Podcast
SAVING CHRISTIANITY
Hosted by Owen Allen · EN
Surveys show that Christian worship services can be boring, irrelevant, and hypocritical today – and many people are dropping out. But original Christianity was the most rewarding adventure a person could have. So the bi-weekly Saving Christianity podcast tells why the original Christians had such peace, healing, and hope, and how we can have those same wonderful traits today.
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Episode 37: "The New Deeper Walk Retreat."
May 28, 202400:41:00Tap to summarizeShow Notes: An introduction to "The Experience," the unique new retreat that Owen and John have developed. This unusual retreat demonstrates with Live Exercises how the Early Christians worshiped in small groups in homes, and how they let the Holy Spirit guide their worship. This episode gives the exciting details.
Transcribe →Episode 36: "Jane's Story, Part One."
Feb 14, 202300:45:28Tap to summarizeThe story of Jane Albright, the historic basketball coach. Voted "Coach of the Year" twice; USA Gold Medal team; "Heart of a Coach" and "Integrity in Coaching" awards for Christian coaching. Stricken with an aneurysm during an awards banquet and given a 5% chance of survival – God healed her instantly.
Transcribe →Episode 35: "Mickie's Story."
Oct 25, 202200:50:24Tap to summarizeThe story of "Mickie's" Spiritual search for peace and how she found it. Her trek into the Spirit-filled Christian life included surviving a plane crash in a hurricane, and being attacked by a madman in a grocery store. With tenderness and sincerity, she explains her miracles and her final enlightenment.
Transcribe →Episode 34: "Tom's Story."
Jul 19, 202200:45:58Tap to summarizeThe story of "Major Tom," a pilot in Vietnam. He flew combat for two years and earned 29 medals – while the average pilot only lasted for 16 minutes. This is the story of how Tom survived, and returned to Vietnam as a missionary to people he once tried to kill.
Transcribe →Episode 33: "The Spirit-Soul Within Us."
May 10, 202200:53:48Tap to summarizeAn exposé of our most cherished Christian principle: That we have inner spirits that go to heaven when we die. Rare evidence that our spirits exist, with little-known facts from the Bible and today's newspapers about spirits who went to heaven and returned to tell it. A very different episode.
Transcribe →Episode 32: "The Power of Spiritual Worship."
Mar 29, 202200:38:46Tap to summarizeA follow-on to Episode 31, this episode continues discussing the unusual Spirit-guided supernatural worship that the Early Christians experienced – and that today's Christians should experience too. John and Owen discuss this issue boldly, and give examples from Early Christian writing and Christian writing today. This episode should not be missed.
Transcribe →Episode 31: "The Mystery of Unspiritual Worship."
Mar 15, 202200:38:01Tap to summarizeJohn and Owen unravel a huge mystery: Why don't today's worship services make Christians more Spiritual ? Most Christians attend church at least several times a year. Yet Gallup polls reveal that today's average Christian is no more Spiritual than a non-Christian. This episode tells why, and what Christians should do.
Transcribe →Episode 30: "The Small Groups: Using the Key."
Feb 15, 202200:40:40Tap to summarizeA follow-on to Episode 29, this episode continues discussing the unusual small group structure that the original Christians used. It covers the six parts of a small group and the three types of small groups. It also covers the unique principles of Like-Mindedness, Participation, and Contribution in small group worship.
Transcribe →Episode 29: "The Small Groups: The Lost Key."
Feb 1, 202200:46:21Tap to summarizeA ground-breaking episode on the small group structure that Early Christians used the first three centuries of history. John and Owen call it the "Lost Key," since Christians don't use it today. But the "Key" unlocks Spiritual growth for Christians – so it's vital for Christians to understand and use it.
Transcribe →Episode 28. "The Use of Spiritual Gifts."
Jan 4, 202200:45:05Tap to summarizeAs a follow-on episode to Episode 26, this episode continues the discussion of the supernatural gifts of the Spirit that all Christians should be expressing, and gives more details on when, where, how, and why all Christians be should expressing the Gifts of the Spirit to help themselves and others.
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