Theocast
What's It Like to Leave Emotionalism? (w/ Chris Gordon)
March 8, 2023
Summary
While on the west coast, Jon and Justin were invited by Chris Gordon (host of Abounding Grace Radio and pastor of Escondido United Reformed Church) to do some recording. This episode is the third portion of that conversation. The guys talk about what it’s like for an evangelical to walk into a confessional church. What is hard? What is confusing? Yet what is it that’s so attractive? What are pastoral concerns for those making the transition out of emotionalism?
Topics
- Episode focus: What's It Like to Leave Emotionalism? (w/ Chris Gordon)
- While on the west coast, Jon and Justin were invited by Chris Gordon (host of Abounding Grace Radio and pastor of Escondido United Reformed Church) to do some recording
- This episode is the third portion of that conversation
- The guys talk about what it’s like for an evangelical to walk into a confessional church
- Yet what is it that’s so attractive?
Transcript
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Hi, this is Justin.
Today on Theocast is part three of three of a conversation with our friend Chris Gordon, who is the pastor of Escondido United Reformed Church out on the West Coast and is also the host of Abounding Grace Radio.
A few weeks back, John and I had the opportunity to spend some time recording a lot of content with Chris.
And in today's portion of the conversation, we talk about what it's like leaving emotionalism and heading into confessionalism.
It's quite a transition to make.
There's a lot that can be said about it, but we've tried to highlight the differences between a context that's driven by emotionalism and your feelings, your fervor.
Ultimately, it's about you versus a context that's all about Christ and what He's accomplished.
There can be some confusion.
There can be some moments of weightlessness and, like, hey, what do I do now?
Hopefully, this conversation sheds some light on that and is clarifying for you and is encouraging to you as you think about what it might be like to be a part of a confessional church.
Hope you enjoy the conversation.
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Welcome to Theocast, encouraging weary pilgrims to rest in Christ, conversations about the Christian life from a confessional reformed in We Hope pastoral perspective.
Your hosts today are John Moffat, who is pastor of Grace Reformed Church in Spring Hill, Tennessee, and I'm Justin Perdue, pastor of Covenant Baptist Church in Asheville, North Carolina.
John, we have met again to podcast with the hopes of clarifying the gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ for us, and reclaiming the purpose of the kingdom of Christ.
