SEASON TWO - EPISODE 24: THE SHIFT WITH COLBY MARTIN
What if faith is a dynamic evolving rather than a static arriving?
Well, it is.
And, Colby Martin shares with us just what this means and how we can SHIFT from a conservative understanding of Christianity to a progressive one and still find union with God and others.
That has been my journey. I grew up in a conservative home, attended conservative churches and youth groups, and thought faith was about having the right answers, knowing the proper doctrine, and sharing the correct truth to others. It was a static arriving, to say the least.
Yet, what I have discovered, and found to be incredibly freeing, is a faith that is dynamic evolving not simply knowing the right doctrine.
I’m so thankful for Colby’s work and giving us the grace to pursue faith, even if it leads us from a conservative to a more progressive Christianity. If we’re honest, I think more of us are on such a journey, but are petrified of being viewed as heretics or unorthodox.
But what if the shift wasn’t heretical, but instead a way to experience a fuller faith and know God in fresh and exciting ways?
This is what Colby and I discuss in this episode of my podcast. I was so excited about this conversation as I’ve been following Colby’s work for many years. I was almost giddy, but I played it cool.
Colby is the author of Unclobber: Rethinking Our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality and The Shift: Surviving and Thriving After Moving from Conservative to Progressive Christianity. He also is the co-pastor, with his wife Kate, of Sojourn Grace Collective in San Diego, California as well as host the podcast, The Kate and Colby Show. Be sure to follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well as get some free stuff on his website.
I hope this conversation will give you the freedom to explore a shift in your faith, the permission to experience faith in a new way, and the ability to discover the Divine all around you.
As you continue to experience the Shift, one that will ultimately lead you to a dynamic evolving faith, may you have peace, may you have calm, may you have happiness.