Confessions of A Reformer

Season 3: Episode 2 In this episode, Mike interviews Tim Whitaker from The New Evangelicals for the Christian Nationalism series.  This episode is the second in a 4-part series where Mike invites multiple voices to explore this topic.   The New Evangelicals : Instagram ; Facebook ; Twitter ; YouTube Numa Coaching NUMA+ Ashes The Rainbow Room

Season 3: Episode 1 Welcome to Season 3. With this season comes a new series-based approach. In this episode, Mike introduces the first series: Christian Nationalism and discusses his own journey around this topic. This episode is the first in a 4-part series where Mike invites multiple voices to explore this topic.  Numa Coaching NUMA+ Ashes The Rainbow Room 

Season 2: Episode 47 Experiencing freedom as a state of being is a long, hard journey of sacrifice and perseverance. This last year has been a big part of that journey for Mike.  In this episode Mike reflects on Season 2 of the Confessions of a Reformer podcast and the voices that have been highlighted in this space.     NUMA+ Ashes The Rainbow Room Allies Numa Coaching

Season 2: Episode 46 Today's episode is the first in a a series found exclusively on Numa+ featuring members of Mike's team sharing their experiences and perceptions growing up in and around Purity Culture.       NUMA+ Numa Coaching

Season 2: Episode 45 Christmas looks different on the other side of deconstruction.  In this episode, Mike shares how deconstruction ruined Christmas for him and how he's moving forward as another Christmas approaches.   How The Grinch Deconstructed Christmas Webinar NUMA+ Ashes Numa Coaching

Season 2: Episode 44 Recently Numa celebrated the first year anniversary of Ashes. A group specifically designed to give people a safe place to explore their beliefs, ask questions and unravel Christian indoctrination.  In this episode, Mike shares significant shifts in his own beliefs that have occurred in his deconstruction journey.  NUMA+ Ashes The Rainbow Room Allies Numa Coaching

Season 2: Episode 43 Deconstruction is the process of letting go of certainty and allowing yourself to question your beliefs.  Often deconstruction is the by-product of the religious trauma produced in the church system today. In this episode, Mike completes his interview with religious trauma coach and content creator, Andrew Kerbs @Deconstruct Everything, regarding living from trauma surviv...

Season 2: Episode 42 Deconstruction is the process of letting go of certainty and allowing yourself to question your beliefs.  Often deconstruction is the by-product of the religious trauma produced in the church system today. In this episode, Mike interviews religious trauma coach and content creator, Andrew Kerbs @Deconstruct Everything, regarding his journey out of religious indoctrination...

Season 2: Episode 41 Over the last couple of years, Mike and his team have been on a wild, messy, consequential, and transformative journey towards authenticity that led to intense deconstruction.  In this episode, Mike shares his discovery towards his own significant next step and invites you into the process of exploring the secrets you harbor from the divine and the freedom that comes from...

Season 2: Episode 40 Standing up for the marginalized was the original work of Jesus and is still important and necessary.  In this episode, Mike continues his interview with Eric Feltes a Gay Christian, Life Coach and speaker who helps other gay men free themselves from  the church system. Together they explore the how shame, lack of community and trauma impact the marginalized in the L...

Season 2: Episode 39 There's nothing more powerful than a person's story.  In this episode, Mike interviews Eric Feltes a Gay Christian, Life Coach and speaker who helps other gay men free themselves from  the church system. Eric is an amazing story-teller that shares with authenticity and openness about who he is, the struggles he's faced and the reason he fights for the Queer Community...

Season 2: Episode 38 Every person has a different life experience and authentic self to explore in this world. In this episode, Mike completes his interview with Ashton Colby, transgender advocate, social entrepreneur and content creator exploring the social issues of trans-gender athletes, trans-gender children and how to navigate this arena with kindness and grace. NUMA+ The Rainbow Room Allies...

Season 2: Episode 37 Every person has a different life experience and authentic self to explore in this world. In this episode, Mike continues his interview with Ashton Colby, transgender advocate, social entrepreneur and content creator regarding some of the specifics about their transition and unique experience. NUMA+ The Rainbow Room Allies Numa Coaching @Ashtonjamescolby

Season 2: Episode 36 Celebrating human diversity and honoring those with differing life experiences creates expansion and generates hope. In this episode, Mike interviews Ashton Colby, transgender advocate, social entrepreneur and content creator about their journey of discovery as a transgender man who was also raised in the church and loves Jesus.   NUMA+ The Rainbow Room Allies @Ashtonjame...

Season 2: Episode 35 What if the word "homosexual" was never meant to be in the Bible? In this episode, Mike interviews acclaimed Documentary Filmmaker, Rocky Roggio regarding her hopes for her film 1946 as the opening dates draw near. 1946 chronicles how the misuse of a single word changed the course of modern history. NUMA+ The Rainbow Room 1946 The Movie @1946themovie Support 1946 The Movi...

Season 2: Episode 34   What if the word "homosexual" was never meant to be in the Bible? In this episode, Mike interviews acclaimed Documentary Filmmaker, Rocky Roggio regarding her upcoming release, 1946 and the journey that led her to create this film. 1946 chronicles how the misuse of a single word changed the course of modern history.     NUMA+ The Rainbow Room 1946 The Mov...

Season 2: Episode 34   Trauma, Agency and Ethics. Working through beliefs that are contrary to everything you've even known takes a willingness to listen and be challenged. Thought-leader, Jo Luehmann has deconstructed thoroughly and is unapologetic about her findings and conclusions.  Her perspective and conviction are a gift to those who are willing to consider. She cares deeply and is...

Season 2: Episode 33   Neuroscience & Theology: the answer to evil AND a system of oppression. Thought-leader, Jo Luehmann has deconstructed thoroughly and is unapologetic about her findings and conclusions.  Her perspective and conviction are a gift to those who are willing to consider. She cares deeply and is fighting for marginalized voices in ways most of them haven't been a...

Season 2: Episode 32 Working through beliefs that are contrary to everything you've even known takes a willingness to listen and be challenged. Thought-leader, Jo Luehmann has deconstructed thoroughly and is unapologetic about her findings and conclusions. Her perspective and conviction are a gift to those who are willing to consider them. She cares deeply and is fighting for marginalized voices i...

Season 2: Episode 31 Josh Scott, Lead Pastor of GracePointe Church in Nashville, Tennessee began deconstructing his own faith early in his life and throughout his ministry has pursued truth and understanding while letting go of the certainty that plagues the Evangelical Church today.  In this episode, Josh and Mike continue their conversation about theology and the meaning in and behind the b...

Season 2: Episode 30 Josh Scott, Lead Pastor of GracePointe Church in Nashville, Tennessee began deconstructing his own faith early in his life and throughout his ministry has pursued truth and understanding while letting go of the certainty that plagues the Evangelical Church today.  In this episode, Josh and Mike dig deeper into theology and the meaning in and behind the gospel stories.&nbs...

Season 2: Episode 29 Josh Scott, Lead Pastor of GracePointe Church in Nashville, Tennessee began deconstructing his own faith early in his life and throughout his ministry has pursued truth and understanding while letting go of the certainty that plagues the Evangelical Church today.  In this episode, Mike interviews Josh about his journey into ministry and his work of reimagining, reframing,...

Season 2: Episode 28 Coming out as a gay Christian has been a whirlwind journey. The last 5 months have been fun, exciting, and at times difficult; not just for Mike but for those who follow him and who have been on this journey with him. He's had to draw some lines in the sand. In this episode, Mike takes a break from interviewing to speak directly to you about his process in order to bring clari...

Season 2: Episode 27 Centered on Jesus, driven by our stories and committed to pushing the church forward together.  This is the vision of The New Evangelicals. In part 3 of this 3-part interview, Tim turns the tables on Mike, asking him about his journey and process.  NUMA+ The New Evangelicals: Instagram ; Facebook ; Twitter ; YouTube Ashes Mentorship Group

Season 2: Episode 26 Centered on Jesus, driven by our stories and committed to pushing the church forward together.  This is the vision of The New Evangelicals. In part 2 of this 3 part interview, Mike asks Tim Whitaker, the founder of The New Evangelicals, to share some of his own beliefs about Jesus, the bible and community.  NUMA+ The New Evangelicals: Instagram ; Facebook ; Twitter ;...