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ALL God’s People

Mike Slaughter October 28, 2022

Rachel Billups, lead pastor of New Albany UMC near Columbus, Ohio
and former senior pastor of Ginghamsburg Church

The church should be safe space from the “-isms” of racism, sexism, ageism, and classism that foster everything from fear to hate crimes. But too often we faithful church attenders can be as divisive in our actions and attitudes as an unchurched neighbor with a Confederate flag decal on his car window. We allow fear to trump faith. We fear those who don’t look, speak, act, vote, love, or believe the same as we do.

Uncategorized ageism, Christianity, classism, Ginghamsburg Church, Mike Slaughter, New Albany, Passionate Churches, Rachel Billups, racism, Rebel Jesus, revolutionary kingdom, sexism

The Kingdom of God versus Christian Nationalism

Mike Slaughter August 9, 2022

Jesus’ first century followers lived in prophetic tension with the politics of state. The book of Acts describes how some of the early church’s opponents in Thessalonica turned the church’s faithfulness to God into a political accusation. “These people who have been disturbing the peace throughout the empire have also come here. …Every one of them does what is contrary to Caesar’s decrees by naming someone else as king: Jesus” (Acts 17:6-7, CEB).

Uncategorized Christian Nationalism, Ginghamsburg, Mike Slaughter, Passionate Churches, Rebel Jesus, Renegade Gospel, revolutionary kingdom

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