62 episodes
The Unchurching Podcast Richard Jacobson
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- Religion & Spirituality
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4.8 • 99 Ratings
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Right now millions of believers are leaving the organized church, without abandoning their faith. Join Richard Jacobson, author of Unchurching: Christianity Without Churchianity, and his good friend, Gunnar Falk, as they discuss real life experiences in genuine spiritual community, outside the box.
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S2E02 Checking in with Amy
In season 1, episode 44, we interviewed Amy Orban about her new house church. Now that her church community is a year old, we wanted to check in again. To hear our first interview with Amy, click here: http://unchurching.libsyn.com/044-amys-church-adventure
Also, to check out the new Unchurching Patreon page, click here: https://www.patreon.com/unchurching -
S2E01 Welcome back (The season two launch)
After an unplanned hiatus, The Unchurching Podcast is back for a second season! In this episode, Richard and Gunnar bring everyone up to speed on what happened during the break, and share some plans for the upcoming year. Below are the links for some of the things mentioned in this episode.
The Unchurching online comic book: http://www.unchurching.com/comic
The Unchurching forum hosted at GCC in Grafton Ohio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4U4dt-7wxI
The conference in Sacramento where Richard will be speaking: https://www.onebody.life/conference
Also, it’s worth mentioning there's now an Unchurching Patreon page for listeners who want to help support The Unchurching Podcast, the various Unchurching media projects and meetup events.
It only costs as little as $2 a month to sing up and you’ll get access to a lot of cool exclusive content. Please check it out! Here’s the link: https://www.patreon.com/unchurching -
054 Henry Hon
In this episode, we listen to a discussion between two previous guests of the show, Henry Hon and Temidayo Adeyemo, as they differentiate between a “church” and an “ekklesia”.
You can check out more episodes of Henry’s podcast, One Body Life, on iTunes, or listen online here: https://soundcloud.com/onebodylife/ -
053 Dan Mayhew
In this episode of The Unchurching Podcast, we share an episode of The Church of the Heart Podcast by Dan Mayhew.
You can find Dan’s podcast online here: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/church-of-the-heart
Or on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-church-of-the-heart-podcast/id1168776610?mt=2 -
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The Kickstarter campaign for my new comic book, Why Christians Don't Need to Go to Church, ends Monday. And this may be your only chance to get printed copies, so check it out!
For more info, visit the Kickstarter page here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/richardjacobson/unchurching-comic-book?ref=9pvhbc -
052 Unchurching myths
Richard addresses five misconceptions he's encountered about his book, Unchurching: Christianity Without Churchianity.
To learn more about unchurching, please go to: http://www.unchurching.com
To learn more about the Unchurching Comic Book, please go to: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/richardjacobson/unchurching-comic-book/
To check out the book, Unchurching: Christianity Without Churchianity, please go to: https://www.amazon.com/Unchurching-Christianity-Churchianity-Richard-Jacobson/dp/0692749950/
Customer Reviews
This podcast gave language to the grieving and growing that I was feeling in my Spirit
Have you experienced a Holy Dissatisfaction with the church as you know it? (The institutional church) Have you had a hard time articulating that strong calling to leave the church? Felt like it was disobedient to stay? Even though you left your church, you still love THE CHURCH? Been labeled fallen, lost, divisive, toxic etc. if you expressed this or actually left your church? BINGE THIS PODCAST NOW!!! Then share it and share some more. Leaving the church was the hardest thing I ever had to do! It was never part of the plan. EVER. I was on staff, led many ministries and was even an elder within my church. God starting changing my heart on this matter back in 2017. This has been such a long process. Lonely. Painful. Constantly being misunderstood. Everyone thought I was taking the “easy” way out. Let me tell you, even though I was busting my butt with many ministries and often run too ragged to enjoy time at home with my family much of the time-the old way was still the “easy” way. At times it felt like Egypt. Can I just go back to what was easy and familiar because it was all I’d ever known?! That kinda thing. Richard and Gunnar were the “oasis in the desert” with this podcast. I felt seen, heard, loved. And also, not crazy. Lol. They are both so humble. So gracious. It’s not an us vs. them approach. I truly appreciated that this was not just a bashing of what the institutional gets wrong. I spent enough time wallowing in that space on my own, lol. It’s about seeking the kind of church we read about in Acts. The kind of church body that Jesus desired for us to build and be a part of. Richard and Gunnar absolutely sought AND HEARD from the Lord on this matter. Give it a listen and a share.
I am not alone!
I’ve struggled in institutional churches since 2013. My experiences went from bad to worse.
I see the problems but no ones listening. The book and these podcasts have shown me I’m not losing my faith and I’m not alone.
Now I’ve become empowered and am now having gatherings in my home!
A podcast of Hope!
God has had me on the ‘churching scavenger hunt’ for 15 years now. I am so grateful for this podcast as how it is helping functionality place Christ as the Church for many who are ‘done’ with its institution.