S2 E13: Amy Fritz: Untangling Faith from the Evangelical Industrial Complex Liminal Living

Has your faith community become a breeding ground for spiritual abuse? Today I talk to Amy Fritz, host of the podcast "Untangled Faith," and we delve into the complexities of spiritual abuse within faith communities, drawing from her personal experiences and her husband's encounters while working for Dave Ramasey. Through occasional articles, Amy shares insights on faith, parenting, and simplifying life while fostering meaningful connections. In this insightful interview, she discusses pivotal moments in her faith journey, theological perspectives that reshaped her thinking, and sustaining practices that offer hope. Touching on topics like reorganized religion, abusive tactics, and the impact of the Evangelical industrial complex, Amy explores where the church could head in the next decade with honesty, humility, and openness. We also talk about failing religious leadership, and the transformation needed to address systemic issues within the church.

You can find Amy’s blog here: http://amyfritzwrites.com/
You can connect to Amy’s podcast here: https://untangledfaithpodcast.com/

Time Stamps for the episode:
02:39 Network and Connections
06:56 Reorganized religion
11:25 The abuse of “convert and convince” tactics
16:38 Failing religious leaders
22:59 Allergic of pastoral “leadership” culture
29:19 Leadership corruption
33:22 The Evangelical industrial complex
38:03 untangling faith from Evangelical industrial complex
42:50 The apocalypse we find ourselves in
49:02 Asking: what can we own, and help make right?
54:30 Trying church again
59:13 Walmart-ization of western church
1:04:23 Cannibalizing mega church campuses

All Music for this episode is provided by Axeltree