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Convictions.

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On the birthday of his wonderful, beloved, iconic late mother, Tammy Faye, Jay Bakker gives a very vulnerable and revealing talk about his personal history as a pastor, advocate, and son.

Jay is true-to-form as his haphazardly human self, guiding the congregation through intimate stories from his past, focusing on the figures who most inspired and affected him and his deepest convictions throughout his unique life, and how sticking to your convictions can be costly. Jay lays out how this all brought him to his current overall perspective--which is, of course, critical and reactive as ever.

Jay gets into some specific and revelatory Bakker family history. If you like this content, you may also enjoy a recent exclusive episode of Revolution Church Podcast, featuring a sermon by Jay's father--Jim Bakker--at Revolution Church, New York, in October 2006:

https://shows.acast.com/revolution/ep...​


After Jay's genuine, heart-felt the talk, he and Caleb field questions and comments from the online congregation--which YOU can join on FaceBook Live, every Sunday at 11am PST:

www.facebook.com/revolutionchurchmn


Recorded on Sunday, March 7th 2021, in Seattle, Washington.

Revolution is as DIY as it gets. We used to be a large, well-paid team, with our own nice big building. As addressed today, we do our best not to waiver on our convictions, and in our line of work, that can lead to massive loss of support.

We are now a team of two living in Seattle, trying to get set up during the pandemic. Half of our team (Caleb) has been working for Revolution for over three years now, taking on more responsibilities over time, working solely as an unpaid volunteer. We are fueled by conviction and passion. Unfortunately, we do also exclusively rely on the generous tithing of our congregation and listeners for any form of income. We would love to finally get Caleb on as paid staff, upgrade our audio and video gear, and generally do more for you, and do it better than ever.

If you appreciate what we do, and are financially capable, please do support us.

You can go to www.revolutionchurch.com/donate

If you have any questions, please email us:

hello@revolution.com

or

revolutionchurchmn@gmail.com


If you are not able to give, we would always rather have you than your money. Thank you for being here, friends :)


@jaybakker

@revolutionchurchmn


@revolutioncaleb


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