The Flip Side with Noah Filipiak

Ep. 36: Interview with David Swanson on Rediscipling the White Church: From Cheap Diversity to True Solidarity

Noah interviews Pastor David Swanson on his book Rediscipling the White Church: From Cheap Diversity to True Solidarity.
David W. Swanson is the pastor of New Community Covenant Church, a multicultural congregation in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. He helps lead New Community Outreach, a nonprofit that collaborates with the community to reduce sources of trauma, and speaks around the country on the topics of racial justice and reconciliation. 
More from David: Young Leaders: Here Are 10 Ways to “Lead Up” for Reconciliation and Racial Justice
 
Visit his website at dwswanson.com.
Follow him on Twitter: @davidwswanson.
Listen to him preach on his church’s podcast.

Ep. 35: Interview with Kevin DeVries on going from a millionaire to homeless, finding wholeness from brokenness + dying for 15 minutes and seeing the Risen Christ

Episode 35 brings an interview with Kevin DeVries, founder and president of Grace Explorations. Kevin's story includes two divorces, climbing huge mountains, looking for Noah's Ark, skiing to the North Pole, and more. Kevin was confronted with the emptiness inside of him, which led him to a path of vulnerability and letting Jesus' grace meet him in his brokenness. This led Kevin to found Grace Explorations, a place for men to tell their stories of meeting this type of grace amidst their brokenness. Kevin recently had cardiac arrest while out for a run. He died for 15 minutes, met the Risen Christ, and tells about the amazing experience. 
Visit www.graceexplorations.com to learn more.
Email the show at podcast@beyondthebattle.net 

Ep. 34: Interview with Todd A. Wilson on a biblical theology for sex, marriage, and LGBTQ+ issues

Noah sits down to talk with Todd Wilson about God's design for sex within marriage between a man and a woman--balancing the need to hold on to biblical truth while holding on to biblical compassion for those who identify as gay or as same sex attracted.
The topics of gender dysphoria, transgender issues, homosexuality, pornography, and sex outside of marriage are all discussed. Also discussed is how the Church must do a better job in talking about sex and in providing a supported lifestyle path of community for those who are committed to living a single, celibate life.
Dr. Todd Wilson is the Co-Founder and President of the Center for Pastor Theologians and the author of multiple books, including Mere Sexuality. Mere Sexuality was a recent Flip Side Book Club read where Noah and podcast listeners interacted through the book's contents at https://www.noahfilipiak.com/category/the-flip-side-book-club/
You can hear more from Todd at:
pastortheologians.com
The Pastor Theologian Podcast
Feel free to email the Flip Side mailbag at podcast@beyondthebattle.net
Visit www.beyondthebattle.net to join the next round of 7-week small groups that go through Beyond the Battle by Noah Filipiak.

Ep. 33: How to Talk About Politics and Polarizing Issues (Part 2)

Noah continues the conversation started in Episode 32's interview with Preston Sprinkle on how to talk about politics and polarizing issues in this divided cultural climate we find ourselves in. 
 
Email the mailbag at podcast@beyondthebattle.net 

Ep. 32: Interview with Preston Sprinkle on how to talk about politics & polarizing issues

Noah interviews Preston Sprinkle on how to talk about politics & polarizing issues. The heart of this topic comes from the social media and political climate we are in where it has become very difficult to have civil and loving conversation with people you disagree with. We also look at way the Church goes too far in being partisan or to the other extreme of avoiding biblical issues that happen to be political. 
 
Preston Sprinkle (Ph.D.) is an international speaker and a New York Times bestselling author, who’s written a dozen books including Embodied: Transgender Identities, the Church  & What the Bible has to say, and People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality Is not just an Issue. Preston currently serves as the president of The Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender, an organization that equips Christians to engage questions about faith, sexually & gender with theological faithfulness and courageous love. Preston also hosts the popular podcast “Theology in the Raw” and posts regularly on his YouTube channel “Preston Sprinkle.”
https://twitter.com/PrestonSprinkle
https://www.prestonsprinkle.com
https://www.instagram.com/preston.sprinkle
 
Show notes: 
A Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
Pre-Order Embodied: Transgender Identities, the Church, and What the Bible has to Say by Preston Sprinkle now

Ep. 31: Interview with Patrick Filipiak on why he thinks you should get rid of Facebook

In Episode 31, Noah interviews his oldest brother Patrick on why he (Patrick) thinks you should get rid of Facebook. Whether you agree or disagree with Patrick, you're bound to look at your social media behavior differently after this interview. 
We also jump into the mailbag for a BIG question about if God is in control of everything that happens or not.
Noah's rant is back and epic as always. 
You can email the show at podcast@beyondthebattle.net 
Show notes:
Join Noah's Book Launch Team for new Zondervan book
Article on Theological Determinisim

Ep. 30: George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Police Brutality, Riots, Racism, the Church

In episode 30, we dive head first into the recent riots over George Floyd's death and the national stories of Breonna Taylor and Ahmuad Arbery's deaths. This episode covers these events, police brutality, racism, and the Church.
 
Show notes: 
 
Black Parents Explain How to Deal with Police: https://youtu.be/coryt8IZ-DE 
 
Race: The House We Live In: https://youtu.be/mW764dXEI_8 
 
Why Jesus & John the Baptist got to call people names and you don’t (especially your government officials)
Why there is unique outrage when an unarmed black man is shot and killed #AhmaudArbery
The Past of Racism Polluting Our Present: How White Suburbs Were Made
Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America by Michael Emerson and Christian Smith
Race: The Power of an Illusion PBS documentary
In Some Cities, Police Officers Joined Protestors Marching Against Brutality
 
You can email the show at podcast@beyondthebattle.net
You can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/noahfilipiak  

Ep. 29: Why do bad things happen to good people?

In Episode 29, we tackle the age old question, "Why do bad things happen to good people?"
And of course there's a Noah's Rant to lift your quarantined spirits! 
Email the show at podcast@beyondthebattle.net 

Ep. 28: Brooks Hall, '99 Mr. Ohio Basketball, University of Dayton star, on giving his life to Jesus

Noah interviews Brooks Hall on giving his life to Jesus Christ a little over a year ago. Brooks won the 1999 Mr. Ohio Basketball award, given to the best player in the state. He went on to be a 4-year starter at the University of Dayton (3x all conference), as well as a career in professional basketball.  He currently is a radio commentator for the University of Dayton basketball team and the founder of and recruiting coordinator for Brooks Hall Basketball Consulting, helping high school basketball players get college scholarships.
Connect with Brooks via his website and Facebook page: 
https://www.facebook.com/brooks.hall.714 - Personal Page
www.facebook.com/brookshallbc - Business Page
www.brookshallbc.com
While Brooks was dunking over people his senior year, this is what 10th grade Noah was up to in the crowd:
 
 
As always, you can email the show at podcast@beyondthebattle.net 
 
Related:
Ep 7 Noah interviews Troy High School classmate Matthew Thornton on following Jesus after a life of “Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll”
 

Ep. 27: Finding Solid Ground in the Midst of a COVID-19 World

Noah pauses to reflect on the unprecedented time of history we are experiencing with COVID-19. As followers of Jesus, can we reflect on where our security really lies? Can we reflect on how busy and hectic we normally live our lives and what we can do with this forced pause?  

Ep. 26, Interview with Nick Stumbo: Going from a pastor looking at porn to Director of Pure Desire Ministries, helping others find freedom

Nick and Noah talk through the desire that is underneath the desire to look at pornography, and how the only real way to find freedom is to have that desire met in legitimate ways. Listen in to find out what those legitimate ways are and how you can get past the "every time is the last time" mentality toward pornography and sexual sin. The "legitimate ways" of meeting our deepest desires applies to any area of struggle you may be facing, not just pornography.
Nick is the Executive Director of Pure Desire Ministries. He has been in leadership for 15+ years. He was in Pastoral Ministry at East Hills Alliance Church in Kelso, Washington, for 14 years. Nick has a Bachelor’s in Pastoral Studies from Crown College and an MDiv from Bethel Seminary. He has authored two books, Setting Us Free and Safe: Creating a Culture of Grace in a Climate of Shame.
Pure Desire provides a safe place for hope and healing for men, women, and students impacted by sexual brokenness. Through group resources, counseling, events, and partnerships, men, women, and students can develop sexual integrity, restore broken marriages, and establish healthy relationships.
 
www.puredesire.org
The Pure Desire Podcast

Ep. 25 How the love we have from the Father, through Jesus is the antidote to our longings for acceptance, validation, and wholeness

Episode 25 is a podcast within a podcast, as we revisit one of the most important, and most asked for topics: 
The mailbag addresses fearing God and if God is always disappointed in us. 
We spend time in Matthew 3:16-17 for guidance on how to spend daily rhythm time with Jesus.
And the topic of the episode centers around knowing what The Best Thing is. 
Blog articles mentioned:
Shame vs. the Gospel - Is God Pleased with You?
House Money: Releasing God from "Your Best Life Now" and the Freedom this Brings
 

Ep. 24, Interview with Tyler St. Clair on dealing with the grind and insecurity of pastoring + race & the Church

Noah interviews Tyler St. Clair on his church planting journey in the inner city of Detroit, MI. Tyler is the lead pastor of Cornerstone Church Detroit in Detroit, Michigan. He also serves as the network lead for Church in Hard Places in Acts 29’s S. Midwest Network. Tyler talks about dealing with the grind of pastoring and church planting, and the insecurity that most pastors deal with in wanting larger ministries or more recognition. This insecurity is similar to what every person faces in that we all look for something to give us our value, approval, and acceptance...all the things Jesus offers to us in the gospel when we know we our identity as the Father's beloved sons and daughters.
Follow Tyler on Twitter at www.twitter.com/tylerpsaint
Check out Tyler's writing on The Gospel Coalition's blog: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/profile/tyler-st-clair/
Sign up for the next Beyond the Battle online group at www.beyondthebattle.com

Ep. 23: State of the Podcast + How to Live for Christ in this Messed Up World

The first annual State of the Podcast talks about the Flip Side Podcast Survey and some upcoming improvements to the podcast.  Topic of the day is how to live for Christ in this messed up world. How to stop from being gradually assimilated into the world's way of operating, particularly around the around of sex, but also in how we view Scripture and our overall worldview. 
Noah's Rant addresses the "shake a hand with a neighbor" time during many church services. 
Show Notes: 
The Primary Purpose of Sex is not Pleasure - from Noah's blog
Take 4 minutes to help make The Flip Side better at www.noahfilipiak.com/survey
Sign up for the Beyond the Battle online small group starting January 13th at www.beyondthebattle.net 
Email the show at podcast@beyondthebattle.net 

Ep. 22: Trying to fill the hole inside of us & what to do with our brokenness

Episode 22 dives into all the many ways we try to feel whole, valuable, accepted, and loved. Noah leads the way with opening up about some current struggles he is dealing with. This leads to a conversation about what to do with our brokenness and the amazing way God's love can be experienced in the midst of not knowing how to fix ourselves.  
 
Take 4 minutes to help make The Flip Side better at www.noahfilipiak.com/survey
Sign up for the Beyond the Battle online small group starting January 13th at www.beyondthebattle.net 
Email the show at podcast@beyondthebattle.net 

Ep. 21: Depression, Elf on a Shelf, and get $1 every time Noah says "like"

Ep. 21 talks about depression, and depression within the Church specifically.  Why we don't talk about it enough and why we need to talk about it more.  And in general, the Church's hesitation to talk about anything that is vulnerable or deals with our struggles.  
Noah's Rant gets into how much people say "like," including Noah himself, and offers you a chance to earn a $1 every time Noah says "like" on the podcast from here on how (legal fine print: starting in episode 22!)
Also make sure you get a say on what Flip Side listeners will be called, as the leader in the clubhouse is the Flippopotamuses!
Noah's blog articles on depression:
https://www.noahfilipiak.com/psalm-46-gift-struggle-depression-anxiety/
https://www.noahfilipiak.com/god-will-never-give-can-handle-oh-really/
https://www.noahfilipiak.com/what-does-the-bible-say-about-insecurity/
https://www.noahfilipiak.com/turning-anxiety-into-worship-why-im-thankful-for-my-depression/
https://www.noahfilipiak.com/why-are-we-afraid-to-talk-about-our-depression/
https://www.noahfilipiak.com/is-suicide-an-unforgivable-sin-that-sends-you-to-hell/
 
You can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/noahfilipiak 

Ep. 20: Interview with Jason Redoutey on Vulnerability and Grace Overcoming Shame and Addiction

Noah catches up with Jason Redoutey on how encountering the affirming love of God satisfied Jason's lifelong quest for approval and affirmation.  A quest that led him to a double life of porn, lies, womanizing, and cheating in his marriage.  Shame was once the ruler in Jason's life, shame that has been replaced by love and grace, found through vulnerability.  Jason now helps other men find this same overwhelming love of God as one of the directors of Hearts, Alive, and Free.  
www.heartsaliveandfree.org
 
Watch this video, putting yourself as the soldier and God as the family member running toward you:  

Ep. 19: The Flip Side is BACK! Topic: The Right Kind of Blindness

After a brief hiatus, "real" episodes of the Flip Side are back!  After catching up on the mailbag, the topic of the day is the right kind of blindness, and of course, the moment you've all been waiting for: Noah's Rant finally chimes in on the "real people, not actors" Chevy commercials.  
Check out the BRAND NEW Flip Side book club here.
You can support the podcast at www.patreon.com/noahfilipiak 
Show Notes:
What’s it like to be one of the “regular people” in those Chevy commercials?

Ep. 18: A Flip Side Update + interview with Damon Seacott on being single and celibate in the Church today

Key notes:
Beyond the Battle online groups for guys are BACK and launching in late October.  Check them out at www.beyondthebattle.net 

Ep. 17: Noah's sermon on the Prodigal Son

Episode 17, the LAST DAY Noah has to work on his rental house!!!!  That means a sermon episode, this one is on Luke 15's Prodigal Son, which Noah preached at Crossroads' new building Grand Opening on September 16th, 2018.  
The next Flip Side will be "back to your regularly scheduled" programming since the rental house work will be ooooooover!  Thanks for staying tuned in.  

Ep. 16: Noah's Sermon, Beyond the Sexual Purity Battle

Noah's sermon from 12.30.18 "Beyond the Sexual Purity Battle" includes his testimony as well as a walk through 1 Corinthians 6:12-20. 

Ep. 15 (77) How an urban, multi-ethnic church planter ended up in Middleville and working at a suburban megachurch

Ep. 15 is packed!  
There's a hard hitting mailbag, covering both same sex attraction and what to do after you've unintentionally seen porn on your computer. 
Noah talks about Covenant Eyes' Custom Block List, which they just brought back.
Kids puking on a whale watching tour. 
Living with the in-laws.
Noah is trying to be young and hip so is now using Instagram @noahfilipiak - He is asking for help on what Instagram is for, besides selfies and food pics.  
Limits.  And the quote, "When the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of change...THAT'S when people change."
And the topic of the day: How an urban, multi-ethnic church planter ended up in rural Middleville and working at a suburban megachurch
 

Ep. 14 (76), Bonus Episode: Noah's sermon titled "When Your Hope is in the Best Thing," 1 Peter 1:3-12

Noah just moved to Grand Rapids and is living with his gracious in-laws until his house in Lansing sells.  As a result, there's not yet a quiet place to record so this is a bonus episode of a sermon Noah preached on January 20th, 2019.  It is on 1 Peter 1:3-12 and is the last sermon he preached at Crossroads and the most recent sermon he has preached to date!  Be encouraged by the true source of our hope, whatever our circumstances. 

Ep. 13 (or 75) Community as Step 2 of the Father's Love Healing Our Shame

The last few Flip Side episodes have had the theme of the Father's love healing our shame.  Shame being the feeling that we aren't good enough, that we don't measure up.  Last episode focused in on what truths to remind ourselves of (vs. the lies of shame).  This episode follows up with the key step 2 of the process, and that is having brothers and sisters in Christ who model the Father's love to us.  We take a look at what this looks like, including opening up the mailbag to hear how people have experienced this in real time.  The mailbag entries also give some thoughts about church small groups.  Noah then weighs in on what he thinks of church small groups, and gives listeners a layered plan for finding healing community in their lives.  

Ep. 12 (74) Carrying Your Cross as the Antidote for the Never-Ending Cycle of Seeking Approval

Episode 12 provides a practical path to walk to fill the hole inside of us that screams out for approval and to be told we are valuable.  We typically attempt to fill this hole with sexual sin and fantasy, as well as anything from money, our reputation, to our last three Facebook posts.  
Noah's Rant describes why it would be better if robins were extinct.  
Show Notes: 
Jamie Winship talking about shame and living in the truth, instead of believing the lies.