Political Discipleship After Charlie Kirk: mike Erre
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🗓️ 26 November 2025
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Join us for the Exiles in Babylon conference! April 30-May 2, 2026.
Mike Erre is an author, podcaster, instigator, and a teaching pastor at Journey Church in Brentwood, TN. Mike began vocational ministry in 1999 as a student ministries and college pastor at Mariners Church in Irvine, Calif. Prior to joining Journey’s staff, he also taught at Rock Harbor (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Mariners’ Mission Viejo, Calif. campus. He served as the senior Pastor at EV Free Fullerton and founded the VOX Community and podcast (now Voxology). Mike has published five books: The Jesus of Suburbia (2006), Why Guys Need God (2008), Death By Church (2009), Why the Bible Matters (2010), and Astonished ( 2014). He holds an M.A. in philosophy of religion and ethics from the Talbot School of Theology.
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| 0:00.0 | Does the church exist to change and transform culture? |
| 0:03.4 | Or does the church exist to be transformed and be faithful to Christ? |
| 0:07.8 | And then thereby, through indirect witness, be salt and light to culture. |
| 0:13.0 | I think that is the fundamental question that a lot of us have been wrestling with. |
| 0:17.7 | I think there are loads of us asking, okay, what's the church for? |
| 0:25.8 | Yeah. have been wrestling with. I think there are loads of us asking, okay, what's the church for? Hey friends, welcome back to another episode of Theology Narah. This is an in-person episode I did with |
| 0:31.9 | my friend Mike Erie in Nashville, Tennessee last month. This is a part of a series of several in-person episodes I did |
| 0:39.9 | in the Nashville slash Franklin area. And this one was lively. Oh, my word. Mike Erie is amazing. |
| 0:46.8 | He has an MA from the Talbot School of Theology, and he is a teaching pastor at Journey Church |
| 0:52.5 | in Brentwood, Tennessee. He previously served as a teaching pastor at several mega churches in Southern California, |
| 0:59.8 | Rock Harbor, Mariners, Evie Free Fullerton. |
| 1:02.9 | He's the author of five books, including Death by Church, |
| 1:06.5 | wins the title of the decade. |
| 1:10.2 | And also a book called Why the Bible Matters. Mike is the host of the decade. And also a book called Why the Bible Matters. |
| 1:12.8 | Mike is the host of the podcast Voxology. |
| 1:16.7 | It's kind of like a... |
| 1:19.1 | Voxology is kind of like a sister podcast to Theology Dara. |
| 1:22.7 | I don't know if Mike will appreciate that. |
| 1:24.3 | I think he will. |
| 1:25.0 | I think he would affirm that. |
| 1:26.6 | I forgot to ask him that when I was talking with them. But really enjoy this conversation. It's free flowing. We go over the map, talk about some sensitive stuff, some important things. And I think you will enjoy it and be challenged by it. Do not forget that the exiles of Babylon conferences coming up, April 30th to May 2nd in Minneapolis, 2026. We are having deep dive conversations, folks, in several crucial topics. |
| 1:49.6 | Topics like artificial intelligence. How should Christians think through AI? |
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