Brian Zahnd - How to Deconstruct Without Quitting Church (N149)
Nomad Podcast22 Kesä 2017

Brian Zahnd - How to Deconstruct Without Quitting Church (N149)

In many ways Brian Zahnd is like many of Nomad's guests in that he deconstructed (although he doesn't like that term) what he came to see as a very narrow faith, and reconstructed something much deeper and broader. The difference with Brian, though, is that he went through this process while pastoring a mega-church. So we asked him, how can you lead a church, or indeed be a member of a church, when your faith is changing and you feel like you're in a very different place from everyone else.

"I don't see the Church as a second step, as an option. I see it as the natural outgrowth of following Jesus, and Jesus immediately leads us into his community of other people doing the same thing." - Brian Zahnd

Interview starts at 13m 25s

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