#309 Pastoring in an Age of Progressivism, with Josh Blevins (Pastor Series Pt. 4)

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Alisa Childers

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

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🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Pastor Josh Blevins pastors a Calvary Chapel right down the road from a very prominent and influential progressive church. He has discipled many Christians out of progressive Christianity, and into a true biblical faith. Josh shares about how he accidentally stirred controversy by simply teaching the Bible, not realizing it was refuting what the progressive Church was teaching. This propelled him into a study of the movement of progressive Christianity, and into becoming a safe place for Christians longing for faithful Christian community and Bible study. ------------------------------------------------------------------This video is sponsored by:SEVEN WEEKS COFFEETaste the Coffee that is Saving Lives.Go to www.sevenweekscoffee.com (http://www.sevenweekscoffee.com/) for more information.Use my code: ALISAGOOD RANCHERSGood Meat DeliveredGo to www.goodranchers.com/alisa (http://www.goodranchers.com/alisa) for more information.Use my code: ALISABRAVE BOOKSEntertainment that Engages the Imagination for Good. Go to BRAVEBooks.com for more informationUse my code: CHILDERSFOUNDATION WORLDVIEWFoundation Worldview creates curriculum series that will empower your child to thinkBiblically in a deceptive world. Go to www.foundationworldview.com (http://www.foundationworldview.com/) for more information! Use my code: ALISA--------------------------------------------------------------------To Purchase the new CD, “Beauty from the Ash”, go to www.alisachilders.com/music (http://www.alisachilders.com/music)There you can get the CD, backing tracks, string charts, rhythm charts and stems.Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/alisachilders (http://www.patreon.com/alisachilders)To order “Another Gospel”: www.alisachilders.com/another-gospel/ (http://www.alisachilders.com/another-gospel/)To order “Live Your Truth": www.alisachilders.com/live-your-truth-and-other-lies/ (http://www.alisachilders.com/live-your-truth-and-other-lies/)To order “The Deconstruction of Christianity”: https://alisachilders.com/the-deconstruction-of-christianity/ (https://alisachilders.com/the-deconstruction-of-christianity/)For Alisa's Merch: https://alisachilders.creator-spring.com (https://alisachilders.creator-spring.com/)To see what gear Alisa uses to record her podcast, go to:https://kit.co/alisachilders (https://kit.co/alisachilders)Potential Sponsors: https://alisachilders.com/sponsor-request-form/ (https://alisachilders.com/sponsor-request-form/)Product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we'll receive a small commission.

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0:00.0	But when we look at the idea of false teachers, I identified, I think, three main points for me
0:07.9	and for a church that really can help individual Christians discern what they're hearing.
0:14.9	And these come from the scripture, from Paul's letters, from the words of Jesus.
0:19.4	And that is, I call it just the three T's of false
0:22.4	teachers. False teachers seek to trouble the saints, twist the scripture, and transform themselves.
0:44.1	Well, hey everyone. Welcome to the show. This is the Elisa Childers podcast. I'm Elisa Childers,
0:49.4	and it's our goal to equip Christians to identify the core beliefs of historic Christianity,
0:55.0	discern its counterfeits, and proclaim the gospel with clarity, kindness, and truth.
0:59.9	And we're getting back to our roots again today with the theme of progressive Christianity as we continue our pastor series. Today's episode is brought to you by Brave Books,
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1:12.1	and imagination. You can go to bravebooks.com, use the code Childers for 20% off your first
1:18.3	purchase. Again, that's bravebooks.com. Use the code Childers. Well, I mentioned we're getting
1:23.7	back to our roots. When I first started this podcast in 2017, the first episode was
1:28.7	about progressive Christianity. And so many of you have written in saying, thank you so much
1:34.5	for giving language and a name to some of the subtle shifts that you may have seen in your church.
1:41.8	Or maybe it's the parish church ministry that you're involved with. Maybe it's your small group or the mom's group that you are have seen in your church, or maybe it's the parish church ministry that you're
1:44.4	involved with. Maybe it's your small group or the mom's group that you are a part of. And so we're
1:49.6	going to continue in that theme today by talking with Josh Blevins, who is the pastor of Grace Church
1:55.6	in St. Joseph, Missouri. Now, with each one of our pastor series, we've invited pastors on to talk about
2:03.3	something that is very unique to them. And one of the things I wanted to invite Josh on to talk about
2:09.0	today was the fact that he pastors a church right down the street from a very popular, very
2:14.6	prominent, progressive Christian church. And one of the things I noticed when I
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