VIDEO INTERVIEW: Prophecy Brothers Talk With Keith Giles About "Jesus Untangled"

One of the best conversations I've had about faith and politics is this one with the guys known as The Prophecy Brothers.

Check it out.

PODCAST: Film Discussion "The Mission"

In this episode Cody Cook and I talked about the 1986 film The Mission, and particularly dissected its themes of love, forgiveness, violence, and the corrupting entanglement of church and state. 

LISTEN HERE

Audio can also be downloaded below or found on iTunes if you search “Cantus Firmus.”

Interview: TogetherLA Talks To Author About Political Compromise

[FROM THE ARTICLE]

As the Church has become increasingly entangled in the pursuit of politics, the Gospel has become tarnished and often abandoned as the primary focus of the Body of Christ. — From Jesus Untangled — Crucifying Our Politics to Pledge Allegiance to the Lamb back cover

Jesus Untangled author Keith Giles recently shared with Together LA that unity in the Church in Los Angeles is more critical than even other big cities simply because of “the breadth of diversity and the collision of cultures that are represented.” He makes the case that his book is a “prophetic call for the Church to awaken from the ‘American Dream’ and to return to Her first love.”

Our interview (transcript below) with Giles drew some rather pointed answers from him about the state of affairs for Christians and their politics today.

Together LA: What parts of your book address unity?

Keith Giles: The entire theme of the book is about the dangers of putting politics at the center of our faith; whether as individuals or as the church. Unity itself isn’t the goal. It’s the byproduct of placing Jesus at the center and following Him. The book certainly does examine how divisive politics can be to the Body of Christ, so as we untangle our faith and crucify our politics, we begin to see our brothers and sisters as they truly are, without seeing them through a political filter.

One reason we need to untangle our faith from politics is that if we are more “American” than “Christian” then we’ve become compromised by our nationality. AS I point out in the book: You can’t convert a culture if that culture has already converted you. We need to abandon our politics and seek first the Kingdom of God.

Read the entire interview here>

5 MINUTE VIDEO: Why Is The American Church Irrelevant?

In a recent Barna Survey it was noted:

"We live in an increasingly American culture. In this new age, religion is in retreat from the public square, and the role of traditional institutions, like the Church, are no longer functioning with the cultural authority they once held in generations past. Today, nearly half of America is unchurched."

Why is this true?

Take 5 minutes and listen as author Keith Giles explains why the American Church has lost relevance in the culture and how to get it back.

**From Barna Research about those who "Love Jesus, But Not The Church" 

JESUS UNTANGLED: BOOK TOUR 2017

I'm very excited to share the details on my upcoming "Jesus Untangled" Book Tour coming up this summer.

Here's what I know so far:

CINCINNATI, OH - MAY 20, 2017

Northstar Community Church
11020 S. Lebannon Road

Loveland, OH 45140

Church website: http://golovelive.com/

FROM 2PM TO 5PM

HOSTED BY KEITH GILES AND STEVE KLINE

This is a FREE event!

Join me and co-host Steve Kline [Host of Living Room Theology Podcast] on Saturday, May 20 for an extended discussion about what it means to separate our politics from our faith and to seek first the Kingdom of God.

Our half-day session will cover:

SESSION 1: Entanglement: what it is, why it matters – Keith Giles

SESSION 2: Is Kingship God’s Plan? – Steve Kline

SESSION 3: How We Got Entangled – Keith Giles

Q&A Session –  Keith and Steve

RSVP in the comments below or online at the Facebook Event Page here>

NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 23-25, 2017
THE UN:CONFERENCE

Salvation Army
Berry Street Worship Center

225 Berry Street

Nashville, TN 37207

HOSTED BY KEITH GILES, RICHARD JACOBSON AND STEVE SIMMS

Join me and authors Richard Jacobson [Unchurching] and Steve Simms [Beyond Church] for a two and a half day interactive experience unlike any other.

Sessions will span 3 days and will cover topics like: 

"How To Meet With Jesus [Not Just Have A Meeting About Him]"

"Learning To Listen"

"Being Ekklesia"

"Untangling Faith and Politics"

"Unchurching"

"The Presence of God"

And more!!

Registration is $35

REGISTER ONLINE TODAY >

LITTLETON, CO - JULY 22, 2017

JESUS UNTANGLED: FINDING UNITY IN POLITICS AND FAITH
SOUTH FELLOWSHIP CHURCH 

6560 S. Broadway, Littleton, CO 80121

HOSTED BY KEITH GILES

What happens when you mix religion and politics?
You get politics.

Join author Keith Giles for one evening to hear about:

*How the Christian Church got entangled with politics
*Why it's so dangerous to mix faith and politics
*How to live untangled and seek first the Kingdom of God

Remember: You can't convert a culture if that culture has already converted you.

REGISTRATION LINK COMING SOON.

LEARN MORE AT THE FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE HERE>

CHARLOTTE [HICKORY], NC - AUGUST 2017

1546 Brookford Church Rd, Hickory, NC 28637

CO-HOSTED BY HERB MONTGOMERY AND KEITH GILES

EVENT DETAILS TBD

STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFO.