112 episodes
Evangelicalish Evangelicalish
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4.7 • 187 Ratings
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Weekly Livestreams on YouTube on Wed nights at 9pm Est with hosts April Ajoy (@aprilajoy), Paul Swearengin (@unconventionalpastorpaul) and former host Jeremy Coleman (@pastorfromok).
Discussing the good, the bad and the ugly of the American evangelical church, deconstruction, faith and God's love through it all. We would love you to join us so we can all grow together in community.
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Becoming a Guncle : From Publicly Outed to Proudly Out with Jonathan Merritt
Author and award-winning columnist Jonathan Merritt joins Paul and April to discuss his journey from being publicly outed to being proudly out and his new children's book My Guncle and Me. He also talks about his own faith, his relationship with his pastor parents and his inspiration to write My Guncle and Me.
Buy the book: www.myguncleandme.com
Connect with Jonathan's work. www.jonathanmerritt.com
Follow Jonathan: @JonathanMerritt
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Hell is a World Without You - Growing up Evangelical
Jason Kirk joins Paul and April for a fun conversation about growing up evangelical. Jason is the author of the funny ex-vangelical novel Hell Is A World Without You and co-host of Vacation Bible School — a podcast with his wife, Emily.
We also react to clips of Pastor Mark Driscoll and the drama he caused at the Stronger Men's Conference this past weekend.
Get Jason Kirk's novel: https://www.jasonkirk.fyi/p/novel
Follow Jason: @JasonKirk_fyi
Stay connected or support us by visiting our website: evangelicalish.com
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Deconstructing "Traditional" Marriage
Dr. Dana Hicks, author of The Knot, joins April and Paul for a discussion about new ways to think about marriage. Dana has researched marriage and divorce, and lived through both himself, even when he was a pastor. His conclusion? There's got to be a better way than what some call "biblical" marriage.
Get connected with Dana's work: danahicks.blog
Get his book: The Knot: How to Secure Healthy, Modern Relationships While Not Being Tied to Marriage's Past
Stay connected or support us by visiting our website: evangelicalish.com
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1946: The Biblical Mistranslation That Shifted Culture
Is it true the word "homosexual" was never in any version of the Bible until 1946? And, if so, how did it get into so many different english translations? Rocky Roggio, Director of the movie 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture, joins April and Paul again to discuss their groundbreaking documentary, the heart behind and how to watch it now.
To watch and learn more about the film visit: www.1946themovie.com
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Disruptive, Authentic, Inclusive: Pastor Kristian A. Smith
April and Paul talk with Kristian Smith, a pastor and host of the Holy Smokes: Cigars and Spirituality Podcast. Kristian identifies as a Spiritual Humanist and is doing great work in the deconstruction space. In this episode, he discusses his journey to becoming LGBTQ affirming, White evangelicalism, the Black church and being a Spiritual Humanist. We also react to some Evangelicringe videos.
Get connected with Kristian's work:
www.holysmokesmovement.com
Follow Kristian online: @thekristianasmith
Stay connected or support us by visiting our website: evangelicalish.com
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You Will Always Belong: Matthew Paul Turner
Renowned children's book author Matthew Paul Turner joins April and Paul to talk about his journey to being an openly gay Christian man and the impact his own embrace of authenticity has had on the books he writes.
Get his latest book: You Will Always Belong
Follow Matthew on social media: @matthewpaulturner
Stay connected or support us by visiting our website: evangelicalish.com
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Customer Reviews
I’m not alone in my feelings
Such a great podcast. They intellectually and respectfully discuss so many different issues. The paradox of Christians and today’s Republican Party are something I can’t wrap my brain around, and to find another group of people who feel the same way feels like a soft landing spot
Love this podcast!!
This podcast is such a breath of fresh air! After becoming so disillusioned with how American evangelicals were rallying behind Trump (who is completely the opposite of every Jesus taught- let’s be honest), I felt completely alone in my questions of how this could have happened.
I love these hosts and I so appreciate their vulnerability, their ability to find humor in hard things without minimizing pain, and their candidness about what is taught in evangelical churches.
I found a place where asking questions in good faith is not just accepted, but celebrated. Life’s a journey, and it’s so nice to be on the ride with this community!
Love it!
I have been listening to Evangelicalish for a few years now. My deconstruction journey started at a similar time and I find so much encouragement from all of the hosts. Thank you for great content always!
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