Prophets at Large

The full cast discusses how to think about the numerous pitfalls surrounding public speech and proclamation.

The pitfalls surrounding our public speech and proclamations are many: Why is it that we avoid topics so as to appease certain constituencies, and why is it that we are more than happy to engage others and make a show out of the speck in another’s eye? The full cast and crew of Matt, Derek, Alastair, and Andrew sit down to discuss these issues and divulge when and why they each decide to speak out on a given topic.

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Timestamps

0:00
Lexham sponsorship + Live Q&A Show Announcement
3:35
How do we speak to our own communities, where we have real responsibilities, rather than other groups’ issues, sins, problems, etc.?
9:40
Identifying our contexts and the contexts of those we aim to speak to
12:42
The necessity that one has to be willing to alienate their “audience”
15:40
Limitations on public rebukes
20:25
Online prophets as platform builders
27:26
Recapturing the category of scandal
36:35
Some Obadiahs, some Elijahs
41:38
When and why we choose to speak out on something

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