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In this week’s talk Jay takes us on a bit of a deep dive into the nuances and complex layers of ‘The Church.’ He discusses the problem with living in a culture with such a long tradition of legalism and how that tends makes the Bible into a law book that we often give too much authority. This isn’t a destruction of the church or it’s ideals but an actual deconstruction, one done with love and understanding and a heart for reform and rebuilding – because Christianity as a formula doesn’t work, there is too much nuance to it all. Critical thinking isn’t always bad, critics also love things! We have to live well…because our time is so short. If your enemy died would you weep for them or rejoice? What responsibility do we need to take in our issues with The Church? Does the real world contain movie villains? What does suffering for Jesus really mean? This talk was given on Sept 26, 2021 in Seattle, Washington.www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolution1994@revolution94 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back from the New York Premiere of The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Jay gives a brief talk about humanity before answering viewers questions about his experience on the “Pink Carpet.” Before diving into the ups and downs of his premiere experience, Jay visits, as usual, the apostle Paul and discusses what Paul has to say about our humanity and also talks about how we can live a life that is based in reality - where we can recognize the hypocrisy in our own lives and the things we do to fill the ‘lack within us.’ He discusses the idea of “falling short” and how the need for grace is actually good news! - Then after a brief technical hiccup, Jay engages with viewers to discuss the music his sister Tammy made for the movie and how proud he is of her and how it encouraged him to not give up. He gives us the rundown on meeting Vincent D’Onofrio, shares how Jessica Chastain became his Lloyd Dobler, and tells us about a moment where he lived his truth. Also, how he drank a ton of Diet Coke…and maybe might have stolen a prop from the movie, but shhh, don’t say anything. This talk was given on Sept 19, 2021 in Seattle, Washington.www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolution1994@revolution94 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With The Eyes of Tammy Faye premier just days away, Jay can’t help but notice how much the media seems to pin us against each other. A topic that got him thinking about examining our own biases and how we only tend to like stuff that affirms our own prejudice. As always with Revolution Gathering, Jay dissects the concept of grace and explores the question ‘Can grace be toxic?’ – Do people deserve to be marked and shamed for the rest of their lives? Should Grace be extended to everyone? He discusses the dangers of projecting and returning bad for bad and evil for evil. He uses teachings from Jesus and Paul and James to show us how love is the only thing capable of turning an enemy to a friend, asking us all a very important question: What fruits do our judgements bring?This talk was given on Sept 12, 2021 in Seattle, Washington.www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolution1994@revolution94 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the movie about his parents comes closer, Jay gives an open and honest talk about some of the complications that life brings…because life is complicated! He discusses the idea of Hope and asks, ‘what does hope mean?’ Jay discusses the need to speak our truth, but to do so honestly and not just for the shock value of it. He dives into the idea of non-binary thinking and how two opposite ideas can be true at the same time. It’s so easy to be critical of ‘the other’ – but we also need to be a critic of ourselves. Jay brings up the concept of living in the grey and why we shouldn’t fear it. And discusses how he is a prisoner of hope.This talk was given on Sept 05, 2021 in Seattle, Washington.www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolution1994@revolution94 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Unlocked! Dug out from deep within the Revolution Archives, we unearthed a talk back from 2009, back from the days of Revolution New York – Have we made God a fragile, insecure, petty god? Does God have mood swings? Does he care more about our sins then the suffering in the world? Why would we ever follow a God like that? “God created us in our image…then we returned the favor.”This talk was given on June 07, 2009 in Brooklyn, New York.www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolution1994@revolution94 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s talk, Jay takes a look at Matthew, chapter 7. He discusses what Jesus, specifically in this chapter, teaches us about loving our enemies, about logs in our eyes and how (no matter how much we want there to be) there is no asterisk on who we should extend love and grace to. Jay also revisits the difference between deconstructing something and destroying it. He discusses the great care and attention we should be exercising when deconstructing our beliefs and the importance and nuance of critical thinking.This talk was given on August 22, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolution1994@revolution94 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s talk, guest speaker Joshua Murray dives into a few ‘controversial’ Jesus movies and discusses the lessons that can be learned from these movies and the principles we can take from by viewing the human side of Jesus, even if it is completely separated from the Divine side. He discusses how these movies shouldn’t be seen as controversial but instead as effective tools as well as just being great movies!This talk was given on August 15, 2021 in Long Island, New York.www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolution1994@revolution94 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s talk, Jay discusses the nuances of love and how maybe there is no such thing as a blanket love that encompasses all situations (and relationships.) Love adapts and evolves. Love is not simple, love is not easy. Love is messy and love is complicated. Love is not for the faint of heart. He also speaks on the dangers of loving without wisdom, and the difference between deconstruction and destruction. This talk was given on August 8, 2021 in Seattle, Washington.www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolution1994@revolution94 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s talk, Jay discusses the current state of Revolution, the struggles and importance of living life on life’s terms and the need to keep moving forward. Jay also jumps into the book of Philippians, a book of the Bible that Paul wrote from prison, to touch on a theme he’s been exploring a lot in his studies: The God Beyond God. What happens at the death of God? What happens when we kill the god we made in our own image, or in the image of our tribe? He discusses the importance of learning that two opposing things can be true at the same time, and how it is crucial that we learn to live in that grey area. And of course, Jay touches a constant theme throughout all of Revolution and that is: How important grace is, how dangerous it is to cancel each other, and the need for us to learn to disagree well.This talk was given on August 1, 2021 in Seattle, Washington.www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolution1994@revolution94 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This midweek bonus episode is a crossover with The Sacred Collective podcast. Our own Brien Aadland--pastor of the group that meets at Bryant-Lake Bowl on Sunday mornings in Minneapolis: known first as "Revolution Church"; then as "Revolution Church Minneapolis"; and now, "The Doubters/Believers Alliance"--interviews influencer Milo Winslow, for an episode of The Sacred Collective. Milo and Brien discuss similarities and differences in their experiences being raised in conservative subcultures of the midwestern United States, including their shared background as curious children raised in Pentecostal Christian churches. Both were inquisitive, intelligent kids, turned off by the arrogance of the popular Purity Culture of the 90's. Milo and Brien also share the sentiment that their experiences interacting with proponents of such one-dimensional thinking were often traumatic for much of the youth which they targeted.Milo grants Brien's request to help spread education and awareness about the challenging journey of embracing an identity as a gender-queer person. Milo elaborates on the nuances that surround facing that experience in both religious and non-religious settings which are ignorant to the challenges surrounding coming to terms with this very personal and often-misunderstood personality trait.After editing this episode, Caleb told Brien how much he enjoyed just listening in on this conversation, and how proud he was to be affiliated with The Sacred Collective and Revolution both. He also told Jay about this episode, and how well it would fit in with the rest of Revolution's content, and asked Jay if Revolution could use it as a bonus episode this week.(Jay said yes, so here it is!!)We should have at least a few more Meet Your Congregation episodes on some coming Wednesdays very soon, but have had to slow down a bit with the production schedule, as they sort through some heavy personal issues (which will definitely bleed through in Revolution's content sooner than later, as all things do when your work is this personal and transparently honest).Be sure to catch Milo on social media: @thatgaymilo; Brien Aadland can be found: @roguetheologian; the podcast this interview was recorded for was started by a small group including Brien and Caleb: @sacredmn; Caleb is facing a full plate-and-a-half right now, but managing to still produce some content: @revolutioncaleb @chromatoneproductions; Jay has also been involved in The Sacred Collective on more than one occasion: @jaybakker; and this is Revolution: @revolutionchurch94.The Doubters/Believers Alliance is the new name for the group that is meeting in-person in Minneapolis, MN at Bryant-Lake Bowl on Sunday mornings. It is now led by Brien, and is the newest iteration of the group in Minnesota that initially met as Revolution Church, under Jay Bakker. Caleb moved to Minnesota and eventually took over production of Revolution (which is now located in Seattle, WA) working for Jay, helping transform The Sacred Collective from a live small group into a recorded podcast and online community. Jay and Caleb are now in Seattle, preparing to launch Revolution in a new form--part live gatherings; part online streaming/recorded content--integrating bits and parts they've developed and refined over the years. Jay Bakker helped found Revolution as a Church in 1994. It was then, and is still now, a community of Grace and Provocation. Enjoy, react, and interact with Revolution, The Sacred Collective, and The Doubters/Believers Alliance online:www.revolutionchurch.comwww.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.facebook.com/revolution-church-minneapolisIG:@jaybakker@revolutionchurch94@revolutioncaleb@sacredmn@roguetheologian@thatgaymiloT:@jaybakker@revolution1994@revseattlecaleb@sacredmn@brienaadland@thatgaymiloRecorded in St Paul, Minneapolis, on July 22, 2021, for The Sacred Collective podcast.Co-produced by Brien Aadland and Caleb Rowe.Original music by Caleb Rowe.www.revolutionchurch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.