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The Unchurching Podcast

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, ... Read more

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017 Senior pastor myths

017 Senior pastor myths

Did the early church have senior pastors? Do we need senior pastors to teach us the Bible, or to help us discern sound d... Read more

5 Dec 2016

18mins

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003 Church planting 1 of 3

003 Church planting 1 of 3

An organized church can be built but a genuine church community must be birthed. Join Richard and Gunnar as they intervi... Read more

5 Sep 2016

15mins

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004 Church planting 2 of 3

004 Church planting 2 of 3

Are we pursuing God’s idea of church or our own? Join Richard and Gunnar as they interview church planter, Thomas Fortso... Read more

5 Sep 2016

16mins

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018 Christ and his church

018 Christ and his church

In this episode, Richard and Gunnar interview Jon Zens, author of A Church Building Every 1/2 Mile: What Makes American ... Read more

12 Dec 2016

25mins

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010 Institutional church myths

010 Institutional church myths

Richard and Gunnar debunk some popular myths that claim the organized church model is a good way to do church.

17 Oct 2016

21mins

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006 Why resist unchurching?

006 Why resist unchurching?

If unchurching communities are more biblical, then why do so many believers resist this way of doing church? Join Richar... Read more

19 Sep 2016

18mins

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019 Women and the church

019 Women and the church

Richard and Gunnar examine gender inequality in the church, in this second part of their interview with Jon Zens, author... Read more

19 Dec 2016

24mins

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016 Rebelliousness

016 Rebelliousness

Is it rebellious to question the way we do church? And is it rebellious to leave the organized church?

28 Nov 2016

17mins

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005 Church planting 3 of 3

005 Church planting 3 of 3

Can any group of believers call themselves a church? Join Richard and Gunnar as they interview church planter, Thomas Fo... Read more

12 Sep 2016

17mins

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007 Are small groups churches?

007 Are small groups churches?

Big organized churches often try to emulate the churches we read about in the Bible through some kind of small group pro... Read more

26 Sep 2016

17mins

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008 Can institutions unchurch? 1 of 2

008 Can institutions unchurch? 1 of 2

Can organized churches function like biblical church communities? Richard and Gunnar pose this question to Steve Simms, ... Read more

3 Oct 2016

26mins

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020 Dealing with offenses

020 Dealing with offenses

Richard and Gunnar interview Carrie Walters, regarding her amazing article for 3rdRace.org, about how to deal with offen... Read more

25 Dec 2016

37mins

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011 House church myths

011 House church myths

Richard and Gunnar debunk some popular myths that claim house church isn't a good way to do church.

24 Oct 2016

24mins

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015 How to spread unchurching

015 How to spread unchurching

We asked the 1,500+ members of the Unchurching Facebook group what question they wanted us to tackle next, and the numbe... Read more

21 Nov 2016

18mins

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013 Marriage and friendships

013 Marriage and friendships

What if a husband or wife wants to unchurch, but their spouse doesn’t? Also, how do you maintain friendships with believ... Read more

7 Nov 2016

22mins

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009 Can institutions unchurch? 2 of 2

009 Can institutions unchurch? 2 of 2

Richard and Gunnar conclude their interview with Steve Simms, and discuss his book, Beyond Church: The Lost Word Of The ... Read more

10 Oct 2016

18mins

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014 Connecting online

014 Connecting online

Richard and Gunnar discuss the benefits and limitations of online community, online churches, and using technology to su... Read more

14 Nov 2016

19mins

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Bonus: Steve Simms

Bonus: Steve Simms

In this special bonus episode, Richard and Gunnar interview Steve Simms about his personal journey which eventually lead... Read more

3 Oct 2016

18mins

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012 Podcast interviews

012 Podcast interviews

In this episode, Richard shares excerpts from the following podcasts: Halfway There: Unchurching with Richard Jacobson h... Read more

31 Oct 2016

22mins

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021 More podcast interviews

021 More podcast interviews

In this episode, Richard shares excerpts from the following podcasts: Life Uncut: “Unchurching” with Richard Jacobson ht... Read more

2 Jan 2017

18mins

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