Upgrading to Hacking Christianity 5.0…
Join the mailing list
Social media can be hazardous. Get Hacking Christianity directly to your inbox, including exclusive content!
Greetings Earthlings! Whether you’re a fellow geek or a Christian looking to open restrictive systems, we’re your source for fresh, fast, and reliable writings on faith, technology, United Methodism, and (obviously) all things geek!
The Rev. Jeremy Smith, Hacking Christianity
Newest Articles
The Crane Church: A New Hope for United Methodism
A tale from Japanese folklore holds a metaphor for the UMC of today and tomorrow.
State of the United Methodist Church in 2024 [3of3]
Will we take action at GC2024 to unify the church and transform the world, or be left again in the trenches of disarray?
State of the United Methodist Church in 2024 [2of3]
What happens now? Summarizing General Conference 2024.
State of the United Methodist Church in 2024 [1of3]
How did we get here: Power & Polity versus People & Places
Church and Christian Reflections
Varied reflections on Christian topics, including Church in a time of COVID-19.
Making sense of theology with charts
Our most popular content is these charts that are reproducable for individual or group study.
Geek Gospel
Every genre can be a Sacred Text. Discover more about yours, or find a new one today!
Recent Articles
Featured Articles
United Methodism (and whatever comes next)
Recent Articles
After the UMC’s Longest Night
United Methodism has been through a long, bleak season; when will the news cycles start getting brighter?
Behind the “On Again Off Again” 2026 General Conference
Why was it called for, cancelled, then back on again? The details matter!
Oklahoma United Methodism prevails over Court Overreach
A critical disaffiliation court case argued by a Global Methodist Church lawyer just failed spectacularly.
Thanks for the award, Reconciling Ministries Network!
Two longtime friends were coincidentally honored at the same event.