MindShift Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 I didn't know about this group at all, but I'm excited to be a part of it. My name is Clint Heacock, and I was an evangelical pastor and Bible college teacher for over 20 years. I walked away first from the church about 10 years ago, then I've been deconstructing my faith for a long time too. Currently, I host the MindShift podcast, which I've been doing for nearly 3 years now, in which I interview people from all walks of faith and life. Since January, I've been focusing on the world of the cults, and specifically how evangelicalism shares many characteristics with cults. Glad to be in here! Oh--if you're on Twitter, you can find me @MindShift2018. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin webmdave Posted April 16, 2019 Admin Share Posted April 16, 2019 Welcome, Clint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Welcome Mindshift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOHO Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Welcome to Ex-C, @MindShift I know this is all likely present in your videos and what not but could you share, briefly (or otherwise), a little about your previous bout with Christendom and why you experienced said shift. - MOHO (Mind Of His Own) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator LogicalFallacy Posted April 16, 2019 Moderator Share Posted April 16, 2019 Welcome @MindShift Glad you found us. Will have to have a listen to your podcast - got a link? And I have been thinking of doing the 'twitter' so if I do I'll look you up... probably have a different handle though. Hope you enjoy your times here! LF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin webmdave Posted April 16, 2019 Admin Share Posted April 16, 2019 28 minutes ago, LogicalFallacy said: Will have to have a listen to your podcast - got a link? https://www.ex-christian.net/topic/82118-deconstruction-you’re-not-crazy-you’re-growing-with-david-hayward-“the-naked-pastor”/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator LogicalFallacy Posted April 16, 2019 Moderator Share Posted April 16, 2019 18 minutes ago, webmdave said: https://www.ex-christian.net/topic/82118-deconstruction-you’re-not-crazy-you’re-growing-with-david-hayward-“the-naked-pastor”/ Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Joshpantera Posted April 17, 2019 Moderator Share Posted April 17, 2019 Welcome Clint! Good to have you aboard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdelsolray Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 5 hours ago, MindShift said: I didn't know about this group at all, but I'm excited to be a part of it. My name is Clint Heacock, and I was an evangelical pastor and Bible college teacher for over 20 years. I walked away first from the church about 10 years ago, then I've been deconstructing my faith for a long time too. Currently, I host the MindShift podcast, which I've been doing for nearly 3 years now, in which I interview people from all walks of faith and life. Since January, I've been focusing on the world of the cults, and specifically how evangelicalism shares many characteristics with cults. Glad to be in here! Oh--if you're on Twitter, you can find me @MindShift2018. Welcome. Pull up a chair, relax and feel free to write many substantive posts about topics of your won choosing. There are many intelligent, kind and interesting folks here that enjoy listening/reading. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindShift Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 Thanks for the welcome! I am definitely looking forward to meeting a new tribe of ex-Christians, ex-evangelicals, fundamentalists, ex-cult member, whoever! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindShift Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 6 hours ago, Joshpantera said: Welcome Clint! Good to have you aboard. Thanks, glad to have found this community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindShift Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 11 hours ago, webmdave said: Welcome, Clint! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindShift Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 8 hours ago, MOHO said: Welcome to Ex-C, @MindShift I know this is all likely present in your videos and what not but could you share, briefly (or otherwise), a little about your previous bout with Christendom and why you experienced said shift. - MOHO (Mind Of His Own) Oh man...where do I even start? I've spent most of my adult life either in Christian education as a student (Bible college, seminary, PhD), or involved in ministry as a pastor for 12 years, then a Bible college teacher for 8. Like many others, I burned out in ministry when we had to close our church in Portland, OR, many years ago, and decided I wanted nothing to do with the church ever again. But I considered myself very much a Christian still. I had already begun deconstructing by reading progressive Christian authors like Bell, McLaren and Donald Miller. This caused me to question much of what I'd been taught was true; I jettisoned a lot of it in this process, but still held on to my core beliefs. Then as I did my PhD, I really took a hard look at a lot of what was left, and ultimately dropped the final few pieces. Now I'd consider myself more of an agnostic than anything else. So yeah, I've done my podcast for the last few years as a way to publicly process the deconstruction, and now reconstruction, journey I've been on. You can find my archived episodes on PodBean at http://mindshiftpodcast.podbean.com, or subscribe on iTunes at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mindshift-podcast/id1199559501. I've also done a lot of writing on my blog, http://preachersforum.com/blog/ and also on Medium as well. Here's a link to an article there: https://medium.com/@clintheacock/reconstruction-after-deconstruction-post-evangelicalism-96127ee9fed5 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsathoggua9 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Hey, welcome aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator TABA Posted April 17, 2019 Moderator Share Posted April 17, 2019 22 hours ago, LogicalFallacy said: And I have been thinking of doing the 'twitter' so if I do I'll look you up... Don't do it! Don’t do the Twitter! Seriously, Twitter makes almost everybody it touches snarkier and addicted to outrage. It’ll make you want to take a shower every time you log off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin webmdave Posted April 17, 2019 Admin Share Posted April 17, 2019 14 hours ago, MindShift said: Here's a link to an article there: https://medium.com/@clintheacock/reconstruction-after-deconstruction-post-evangelicalism-96127ee9fed5 Unfortunately Medium wants me to pay to read your articles. Let me know if you would be interested in cross-posting any of your stuff to the main blog at https://new.exchristian.net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator LogicalFallacy Posted April 17, 2019 Moderator Share Posted April 17, 2019 30 minutes ago, TABA said: Don't do it! Don’t do the Twitter! Seriously, Twitter makes almost everybody it touches snarkier and addicted to outrage. It’ll make you want to take a shower every time you log off. Yes, hence to this point I haven't... but I so want to go bash some religious trolls with some logic. I mean if god wants us to stone gays should we stone Christians who work on the sabbath? These are important questions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intheory Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Welcome, mindshift! Looking forward to checking out your podcast! PS Twitter isn't all bad (although it certainly can be). I use it exclusively for the nonprofit work I'm involved with, and it's been an almost entirely positive experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Moderator florduh Posted May 27, 2019 Super Moderator Share Posted May 27, 2019 Happy to have you here. Welcome to Ex-C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyWishbone Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 On 4/18/2019 at 7:25 AM, TABA said: Don't do it! Don’t do the Twitter! Seriously, Twitter makes almost everybody it touches snarkier and addicted to outrage. It’ll make you want to take a shower every time you log off. Indeed it does, that's why I only go there for the porn. You leave cleaner that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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