The Religionless Church of the Future
Category: Essays
Tags: Church, Essay
Topics: The Church
“The time when men could be told everything by means of words, whether theological or simply pious, is over, and so is the time of…religion as such.… [W]hat is religionless Christianity?… What is the…
3 Roots of Discrimination in God’s Church
Category: Essays, Guest Contributor
Topics: The Church
How Churches Can Serve Differently-Abled People Better Ministering based on physical observation is the opposite of compassion. Essay by Todd Lollar It might surprise you to know that secular areas of society are not the…
Tara Beth Leach on the Future of the Church (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Topics: The Church
Greg & Tara Beth Leach discuss the future of the church. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0823.mp3
How Important is the Women in Ministry Issue? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Topics: Gender and Sexuality, The Church
Greg weighs the issue of women in ministry. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0810.mp3
Dear Greg: Should I Leave My Complementarian Church? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Topics: The Church
Greg and Della talk about becoming egalitarian and how to handle that in one’s church. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0809.mp3
What is the Kingdom of Heaven? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Topics: Spiritual Warfare, Cosmic Conflict, The Church
Greg talks about the Kingdom of Heaven. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0767.mp3
Who is Your Favorite Church Father? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Topics: The Church
Greg talks Origen and Augustine. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0704.mp3
What Would You Change About Myth of a Christian Nation Now? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Myth of a Christian Nation
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues, The Church
Greg and Matt Tebbe discuss Myth of a Christian Nation. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0702.mp3
Are You Against the Police? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Topics: Relationships, The Church
Greg considers police violence, black-on-black violence, and how we should police society. Patreon supporters can watch the episode HERE. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0694.mp3
Can you have an Anabaptist Mega-Church?
Category: General
Tags: Anabaptists, Community, House Churches, Kingdom Living, Mega-Churches, The Meeting House, Woodland Hills Church
Topics: The Church
Several times over the last few years I’ve heard statements like this: “Boyd may embrace an Anabaptist theology, but his church (Woodland Hills) cannot be, by definition, an Anabaptist church because an Anabaptist church can’t be…
The Case For Believer’s Baptism
Category: Essays
Tags: Discipleship, Essay, Kingdom Living
Topics: The Church
In this essay I briefly present my reasons for believing that baptism is intended only for people who are old enough to responsibly choose to become disciples of Jesus. I will first offer several biblical…
The Case for Women in Ministry
Category: Essays
Tags: Church, Essay, Women In Ministry
Topics: The Church
Kathy’s Struggle with Temptation Kathy was one of the brightest students I ever had when I taught Theology at Bethel University. She asked insightful questions and often contributed to lively class discussions. The time and…
The Violent “Church Triumphant”
Category: General
Tags: Augustine, Constantine, Cruciform Theology, Jesus, Violence
Topics: Enemy-Loving Non-Violence, The Church
In light of how central enemy-loving non-violence is to Jesus’ teaching and to his cross-centered revelation of God, we have to wonder why the church has refused to listen to its head and instead condoned…
McChurch
Category: General
Tags: Church, Consumerism, Discipleship
Topics: The Church
In the West, we tend to think of church as a weekend gathering in a special religious building. As a result, many mistakenly assume that Paul wrote his letters to a single body of people…
Giant Jesus
Category: General
Tags: Church, Discipleship, Incarnation
Topics: The Church
Yesterday’s post featured a video of Greg sharing about the role of the church in manifesting God’s character to the world. Here are some follow-up thoughts on that topic. The NT often uses the metaphor…
Manifesting God’s Character
Category: General, Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: The Church, The Kingdom of God, The Work of the People
Topics: The Church
What is the role of the church in God’s kingdom? Greg says that the role of the church is to be who we are. Then our doing flows out of our being. When we are who we…
3 Traits of a Jesus Kind of Church
Category: General
Tags: Church, Judgment, Love, Mercy
Topics: The Church
A Jesus kind of church (See an introductory post on this here) is called to represent God, just as Christ did. The church is Christ continuing to manifest the true God. Bonhoeffer put it this…
A Jesus Kind of Church
Category: General
Tags: Church, Judgment, Love, Religious Idolatry
Topics: The Church
The church can only be the conduit of God’s love if it stops judging others (See yesterday’s post). This means that it will stop being concerned about its reputation in the eyes of those who…
Kingdom Revolution
Category: General
Tags: Kingdom Revolution, Spiritual Warfare, Warfare Worldview
Topics: The Church
To properly understand an action, you need to interpret it in the light of the social context in which it takes place. For example, if we were to hear about a white male offering his…
God’s Church is Not “Pretty”
Category: General
Tags: Authenticity, Church, Community, Honesty, Love, Truth
Topics: The Church
This week we’ve been looking at various aspects of what it means to be the church. Today, I want to address the paradox of how the church can be both beautiful and ugly at the…