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Introducing our new CEO and seeking your input! (Patreon)

Published:
2022-11-10 21:32:19
Imported:
2026-06

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Hi all,

I am beyond excited to be joining The Holy Post team as the CEO. I spent 21 years on staff with Young Life, whose mission is to introduce adolescents to Jesus Christ and help them grow in their faith. This new role feels like a continuation of that ministry. I have been a huge fan of The Holy Post for many years. I am guessing I love all of the same things you do; I love the way it helps us to ‘think Christianly’ about all things, I love the authenticity and humility that allows us to critique ourselves (Christians) and our history while trying to paint a positive vision of life with God, the humor, the thoughtful guests that encourage and challenge….I could go on. If interested you can read more about me here.

The small but mighty Holy Post team has been working hard to keep up with all that we have going on. There has been some behind the scenes transition (all good!) which has caused us to get behind on some things (merch delivery, book club, and multiple inboxes). We are working hard to catch up and thank you for your grace.

As we get caught up and seek to grow our team we have dreams of expanding the offerings and influence of The Holy Post. You have helped build this community of common good Christians that has been a refuge for so many. We want you to help us build wherever it goes from here.

You can click here to see last week’s livestream where we discuss some possibilities. In the coming weeks we are going to have some more plans that we would love your feedback on and we will reach out to get your opinions of where we should focus our efforts. More podcasts? More written material? More videos? In person events? Until then please feel free to send us your thoughts on how we improve our current offerings and what you would like to see us expand to.

Thanks!

Jon Houghton

Comments

Chrissy

Also, I am really enjoying the series What in the World! I definitely want to hear more from perspectives outside of the Western cultural understanding of Christianity. And this series is really refreshing and I am so excited when a new episode is released! I would love to hear more from indigenous communities. And I do have ****an interview suggestion*** on this topic. One Christian who I think would make for a really great and deeply informative interview is Mark Charles, who co-wrote the book "Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery" with Soong-Chan Rah. I would love it if the Holy Post interviewed Mark Charles! He has a perspective I believe we need. His book that focuses on the Doctrine of Discovery I think really is an eye opener for why so many Christians today believe America is some promised land and Christian nation...and why that is such a dangerous belief, why even the idea of a Christian nation is against the message of Christ. The description of his book on Amazon I think gives a good summary: "Injustice has plagued American society for centuries. And we cannot move toward being a more just nation without understanding the root causes that have shaped our culture and institutions. In this prophetic blend of history, theology, and cultural commentary, Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah reveal the far-reaching, damaging effects of the 'Doctrine of Discovery.' In the 15th century, official church edicts gave Christian explorers the right to claim territories they 'discovered.' This was institutionalized as an implicit national framework that justifies American triumphalism, white supremacy, and ongoing injustices. The result is that the dominant culture idealizes a history of discovery, opportunity, expansion, and equality, while minority communities have been traumatized by colonization, slavery, segregation, and dehumanization. Healing begins when deeply entrenched beliefs are unsettled. Charles and Rah aim to recover a common memory and shared understanding of where we have been and where we are going. As other nations have instituted truth and reconciliation commissions, so do the authors call our nation and churches to a truth-telling that will expose past injustices and open the door to conciliation and true community." I would also highly recommend listening to his presentation at Calvin University "Mark Charles - "Race, Trauma, and the Doctrine of Discovery" (found on YouTube), which gives you a good idea where he's coming from and what topics he would cover. I think Mark Charles would have so many hard hitting truths for the Holy Post community to delve into and they would move the conversations the Holy Post has been having about Christian nationalism forward.

Ditch Warner

I would love to hear an episode about E Stanley Jones. Time magazine called him America's greatest missionary back in 1938. He spoke prophetically to the United States leaders about war, racism, caring for the poor, etc. He was an interesting mixture of progressive and conservative. His granddaughter runs a website that republishes his books and offers interesting articles and things like that. Sometimes we think that nobody spoke up about justice issues from an Evangelical perspective in the past. But E Stanley Jones did it for years. He was a fascinating man.