Inclusive Faith Podcast

Does taking the Bible seriously mean taking every passage literally? In this episode of  The Inclusive Faith Podcast , Kade and Greg talk about  biblical literalism ,  Bible interpretation , and why faithful reading of Scripture requires context, humility, history, and honesty. They discuss the harm that can come when the Bible is flattened into one rigid way of reading, especially for people who...

The comment section can be funny, exhausting, heartbreaking, and revealing. In this Faith in 10 episode from The Inclusive Faith, Kade Rogers talks about the comments we receive online as LGBTQ-affirming Christians. Some are beautiful. Some remind us why this work matters. And some sound a lot less like the love of Jesus and a lot more like judgment with a Bible verse attached. From “I love you, b...

In this deeply personal and extended episode, Kade Rogers talks with his husband, Dr. Gregory S. Neal, about Greg’s experience surviving conversion therapy as a teenager. Greg shares the story of being outed as a young person, being told that being gay separated him from God, and being sent into a conversion therapy program that used shame, fear, Scripture, and aversion practices in an attempt to...

Greg just spent several days at PrideFest in Des Moines—talking with people at a church booth, worshiping alongside nearly 30 affirming churches, and walking in the Pride parade. And in all of it, he encountered the presence of God. Faith in 10 is a new bonus series from The Inclusive Faith Podcast featuring short, focused reflections on faith, inclusion, and life—usually in 10 minutes or less. In...

After everything the church did to us, why in the world would we stay? That is a question we get asked often. Why stay in ministry? Why stay Christian? Why remain connected to a church or denomination that caused real harm? In this episode of  The Inclusive Faith Podcast , Kade and Greg talk honestly about calling, church hurt, fear, loss, hope, and the complicated reasons they did not walk away....

Why We Started Inclusive Faith In the first episode of  Inclusive Faith Podcast , Kade Rogers and Dr. Gregory S. Neal introduce the heart behind the podcast and why these conversations matter. After years of talking honestly about faith, identity, church hurt, inclusion, and what it means to belong, Kade and Greg are inviting others into the conversation. This episode shares why the podcast exists...

Our Story: Love, Church Hurt, and Finding Our Way In episode two of Inclusive Faith Podcast, we share more of our story. How we met. How our relationship grew. And how the church made something beautiful feel complicated, painful, and harder than it ever needed to be. This conversation is personal, but it is not just about us. It is about what happens when people are forced to fight for their own...

Welcome to The Inclusive Faith Podcast. This is a space for honest conversations about faith, life, and everything in between. Hosted by Greg and Kade, a married gay couple shaped by years of lived experience in church and ministry, this podcast explores the questions many people carry but don’t always feel safe to ask out loud. If you’ve ever wrestled with belief, identity, or where you belong, y...