by Kurtis Vanderpool | Aug 13, 2018 | Blog
Redeeming Our Ideas of Church Leadership This is a summary of a chapter in my book Giving Up Sunday: Looking for more from faith, community, and calling. You can find it on Amazon or read more about it here. My wife is a teacher. I used to think...
by Kurtis Vanderpool | Aug 1, 2018 | Blog
Buying Bars & Going Broke: Deconstructing Christianity and Church In 2014 I started a dangerous conversation with a good friend of mine. I said the words, “We should start a business together.” Ok, let’s pause so all the How I Met Your...
by Kurtis Vanderpool | Jul 25, 2018 | Blog
“So you’re playing the long game.”“ABSOLUTELY I’m playing the long game! There’s no other way to play!” This was the culmination of a long discussion about student ministry. Three other pastors and I debated different approaches to discipling teenagers for hours. At...
by Kurtis Vanderpool | Jul 16, 2018 | Blog
Relationship Over Beliefs Division. It’s a dirty word in church circles. It’s often used to toward someone in the church who is stirring up something most would rather let lie; “She has such a spirit of division.” “He’s trying to...
by Kurtis Vanderpool | Jul 12, 2018 | Blog, Christian Deconstruction
Why Deconstruct Christianity? Why are we doing this? Why deconstruct Christianity? Why talk about the loneliness, the shortcomings of churches, and our own personal struggles with hurts, habits, and...
