Urban Mystic

Deconstructing with Dion Forster - Part 1

Our guest for two episodes is an academic for the church active engaging church, state, economic, and race relations. Join us as we get to know Dion Forster. In this episode we explore his early early experience of God and career in ministry.

(My apologies as the sound is a bit scratchy in these episodes.)

Deconstructing with Christopher Harrison

Our guest tonight is a retired Methodist Minister who now works as Missions Coordinator supporting churches to establish new forms of church for our changing culture and a missional coach enabling people to find new ways to grow disciples to make disciples.

Join us as we get to know Christopher Harrison.

Introduction and overview to Season 2

We're super excited to back with Season 2! In this episode Tim and Steve chat about the upcoming season and introduce our guests. This is the season of deconstructors. We hope you enjoy listening to these conversations as much as we enjoyed having them.

Understanding personal mystical experiences part 4

In this episode Tim and Steve continue the conversation around the model of personal mystical experience. This is part 4 of a 4 part conversation. Here the focus is on distinguishing relational engagement with God from faith as the emporer's new clothes.

Understanding personal mystical experiences Part 3

In this episode Tim and Steve continue the conversation around the model of personal mystical experience. This is part 3 of a 4 part conversation. If you’d like to see the diagrams provided please look them up at https://urbanmystic.blog/2020/06/19/understanding-personal-mystical-experience-part-1/

Emerging caveats

In this episode Tim and Steve briefly discuss some emerging caveats. These are by way of answering some of the questions we've been fielding offline.

 

Understanding personal mystical experiences Part 2

In this episode Tim puts forward a model enabling us to understand personal mystical experience while respecting the diversity of the phenomena. This is part 2 of a 3 or 4 part conversation. If you’d like to see the diagrams provided please look them up at https://urbanmystic.blog/2020/06/19/understanding-personal-mystical-experience-part-1/

Understanding personal mystical experience Part 1

In this episode Tim puts forward a model enabling us to understand personal mystical experience while respecting the diversity of the phenomena. This is part 1 of a 3 or 4 part conversation. If you’d like to see the diagrams provided please look them up at https://urbanmystic.blog/2020/06/19/understanding-personal-mystical-experience-part-1/

Our own experiences Part 2

This is the second episode of the two part conversation where Tim and Steve share their own personal or mystical experiences. These are normal experiences that can be pursued, cultivated, and shared. This is a refreshing alternative to the notion of faith as somehow disconnected from daily life and relationships.

Our own experiences Part 1

In this episode Tim and Steve share some of their own mystical experiences. This evidences how down to earth such experience is and how well it can integrate into daily life. This is Part 1 of 2.