Spiritual Deconstruction and Progressive Christianity: A Talk With Alisa Childers
03/22/22 • 35 min
Progressive Christianity is a movement of Christians who are reexamining, redefining and often rejecting the core claims of the historic Christian Gospel but retaining the title “Christian.” My guest on this episode has personal experience of how dangerous Progressive Christianity can be.
Alisa Childers was a member of the Christian band ZOEgirl and she’s written a book called “Another Gospel?” She started researching the truth of historic Christianity after the pastor of the church she was attending began leading members into Progressive Christianity.
I want you to be able to recognize red flags that go up if Progressive Christianity is starting to get a foothold in your church or in a friend’s faith walk. Alisa identified some of those red flags and talked about how you can respond when she spoke during morning devotions at Samaritan’s Purse earlier this month.
Scriptures
2 Timothy 3:16-17
John 3:16
John 14:6
Romans 3:23
2 Thessalonians 1:9
Proverbs 3:5-6
I Corinthians 15
John 1:14
Revelation 22:18-19
Psalm 119
Matthew 22:34-40
Jeremiah 28:15
Galatians 5:9
Going Farther
Fearless Family devotional by Cissie Graham Lynch -- https://www.billygrahambookstore.org/fearless-family-devotional
“Another Gospel” by Alisa Childers — https://www.alisachilders.com/anothergospel.html
The Alisa Childer’s Podcast – https://www.alisachilders.com/podcast.html
Cross Examined Podcast -- https://crossexamined.org/podcasts/
Stand to Reason Podcast -- https://www.str.org/podcasts
Natasha Crain Podcast -- https://natashacrain.com/natashacrainpodcast-archive/
Books by J. Warner Wallace – https://coldcasechristianity.com/books-by-j-warner-wallace/
Websites
- Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
- Billy Graham Radio – https://billygrahamradio.org
- Samaritan’s Purse – https://samaritanspurse.org/
- Alisa Childers — https://www.alisachilders.com/
Social Media
Progressive Christianity is a movement of Christians who are reexamining, redefining and often rejecting the core claims of the historic Christian Gospel but retaining the title “Christian.” My guest on this episode has personal experience of how dangerous Progressive Christianity can be.
Alisa Childers was a member of the Christian band ZOEgirl and she’s written a book called “Another Gospel?” She started researching the truth of historic Christianity after the pastor of the church she was attending began leading members into Progressive Christianity.
I want you to be able to recognize red flags that go up if Progressive Christianity is starting to get a foothold in your church or in a friend’s faith walk. Alisa identified some of those red flags and talked about how you can respond when she spoke during morning devotions at Samaritan’s Purse earlier this month.
Scriptures
2 Timothy 3:16-17
John 3:16
John 14:6
Romans 3:23
2 Thessalonians 1:9
Proverbs 3:5-6
I Corinthians 15
John 1:14
Revelation 22:18-19
Psalm 119
Matthew 22:34-40
Jeremiah 28:15
Galatians 5:9
Going Farther
Fearless Family devotional by Cissie Graham Lynch -- https://www.billygrahambookstore.org/fearless-family-devotional
“Another Gospel” by Alisa Childers — https://www.alisachilders.com/anothergospel.html
The Alisa Childer’s Podcast – https://www.alisachilders.com/podcast.html
Cross Examined Podcast -- https://crossexamined.org/podcasts/
Stand to Reason Podcast -- https://www.str.org/podcasts
Natasha Crain Podcast -- https://natashacrain.com/natashacrainpodcast-archive/
Books by J. Warner Wallace – https://coldcasechristianity.com/books-by-j-warner-wallace/
Websites
- Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
- Billy Graham Radio – https://billygrahamradio.org
- Samaritan’s Purse – https://samaritanspurse.org/
- Alisa Childers — https://www.alisachilders.com/
Social Media
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International Women’s Day: What Kind of Woman Do You Want To Be?
International Women’s Day celebrates the cultural, political and socioeconomic achievements of women. But the world’s definition of a successful woman can look very different from God’s definition.
On this episode of Fearless, I talk about Scriptures and women—in the Bible and in my own life—that have helped me better understand what it means to be a Godly woman.
As women in Ukraine and other countries face unimaginable hardships today, I’m grateful for the simple blessings I and so many other women in the U.S. enjoy. I’m also thankful I don’t have to judge my worth by the world’s standards, but instead find my value as a woman in knowing that I’m a child of God.
Whether you’re a woman or a man, I hope what I share on this episode inspires you to live boldly for Jesus in a world that has a lot of wrong ideas about men and women.
Scriptures
Proverbs 14:1; 31
Esther
Matthew 24
Genesis 3
1 Peter 3:4
Ruth
John 4: -42
1 Samuel 25
1 Kings 10:1-13
Luke 1
2 Timothy 1:5
Going Farther
Fearless Family devotional by Cissie Graham Lynch -- https://www.billygrahambookstore.org/fearless-family-devotional
Websites
- Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
- Billy Graham Radio – https://billygrahamradio.org
- Samaritan’s Purse – https://samaritanspurse.org/
Social Media
Next Episode
Skillet’s John and Korey Cooper Don’t Back Down From Defending Christianity
I like to call John and Korey Cooper the “rock star it couple.” They’ve been married 25 years, they’re members of the Christian band Skillet and they’re relentless defenders of truth.
John and Korey have been setting an example of how to have a Christ-centered marriage, raise Godly kids and be a light for Jesus in a dark world for years. I’ve seen firsthand John and Korey praying for and ministering to people at some of my dad’s outreaches.
The Coopers are fun to talk to but also serious about the issues facing the Church and our families today. I hope you’ll laugh along with us and be challenged by what they had to say on this episode.
Scriptures
Proverbs 27:17
Genesis 2:24
Luke 9:23
1 Corinthians 13
1 Thessalonians 4:3-8
Ephesians 5:22-33
Genesis 2:7-25
Mark 14:32-36
Hebrews 13:15
Mark 12:30-31
Matthew 19:13-14
Deuteronomy 6:6-7
1 John 2:1-2
1 Corinthians 15
John 14:6
Ephesians 6:13
Matthew 1:18
Daniel 7:13-14
Luke 12:49-56
Matthew 5:10-11
John 21:15-19
Acts
Matthew 18:3
Going Farther
· Fearless Family devotional by Cissie Graham Lynch -- https://www.billygrahambookstore.org/fearless-family-devotional
· Skillet – “Dominion” album -- https://stores.kotisdesign.com/skillet/dominion-box-sets
· John Cooper book “Awake and Alive to Truth” -- https://johnlcooper.com/
· Cooper Stuff podcast -- https://cooperstuffpodcast.com/
· Additional resources available at https://cissiegrahamlynch.com
Websites
- Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
- Billy Graham Radio – https://billygrahamradio.org
- Samaritan’s Purse – https://samaritanspurse.org/
- Skillet -- https://www.skillet.com/
- John Cooper -- https://johnlcooper.com/
- Mama Bear Apologetics -- https://mamabearapologetics.com/
- Alisa Childers -- https://www.alisachilders.com/
- Allie Beth Stuckey -- https://alliebethstuckey.com/
Social Media
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