Ep 2 - Simon Forsythe ”Doubting and Belonging?”

The Deconstructionists

John Williamson

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality:religion, Judaism, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Islam, Religion, Hinduism, Buddhism

4.5 • 816 Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2016

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Is it possible to belong without believing? Is community possible while going through a deconstruction process? Can we avoid the big mistake of making beliefs the central premise of our love and commitment to others? There has to be a better way. Adam and John discuss these concepts and more with a special co-host, the devilishly handsome, witty, warm (and sometimes glib) Pastor Simon Forsythe. Simon has an uncanny knack for bringing messy, diverse people together. People who believe different things and live different lives. He shares some critiques of "church", "religion" as well as some general insights on belonging while dealing with doubt and deconstruction. He also has the most gorgeous accent you've ever heard in your entire life. Enjoy! Remember, deconstructing might be the most important thing you ever do. But never do it alone. This is a safe place and we are here for you. Hang with us. Listen. Learn. Question your own system. We would love to hear from you. Contact us at [email protected] Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	All right, welcome to the Deconstructionist podcast.
0:18.0	This is Adam Narlock here with John Williamson. And we've got another co-host today, a guest
0:24.5	slash co-host slash friend slash pastor. And this is Simon Forsyth. Do you want to say, hello, Simon?
0:31.6	Hello. Simon Forsyth is, you guys are going to hear he's got one of the coolest accents you've ever
0:38.1	heard in your life and um $10 goes to any person that can do an assignment forsyth impersonation
0:44.7	well a dingo stole my baby we'll have him do an American accent in a little while after you guys, after you
0:57.5	get used to his accent just a little bit.
1:01.1	But we're thrilled to have Simon here, and he's one of my closest friends, pastor of the
1:07.5	church that I help pastor and go to and consider family.
1:11.8	And for all you deconstructionists out there, this is going to be one of those episodes where
1:15.6	you're like, you know, I don't know about church, I don't know about, you know, going to church
1:18.9	or whatever.
1:19.6	This is an episode about doubting, deconstructing, and belonging.
1:27.1	Because one of the things that we definitely believe in is that we need each other.
1:31.7	That's one of the points of this podcast, John.
1:33.7	Wouldn't you agree with that?
1:34.9	Yeah, absolutely.
1:35.6	And I think, well, we'll get talking about it.
1:38.1	But yeah, you can't, this is not something that you should ever go through by yourself alone.
1:43.2	Yeah.
1:43.6	I mean, if you're here, if you're wrestling, if you're wondering about things,
1:49.0	asking questions that are forcing you out of your comfort zone, the first thing you're going
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