Ed Bacon

The Reverend Ed Bacon

Please join as The Rev. Ed Bacon and The Rev. Dr. (Ret) Barbara (Bobbi) Patterson discuss the following topic: Christianity Must Revise Itself Or Die

The Rev. Ed Bacon, preacher

The Rev. Ed Bacon, preacher

The Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12

The Rev. Ed Bacon, preacher The Gospel: Luke 4:14-21

Rev. Ed Bacon believes that you cannot discriminate or be a practitioner of bigotry if you call yourself a Christian. Rev. Bacon is a proponent of interfaith and intercultural understanding, and he discusses his beliefs and life’s work. Rev. Bacon’s message is about creating a new narrative around Christianity without the fear, judgment, and guilt.Interviewed by Rev. Sheila McKeithen, J.D.

The Rev. Ed Bacon, preacher The Gospel: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 5 Pentecost | July 5, 2020 St. Luke's Episcopal Church | Atlanta, Georgia

When Hope Hendricks met Ed Bacon met she was on her way to a career as a speech pathologist and he to a career as an attorney. All that changed when God came knocking, and we are so lucky it did because she opened her heart and her mind and they started a beautiful journey that allowed them to both change thousands of lives for the better with love. Originally from the south, in 2016, they left All Saints Church in Pasadena where he was rector for over 20 years to return to the area.  With a home in Birmingham, AL but a full time gig in Atlanta, they straddle both cities, and are doing their best to "evolve forward" as Ed calls it, through the classism, racism, through this pandemic, through the political dissension. We are all in what Rev. Ed calls Pandemic University, and now amidst the George Floyd murder and protests, we are all being handed some very trying classes which he and Hope both help guide us through with a heavy dose of love and laughter.   You will hear about their relationship, how they navigate with love through even the difficult times weathering internal and external storms with a lot of grace...and laughter. This interview dives deep but it also grabs your heart and promises to lift you up, up, up during these very trying times. Rev. Ed's book (which Oprah Winfrey loved and celebrated) also couldn't be a more timely and helpful read.  Get it now wherever you buy your books for a major uplift for your heart and soul: You will hear Rev. Ed speak about the event of June 1st with Dr. Catherine Meeks.  Click here to view the recording: "Time of Lament" with Rev. Bacon + Dr. Meeks

We live in increasingly divisive times. From politics to sports, the gift of human difference can quickly become a chasm of serious discord and division. What does it mean for good Christians to disagree? How do we do so faithfully? Should Christians protest? How should they do so? In this episode we get answers from two prominent and in many ways, opposing camps. Social activist Ed Bacon believes Christians should be at the cutting edge of social protest. Ethicist Stanley Hauerwas believes Christians best shine their light by living faithful lives, as people distinct from the world. Their views come to light in these four sessions: Finding Christ in Conflict The Nature of Dissent Witness and Dissent How We Dissent