Jeremy brings on his friend Kevin Rains to do a post-mortem on the ill-fated Emerging Church Movement that they were both part of.

How does Gen X deal with the disappointment that so many experience over church movements that ultimately failed?

Then, they get into what brought Kevin into the Orthodox Christian Church, especially as someone with a history that shares many things with Jeremy.

On this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

2:42 What happened to the Emerging Church Movement?

19:58 Disappointment and Grieving What Could Have Been

23:22 Kevin's Journey Into The Orthodox Christian Church

30:21 The Beauty and Biggest Hangup

36:47 Mystery vs. Answering Every Question

46:40 Becoming Orthodox

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Resources Mentioned:

Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0842371524

EOS Implementor: https://www.eosworldwide.com/kevin-rains

Kevin Rains on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinrains/

Christ The Savior Orthodox Church: https://www.christthesavioroca.org/

The Orthodox Faith by Fr. Thomas Hopko: https://www.oca.org/orthodoxy/the-orthodox-faith

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