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THE UN-SILENT CHURCHAuthor: Roosevelt Community Church
The church was established as a society of people representing the person, work and character of Jesus; his voice to the powerful and the powerless, his presence with insiders and outsiders, and his identity as the representation of God, the reconciler of all things, and the savior and redeemer of the world. Regrettably, the church has also garnered a reputation as being silent on issues where we shouldve spoken, and being complicit among the pain for which we should have helped heal, resist and taken a stand. The church needs access points that reflect Gods true point of view about certain issues in a way that demonstrates a relational, informed and compassionate response to the things happening in our world today. Our hope is to be among the list of podcasts Christians subscribe to because of our multi-ethinic, biblically-faithful, and culturally-accurate voice on the issues people care about most. Language: en Genres: Christianity, Relationships, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Understanding why Megachurch is not a movement
Episode 61
Tuesday, 31 March, 2026
Dawson Allen was raised in the ninth largest church in America, but then 2016 happened. When 81% of white evangelicals showed up in the polling data, he started asking questions his church had no space for. That search led him from megachurch world to the academy, and from the academy to organizing in the immigrant rights movement in East Tennessee. In this conversation, Dawson breaks down what real movement looks like—not the kind everyone likes to use to describe their brand—and why the American church has largely forfeited its public witness since the 1970s. We talk about what it would take to build kingdom-of-God alternatives to the forces shaping our world right now, along with social movement ecology, the 3.5% tipping point, why faith and creativity are two of the most underplayed tools we have, and why hosting a potluck might matter more than the typical pulpit preaching happening at most churches.
