058 - The Heathens Go To Church

On this episode the Godless Heathens went to church, on purpose, and not for a wedding, funeral or other family commitment. Not just any church, we attended the 4th largest Mega-Church in the Country, The North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Ga. home to Pastor Andy Stanley. We have had many discussions about Andy, his church, and "seeker friendly" churches like his. With two of the three Godless Heathens having never attended a non-denominational evangelical seeker friendly church, we decided that if we were going to talk about it, we should probably see it with our own eyes. We discuss our preconceived notions, initial reactions and individual experiences and dig into the good and the bad of Andy's sermon.

 

Links: 

 

North Point Community Church:

Page to download or stream the actual service we attended:

https://northpoint.org/messages/talking-points/one-is-the-win

Video of a previous sermon of Andy's we discussed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGCIOrvgohU

Article about the teen that lost her leadership role after coming out:

https://www.churchclarity.org/updates/andy-stanleys-church-is-not-the-safest-place-in-the-world-for-my-gay-teen

 

Weststar Institute - Home of the Jesus Seminar:

https://www.westarinstitute.org/

 

Recommendations:

 

Jerry's Recommendations:

With Podcast - Mark Galli:

https://art19.com/shows/why-is-this-happening-with-chris-hayes/episodes/d53b0044-543a-40a8-b1b4-5d24af917e8e

Apple Music Playlist:

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/repeat-play-jan-2020/pl.u-gxbllDIF581dNb

 

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