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Episode 80: Paul Northup on 50 years and the future of Greenbelt Festival

Jul 21, 2023

"Ramshackle, DIY and deeply Christian" - that's how Paul Northup describes Greenbelt festival in the first few years of it's 50-year life so far. It's also a pretty good description of this podcast.

Greenbelt Christian Festival's Paul Northup on Beer Christianity podcast

Paul is Director of Greenbelt Festival, a "place to believe in" that seeks to embody a Newbigin-style 'no splits'...

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Episode 79: Too Big to Fall (Part II): the Celebrity Christian Halo Principle & the love of kings

Jul 15, 2023

We've been through this before. So many times. Is there anything left to learn, or are we just unwilling to learn it? Perhaps a recent study holds the answers.

NGO Halo and Christian scandals

Mike Pilavachi is the latest 'celebrity Christian' whos eministry has been tainted by scandal. In Part 2 of Beer Christianity's look at our icons with cracked...

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Episode 78: Too big to fall (Part I): Mike Pilavachi, Ravi Zacharias and broken icons

Jul 15, 2023

Mike Pilavachi has resigned from Soul Survivor and once again we are having that conversation. Why do beloved Christian leaders fall? And why do the people around themso often protect and enable their failings? 

 

Beer Christianity Episode 78 - Too big to fall - an icon with a cracked halo

 

In this episode, we don't disect the ongoing Pilavachi investigation or jump to hasty condemnation, nor...

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