Sorry For Your Convenience
From Ministry in a Secular Age featuring Dr. Andrew Root by Ministry in a Secular Age
June 10, 2026 · 29 min · Season 1 · Episode 69
About this episode
Derek and Andy discuss the implications of optimizing faith and the nature of community in the context of a private baptism request.
What does a private baptism request have to do with your podcast feed? More than you'd think. Derek and Andy unpack what happens when we try to optimize faith, remove friction and obligation, and whether what's left can still be called community at all.Andy's new book "Baal and the Gods of More" is out now!
People in this episode
Host: Andy
Guest: Derek
Topics covered
- baptism
- faith optimization
- community
- friction
- obligation
Keywords
- baptism
- faith
- community
- Derek
- Andy
- Baal and the Gods of More
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Baal and the Gods of More
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