The Deconstruction Zone

Let's talk NEW GENERATIONS here on episode 100!

This week the DZ team explores their earliest and most recent bouts with deconstructing their own faiths.

Ugh... not another group of marginally informed folks chatting about politics! But really, this week, Danny, Sadie, Kyle, and JT take an honest and vulnerable stab at discussing the sensitive intersection of faith and politics. Listen with care!

This week, Danny, JT, and Kyle help Sadie prepare for her upcoming sermon at The Well, as they unpack the topic of ecological justice and stewardship.

Dark comedy, liberal Babbel, and pancake handholds. A lot will be covered for sure!

This week, the new DZ begins! Join Danny, Sadie, Kyle & JT for their first of many, unhinged roundtable discussions!

We all have origin stories - and depending on who you talk to - it might make you a hero or a villain! This week Danny takes a break, and Sadie is joined by J.T. for this super interesting episode of the DZ! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

This week Sadie and Danny dive into the wide topic of parenting and deconstruction. It's worth a listen whether you're a parent, kid, grandparent, or fun uncle. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

This week, Danny and Sadie explore what happens when the pain of church feels too heavy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

Join Danny and Sadie, and they have a spirited discussion on the value, issues, and nature of small, medium, and mega-churches across the country. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

This week, Danny and Sadie unpack the burden of pastoral leadership and boundaries and answer the question, "Should Christians [and Christian leaders] have boundaries at all?" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

This week, Danny and Sadie explore the nuanced perspective around the prism of deconstruction. Both Danny and Sadie have deconstructed before becoming pastors (and have since as well!), but now they are looking at this conversation from a different vantage point. This week, they'll explore the importance of perspective and nuance in understanding deconstruction's greater meaning, impact, and experience. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

The Deconstruction Zone is officially back in action, joined by one familiar face, and one new(ish) one! For this next season of The DZ Danny will be joined by Sadie Murbarger as his new co-host! Make sure you check it out! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

This week, Danny and the fellas from The Progressive Pastor Podcast chat about life, faith, Christian lingo, and deconstruction. Check it out! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

Check out our conversation with author, pastor, and speaker Colby Martin! Colby wrote Unclobber and The Shift, two books designed to help individuals better understand the bible, faith, and how to move from closed, to inclusive theology. Listen now and enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

This week Danny is joined by Kyle and J.T. from the new Progressive Pastor Podcast. Today they'll chat about the head, the heart, and their blindspots in deconstruction. Give it a listen now! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

This week Danny explores a listener's question about whether to say where she's in ministry, or go somewhere else? Many of us wrestle with the same things in faith. Whether has a vocation, or follower of Jesus. Regardless of how we get there - it's a good question to explore! Let's all dive in together on this week's episode of the DZ! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

This week Emily is joined by a friend of the pod, Austin Lucas. Together they unpack his unique upbringing and deconstruction process and its connection to the Pentecostal church. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

This week Danny and Emily have a quick episode where they dip a toe into the concept of good, evil, and morality. Next week we have a deeper dive into morality - and we want to hear from you! Email Danny at danny@thewell636.org with your thoughts and questions about morality (or any future topic ideas!). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

This week on the DZ Emily and Danny explore the complexity of emotion, cults, Christian camp, and religion as a whole. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

Lets take a look back at the year behind us and examine all the good, bad and ugly that came with it! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

This week Emily and Danny explore how far inclusion extends and ask the question, can you lose your seat at the table? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

Sorry about the sound quality - we have a few issues, but this is a one-week issue. Also, the longer you listen, the better it sounds! Now to the topic: This week Emily raises the question, is Jesus a narcissist? If he's only a man, maybe? If he's also 100% God, Danny doesn't think it's possible. What do you think? Listen and drop your thoughts in the comments now! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

As an inclusive pastor, Danny is often told that "the blood of those he leads astray is on his hands." Whether you're a pastor, or not-religious at all - or somewhere in between - we likely all ponder the impact of our beliefs on others. This week Dustin and Danny unpack this and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

Have you been burnt out on Jesus & the Church? This week Dustin and Danny explore some of their experiences with that, and other thoughts on organized religion. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

Do you believe in spiritual warfare? Is it real? How do we handle it in our world today? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

This week Emily and Danny take an episode to unpack some questions from Instagram! After listening, make sure you take a moment and answer the poll on Spotify and leave us what questions you have and topics you'd like covered in the episodes to come! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

Let's chat about indoctrination! What is is? Is it inherently bad? Is everyone kind of doing it? This and more will be unpacked on this weeks episode of The Deconstruction Zone!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

Oftentimes those deconstructing Christianity think the “correct” end is progressivism. This week two self-professing progressives deconstruct the negative impacts of both progressive and conservative theology & politics as they relate to one's faith. We don't know much, but we are positive somebody will hate this episode… --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

Join us for this special halloween episode of The Deconstruction Zone! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

This week we digest 1am drunk tweets about own deconstruction! Don't skip this one! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

This week Danny and Emily explore the relationship between secrets and boundaries. Is there a difference? Are they the same? Let's dig in!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

Emily and Danny Join in on the LIVE UMC Communications Podcast-a-thon and chat about the topic of discipleship. Listen and learn more now!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

Danny likely tore his ACL for a second time. A friend asked him why he wasn't praying that the injury would be healed by God, even if he thought he had torn it. So the question is, did Danny tear his ACL because he didn't pray for a full recovery? Would God even heal him that way if he prayed for that? Should we pray like that? Or does God look at prayer differently than we do? Let's discuss today on the Deconstruction Zone!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

What do you think about the phrase, “I'm allowed to do what's best for me, even if it upsets people?” This week Danny and Emily process the several dynamics that go into determining good, bad, ugly, or indifferent. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

After a month of being off the Pod Emily makes her return to the Deconstruction Zone. But will her return be long-term or short-lived? Listen to find out! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

In Emily's final week on Podcast Sabbatical, Danny and Producer Dustin try something new. This week we have a crossover episode with Dustin's personal Podcast called, Just Hit Record (go and find it anywhere you get your podcasts!).  This week's conversation revolves around finding peace. Something we all likely are striving to find! You can learn more about and listen to Dustin's podcast, Just Hit Record here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/just-hit-record/id1583064264 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

Have you ever asked yourself why often the worst things imaginable happen to some of the best people you know? Did God allow it? Did God cause it? And above all how do we reconcile evil and brokenness in our world - especially when it impacts the ones we love. This week Danny and producer Dustin do their best to unpack this question and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

Progressive Christians often say that God's sense of justice, inclusion and love is evolving. More Conservative Christians would likely disagree - stating that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. This week Danny and Producer Dustin tackle this difficult, nuanced,, and important topic. Listen and don't forget to weigh in with your own thoughts! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

The Christian shorthand known as Christianese is often more frustrating than it is helpful. This week Danny and Producer Dustin unpack their experience and understanding of common Christian phrases as together they search for a deeper understanding. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message

This week Emily & Danny dive deep into some emails and DM's from the DZ faithful! Make sure you send any you have in as well - who knows… it may make the next email corner!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/support

Time to go back to school! The academic year is upon us and that means all our lives are about to shift from summer mode to academic mode. This week, Danny and Emily will be unpacking the intersection between church, school, and everything else in between.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/support

Have you seen the new(ish) Prime Docuseries, Shiny Happy People? We HAVE! Now it's time to unpack it. Inside we'll chat about Dating, Fundamentialism, Cults and more.fundamentalism --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/support

Deconstructionawkwardness is a bear. Reconstruction is awkward. How do you navigate the heaviness and awkwarness of stepping back into the rubble of what you just tore apart? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/support

Here is the reality... Emily and Danny understand that this pod isn't for everyone. But a unique phenomenon they've experiences, is the well-sized portion of their audience that "hate-listen" to the podcast. That being said, whether you love, hate, or are indifferent while you listen to the pod, this episode is for you.  This week you can expect to hear a lot of nuggets about faith, deconstruction, and how to navigate tense relationships while also setting healthy boundaries in your deconstructing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/support

Deconstruction can be lonely and isolating. Finding support can be difficult. So here's the question: how do you build systems and find support while deconstructing? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/support

This week Danny and Emily unpack the nuance and complexity of gender roles. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/support

Happy first birthday to The Deconstruction Zone Podcast! Here is part 2 of our B-Day Episode! This week's episode was recorded live at Danny's annual church conference for UMC clergy and lay people in Missouri (The Missouri Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church). Danny and Emily took this unique opportunity to interview other UMC pastors to get their thoughts on the deconstruction movement. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/support

Happy first birthday to The Deconstruction Zone Podcast! This week's episode was recorded live at Danny's annual church conference for UMC clergy and lay people in Missouri (The Missouri Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church). Danny and Emily took this unique opportunity to interview other UMC pastors to get their thoughts on the deconstruction movement. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/support

This week Emily and Danny explore the concept of primary and secondary theological issues. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructionzone/support