David asks us to consider how Jesus walked on earth as the Son of God – a king. And yet, he didn't employ any of the platform-building techniques of his time. Can we learn from this man, Yeshua? What does His strategy to win the whole world really look like? In this deeply inspiring article David helps us examine our own platform building strategies of today. Read More
David Grant – A Little Informal Theology
David Grant has been a professionally paid pastor and teacher, but not anymore. Challenging the religious and education systems of today, David is helping us to return to the basic core message of the Gospel: Loving God and loving people.
Many good Christians, born and raised in the church, are feeling trapped by a system that has worn down their relationships, even divided families and marriages… the opposite of what Yeshua demonstrated.
David's heart is to be a champion for the widows, orphans, and misfits. By keeping his focus on "the one" in front of him, David is working toward relieving poverty and suffering in the world, one person at a time. He believes you can't just throw money at problems. It's about relationship.
Today David is a home-based business entrepreneur with a huge family vision to minister to the widows and orphans across the world, using his business to fund his ministry. In addition, David works with high levels of the Canadian government to create strategies in revitalizing the art community, increasing tourist capacity, while bringing a sustainable and profitable harvest to the indigenous community with the very real potential of reaching out to the global market.
His business model allows him to hang out with people online every day to talk about informal theology! If you would like to get to know David, he chats via Facebook live every day!
Read David's Stories Below – More to Come!
Was Yeshua A Great Leader?
Teaching tithing is a tricky game to play. First, you must understand all of the tithes of the Old Testament (total = 23.3%). Secondly, all tithing was to be done through food. Changing this to money equivalents misses the principle of "the scriptures must mean what they always meant." You end up teaching a rule that even you have altered. When you change something that directly benefits yourself, you do put your integrity on the line. I know you can blame God and say it's His rule but don't forget that you have had a part in reformulating what God has said.
David shares a fictitious courtroom story (full of truth) in which a judge convicts a pastor of multiple counts of extortion… simply for conducting business as usual in a church that resembles most ordinary churches of the 20th and 21st centuries.
David vulnerably shares a pivotal moment that led to him quitting 14 years of pastor ministry and fundamental change in his Christian faith. In this deeply personal story, we see how God views are most horrendous mistakes with compassion and unconditional love.
"As I’ve been deconstructing my entire Christian experience over the past several months I have been plagued with one idea. I couldn’t shake it even though I had sincerely repented of ever having been a full time, paid minister. The thought was that I had cost my family a great deal of financial security that was my responsibility to provide. This was a revelation to me….
When I made my mistakes for Father, He saw me with nothing but love. He knew I was just a little child that could only bring a handful of dandelions to Him. I had “matured” and could only see the foolish dandelions. But now I see what He saw: a beautiful bouquet of flowers." Read More
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