Russell Moore, author, theologian, former pastor, former Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission President for the SBC, and podcast host for Christianity Today, sits down with Tim to discuss the current situation within the AEC. Russell gives some of his background and his connection with disillusionment of the church; a phrase he uses instead of deconstruction to describe what he sees as antichrist in the modern AEC. Tim and Russell discuss what his view of the deconstruction movement is and ho...
Jan 03, 2022•1 hr 5 min
We are taking the week off! Here's an end of year wrap up message from Tim. Thank you to ALL of our listeners for making this podcast what it is! Support the Work We Do Follow us on instagram // @thenewevangelicals Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Dec 27, 2021•11 min
MERRY CHRISTMAS! Let's deconstruct the virgin birth Tripp Fuller, author, theologian and podcast host sits down with a follow-up episode with Tim to discuss the Virgin Birth. Tripp explains the difference between Protestant and Catholic interpretations of the Virgin Birth of Jesus. Tim and Tripp discuss the historical evidence of the Christmas story accounts in Matthew and Luke and if the story was meant to be taken literally. Lastly, Tim and Tripp discuss what the idea of being fully God and fu...
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 28 min
Aaron Simmons, professor of philosophy, Youtube content creator and friend of Tripp Fuller sits down with Tim to discuss how Kierkegaard’s writings dissect the issues within Christianity we are faced with today. Aaron gives his background as a professor of philosophy at Furman, his personal life and the content he and Trip Fuller are creating together. Aaron breaks down the body of work by Kierkegaard and his aim as a Danish thinker. Tim and Aaron discuss what Kierkegaard meant by his pursuit of...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 25 min
Sharon "Rocky" Roggio, an independent filmmaker, production designer and now director for her new project 1946 The Movie , sits down with Tim about the project and where it originated. Rocky, explains her background as a pastor's daughter in a non-denominational Evangelical church that was not LGBT+ affirming and how being gay in that environment was very harmful for her. Working in the film industry, Rocky's experience and her own sexual identity eventually coincided in the project 1946 The Mov...
Dec 06, 2021•48 min
Dr. Kia Moore, pastor, community advocate and the first female delegate to the Tennessee Baptist Convention sits down with Tim to discuss racism in public health, black baptist churches, and women in Southern Baptist spaces. Dr. Moore gives her background and what precipitated her speaking with White House officials about how she organized a vaccine drive in black churches in her community. Dr. Moore is a pastor at The Church at The Well in Memphis Tennessee and works as an outreach to her commu...
Nov 29, 2021•58 min
Mark Charles, Native American pastor and author of the book Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery with co-author Soong-Chan Rah, sits down with Tim to discuss Christian Supremacy's impact on Native Americans. Mark gives a breakdown of his background growing up in a missionary school on the Navajo Reservation and his journey to becoming a pastor on the Reservation. They break down what the Doctrine of Discovery is starting with Christopher Columbus and th...
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 22 min
Tim sat down with Janice who runs the instagram account Godhasnotgiven to talk about her time working at Hillsong NYC and interacting directly with Carl Lentz. Janice was open and honest about her time and how it eventually lead to her leaving the Evangelical Church for good. Follow us on Instagram // @thenewevangelicals Follow Janice // @Godhasnotgiven Support the Work We Do If you like the show give us a rating! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https:/...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Author of a recent TGC (The Gospel Coalition) article, Joshua Butler came on the show to discuss his article "Four Causes for Deconstruction". In the article Josh presents 4 common causes that people deconstruct which are Church Hurt, Poor Teaching, Want to Sin and Street Cred. Tim brought Josh on to talk about the article and some concerns he has with it. 4 Causes of Deconstruction Follow us on Instagram // @thenewevangelicals Support the work we do Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/...
Nov 12, 2021•1 hr 18 min
Synopsis Bradly Mason author on the Twitter account Also A Carpenter, a friend and colleague of Dr. Nathan Cartegena and cabinet maker sits down with Tim to break down what CRT is and why it matters to understand it. Brad, explains his background as a carpenter and how he began to study CRT and began writing on his account to educate those within the Reformed Church about CRT. Tim and Brad first examine certain terms often used by those within white Evangelical spaces to criticize CRT: Critical ...
Nov 08, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Synopsis Bridget Eileen Rivera, author of Heavy Burdens: Seven Ways the LGBT Community Experiences Harm From the Church sits down with Tim to discuss how culture and the Religious Right's agenda influenced how Evangelicals were taught to view queerness. Bridget, gives some background about how she came to write her latest book. She gives the history of the Religious RIght's influence on the church starting with the AIDS crisis and the Gay Civil Rights era. Tim and Bridget then discuss how the te...
Nov 01, 2021•59 min
On this episode Tim interviews not ONE but TWO distinguished guests. Dr. Stephen Backhouse and Rabbi Avi Finegold offer a unique insight to Christian nationalism, its roots and how it has taken ideas from judaism and twisted it to create a narrative that is actually counter to both Jewish and Christian thought throughout the ages. Follow us on Instagram // @thenewevangelicals Support the Work We Do Check our Tent Theology's Podcast Join our Facebook Community Advertising Inquiries: https://redci...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Dr. Jessica Johnson, professor and author of the book Biblical Porn sits down with Tim to discuss her book and interview with the Mars Hill Podcast. Tim and Jessica discuss what Mars Hill was like in the beginning in Seattle and how it attracted some many young adults. Tim and Jessica discuss the problems around Mark Driscoll's comments on women and men's objectification of them and how his sermons became so popular among white Evangelicals. Jessica, explains her interview with Christianity Toda...
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Marcie is the creator and founder of Black Coffee with White Friends which is a space designed to bring people from different backgrounds to understand each other. Marci shares her story with Tim and her experiences with racism in her childhood and again as an adult dealing with the public school system. Marci's Website Follow us @thenewevangelicals Support the work we do Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about you...
Oct 11, 2021•1 hr 24 min
On this episode Tim talked to author, pastor and speaker Paula Williams. Paula transitioned from a man to a woman and has a unique perspective on what she has learned since transitioning. Tim and Paula talk about her former job as a CEO and president of a church planting network and what life is like now as she advocates for women’s rights and equal pay in the workplace. Support what we do Paula’s website and Ted Talks Follow Tim on Instagram // @thenewevangelicals Check out the new merch Join O...
Oct 04, 2021•52 min
Dr. Hayhoe is a leading voice in the ongoing climate change science and her new book “Saving Us” talks about both the science of climate change the politicalization of it. Her book attempts to bridge the gap between those who are skeptical of climate change and those who are leading the charge on the importance of changing societal norms to help save the planet. We talk about the data showing why climate change is being caused by humans, the skepticism around it and how we move forward. Follow D...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Jemar Tisby, author, scholar, activist and student of the renowned author and scholar Dr. William Pannell, discusses racism within Evangelicalism based on the book by Dr. Pannell, The Coming Race War . Jemar, gives the history and background on his mentor, Dr. Pannell. He explains how in 1992, Dr. Pannell identified the crisis that white Evangelicalism continues to ignore about racism both in secular society but also in Evangelical theology and churches. Tim and Jemar explore how that lack of id...
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Cody Lawrence, podcast creator, former missionary, and pastor joins Tim to discuss everything from what the Bible is, what are the three greatest problems in the church, and the great mask debate from Biblical perspectives. Cody and Tim, give a little bit of background for each other’s listening audience. They also examine the issue of what the Bible is and whether it is inerrant or not. The idea of objective truth is explored through both Cody and Tim’s different theological perspectives. Tim a...
Sep 13, 2021•1 hr 52 min
David Hayward, author, artist and content creator of the Instagram account Naked Pastor joins Tim to discuss his new book, Til Doubt Us Do Part , about deconstruction in marriage. Tim and David, discuss his background and how that evolved into the current platform David has on the Naked Pastor. Tim and David, break down what deconstruction can do to a marriage relationship. David explains how a marriage should have flexibility to accommodate deconstruction in one or both partners. They both disc...
Sep 07, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Ben Cremer, historian, pastor and friend, breaks down the beginnings of the movement historians later called Evangelicalism. Tim and Ben, start from the beginning in pre-Civil War America and how people like Charles Phiney saw the ills within society and decided to apply their Christianity to the community around them. Ben, explains these Revivalists, as they referred to themselves, saw slavery, women’s subjugation and the predatory practices of the rich on the poor as immoral. This led to the S...
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 12 min
On this episode I'm joined by Melanie from the Holy Heretics Podcast and Katherine from the Uncertain Podcast where we discuss the most recent episode from the Rise and Fall of Mars Hill featuring Josh Harris. In the Rise and Fall of Mars Hill, host Mike Cosper interviews Harris where they talk about church celebrity culture, deconstruction and Josh's rise in Evangelicalism. As the episode comes to a close there were some troubling statements made about deconstruction and the Evangelical Church ...
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Michael, from The Honest Youth Pastor , sits down with Tim and discuss how the The Honest Youth Pastor came about. Michael, explains what he believes is the Biblical model for the church. Tim and Michael, also discuss how the issue of static doctrinal statements within churches can be problematic and helpful. Michael, explains how the issue of information overload in deconstruction, can often create confusion for a believer. He also found that Progressive Christianity was more harmful than Funde...
Aug 16, 2021•1 hr 44 min
Megan Madsen, a Wesleyan theologian, discusses with Tim whether or not social justice is Biblical justice. From the Hebrew Bible to the Gospels, Megan breaks down how Judaism viewed injustice and how God expected Israel to respond to oppression of any kind. Megan, also reorients believers to an oppressed centered gospel in which the Spirit of God moves through a believer and accomplishes good deeds through them. She points out that modern Evangelicalism is centered on the white, male, heteronorm...
Aug 09, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Dr. Katie, professor and researcher as well as master level yoga instructor, breaks down how Evangelical spaces can co-opt our identities and provide breeding grounds for abusive authority. Dr. Katie, explains early childhood development and how that creates our formation of identity. Identity, she argues, influences what kind of relational intimacy we have as adults. Tim and Dr. Katie, explore how churches, by their very nature of subjective truth, have a greater influence than authority figure...
Aug 02, 2021•1 hr 27 min
Jamin Andreas Hubner, professor and researcher of economics , breaks down what capitalism is and how it isn’t compatible with a Biblical ethic. Jamin and Tim define some of the economic terms used in Evangelical spaces and what they really mean. They also explain how capitalism creates a coercion of labor due to the inequities in an economic system based on the employee and employer model. Jamin, then, describes an old buy forgotten model of the cooperative model in business and how it better me...
Jul 26, 2021•1 hr 5 min
On this episode Tim sits down with pastor, author and podcast producer, Mike Graham, who penned the article on The Gospel Coalition Network called The Six Way Fracturing of Evangelism which dissects the breakdown of Evangelism during the last election cycle. Mike is the executive pastor of Orlando Grace Church in Orlando, Florida and produces a podcast called As It Is In Heaven. Mike and Tim discuss the concept behind the article and where it originated. Mike, explains in a comprehensive way how...
Jul 19, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Sheila Gregoire, author of The Great Sex Rescue and the Facebook page To Love, Honor and Vacuum, is back to break down the misleading issues in Evangelical literature about marriage and sex. Beginning with her background, Sheila explains how the book The Great Sex Rescue became one of the first comprehensive scientific surveys on Evangelical Christian women’s sexual mental well-being and pleasure. Sheila and Tim explore the myths and harmful influences of these well known marriage books by Evang...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 6 min
A few weeks ago I asked social media if someone could please tell me what the phrase "Social justice is not Biblical justice" meant and it did not disappoint. Allie Stuckey shared my post and told me she had just the podcast episode. So I decided to listen to it and give my thoughts on episode 146 of the Allie Stuckey show titled "What is Biblical Justice" This episode is better watched on Youtube Follow Tim on Instagram // @thenewevangelicals The New Evangelicals is completely crowd funded. You...
Jul 01, 2021•1 hr 27 min
On this episode I brought Jonathan Steingard on the show to discuss his time with the Christian band Hawk Nelson. Jon has a unique perspective because he’s experience sides of the Christian culture and music industry that many of us don’t see. John and I talk about his time in Hawk Nelson and what it was like to deconstruct his faith while being the face of a popular Christian band. Follow Jon on instagram - @jonsteingard Follow Tim on Instagram // @thenewevangelicals The New Evangelicals is com...
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 18 min
Author Bridget Rivera comes back on the show to talk about Pride Month and why Christians should care about it. As someone in the LGBTQ+ Community and a devoted Jesus follower, Bridget offers a perspective that Christians should pay attention to. Bridget’s Book Heavy Burdens comes out this October. Preorder Bridget’s Book Here Follow Bridget on Twitter Follow Tim on Instagram // @thenewevangelicals The New Evangelicals is completely crowd funded and You can help out our by buying us a coffee Che...
Jun 21, 2021•1 hr
