Revolution Church

After a slew of technical difficulties, we’re back! Jay’s back at it with Galatians Chapter 2. How can such a harsh letter be about grace? Do your convictions cause fear in others? How do we take each other along this journey? How can radical compromise and radical contradiction make us a better community? How do we work through division? These are all questions that keep popping up when studying Galatians and the Gospels and learning about Grace. Chapter 2 of Galatians is where the rubber starts to hit the road, so let’s buckle up and head on this journey. Jay might pose more questions than he answers in his studies of Galatians, but maybe we’ll find some of the answers together in this series. Imagine, Jesus calls you the rock on which he will build his church…then Paul, a former persecutor, corrects your behavior, how would you take that? This brings up the idea of our issues today with cancel culture, and how our convictions and sacred cows can cause us to separate each other or feel better than each other – but God doesn’t have favorites, he doesn’t prefer any of us over each other. The issues found in this letter to the Galatians are just as relevant today as when Paul first wrote it – a letter written to a divided community back then echoes with us today because Galatians is a book that grows and evolves with us. These concepts are not easy, change is tough and scary. To all of us! To have to question our lifelong beliefs and traditions – It’s really hard, but Jay shows us in this talk that we’re all in this together!This talk was given on January 23, 2022 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.

Achtung Baby!! Every year at this time Jay takes us on a deep dive into the Book of Galatians. An on-going series about Paul’s letter the Galatians, which might be more timely than ever. Written to a community that was dangerously divided, which is something hitting a bit too close to home these days. Division is everywhere, in religion, in politics, social media, friends, family, pandemics, vaccinations – you name it and we're divided on it these days. People often call the Bible timeless, but Jay teaches how he feels that this letter in particular is more timely than it is timeless. Paul’s letter to the Galatians is the glue at the center of Jay’s talks and at the center of Revolution Gathering itself. It inspired the Reformation and defines the concept of Grace better than any other writing. It teaches us that ‘compromise’ isn’t a bad word, and it helps us get to a place beyond our comfort zones and beyond ourselves. It teaches us that two things that don’t agree with each can often bring together a higher truth! It teaches Grace and the reality of accepting ourselves where we are at and accepting that we are accepted. Grace is willing to lay all the cards on the table and have the hard talks. Not everything in this letter is comfortable, and some concepts will lead to some pretty hard talks. But they are talks worth having, and that’s why Jay dedicates a whole study to it at the start of every year.This talk was given on January 9, 2022 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.

After saying “I never do holiday themed talks,” Jay does just that for us this week…sort of, as he lives that contradiction by giving a holiday talk like no other. The subject of this talk? Contradiction and Divine Humiliation. As an unofficial sequel to last weeks talk, Jay dives back into McGowan and Hegel to discuss the contradictions of Christianity and how this contradiction can lead to something higher than truth. It can lead to an essence truth – a God beyond God. So, hold on to your socks as Jay dives into the infinite to show us how the infinite is also finite. To show us a humiliated God and what that means or us. He discusses how Christianity is full of contradictions…but is contradiction bad? Or can it lead to a Higher Truth?This talk was given on December 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.

“In Hegel’s hands, Christianity becomes the most revolutionary religion ever conceived.” Todd McGowan writes that in his book ‘Emancipation After Hegel’ – Bouncing back in stark contrast to last week’s discussion, Jay brings us a talk that is more focused on philosophy and theology. This week he is diving into a verse and an idea that we struggle with, and that is the verse in Matthew when Jesus talks about fulfilling the law. Leaning on readings from McGowan, along with interpretations of Hegel, and verses from Jesus and Paul, Jay dives into the concept of love and explores if the fulfilling of the law is referring to loving each other. Loving each other as we love ourselves creates an equality among us. A way to all be equally human. Love is the foundation of this faith – it’s what changes this faith from the others. And Grace is a tough thing that allows us to love in a deeper and different way. But it’s hard work. It’s a complicated idea that splits us into being both ourselves and the other at the same time. We know that Grace is Anarchy…but is love also anarchy?This talk was given on December 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.

“I guess today what I wanted to do is come to you and say: ‘These are the things I’m thinking about.’” – Today’s talk is a bit different from Jay’s other talks in many ways, more abstract, but as always it is filled with grace and love and honesty. Jay approaches this talk acknowledging that we are all working with different traumas in our lives that lead us each to learning different lessons, so there is an amount of absurdity in the thought that we should all be on the same page. We don’t have to agree with the other perspective, but the idea is that we get a fuller picture of reality when we come together and learn, even in our disagreements. Jay shares some raw and heartfelt thoughts with us, and lays his own sufferings on the table because there is no hierarchy of pain and suffering – we’re all in this together. And being honest and finding ways to help ourselves also helps others. Helping others is what makes us a church/gathering. Jay reminds us that Revolution Gathering does not take place in the hour that he is giving his talk, but in the 6 days and 23 hours in-between talks. Suffering and hardships make us into people we never thought we could be – but if you’re listening to this talk and reading this description then you’ve already survived everything so far! Keep going. There isn’t always a magical Bible verse to help get us through – but that is why we have each other.This talk was given on December 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.

This week, guest speaker Joshua Murray dives into the difference between deconstruction and destruction. He discusses how an obsessive behavior he develops in his bouts of depression helped him see how Christianity walks a strangely similar path with horror movies, and how misconceptions and projections seemed to have derailed both equally from their humble beginnings. He discusses the important differences between the red letters in the Bible and the black letters. And he also talks about how we can use deconstruction to help us put actions to the lessons we’ve learned in order to bring about the changes we want to see in ourselves, and how to live those changes.This talk was given on December 5, 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.

Every year Jay likes to revisit some old talks to see how they stand up with his current growth and knowledge and studies. This week he looks back to one of his earliest talks and reworks it. But as always, a central theme even back then, is that of grace. Jay looks at the Gospel of Mark and examines Jesus’s behavior and how it effected his reputation. How Jesus showing love and grace to people who were seen as ‘scum’ made people view him as a drunkard and scum Himself. Jay talks about how not much has changed in this regard and how this is still a problem we have in society as a whole, not just in the church. Jay implores us to not be like the ones who have hurt us, and warns us that any system that excludes people because of their beliefs or religion, or behavior, or friends is a broken system and a mess. We can’t allow ourselves to fall into the same traps that we see the church falling into. We have to remember that Jesus had a diverse group of thinkers as disciples. People who hated each other but learned about love and grace and who recognized the humanity in each other. Jay warns us of the dangers of magical thinking and to be careful of what we look to to fill ‘the lack’ within.This talk was given on November 28, 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.

Due to living life on life’s terms Jay had to pre-record todays talk. After receiving some pushback over posting an archived talk a few weeks back, followed up by some challenging responses to a tongue-in-cheek tweet he posted, Jay addresses the deeper issues behind these interactions. He talks about how phrases we use pretty regularly, like “A Higher Calling” can really do damage if they are used without thought. He discusses how a higher calling should be treated as a reality and not just an expectation of the phrase. Playing off of this idea, Jay dives into how leaders are held to a different standard that is not a human standard. And at the core of all of this discussion is Jay’s belief that Revolution Gathering can lead the way to reformation and make a more human church. To get rid of the hierarchy of a community in order for there to be a reformation. Often, we feel like pastors believe on our behalf if we are struggling – but what if our pastors need us to believe on their behalf when they are struggling? We have to ask ourselves what we really want in a community and a church. Do we want transparency or just comfort? Do we want a motivational clubhouse, or do we want to life in its rawest form?This talk was given on November 21, 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.

Jay gives a raw and heartfelt talk, truly emphasizing just how literal Revolution is when they say “Come as you are!” – no false airs, just truth and honesty. Jay has been going through a tough time and he shares that with us, he explains how depression and trauma go hand in hand. He shares how pain is a part of life, so we need to live life on life’s terms, and just how important it is to recognize the humanity in each other. He shares the struggle of trying to love the impossible people and how sometimes it makes us feel broken. Plain and simple. Revolution is a group of broke people sharing our brokenness with each other. Coming as we are. Jay discusses mourning the living and the blessing and curse that it is. Also we hear that famous ‘love scripture’ from Corinthians like we’ve never heard it before.This talk was given on November 14, 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 – In this talk Jay draws inspiration from a quote he heard in the movie “Doubt” which compares gossip to feathers scattered in the wind and how it is impossible to clean up the effects of it. Jay looks a bit into where our anger comes from when we talk about legalism and the church and discusses that maybe it’s not the people that make us angry, but more the idea behind it all. We take a look at some verses from Matthew to learn what Jesus had to say about legalism and the dangers of imposing impossible standards on people, even if it is done with seemingly good intentions. This talk was given on February 09, 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.

Jay is back! He's returned from Belfast and is ready to talk grace and reformation. In this weeks talk Jay dives into Luther, Galatians and the Gospel of Luke to discuss and unpack what it means to deny ourselves and take up our cross. Are we taking up our cross or are we asking other people to take up our crosses for us? Jay discusses our institutions aren’t the only thing in need of reformation but how we need a reformation in our own mind. How do we love our enemies? How do we communicate with people that don’t love us? As Jay puts it: “Grace can’t be taught enough!” This talk was given on Oct 31, 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 week guest speaker Joshua Murray gives a talk that started out as three unrelated ideas that he couldn’t shake from his mind: 1.) The importance of sincerity. 2.) The value and intimacy of small groups rather than large gatherings. And 3.) A drive to figure out why learning more about Buddhism has been at the forefront of his mind – Is there any connection between these three ideas? Is there value in a slow burn rather than instant gratification? And what was Jesus up to in those missing years of his life? Did he wander around like in the TV show Kung Fu and walk the Earth collecting wisdom? Is that too far fetched of an idea? And why does Paul seem to understand aspects of Jesus’ teaching more than the people that were actually physically with him? Also, did Josh really find a spiritual connection to the movie Hellraiser? Well, I suppose it is the week before Halloween, so why not? This talk was given on Oct 24, 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.

This week Jay gives his talk from Belfast, Northern Ireland. While spending time there, Jay reflects on experiences he’s gathered while talking with friends about the political history in Ireland and the parallels Jay is seeing in America and in the Church. He discusses the dangerous trap we often fall in when we get too tied up and blinded by our own causes that we scapegoat the other. How this could lead us to being incapable of having conversations, especially if they question our causes. The Church is not a building or a place, but a gathering and collection of people, but being part of a community is always messy. Are we willing to “put our identity to death” if it starts to block the growth of our community? Can we look past our own pain so we can see the pain in each other? Jay uses Jesus’ disciples as an example of how we are called to love our enemies and work with them in order to see past our own issues and ideologies. We see this theme echoed by Paul in his letter to the Galatians. And in a running theme of Revolution, Jay discusses living in the lack and the importance of being able to see opposites views and how they can often come together to move to a Truth that is above truth. This talk was given on Oct 17, 2021 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolution1994@revolution94 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“There is Nothing Good in Me.” Paul says this in the Book of Romans. On Mental Health Awareness Day, Jay gives one of his most raw and passionate and personal talks about mental health. He opens up about his mental health, and touches on some topics that are universal to everyone struggling with mental health – which shows us we are not alone. He tells us how failing at suicide was the best thing to ever happen to him and he discusses therapy and studying and everything he has done to find the better way to live life on life’s terms. “Depression and mental illness lie to us…we all have those struggles.” Jay also shares how he learned to love the humanity of Jesus and how he never felt closer to Christ, or understood him more, than when he studied Jesus in the garden, and Jesus feeling abandoned on the cross. This illuminating and uplifting talk covers a lot of topics, some light and some heavy, but it leaves us with the most important truth there is – a promise that it gets better. A promise that it is worth it. It’s worth staying alive.This talk was given on Oct 10, 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 late September of 2021 Jay had a great talk with good pal and podcaster Christie Gee to talk about The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Christie was nice enough to share the interview with us so we could post this special cross-over episode! Enjoy and please be sure to listen, follow and subscribe to Christie too, because she's the best!!The Christie Gee Podcast: "In this Episode I welcome back my friend Jay Bakker for the third time!We talk about the movie made about his family called 'The Eyes Of Tammy Faye' starring Jessica Chastain (who also produces the film) and Andrew Garfield! How wild would that be to have a major motion picture made about YOUR family?! I can't even imagine! Well...we dig into what that’s like for Jay, his thoughts on the film, personal stories about his momma, the influence his mother had on him in, how she felt when he made the decision to become a gay affirming pastor, how therapy has helped him during this time with the movie out in the world and more! I had a lot of fun talking to Jay as always! This movie gave me so many feels and I highly suggest y'all check it out! In theaters nation wide! " - Christie Geehttps://open.spotify.com/show/4jvRKDN6BUj5VZzy53NStP?si=S_HHDYw5SvewAjvajnzL9Q&dl_branch=1www.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 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.

Jay Baker gives a talk on the story of Jesus and Levi the tax collector, whom he reclaimed as Matthew the disciple. Jay focuses on Jesus' interest in making disciples out of the least likely people--often, folks who would consider each other to be enemies, like Jews who collected taxes for the Romans who occupied their streets, and the zealots who saw them as traitors to their people and culture.Jesus did not focus his time and efforts on those who thought that they were well already; he focused on the sick who were not so self-assured.Recorded on July 18, 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.

Jay and Caleb have a friendly and lively chat with online member, Jasson Jess! Jasson and Jay have developed a friendship online recently, taking advantage of the technology at our disposal as the unique sort of group that Revolution is.Recorded in Seattle, Washington on June, 25th, 2021.www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@revolutionchurch1994@revolutionchurch94@jassondrastic@jaybakker@revolutioncaleb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joshua Murray gives a talk from his home in Long Island, New York, about the nuanced distinctions between forgiveness and atonement. He draws from the Old Testament story of the feuding brothers Jacob and Esau to make some very powerful points. Afterwards, he takes questions from the online congregation.Recorded in Seattle, Washington and Long Island, New York, on Sunday, July 11th, 2021.Revolution is a community of Grace and Provocation.@revolutionchurch1994@jaybakker@ihitthecanadian@revolutioncalebMusic by Andrew Bryant @magnoliastate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The apple doesn't fall far as Jay Bakker interviews Reverend Steve Pieters, much as his mother did on PTL / Tammy's House Party 1985, thirty and a half decades ago. Reverend Pieters was the first openly-gay pastor who was also open about his affliction with the AIDS virus. Tammy Faye's supportive interview of Steve on that day molded history and bolstered support for queer folx in the modern Church.www.revolutionchurch,com/donatewww.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmn@revolutionchurch1994@revolutionchurch94@jaybakker@aspieters Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay delivers a message that is encouraging, challenging, comforting, and urgent--very much living up to the name "Revolution." By using the biblical account of "The Samaritan Woman at the Well," Jay highlights the beautiful truth that Jesus uses people. Period. Not good people. Not bad people. We are all human. We all fall short, AND are loved by God. Recorded in Seattle, Washington on Sunday, Juth 4th, 2021. Revolution is a group of grace and provocation, founded in 1994.www.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcastingwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmn@jaybakker@revolution1994@revolutionchurch94@revolutioncaleb#disagreewell#arguewell#disorganizedreligion#unorganizedreligion Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay and Caleb catch up with Revolution member and devotee of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Kerry Hawk Lessard.Kerry has always been a passionate ally for the LGBTQiA+ community, and now, has carried that passion over to her work with her relatively-new church home: it is very, very exciting news that her local church will be offering gender neutral bathrooms by the beginning of next year!!!@[email protected]/donatewww.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolutioncaleb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay puts a spin on the familiar, often hurtful phrase, "love the sinner, but hate the sin," calling to court those who use and popularize this type of thinking.Recorded on Sunday, June 27th in Seattle, Washington.www.revolutionchurch.com/donationswww.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmnwww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcasting@jaybakker@revolutionchurch94@revolutioncaleb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caleb gives a talk on the often-overlooked message of radically-unwavering grace, inclusion, and acceptance found in scripture. When we look beyond the church's supplementary expectations and requirements needed for receiving divine grace, we find a much more affirming and welcoming message of inclusion.Recorded on Sunday 20th, 2021 in Seattle, Washington.www.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmn @revolutionchurch94@revolutioncaleb@jaybakkerRevolution is a community of grace and provocation founded in 1994, led by Jay Bakker.Caleb is the assistant pastor, producer, and engineer for Revolution. Music is by Andrew Bryant @magnoliastate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay gives a talk on how we often mirror the negative characteristics that we despise in others, causing us to become that which we hate. It is easy to give power to those who we resent and reflect the traits which we have projected onto them. Instead, if we do wish to practice Christianity, it is essential that we love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us.Jay and Caleb then respond to and interact with the online congregation watching the livestream, which can be seen Sundays at 11:00am PST at www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmn!Recorded on Sunday, June 13th 2021 in Seattle, Washington.Revolution is a community of grace and provocation led by Jay Bakker, founded in 1994.Please help support Revolution by donating at www.revolutionchurch.com/donate@revolutionchurch94@jaybakker@revolutioncalebMusic by Andrew Bryant.@magnoliastateThis podcast is produced and edited by Assistant Pastor Caleb Rowe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay gives a talk on the upcoming film starring Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield, "The Eyes of Tammy Faye," and his own thoughts, feelings, and emotions that have been surfacing in response to its nearing release. This is a very personal and revelatory talk, offering quite a bit of insight into the external forces currently influencing the inner workings of Revolution.Recorded on Sunday, June 6th, 2021 in Seattle, Washington.Tune into Revolution's Facebook livestream, Sunday mornings at 11:00am PST to interact with the speaker and online congregation here:www.facebook.com/RevolutionChurchMN@revolutionchurch94@jaybakker@revolutioncalebRevolution is a community of grace and provocation led by Jay Bakker.Music by Andrew Bryant @magnoliastate.Produced by Caleb Rowe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay and Caleb have a great chat with Floridian musician, the delightful Heather Williams. This conversation gets very deep and personal.Recorded in Seattle, Washington on Friday, May 28th, 2021.Check Heather out on social media: @[email protected]/donatewww.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmn@revolutionchurch94@jaybakker@revolutioncaleb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay talks about the recent growth that he has noticed in the popularity of Christians to disregard the writings and teaching of the Apostle Paul. Jay argues that this is not entirely fair, pointing out that the primary reasons for this dismissal are: (1) The clobber passage in his book of Romans, which is endlessly misunderstood and taken out of its cultural context, which quickly clarifies that this passage is referring to sex rituals used in idol worship, as well as the sexual depravity of priests who would molest children. (2) The pastoral epistles, which are not actually written by Paul, but are rather forgeries, for which Jay makes an air-tight, logical case.Recorded in Seattle, Washington on Sunday, May 30th, 2021.www.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmn@revolutionchurch94@jaybakker@revolutioncaleb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caleb has a chat with Matt McCrorey from back in Revolution's old home of Minneapolis. Caleb and Matt used to attend a couple of group meetings for people to discuss their deconstruction/deconversion, and though he is not a regular participant or listener, Matt has attended Revolution a time or two at Bryant-Lake Bowl in Minnesota. Find Matt on social media to connect with him: @c0nsc10us_ph03nixwww.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmn@revolutionchurch94@revolutioncaleb@revseattlecaleb@jaybakkerRevolution is a community of grace and provocation led by Jay Bakker. This podcast is edited and produced by Caleb Rowe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caleb gives a talk on Christ's assertion that knowledge of the Truth will set you free. He proposes that perhaps the most powerful and absolute Freedom, is found when we let go of our FEAR of an angry, vengeful, jealous, selfish God.He examines this theory by employing the help of the classic, fantastic story of the Wizard of Oz.www.revolutionchurch.com/donateJoin us Sunday mornings at 11am PST to enjoy the Facebook livestream and interact with the speaker and the online congregation:www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmn@revolutioncaleb@revolutionchurch94@jaybakker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay and Caleb have their first in-person recording with a local Seattle congregation member: Jim Garland. After becoming frustrated with the hardcore fundamentalism of his early years, Jim found himself wanting a faith more focused on a gospel of Grace. This searching set him on a path that led him to Jay's teachings and a home in the grace-centered environment of Revolution.Find Jim Garland on Facebook, or Instagram @jamesgarland33.Recorded in Seattle, Washington on Friday, May 14th 2021.www.RevolutionChurch.com/donatewww.facebook.com/RevolutionChurchMNIG/Twitter@revolutionchurch94@jaybakker@revolutioncaleb/@RevSeattleCalebThe music in this episode is by Andrew Bryant @magnoliastate.This podcast was created by Revolution's leader, Jay Bakker; edited and produced by Caleb Rowe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay Bakker gives a Sunday morning talk that warns us of the many tempting pitfalls surrounding a state of resignation to excessively and primarily self-identifying as a victimized individual. When we fall into this destructive pattern of weakness, we subject ourselves to more negative consequences brought on by a lack of accountability and critical self-analysis. Jay encourages the congregation that, by caring for each other and decisively cooperating as one Body, we can defend ourselves and others against these dangers while promoting healing--constantly strengthening our loving community in constructive dialogue and practicing our ability to disagree well.Recorded on Sunday, May 16th 2021 in Seattle, Washington.Listen and interact LIVE, Sundays at 11am PST, on our Facebook livestream:www.facebook.com/RevolutionChurchMNSubscribe to our Youtube channel for videos of Sunday gatherings, as well as other exclusive content not available elsewhere:www.youtube.com/RevolutionBroadcastingWe are entirely and exclusively sustained by your generous support. To make a donation, please visit:www.RevolutionChurch.com/Donate***Peter Rollins' 2021 WAKE Festival is quickly approaching! Get your ticket today!!For more information and to register for this year's [online] WAKE Festival, go to:www.PeterRollins.com/wake-21Revolution is led by Jay Bakker.The music in this episode is by Andrew Bryant @magnoliaEditing and production by Caleb Rowe.@revolutionchurch94@jaybakker@revolutioncaleb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caleb gives Brien Aadland a call to catch up and find out how things are going back in Minnesota with Revolution Church Minneapolis. The close friends spend their time remembering how this Revolution Church "plant" of sorts came to be, when Jay and Caleb left Minnesota to relocate to Seattle. Brien has aspired to pastor a nontraditional, "disorganized religion", punk church for years, so the hole left in Minneapolis's Bryant-Lake Bowl by the relocation of Jay's Revolution was bittersweet; the end of one chapter meant the beginning of another.Recorded in Seattle, WA and St. Paul, Minnesota on Saturday, May 8th 2021.www.facebook.com/Revolution-Church-Minneapolis@RevolutionChurchMPLS@roguetheologianwww.RevolutionChurch.comwww.facebook.com/RevolutionChurchMNwww.youtube.com/RevolutionBroadcasting@revolutionchurch94@jaybakker@RevolutionChurchCalebMusic by Andrew Bryant @magnoliastate.Engineered & edited by Caleb Rowe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this very special and exclusive talk which introduces the focus of this year's Wake Festival, guest speaker Peter Rollins explores the dangers--and the possibilities--located within the new Purity Culture.For more information about this year's [online] Wake Festival, visit:www.PeterRollins.com/wake-21www.peterrollins.comwww.facebook.com/orthodoxhereticTwitter: @PeterRollinsInstagram: @Peter_Rollinswww.RevolutionChurch.com/donatewww.facebook.com/RevolutionChurchMN@RevolutionChurch94@jaybakker@revolutioncaleb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay and Caleb welcome our first Revolution member who is also a devout, currently-practicing member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints--Kerry Hawk Lessard! Kerry is great at nuanced blending of--and appreciation for--dynamics that may appear to be opposing or conflicting. Her story is quite unique, and her voice is very strong. This is one that you'll just have to hear for yourself to appreciate.@khawklessard@revolutionchurch94@[email protected]/donatewww.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmn#disagreewell#arguewell#buildingbridges#buildbridges#godislove#churchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints#lds#mormon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay Bakker gives a talk on blanket statements and how ALL--ehem--MOST of them, are bad and hurtful. Absolutes are especially seen on social media, which is often a divisive force in itself, ironically enough, as it also can serve to connect us and bring us together, especially at times like these, during quarantine.Recorded on Sunday, May 2nd 2021, in Seattle, Washington.www.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcastingwww.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmn@jaybakker@revolutioncaleb#graceasanarchy#graceisanarchy#disagreewell#arguewell#ALLblanketstatementsarebad#MOSTblanketstatementsarebad Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay and Caleb get to know online congregation member, Taylor Cardone from Long Island. Taylor was raised in the Roman Catholic tradition. After some time of introspection and examining all sorts of different expressions of faith, Taylor finds herself in a spiritual place that is familiar--just a bit more open and accepting.Get to know her as she shares her story with us here, and follow her on social media @Kingdom_of_Acceptance for a regular dose of her positive, hopeful, uplifting reminders of what an inclusive and accepting Christ really looks like.@revolutionchurch94@[email protected]/donatewww.youtube.com/revolutionbroadcastingwww.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmn#disagreewell#arguewell#graceisanarchy#graceasanarchy#godislove Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay breaks down some lofty Hegelian philosophy in this talk focusing on how, in Matthew 5, Jesus elevates the Law through his dialectical act of fulfilling the Law without abolishing it.As always, the congregation participating in the live stream responds to the talk and interacts with each other.www.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmn@revolutionchurch94@jaybakker@revolutioncaleb#hegeliandialectic#dialectic#hegel#philosophyinthebible#hegelianphilosophy#jaybakker#revolutionchurch#jaybakkerrevolution#graceisanarchy#graceasanarchy#disorganizedreligion#unorganizedreligion#disagreewell#arguewell#graceafterthelaw#pyrotheology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this week's MYC episode, Jay and Caleb get to know Danny Prada--an online congregation member who lives in south Florida, where he and his wife run a ministry called Heartway. www.heartwaychurch.comwww.revolutionchurch.comwww.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmn@d_prada@revolutionchurch94@jaybakker@revolutioncaleb#meetyourcongregation#myc#unorganizedreligion#disorganizedreligion#graceasanarchy#graceisanarchy#disagreewell#arguewell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay explores the interactive effects that faith and politics have on each other, and the driving forces behind them in the bigger picture of it all. He then interacts with the online congregation watching the live stream.Watch and interact with our Sunday Gatherings every Sunday at 11am PST, on Revolution's Facebook page:www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmn@revolutionchurch94@jaybakker#disagreewell#arguewell#graceasanarchy#graceisanarchy#revolutionchurch#jaybakker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caleb makes good on his word to bug anonymous online congregant "Lucky" with a deep dive into his theological history.Their conversation takes a few unexpected turns in the process of illuminating personal frustrations with inconsistencies and fallacies found in much of the popular theology in the West.www.revolutionchurch.com/donatewww.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmn@revolutionchurchmn@revolutioncaleb@lucky_jackson69@jaybakker@chromatoneproductions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.