Core Faculty
Brian D. McLaren
Former evangelical pastor Brian D. McLaren is a champion for a more loving, inclusive and contemplative Christianity. A faculty member at the Center for Action and Contemplation, he teaches ways to reconnect with the message Jesus lived and died for—unconditional love. He is the author of Faith After Doubt, The Great Spiritual Migration, and host of CAC’s podcast Learning How to See.
CAC Core Faculty Brian McLaren explores the 2025 Daily Meditations theme of Being Salt and Light. If the video above does not load, please accept cookies or click here to view the video.
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Stream Season 8 of Learning How to See
In his popular podcast, Brian McLaren invites us to examine our biases, learning how to see each other and our planet with more loving and compassionate eyes.
Daily Meditations
The Spirit of Christ Within Us
The Spirit of Christ Within Us
Brian McLaren describes how the Holy Spirit empowers us to carry on Jesus’s work: “It’s better that I go away so that the Spirit can come,” Jesus said. If he were…
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Bonus: Listener Questions
Today Brian and Carmen address your questions including a deeper dive into Carmen’s translation of Corinthians 13, what we mean when talk about love, and tips for knowing when to…
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New Brian McLaren Article in ONEING
Out now! “ONEING: Loving in a Time of Exile” explores the complexities of stepping into a compassionate posture during times of oppression.
A Story from Brian
I remember when one of my sons, in first or second grade, summarized the Exodus story with an eye-roll. “It sounded far-fetched,” he said. I laughed because I never heard him say far-fetched before and because of his unvarnished honesty. I know doubt is a shameful secret to many, but what if doubt is actually like medicine, a nourishment that we need and so does our world?
“Christianity began as a revolutionary nonviolent movement promoting a new kind of aliveness on the margins of society. It claimed that everyone, not just an elite few, had God-given gifts.”
– Brian D. McLaren
Daily Meditations
Wisdom from Brian McLaren
Read Daily Meditations inspired by the words of Brian McLaren.