The Flip Side with Noah Filipiak

Donald Trump's Bible & Christian Nationalism - 5 MIN FLIP - 3/30/24

Ep. 94: Preston Sprinkle on a Biblical Approach to American Politics

You may be in the tribe that tells you that Christianity and the Republican Party are one in the same. Or perhaps you are in the tribe that is a reaction to that approach, proclaiming that the policies of the Democrat Party are actually where Jesus would land. What if the Bible offers a very different approach to politics than the one most Christians today take? Preston Sprinkle explores this approach, comparing the United States to biblical Babylon, where God's people lived in exile, and to biblical Rome, where Jesus walked and the first century church got its start.
 
New York Times bestselling author Dr. Preston M. Sprinkle has written more than a dozen books. He serves as the president of the Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender and as the host of the Theology in the Raw podcast.
 
His new book is Exiles: Church in the Shadow of Empire.
 
You can also watch the podcast episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/k5bi1S1inNM
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Instead of asking God for your requests, give Him your requests - 5 MIN FLIP - 3/19/24

Ep. 93: Revoice Executive Director Michelle Sanchez on Caring for LGBTQ+/SSA People Well and on Division in the Church

Noah has a conversation with Michelle Sanchez on the divisions (and attacks) that exist within the Church around doctrines relating to human sexuality and LGBTQ+/Same Sex Attracted people. We hope that after listening you are equipped with some great tools and are drawn to be more humble and Jesus-like in the way you treat all people. 
 
Michelle T. Sanchez (M.Div., Th.M.) has served in various discipleship and evangelism leadership roles for more than a decade, including campus ministry, local church ministry, and national denominational leadership. She currently serves as Executive Director of Revoice. Founded in 2018, Revoice is a growing movement that supports and encourages gay, lesbian, bisexual, and other same-sex-attracted Christians—as well as those who love them—so that all in the Church might be empowered to live in gospel unity while observing the historic Christian doctrine of marriage and sexuality in their local faith communities. Prior to this, Michelle served as Executive Minister of Make and Deepen Disciples for the Evangelical Covenant Church. She has worked as an investment banker with Goldman Sachs and has served in various capacities with the Institute for Bible Reading, Cru, and the Lausanne Movement. Michelle earned an M.Div. and Th.M. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, completed spiritual direction training at Boston College, and studied the life and times of Jesus at Jerusalem University College. She is the author of Color-Courageous Discipleship, Color-Courageous Discipleship Student Edition, and the picture book, God’s Beloved Community. Michelle is a frequent conference speaker whose writings have also appeared in Outreach Magazine, Faith & Leadership, Missio Alliance, The Priscilla Papers, The Message Women’s Devotional Bible (2025), and beyond. Find her at MichelleTSanchez.com.
 
You can also watch the podcast episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CV7_NQ9cRK8
 
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Deep Community is Essential to our Discipleship - 5 MIN FLIP - 2/20/24

Ep. 92: Ken Wytsma on Chronic Pain, Compassion Fatigue, and a Theology of Suffering

Ken Wytsma discusses his journey from being a high-achieving leader to one slowed down by chronic illness and how this has made him relook at his identity. Throughout this conversation, Ken shares a lot of wisdom gained from doing pastoral and justice work for decades, including how to go at a sustainable pace.
Ken is a pastor, entrepreneur, and thought-leader. He is the founder of The Justice Conference, which has reached over thirty thousand people across eleven countries with a message on a theology of justice and God’s call to give our lives away.
Ken is also the author of Pursuing Justice, The Grand Paradox, Create vs. Copy, Redeeming How We Talk, The Myth of Equality, which was named as one of the Top-Five Religion Books of 2017 by Publishers Weekly.
www.kenwytsma.com
 
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Don't Despise the Day of Small Things - 5 MIN FLIP - 1/22/24

Noah’s Rant: Puzzles!?

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Ep. 91: Control & Hope Beyond Our Circumstances

Noah shares transparently about issues he's had with control, how that has led to depression, and how he has recently experienced a breakthrough. This episode is a sequel to the December 2nd "Five Minute Flip" on the same topic.
 
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Advent Hope Beyond Our Circumstances - 5 MIN FLIP - Dec. 2nd, 2023

Ep. 90: Juanita Rasmus on Learning to Live in the Unmerited Love of God

Noah and Pastor Juanita Rasmus have a conversation around how to live in the unmerited love of God when everything inside of us says we need to perform in order to be accepted. Juanita is the author of Learning to Be: Finding Your Center After the Bottom Falls Out and is a pastor who endured a 9-month crash following ministry burnout. Listen in to discover the freeing truths of Jesus' love that she found at the bottom of the pit and learn the tools and rhythms you need to start experiencing this freedom here and now.
Juanita Campbell Rasmus is a speaker, writer, spiritual director, and contemplative. She previously was copastor of the St. John’s United Methodist Church for thirty-one years in downtown Houston with her husband, Rudy. Started with nine members in 1992, thousands have joined the St. John's family, making it one of the most culturally diverse congregations in the country.
Pastor Juanita has served as a member of the board of directors of Renovaré and its ministry team founded by Richard Foster. Additionally, Juanita serves on the board of her alma mater, Houston Graduate School of Theology, and on advisory boards for Rice University's Religion and Public Life Program and re:MIND Houston.
 
Juanita cofounded Bread of Life, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, with Rudy in 1992 and began serving meals to the homeless in the sanctuary at St. John's. Juanita most recently teamed up with Tina Knowles Lawson and Beyoncé to help forty thousand flood victims recover in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in Houston. In addition to addressing issues of health and disaster relief, Juanita launched the Temenos Community Development Corporation in 2006, which recently completed over thirty million dollars in housing development projects for the previously homeless in downtown Houston. She also founded The Art Project-Houston to empower the city's homeless to become hope-filled painters and artisans who craft their own livelihood and create lives filled with new possibilities.
 
You can also watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8FgBn8xbDLw
 
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Jesus: ”I made this for you, Noah. Do you like it? Is it enough?” - 5 MIN FLIP - 10/28/23

Ep. 89: Four Church Planters Talk Candidly About Church Health

Church planting pastors Cindy Riley, Josh Cramer, Laura Tarro, and Noah Filipiak have a candid conversation about the ups and downs of church planting, the pressure to be big, insecurities, why church can be unhealthy, spiritual care for pastors, and much more.
 
Cindy Riley is the pastor at New Beacon Covenant Church in the small town of Swannanoa, NC where Cindy grew up and went to school After over 30 years in pastoral ministry in the US and abroad God called Cindy back to her hometown with her husband Dennis to plant New Beacon. You can find out more at newbeaconcc.org. Cindy loves exploring the mountains of NC and traveling to visit her grandchildren in California and Oklahoma.
 
Josh Cramer is the lead pastor at Resurrection Covenant Boise. RCB is a young church plant in Idaho; find them at resurrectionboise.org. Josh has been married to Grace for over 19 years and they have three daughters. He likes the Flip Side and wants a Flip Side mug.
 
Laura Tarro is the founding pastor of Bethany Covenant Church in St. Charles, IL. Bethany Covenant just celebrated their one-year anniversary and meets in a donut shop. You can find their website at BethanyCov.org. Laura is married to her husband Jeff and they have a daughter and a son. Laura loves caffeine and books about theology.
 
Noah Filipiak is the founding pastor of Mosaic Church in urban Grand Rapids, MI. Mosaic is a year and a half old and meets in a Boys & Girls Club. Their website is www.mosaicgr.org. Noah is married to his wife Jen and they have three daughters. The Flip Side is his 3rd favorite podcast.
 
You can also watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3LekgYfJAb8
 
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Where does Jesus need to become greater? - 5 MIN FLIP - 10/7/23

Ep. 88: Crystal Renaud Day on helping women overcome pornography addiction

Did you know women look at pornography too? When we treat porn like it's a men-only sin, it only heaps extra shame onto the women who struggle with it, making it even harder to reach out for help. If you are a woman struggling with porn and unwanted sexual behavior, then this episode is for you. It's also for ministry leaders and fellow women who want to help create safe places for women who are struggling.
 
Crystal Renaud Day is a pastoral counselor, certified coach, podcast host, author, and speaker with 15 years of experience working with women facing pornography and other unwanted sexual behavior. She holds a Master's in Pastoral Counseling from Liberty University and numerous certifications in counseling and coaching specialties from the American Association of Christian Counselors. Crystal owns and operates Living on Purpose Coaching & Pastoral Counseling and is the founding director of SheRecovery.com, an online ministry helping women overcome porn and sexual addiction. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, ABC News, CNN, Christianity Today, The 700 Club, and more. She has authored several books including 90 Days to Wholeness and Dating Done Right. Crystal resides in the Kansas City area with her husband Tim.
 
You can follow She Recovery on Instagram @she.recovery
 
You can also watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yCxzvnbBnfw
 
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Jesus invites you to sit with him in his sorrow - 5 MIN FLIP - 9/25/23

Ep. 87: Dr. Peter Sung on the Post-Church Church

Is your faith going through a crisis because of unhealth you see in the contemporary model of church? Or are you a ministry leader worn out from "putting on the show" week after week? Then this conversation between Dr. Peter Sung and Noah Filipiak is for you. Peter is the author of the just released book The Post-Church Church: The Shift from Program and Place to People and Practice, which takes an honest look at the church's problems and discerns the healthy direction God is leading us to. 
 
Dr. Peter Sung is the Director of Church Planting and the Conference Coach for the Pacific Northwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church. He is also the Director of Assessment for the ECC.
 
Peter is an ICF-certified (International Coaching Federation) PCC-level (Professional Certified Coach) executive coach, has a doctorate in performance and organizational psychology, teaches family systems theory, and is an ordained minister with a master’s in divinity. He has worked for almost three decades in the start-up church and organizational leadership world. His highest and best offerings are coaching, conversation-based personal and organizational assessments, and public speaking. His deep drives are learning, connecting, being active, and eating good food. He feels grateful to live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with his wife, four daughters, and their goofy doodle, Hobbes.
His executing coaching website is www.securebase.cc 
 
You can also watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aeh8KukETXw
 
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Ep. 86: Cameron Horner on Disability in the Church and if God Still Heals

At 18 years old, Cameron experienced a diving accident in which he broke his neck and was left permanently paralyzed. Now, from a wheelchair, he shares his story of God’s faithfulness to him through his disability.
Cameron has shared in a variety of spaces including radio ministry, three speaking tours around Ireland and in India, along with numerous engagements around the United States. Cameron‘s heart is for believers and nonbelievers alike to think accurately about suffering and disabilities and what great benefits these things bring to the church.
Cameron is an alumni from Southeastern University where he earned a degree in biblical studies. When he is not speaking, Cameron enjoys wheelchair rugby, Adaptive CrossFit, and many other activities that keep him active and engaged with his community.
Website: http://cameronhornerministries.org
Instagram: @cameronhornerministries
Facebook: Cameron Horner Ministries
Threads: @cameronhornerministries
 
You can also watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aeh8KukETXw
 
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Car Wash - NOAH’S RANT

What's the deal with car washes?
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More Thoughts on Deconstruction - 5 Min. Flip - 9/1/23

Ep. 85: Dr. Terence Lester on how confronting buried racial history can build racial solidarity

Dr. Terence Lester returns for another conversation on The Flip Side. You can listen to Noah and Terence's first convo from episode 51 here: https://www.noahfilipiak.com/ep-51-interview-with-terence-lester-on-doing-justice-ministry-and-being-in-proximity-with-the-marginalized/
In today's conversation, the discussion is on Terence's new book All God's Children: How Confronting Buried History Can Build Racial Solidarity. The interview is full of practical ways you can be faithful to Jesus in your cross-cultural relationships and ways modern cultural trends are trying to take us away from this path.
Terence Lester (PhD, Interdisciplinary Studies, Union Institute and University) is a minister, speaker, community activist, author, and founder of Love Beyond Walls, a not-for-profit organization focused on poverty awareness and community mobilization. His campaigns on behalf of the poor, including #LoveSinksIn, have been featured in USA Today, Black Enterprise Essence, and Reader's Digest. They have been viewed by millions of people globally on The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS News, NBC, Upworthy, and "The Bright Side" with Katie Couric. His books include When We Stand, I See You, Getting Past Stuck, Simple Prayers for Hurting People, and Identity Theft.
You can find Terence on Twitter and Instagram @imterencelester
 
You can also watch this episode on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/HpY53k4GWdg
 
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Ep. 84: Drs. Glenn Bracey & Michael Emerson on the Religion of Whiteness

Noah interviews Drs. Glenn Bracey and Michael Emerson on their national research project where they interviewed practicing white Christians on matters of race. What they found was that practicing white Christians hold some unique views on race that are not shared by any other demographic in the United States. Their views differ from practicing black or Latino Christians, as well as from white non-Christians. 
 
This research is being compiled into Bracey and Emerson's upcoming book from Oxford University Press titled The Religion of Whiteness: How Racism Distorts American Christianity (February 2024). 
 
You can also listen to Dr. Emerson's talk from the Evangelical Covenant Church's national Midwinter 2022 conference, which breaks down this research: https://www.youtube.com/live/1TinhRaCQSA?feature=share&t=1198 
 
You can also watch this episode on YouTube: 
https://youtu.be/S78_2sqaRfc
 
Noah highly recommends Dr. Emerson's previous book Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America. 
 
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Ep. 83: Interview with Alan Noble on Suffering, Depression, and Getting Out of Bed

Noah interviews Dr. Alan Noble about his new book On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden & Gift of Living (InterVarsity Press). They discuss the daily realities of suffering and depression contrasted with the church's tendency to fake it like everything is okay and that if you do things God's way, he will fix everything. 
 
Alan Noble (PhD, Baylor University) is associate professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University, cofounder and editor in chief of Christ and Pop Culture, and an advisor for the AND Campaign. He has written for the Atlantic, Vox, BuzzFeed, The Gospel Coalition, Christianity Today, and First Things. He is also the author of Disruptive Witness and You Are Not Your Own.
 
You can follow Alan on Twitter @thealannoble and read more at his website www.oalannoble.com
 
You can also watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/W7aw3auBKb8
 
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Ep. 82: Chase & Noah on Tongues, Being Slain in the Spirit, Baptism of the Holy Spirit, & Anointing Oil

This is Part 2 from a previous conversation Chase and Noah had about if the sign gifts (healing, tongues, prophecy, miracles) are still active.
You can listen to Part 1 of the conversation here, which is episode 72 of The Flip Side. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kiqtjj5clLM
Order a copy of Chase Rashad's new book Seamless: What Your Spiritual Gifts Are Really For.
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NOAH’S RANT - Fruits & Vegetables

Who can tell the difference between a fruit and a vegetable??? Noah's Rant is a stand-alone episode of The Flip Side Podcast with Noah Filipiak. Subscribe to the podcast or this YouTube channel today.