Church Unity Project
The Church Unity Project (which is a fancy name for a series of videos I've been making) is about helping Christians to like each other more by understanding each other better. In pursuit of those goals, I go around to the churches of other historical, orthodox, creedal expressions of Christianity and talk with the people who lead those churches while also getting a look at their places of worship. I hope these videos are charitable, informative, probing, contrasting between traditions, encouraging and fun.
I think the wide variety of historical, orthodox creedal around the world is a good thing that helps the Gospel reach into all the corners of humanity. I'm not capable of declaring a winner among the various expressions of Christianity, and even if I were, I don't think it would be good to organizationally unify under one single institution. What I am hoping to promote is convictional unity among believers. I don't think real unity among Christians can be achieved by pretending all Christian beliefs are the same, nor can it be achieved by pretending not to believe that which we deeply believe. Instead, real unity among Christians is born out of a deep understanding of what I believe and a deep understanding of what you believe.
This kind of unity is good because it: • Acknowledges conviction of conscience even in disagreement with other Christians
• Makes a habit of assuming the best of other Christians • Frees up energy to invest in more important things than fighting each other • Sharpens each Christian's understanding of what they believe and why • Models to a lost world the unity Jesus prayed for in John 17
Whether we agree about most things or not, thanks in advance for giving me and the people I interview the benefit of the doubt. These videos have helped me understand what I believe and what others believe much better, they've softened my heart toward people I used to imagine were my enemies, and they've drawn me closer to God. I hope this has a similar effect for you.
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A Protestant Learns About Greek Orthodoxy
A Protestant Tours a Catholic Cathedral
A Protestant Talks With a Catholic Priest
What Do Anglicans Believe?
Visiting an Evangelical Free Church
Talking With an Evangelical Free Church Pastor
An Outsider Visits a Lutheran Church
An Outsider Talks With a Lutheran Theologian (What do Lutherans Believe?)
Is Lutheranism the True Catholic Church? (and other stuff with a Lutheran Theologian)
White Guy Tours a Missionary Baptist Church in Alabama
What Is a Church Covenant?
Four Simple Suggestions to Make Church Unity Happen
An Outsider Visits an Episcopal Church
A Protestant Talks With a Catholic Theologian (First of Five Conversations)
Are Protestants Christians According to Catholics? (Second of Five Conversations)
A Protestant Asks a Catholic Theologian About Mary (Third of Five Conversations)
Praying to the Saints? A Catholic and a Protestant Talk (Fourth of Five Conversations)
Is Violence In the Name of the Church Forbidden in Catholicism? (Fifth of Five Conversations)
An Outsider Learns About the Seventh-Day Adventist Church
An Outsider Talks With a Missionary Baptist Pastor
What Do Seventh-Day Adventists Believe and Why?
What Is The Coptic Church?
Touring a Coptic Church to Learn About Coptic Worship
A Protestant Talks With a Coptic Priest
What Do Coptic Christians Believe? (More Conversation Between a Protestant and a Coptic Priest)
An Outsider Visits an Intercultural Assembly of God Church
Felon Church
What Is Assemblies of God? (Feat. The Guy In Charge of Assemblies of God)
What is an Evangelical? (Feat. Dr. Mark Noll)
What Are Evangelicals Trying to Do?
A Protestant Admires the Exterior and Narthex of an Orthodox Church
A Protestant With Tons of Questions Visits a Beautiful Orthodox Church
A Protestant Learns About Orthodoxy From an Orthodox Priest
What Do Orthodox Christians Believe? (And Why I Care)
An Outsider Visits a Presbyterian Church
What Is Presbyterianism?
What Is Reformed Theology? (With Presbyterian Minister Ethan Sayler)
Searching For an Abandoned Church in South Dakota
Byzantine Catholic Church Transforms Trash-filled Swamp Into This
A Protestant Tours an Amazing Byzantine Catholic Church
How Icons Happen
An Outsider Visits a Legendary United Methodist Church
Thoughts After Visiting a United Methodist Church
Methodist-Presbyterian Church?
VERY rare church - I bet you haven't seen one made like this before
The Americans Cloned a Medieval Viking Church
What is a Stave Church?
MAGNIFICENT state funded church in Colorado
Who is Our Lady of Sorrows, Why is She Sad, and Why is this Church Dedicated to Her?
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