Living Out Podcast

In the first half of the show we explore ways in which Christians / churches have sadly harmed people in the areas of sex and sexuality. We talk about how silence has made it hard for people to feel safe and understood; how churches have sometimes created cultures of shame; and we discuss the damaging legacy of conversion therapy. In the second half, we push back on the claim that the pattern for...

Join Ed, Andrew and Anne as they share how they discovered God's purposes for sexuality. We explore why we can trust what the Bible says on sex, what Jesus had to say and how to understand the specific mentions of homosexuality within the broader context of biblical teaching on sexuality. And prawns get a mention too. Resources mentioned What Is Sexuality for? Ed Shaw Marriage as a Trailer Pu...

A trailer for the second series of the Living Out podcast where we'll be exploring the top questions on faith and sexuality.

We've finished our first Meet The Authors series, but this episode features thirteen guests giving their answers to five quickfire questions. We'll hear what advice our guests would give to their younger selves, what resources they recommend, how churches have been particularly helpful, what's been good about being same-sex attracted or being single, and top tips for deepening healt...

On this show we're interviewing Rachel Gilson, a leader at Cru and PhD at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. She came to faith from an intellectual, non-Christian, lesbian background and is now married to a man. We talk about her story, why she's convinced that the Bible's teaching isn't arbitary when it comes to who we can sleep with, and the fact that we can follow Go...

International author and speaker Preston Sprinkle joins us in this show to talk about his work in the area of transgender. We discuss the work of the Center for Faith, Sexuality and Gender, which he heads up, and his latest book, Embodied , which is an accessible guide to the transgender conversation. He also explains intersex conditions and we unpack sex binaries and gender stereotypes. Resources...

Church leader and Christian Ethics tutor Andrew Goddard has a vast amount of experience having dialogue on issues of sexuality in the church. He shares the fascinating story of that engagement over the last couple of decades, the resources he's found particularly helpful, and some advice about how to have honouring and helpful discussions with those who have a different viewpoint from us. Res...

In this episode we're talking with Rob Wood, an ordinand in the Church of England and formerly head of True Freedom Trust's teaching ministry. He is also co-author of the book Satisfaction Guaranteed . Rob shares why he gave up a gay lifestyle to follow Jesus wholeheartedly and and explains what he finds compelling about the Christian narrative. His conviction is that biblical teaching o...

On this show we interview consultant statistician and ordained Church of England priest Peter Ould. Peter shares his rich theological journey into what it means to be human and what it means to be male, as well as what his biblical research has uncovered about the meaning behind God’s proscriptions for sexual behaviour. We look at how Peter sees a deliberate refusal to enter a same sex sexual rela...

Today we have vicar and New Wine leader Kate Wharton on the show talking about why she felt called by God to make a public committment to singleness. We explore how churches can make single people feel more welcome and included at all levels of church life. Kate also gives us some wonderful wisdom about developing good friendships. Resources mentioned Single-Minded Kate Wharton Kate's blog, S...

This week we're chatting with Sean Doherty who works in theological education and teaches Christian Ethics. He realised he was gay/same-sex attracted in his late teens but to his surprise he ended up married to Gaby, who is currently a curate. Sean talks about his experiences of marriage as someone who is same-sex attracted, and explores more generally what godly sexual attraction looks like....

This week we're chatting with Jeanette Howard - author, speaker, gardener and pet-sitter. We explore her story of growing up with gender confusion, developing same-sex attraction and coming to faith in the 1980s through her then-girlfriend. She explains how she left a gay lifestyle behind and shares what has helped her to grow in her love of Jesus. She also challenges the church to support ot...

In this episode, we’re talking to Vaughan Roberts. Vaughan is a pastor at St Ebbe’s Church Oxford, where he has been for 30 years. Here he shares his experiences of coming out as same-sex attracted and what he’s learned about sharing personal experiences with others. He explores whether it’s wise for all same-sex attracted Christians to come out, and some things to think about when we do share wit...

In this episode, we’re talking to Sam Allberry who works as a pastor and an apologist, and was part of the team that founded Living Out. Here Sam talks to us about how the church is supporting same-sex attracted Christians, which bits of the Bible he focuses on when he teaches about sexuality and why it is a gospel issue. We also chat about his recent books about singleness and sexual ethics and e...

In this episode, we’re talking to Dani Treweek who is the chair of singlemindedconference.com and has recently completed PhD research into a theological ethic of singleness. Dani explains about her research into singleness in the church and unpacks some of the issues that we all need to think about in order to value and include single people in church life. She talks about how we can learn from hi...

For this episode, we’re chatting to Andrew Bunt. Andrew is part of the leadership team at King’s Church Hastings and Bexhill and is also a speaker and writer with Living Out. In this interview we explore his story as he sought to reconcile his faith and his sexuality. He covers coming out, forming views on what the Bible says about homosexuality, wrestling with the implications of biblical teachin...