Taking on church hurt and spiritual abuse one conversation at a time. If you’ve been hurt by the church, you’re not alone. Together, we can heal. Together, we can bring about change. It’s time to take a stand!
*Church Disrupted is a production of the Spiritual Abuse Institute. Learn more about our work at: https://www.spiritualabuse.institute/
126: Deconstructing the Church (Part 6): The Early Church's Sacraments Look Nothing Like Ours
In Part 6 of the Deconstructing the Church series, we go back to scripture and first-century history to rebuild a biblical doctrine of baptism and communion from the ground up. What we find is that baptism was a dangerous, public act of allegiance that could cost you your family, your business, and your life. And communion wasn't a 90-second ritual — it was a full feast that collapsed class divisions, fed the poor, and gave the church a foretaste of the kingdom to come.The question we're left with: can our current forms of baptism and communion actually carry the weight they were designed to carry?CHAPTERS00:00 Sacraments Under Fire01:54 Why Baptism Matters04:25 Jewish Roots of Immersion07:19 Status Change and Conversion11:59 Baptized Into a Name16:12 Jesus and Johns Baptism21:51 Jordan and New Covenant26:04 Immediate Baptism37:10 Sinners Prayer vs Baptism40:14 Love Feast Origins45:30 House Church Table Communion47:44 Potluck Love Feast53:41 Ignatius And Bishops01:01:45 Why The Meal Matters01:07:44 How It Drifted01:17:04 Modern Versus Apostolic01:21:01 Hard Questions Today01:27:40 Costly ChristianityFind out more about the Spiritual Abuse Institute and the Church Disrupted Podcast at https://www.spiritualabuse.institute/ (https://www.spiritualabuse.institute/)Want to support SAI financially?https://donorbox.org/sai-initial-funding-campaign (https://donorbox.org/sai-initial-funding-campaign)Learn more about the Safe Church Pledge Here: https://www.spiritualabuse.institute/safechurchpledge (https://www.spiritualabuse.institute/safechurchpledge)Please Subscribe and Share!Fair Use Disclaimer:This video may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. All clips used are protected by the Fair Use Doctrine within Title 17 of the United States Code. This doctrine safeguards the use of copyrighted material for transformative purposes, such as commentary, criticism, review and news reporting. Under Title 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who makes a false, bad faith, or misleading copyright claim or uses a copyright takedown to infringe on free speech, criticism, or commentary can be held liable for damages to the content creator.Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, 276 F.Supp.3d 34 (S.D.N.Y. 2017); Equals Three, LLC v. Jukin Media, Inc., 139 F. Supp. 3d 1094 (C.D. Cal. 2015).
7 Jul 2026
125: A Megachurch Pastor Explains NDAs. Here's What He Revealed.
In a recent interview, a well-known megachurch pastor talked candidly about church NDAs. And a lot of what he said sounded really good. But it didn’t all hold up during scrutiny, and he may have revealed more about church NDA practices than he realized.In this episode of the Church Disrupted Podcast, Jeff reacts to the interview and challenges some of the common and well-sounding narratives that church leaders use to justify NDAs in the Church.Find out more about the Spiritual Abuse Institute and the Church Disrupted Podcast at https://www.spiritualabuse.institute/ (https://www.spiritualabuse.institute/).Want to support SAI financially?https://donorbox.org/sai-initial-funding-campaign (https://donorbox.org/sai-initial-funding-campaign)Learn more about the Safe Church Pledge Here: https://www.spiritualabuse.institute/safechurchpledge (https://www.spiritualabuse.institute/safechurchpledge)Please Subscribe and Share!Fair Use Disclaimer:This video may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. All clips used are protected by the Fair Use Doctrine within Title 17 of the United States Code. This doctrine safeguards the use of copyrighted material for transformative purposes, such as commentary, criticism, review and news reporting. Under Title 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who makes a false, bad faith, or misleading copyright claim or uses a copyright takedown to infringe on free speech, criticism, or commentary can be held liable for damages to the content creator.Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, 276 F.Supp.3d 34 (S.D.N.Y. 2017); Equals Three, LLC v. Jukin Media, Inc., 139 F. Supp. 3d 1094 (C.D. Cal. 2015).
30 Jun 2026
124: Two Christian Creators I Respect Are Fighting Publicly. Here's My Honest Take.
Two Christian creators went from disagreeing to dunking on each other in public with out-of-context clips and personal attacks. In this video, Jeff breaks down what Nathan Apfel and Ruslan each got right, where it went wrong, and why the arguing distracts from the bigger conversation we need to have.Find out more about the Spiritual Abuse Institute and the Church Disrupted Podcast at https://www.spiritualabuse.institute/ (https://www.spiritualabuse.institute/).Want to support SAI financially?https://donorbox.org/sai-initial-funding-campaign (https://donorbox.org/sai-initial-funding-campaign)Learn more about the Safe Church Pledge Here: https://www.spiritualabuse.institute/safechurchpledge (https://www.spiritualabuse.institute/safechurchpledge)Please Subscribe and Share!Fair Use Disclaimer:This video may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. All clips used are protected by the Fair Use Doctrine within Title 17 of the United States Code. This doctrine safeguards the use of copyrighted material for transformative purposes, such as commentary, criticism, review and news reporting. Under Title 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any person who makes a false, bad faith, or misleading copyright claim or uses a copyright takedown to infringe on free speech, criticism, or commentary can be held liable for damages to the content creator.Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, 276 F.Supp.3d 34 (S.D.N.Y. 2017); Equals Three, LLC v. Jukin Media, Inc., 139 F. Supp. 3d 1094 (C.D. Cal. 2015).
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