Jordan Hall and Ross Byrd set out to discuss the primary role of the local church, its problems, and what the future might hold. And because they're not good at having a simple conversation, they discuss a whole bunch of other stuff like the evolution of consciousness, the state of education, skittles, pop tarts, Owen Barfield, George Macdonald, roving bands of cannibals, and the need to return to a participatory ontology.
Needless to say, Jordan has a beautiful mind. After a successful career as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur (retiring in his mid-thirties), he has since become a philosopher and polymath focusing on the relationship between technology and culture and the nature and future of civilization. About two and half years ago, he and his wife Venessa were baptized into the Christian faith (praise God). We met not long after that, through a mutual friend, and have kept in touch ever since.
For more on this topic, see my essay, “A Parish Manifesto” over at Mere Orthodoxy or my abridged Substack version, “The Future of Our Churches” (with audio) below.
If you prefer to watch on YouTube, here it is:
The Future Of Our Churches
A longer version of this piece, entitled A Parish Manifesto, was published online in the theological journal Mere Orthodoxy. Please go there for the full experience (though, for many of you, I’m sure the abridged version will be not only sufficient but preferred!). Or, if you prefer to listen, see the podcast link below.
