Brandan Speaks on Liberating Evangelicalism at Wild Goose 2014

Hey friends!

I literally just pulled in to my apartment in Chicago after spending a week traveling from Chicago to Maryland to North Carolina to Tennessee to Southern Illinois and back to Chicago on my annual trip to the Wild Goose Festival in Hot Springs, North Carolina. I have attended Wild Goose for the past three years and the festival has become more of a family reunion than a conference for me. This year I spent hours sitting around and chatting with readers of the blog, mentors, and friends alike, dreaming of all the new things that God is doing in our world. It was phenomenal.

This year, I was honored to be a speaker at the festival. My session was called “Liberating Evangelicalism?” and centered around the question of whether or not Evangelicalism was worth saving. I had a great time talking at Goose and was so encouraged and inspired by the interaction of the audience during the Q & A.  Fortunately, I was able to get a video recording of both the talk and the Q and A session and am excited to be able to share it with you here! Check out the videos below:

Video 1: Talk- “Liberating Evangelicalism?”- In this talk, I tell the story of my journey leading up to the creation of Revangelical including the struggles and trials I faced over the past four years at Moody Bible Institute and then answer the question “Is Evangelicalism Worth Saving?” to which I give, what to many will be a very surprising response.

Video 2: Q & A- Brandan Robertson & Troy Medlin– In this session, we answer questions about sexuality, atonement, politics, and the future of Evangelical Christianity.

I hope you enjoy the session and would love to hear your thoughts, critiques, questions, and comments about it in the comments section below!

Now that I am back from a month of traveling, I am diving head first into devoting time to the blog and to writing the manuscript for my first book (which is due in October!) So I hope to be seeing you all around more here on Patheos in the coming weeks! I am so excited to continue this journey of rethinking, reforming, and renewing my faith with you all!

Grace and Peace-

Brandan