The Future of Christianity

On November 9 we invited the community to join us a local pizza shop to consider The Future of Christianity.

From the gathering:

A pdf version of the slide deck can be found here.

An audio recording is on our podcast.

Additional Resources:

One of our topics Sunday night was Empire. Interestingly, I’ve had a number of thought provoking pieces come through my inbox in just the last couple of days. They challenge us to rethink — and retell — the story of Christianity. I hope you find them helpful.

Peace-

Chris

The Garden and the Empire: on gilded halls and golden toilets by Christy Berghoef

“The future we need is one patterned after the wisdom of ecosystems, not empires. A future where the measure of a life is not how high you climbed, but how well you belonged. Where prosperity is shared, is regenerative, and is circular. Where wealth is not a fortress but a common place. Where children inherit not ash, but orchards.”

Empire is not Beautiful by Diana Butler Bass

“We aren’t a Christian America. Not even a little. We’re the opposite. And genuine Christian faith — the entire message and ministry of Jesus — is counter-cultural resistance to all of this.”

Beyond Algorithms and Empires by Kaitlin Curtice

“Why am I writing about algorithms and empires? Because they are everywhere, controlling and restricting us, making monsters out of us, polluting our very souls. We exist in a heavy and difficult time, and I need us to hold space right here, right now, as we dream of what’s ahead.”