Evangelicalish

Bestselling author, blogger and social media activist Mary Katherine Backstrom joins Evangelicalish this week to talk about being a survivor of CSA (child sexual abuse) and how her church responded when she reported it to them. We also touch on purity culture and the cover it gives to abusers. Then the show ends with a new game - Two Truths & A Lie - but with comments we've each received on our in...

In this episode, we talk about the tragedy of the war in Ukraine but acknowledge the problematic way evangelicals & media have treated Ukrainian refugees differently compared to other countries. Recently, investigative journalist Julie Roys, dropped a story of a decades- long child-abuse cover-up in John MacArthur's church. The church shamed the wife/mother of the family and stood by the abuser, e...

Paul & April are joined by Matthew Phifer, MSEd, who is a therapist, speaker, trainer, and toxic relationship, narcissism, trauma and emotional abuse expert. Matthew is here to talk all about narcissism in the church: the different types of narcissism, the cover churches give for them and signs to look for. He also tells us about the dangers of high-control groups like cults and how many churches...

In this episode, we talk about Ukraine, the tragedies of war and the evangelical urge to make every world event about America and the end times. Then we are joined by Manuel Ramminger, who has a biblical studies degree and has run several Bible schools. He will talk to us about the formation of the Biblical canon- how the Bible was formed and who made the decisions on which books to include and ex...

John Cooper, the frontman for Christian rock band Skillet, recently declared war against deconstruction during a concert and followed it up with a long Facebook explaining the dangers of deconstructing one's faith. In this episode, Paul, Jeremy & April address Cooper's attack on deconstruction, what he got wrong and what it actually is. Then we talk about what it's like when people from our evange...

Reverend Derek Terry is an artist, scholar and Pastor at St. Peter's United Church of Christ in Cincinnati. He talks about his journey from growing up in the African Methodist Episcopal Church to becoming an openly gay Pastor in the United Church of Christ denomination. Then we all discuss the Super Bowl Halftime Show, the outrage that followed from conservatives, and why the NFL still needs to fi...

Evangelicalish turned ONE this week and we wanted to celebrate by sharing some of our favorite moments from the last year and by reading favorite moments sent in by you all. And back by popular demand, we react to some cringey evangelical clips that happened during the season break. **Thank you for all of your support over the last year - we are excited to continue on this journey with all of you....

In this episode, we discuss Ted Cruz headlines of the week. He had a moment of courage talking about January 6th but completely walked it back on Tucker Carlson's show. He was also in the news recently because of things his daughter said on TikTok. This leads us into a discussion on Christian parents and how they respond to their kids coming out as LGBTQ. We go into the different viewpoints on LGB...

It's been one year since the insurrection attempt at The Capitol. We talk about where we were on Jan. 6th 2021 and play our individual TikTok videos we made on that day. We also discuss the aftermath in the evangelical church and how Jan. 6th was the catalyst for many of us to officially become EXvangelicals. But what about moderate evangelical pastors who have remained silent despite Qanon and ot...

Christian Nationalism seems to be getting worse. This week, it gave a stage to Kyle Rittenhouse who was met with elaborate praise and gave a scandal-ridden ex-president (Trump) a Sunday morning pulpit. It is obviously problematic for many of us, but what do we do with family members who support and celebrate these things? To help us discuss, we are joined by Promise Enlow whose family is deeply in...

There is a real threat to democracy and it's not what we were raised to be weary of: it's christian extremists. In this episode, we discuss the danger of crazy evangelical politics along with January 6 texts, Church Gun Give-aways and more. Then we give a reaction to the the Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast. Follow us on Tiktok, IG, FB & Twitter: @evangelicalish, @pastorpaul_tiktok, @pastorfromo...

In this episode, April and Jeremy are joined by award-winning rapper and producer J. Crum. We listen to some of his new single "Clarity" and talk about what inspired the song and his deconstruction. His story from growing up in a Oneness Pentecostal Church to spending a few years in Master's Commission to where he is now is a fascinating and sometimes enraging journey. Then they discuss Pastor Mat...

We're back with Season 5 after our longest break yet. To make up for lost time, we react to some of the cringiest evangelical videos that we missed. Also, Jeremy recently landed on Fox News and has the threats and hate mail to prove it. We also talk about cancel culture and all the things christians have tried to cancel over the years (despite claiming to hate cancel culture). We missed you all an...

Our last episode of the season! We will return live on Youtube Dec 1st at 9pm Est with the podcast dropping shortly thereafter. In this episode, we discuss the crazy Qanon conspiracy that led hundreds of people to go to Dallas to await the return of the late JFK Jr, Let's Go Brandon and other crazy stuff in conservative evangelical world. We then talk about where we are in our own faith journey, p...

April, Paul & Jeremy are joined by Pastor Joseph Yoo of Mosaic Pearland (@joseph.yoo, https://www.mosaicpearland.org/) who tells us about his journey from evangelicalism to the Episcopal church. They then talk about Mark Driscoll and his rants against "Critical Theory" on TikTok. The show ends with 2-Minute-Takes where it turns into pointless arguments about pop culture and sports. Follow us on Ti...

Paul, Jeremy and April are joined with special guest Pastor Alex Vaiz to talk about his experience as a Pastor of Color within White evangelical spaces and the importance of decolonizing your faith. He also talks about his experience going down to the southern border and what Christianity should look like when it comes to immigration. Links to organizations Alex mentioned: Al Otro Lado (AOL) (CA b...

It's October and churches are gearing up for their Harvest Fests, Hallelujah Nights or Judgment/Hell Houses. April, Paul and Jeremy talk all things Halloween and the fear tactics used by Evangelical churches over the years. Then, they discuss Coach Jon Gruden resigning from the Las Vegas Raiders amid racist, homophobic and misogynistic emails that recently surfaced. They talk about the difference...

Jeremy watches the God's Not Dead 4 trailer for the first time live on this episode. Paul, April and Jeremy then talk at length about the God's Not Dead movies and other bad Christian art. They also talk about the Facebook whistleblower and the impact of social media sites becoming targeted echo chambers. They end the show with coming up with titles for God's Not Dead 5 and read live responses fro...

Paul, April and Jeremy discuss the Southern Baptist Convention's decision to have a closed investigation of the more than 700 sexual abuse cases within SBC churches. The messengers wanted an open investigation and full transparency of all findings, and the higher ups at the SBC voted against the will of the people to protect themselves. So, they discuss the implications of this and how widespread...

Countless exvangelicals have been sounding the alarms about the American Evangelical church but nothing seems to be changing. To discuss what can be done, Jeremy & April are joined by Antwuan Malone who is the Executive Director of Elevate a young adult ministry in Texas and host of Colored Commentary podcast. He is working within evangelical spaces to try to get churches to listen to the stories...

Join us as we kick off season 4 of Evangelicalish. Jeremy recently resigned from his church as Worship Pastor and tells a bit of that journey. The team discusses the feelings of leaving a church community behind and what church means for them going forward. They also dive into the new Texas Abortion Law. If you want to hear them argue about pointless things, you'll enjoy the the lighthearted Q&A a...

On the last episode of the 3rd season, Jeremy, Paul & April talk about the terror that is happening in Afghanistan, how we got here, and what we can do now. They also talk about mask mandates as kids go back to school and the parent protests popping up in school board meetings across the nation. They end the season on a fun note: Improv altar calls. The topics for the sermon illustrations were giv...

Kelly Krout, a christian democrat who ran for office in Arkansas, joins April & Jeremy to discuss faith in politics and how faith led them away from their former conservative beliefs. They also discuss the Covid vaccine, how Christian nationalism is prolonging the pandemic and the ridiculous Covid conspiracies running rampant in conservative circles. Follow Kelly on TikTok @kellyrosskrout Follow u...

Are we in the end times? Ever since we can remember, the evangelical church has been warning that we are in the end times and that the Rapture is imminent. We discuss where we are on this belief and the fear tactics used to enforce end times rhetoric. We also talk about the far-right and how their "patriotism" is actually anti-american. This discussion was brought on by this article by VOX "The An...

April, Jeremy and Paul talk conservative hatred towards Simone Biles and the Capitol Police. We also discuss the Rise and Fall of Mars Hill, Mark Driscoll and is it possible to hold onto the good after seeing the ugly in evangelical churches? Follow @evangelicalish on Twitter, Tiktok, Instagram and Facebook. Follow us on TikTok: @jeremycradio @pastorpaul_tiktok @aprilajoy 🎧 Thank you for listenin...