Join this bi-weekly audio Podcast by subscribing in iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or Facebook. The vision is to share ideas, stories, and innovations from ministers, authors, and practitioners. We sat down with the ordained minister to talk about some of the pivotal conversations that churches need to navigate now.ĬBF’s podcast shares stories from across the Fellowship and innovative practices of those working to renew God’s world. Hagan is the author of Brave Church: Tackling Tough Topics Together. But here is what else I learned: Our refusal to talk about tough topics can push people away from the church,” charged Elizabeth Hagan on the CBF Podcast. “You can’t talk about a lot of topics in church, I learned. Have we ever considered that some churches’ unwillingness to talk about specific topics might be pushing people away from the faith community in a silent retreat? īut why is that? Why do we not talk about difficult things? In many churches, there are unofficial topics that are off-limits. I lost count by the age of 6 or 7 at the number of times that Mama Hale stared at three boys in unfathomable shock.
Growing up in the Hale house, much to my mother’s chagrin, there didn’t seem to be a topic off-limits. We all have sat through those Thanksgiving meals, just praying that no one brings up politics or religion in front of the highly contentious uncle. In some families, there are just certain things you don’t talk about ever.
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