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Rev. Dr. Mark Vorenkamp (they/them)
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Pastor of Revolution Church (www.RevChurchOnline.com), DMin focused on trauma-sensitive LGBTQIA+ ministry, writer, non-binary person, parent to a 10 year old human and two fur children.
Just survived the worst time frame of the year for my trauma, and then on Boxing Day night I throw out my back.

Will the hits stop coming?
December 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Here are a few:
--Sim Kern
--Atalia Omer
--Marc Ellis
--Judith Butler
--Lenni Brenner
--Max Blumenthal
--Ilan Pappe
--Nathan Thrall
There has been a broad tradition of Jewish authors who have written books critical of Israel's treatment of Palestinians. I hope this helps.
December 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This week at Revolution Church we finish our Blue Advent series, refreshed from its 2022 edition for the realities of 2025. This week we talk about Joy and the promise that Joy comes with the morning.

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December 24, 2025 at 4:41 AM
The idea of launching a Church as a progressive pastor is daunting. Without the financial powerhouses of either the mainline denominations or the evangelical conservative church launching machines, how do we even get the funding to launch?
December 17, 2025 at 3:56 AM
The latest post is looking at love in the context of community and how the decline of the Church is because we've shrunk our definitions of community.

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Love is Community
A Sermon for Advent week 3
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December 17, 2025 at 3:51 AM
This week at Revolution Church we continue our Blue Advent series, refreshed from its 2022 edition for the realities of 2025. This week we talk about Love and how love is community.

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December 17, 2025 at 3:34 AM
This week we continue our Blue Advent series. This week we talk about Peace and how to cultivate inner peace when everything seems to be going poorly. This sermon is for Advent week 2 and was recorded and posted late due to illness.

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Blue Advent - Peace
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December 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Finding Hope While the World is on Fire
Finding Hope When the World is on Fire
14 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This week at Revolution Church we begin our Blue Advent series, refreshed from its 2022 edition for the realities of 2025. This week we talk about Hope and finding Hope when everything is on fire.

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December 3, 2025 at 6:11 AM
@sea-ya-later.bsky.social I never realized how much I needed to hear God apologize. Thanks for these early morning tears.
November 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This week at Revolution Church we are talking about destructive neutrality and inaction. The times when our decision to do nothing in the face of evil is as destructive as doing the wrong thing. We look at Matthew 5.

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October 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
This week at Revolution Church we are talking about those who claim to teach the Bible but whose teachings are full of empire and bigotry instead of love. We look at what happens when faith becomes political.

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October 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
This week at Revolution Church we are talking about Matthew 19 and how Jesus spoke about the wealthy, while looking at the history of variable equality in the US. We see that the system isn’t broken, it was designed this way.

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The System Isn't Broken (Matt 19: 16-24)
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October 7, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This week at Revolution Church we are talking about General Revelation and how we can learn things from other religions, people from different cultures, and even people we disagree with.

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September 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
This week at Revolution Church we are talking about the passing of wicked people and how we as Christians are told to behave. The world has been watching the death of Charlie Kirk and we needn’t feel badly if we find some comfort that his harm has ended.

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Regarding the passing of evil (Proverbs 11:10 and Ezekiel 18:23-24) by Revolution Church
This week at Revolution Church we are talking about the passing of wicked people and how we as Christians are told to behave. The world has been watching the death of Charlie Kirk and we needn’t feel ...
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September 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
This week at Revolution Church we’re talking about our gifts and for whom God expects us to be using them. We look at 1 Peter 4:10-11.

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Who Benefits (1 Peter 4: 10-11) by Revolution Church
This week at Revolution Church we’re talking about our gifts and for whom God expects us to be using them. We look at 1 Peter 4:10-11. This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify.com/pl...
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September 9, 2025 at 4:59 AM
This week at Revolution Church we’re talking about the school shooting in MN and how our prayer needs to be followed by action of some kind.

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Pray then Act by Revolution Church
This week at Revolution Church we’re talking about the school shooting in MN and how our prayer needs to be followed by action of some kind. This week's Spotify worship playlist: https://open.spotify....
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September 1, 2025 at 5:28 AM
This week at Revolution Church we’re looking at the most referenced scripture in all of the Bible, John 3:16-17. We look at not only the promise that God is there to fix us, but why.

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God Loves (John 3:16-17) by Revolution Church
This week at Revolution Church we’re looking at the most referenced scripture in all of the Bible, John 3:16-17. We look at not only the promise that God is there to fix us, but why. This week's Spoti...
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August 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This week at Revolution Church we’re in still in 1 Kings, but looking at God’s response to Elijah from last week. We see how God cares for our concerns and needs.

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God Cares (1 Kings 19: 11-16) by Revolution Church
This week at Revolution Church we’re in still in 1 Kings, but looking at God’s response to Elijah from last week. We see how God cares for our concerns and needs. This week's Spotify worship playlist:...
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August 14, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Reposted by Rev. Dr. Mark Vorenkamp (they/them)
So I didn't get it at first, but the sticker I covered was styled after the logo for "the North Face"
There was a sticker on this bollard that said "the white race," so I had to do something about that.
August 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This week at Revolution Church we’re in 1 Kings looking at Elijah’s worst week (and that’s saying something). We talk about how stopping, pausing, resting, pivoting are not failures.

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Stopping Isn't Failing (1 Kings 19: 4-10) by Revolution Church
This week at Revolution Church we’re in 1 Kings looking at Elijah’s worst week (and that’s saying something). We talk about how stopping, pausing, resting, pivoting are not failures.VoiceThread: https...
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August 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I can’t figure out if it’s good pastoring or bad pastoring that I’ve had more people check out my online church from dating apps than my Facebook posts. 🤣
July 31, 2025 at 3:48 AM
This week at Revolution Church Online we look at what it really means to be a Christian. We visit James 2:14-36 and talk about the differences between faith and following Christ.

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What it means to be a Christian (James 2:14-26) by Revolution Church
This week at Revolution Church Online we look at what it really means to be a Christian. We visit James 2:14-36 and talk about the differences between faith and following Christ. VoiceThread:  https:/...
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July 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM