of the church and how the pandemic has revealed wide discontent among churchgoers with their congregations. He also says popular church structures are clearly insufficient for forming mature disciples and new church models are desperately needed. Kinnaman also reveals an alarming number of pastors are ready to leave ministry. Is there a silver lining to all of the troubling data?
News Segment:
0:00 - Intro
4:34 - Looking back and looking ahead
https://www.holypost.com/post/438-the-year-that-unveiled-evangelicalism-with-john-fea
9:10 - Stories from 2021: The “sin of empathy” conversation
Holy Post episode 472 - https://youtu.be/D_NHhmdss5w?t=200012:28 - Was 2021 “The Empire Strikes Back”?
15:47 - Russell Moore and the ERLC
Painting Phil references - https://www.metrotimes.com/the-scene/archives/2021/12/12/detroit-artist-jonathan-harris-strikes-a-nerve-around-the-world-with-critical-race-theory-painting26:02 - Salvation Army and “wokeness”
32:18 - Books from this year
“Jesus and John Wayne” by Kristin Kobes Du Mez - https://amzn.to/3mHdVMx
“The Making of Biblical Womanhood” by Beth Allison Barr - https://amzn.to/3ECopmL
42:01 - The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast
https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/podcasts/rise-and-fall-of-mars-hill/
“Church Refugees” by Josh Packard - https://amzn.to/3pzky5m
“A Church Called Tov ” by Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer - https://amzn.to/3z4DJr7
53:06 - Looking toward 2022
Movie Phil references - “Don’t Look Up” (2021)
Barna Brief with David Kinnaman: Free download for Holy Post listeners: https://www.barna.com/holypost/
1:02:37 - Interview Start
1:04:12 - Project intro: State of the Church
https://www.barna.com/stateofthechurch/
1:05:31 - Digital church and effects of the pandemic
1:17:06 - Growing crisis among pastors
1:22:53 - Mental and emotional impact of pandemic
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500th Episode Extravaganza!
Episode 499: The End of Racial Reconciliation & Rescuing Evangelicalism with David Brooks
Episode 498: Making Christian Disciples or Christian Nationalists? with David Kinnaman
French Friday: Putin, Pentecostals, & Christian Nationalism
Episode 497: The Progressive Christian Checklist & Ending Online Worship with Tish Harrison Warren
Episode 496: The Embrace of Tyrants & the Despair of Pastors
Episode 495: The False Gospel of Democracy with Robert Tracy McKenzie
Episode 494: Falwell Fallout & How Not to Read the Bible with Dan Kimball
French Friday: Falwell & the Fruit of Evangelical Leadership
Episode 493: Fundy Fashion & Native American Christianity with Matthew Milliner
Episode 492: After School Satan Clubs, MLK Day, & Disturbing Bible Stories with Esau McCaulley & David T. Lamb
Episode 491: American Democracy & American Inerrancy with Michael F. Bird
Episode 490: Lessons from the Global Church with Christine Caine
French Friday: Jeremiads & Drones
Episode 488: How Trump Stole Christmas & Paul and Gender with Cynthia Long Westfall
Episode 487: Why Gen Z is “Unbundling” Faith with Josh Packard
Episode 486: The Gospel and Fake News with Love Thy Neighborhood
Episode 485: The Biblical Case for Redemptive Privilege with Dominique DuBois Gilliard
French Friday - "Nerdfest 2021"
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