We are getting close to the end of season 3. Sarah is talking with Johana-Marie and Shelby about their experience of faith, sexuality, and gender as queer black women. Each of these wisdom has amazing wisdom in what they share. Johana-Marie mentions an article called "Black is My Gender" by Hari Ziyad. Here is the link to check it out: https://afropunk.com/2017/07/my-gender-is-black/
Gregg Webb is back with us, joined as well by his long time friend Michelle. As we talked about being Side B in ministry in our last episode, it seemed only fitting to talk about what it is like being Side B outside vocational ministry. Sarah talks with Gregg and Michelle about what it is like to navigate sexuality and faith in their work environments.
The Brilliant Bee Patrons chose another episode topic and the winner was: Being Queer in Ministry. So today, Bekah is talking with Anderson McGee about his experience as an out bisexual pastor. Does being in vocational ministry make it easier or harder to be Side B? Anderson has been Co-Pastor, with his wife Sarah, of Trinity Family Midtown since December 2016 and co-Executive Director of Love Wins.:LGBT - a ministry of Trinity Family Midtown Church of the Nazarene, making Christ-like disciples ...
Lesli Hudson-Reynolds is back as a guest cohost and talking with Lo about trans* inclusion. For this episode, we wanted to have a discussion with only trans voices and without the necessity to "cis-splain". This means we gave Lesli and Lo the freedom to talk about whatever they would like to discuss without needing to explain or define anything for cisgender listeners. If you would like an episode to listen to as an introduction to the trans conversation, we recommend going back and listening to...
This is the last episode for the season on Side B globally and Bekah is talking with Adrian who lives with Hungary. Christian Johnston is also back and sharing from his experience as an American who lived in Poland. They discuss Adrian's experience as a British gay man living in Hungary, how the sexuality discussion looks in different parts of Europe compared to North America, and much more.
Greg Coles is back on the podcast and he is talking with Henry, Grant, and Josh about his new book - No Longer Strangers. This episode was delightful! Order your copy of No Longer Strangers here: Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/No-Longer-Strangers-Belonging-Alienation/dp/0830847901 Barnes and Noble - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/no-longer-strangers-gregory-coles/1137334317 IVP Press - https://www.ivpress.com/no-longer-strangers Hear more about what Greg is up to on his website: https://www.g...
In this week's episode, Josh and Ashley are talking with Lucas about his experience of being Side B in Brazil. We talk about what the conversation around faith, sexuality and gender looks like in Brazil, how Exodus looks different and/or similar than Exodus looked in the States, and Lucas' experience of coming out in Brazil. Here are resources in Portuguese which Lucas mentioned as well as others which he put together for anyone interested: RECURSOS SELECIONADOS EM PORTUGUÊS Informativo Os Lados...
You may be asking, "What is a Queer Orientation Marriage?" It is the best name we could come up with for this episode. Ashley and Sarah are talking with Aaron and Liz Munson about being in a mixed orientation marriage as two queer people. They discuss attraction within relationship, the place other friendships hold in their lives, and how they navigate talking about their sexual identities with their kids. Ashley already says this is one of her favorite episodes to date. Mentioned Resources: 1. ...
Sporadically throughout the season we will be talking with Side B Christians around the globe outside North America looking at what it looks like to live out Side B in their context. This is the second part of a two part conversation where Henry and Grant are talking with Mwendia Steve who lives in Kenya. This is a powerful conversation especially highlighting what it looks like to have so much joy even while facing so much difficulty. You won't want to miss this so go ahead and tune in.
This is the first of a few episodes we are going to do sporadically throughout the season focusing on what it is like to hold to a Side B Christian view around the globe outside North America. This week we have a two part conversation where Henry and Grant are talking with Mwendia Steve who lives in Kenya. This is a powerful conversation especially highlighting what it looks like to have so much joy even while facing so much difficulty. You won't want to miss this so go ahead and tune in.
In this episode, Johanna Finegan is back and talking with Ashley and Sarah about female inclusion in Side B spaces. They discuss history of female inclusion in Side B spaces over the years, the difficulties and the things that make them hopeful for the future. This is only our second episode with all female voices with our first being S2E4, and that is a reality which needs to become more common in the future. In this episode, the following resources are mentioned: Gay and Catholic by Eve Tushne...
The Life on Side B cohost family is back together this week (minus Henry) and Sarah is back for the first time in a bit. In honor of Pride month, we are discussing what each of our relationships with the broader LGBTQ community looks like and what chosen family means to us. Each cohost has a different experience and perspective which lends to a great conversation about the diversity of Side B Christians' experiences on this topic. Join us and Happy Pride Month! The book Sarah mentions is Black G...
This week we are sharing the recording from our live episode event that we did on May 20th. Bekah, Grant, Josh, and Ashley (plus an unexpected appearance from Henry) all came together to talk about the question - Is the Sides terminology (Side A/Side B) the best way to frame this conversation? If not, then what is? Thank you to everyone who joined us for our live episode it was such a fun time.
In this week's episode, we are covering a topic chosen by our Brilliant Bee Patrons: sexual abuse and harassment. Bekah and Josh are joined by Christian Johnston, who is sharing his own experience of sexual abuse, as well as Branden Polk once again. Josh also shares his experience of sexual abuse. The four of them discuss the reality of sexual violation and harassment in the queer community and more specifically the Side B community and what are some steps we must take to deal with it. If you wo...
We are continuing the review of the top ten most listened to episodes of the podcast so far. With the live episode postponed and the podcast's two year birthday having just happened, we decided to go through the top ten most listened to episodes so far. Last week, we listened to and reviewed clips from #10 through #6. This week we are going over the top 5. Here is a guide to hear the clips #5 starts at 3:20 #4 starts at 12:41 #3 starts at 28:13 #2 starts at 41:05 #1 starts at 55:10 IMPORTANT ANN...
Our live episode today (4/22/2021) has been postponed due to a family emergency that Josh had. Thank you to everyone who sent messages and has been praying. With the live episode postponed and the podcast's two year birthday around the corner, we decided to go through the top ten most listened to episodes so far. In this episode we will listen to clips from #10 through #6. Come back next week for the top 5. Here is a guide to hear the clips #10 starts at 3:41 #9 starts at 11:19 #8 starts at 18:3...
This week, Josh is talking with three guests: Branden Polk, Johanna Goth Finegan, and Gregg Webb, all who come from different traditions in Christianity. The group talks about how Side B Christians can support each other in an ecumenical way as well as how we live out Side B within our own faith traditions. Register for our April 22nd live episode at https://forms.gle/5Kr7D8hERfUQWrqU8
It is on year since we released our episode S2E7 | Side B on Life During Corona. You can listen to that previous episode at https://lifeonsideb.com/podcast/s2e7-side-b-on-life-during-corona/ For today's episode, Josh, Ashley, and Bekah are joined again by Melinda Melone and David Gill who were in that episode last season. We are looking back over the year. What has our life been like through the pandemic since that episode and where do we go from here? Register for the LIVE episode on April 22nd...
For our first patreon chosen episode topic, our Brilliant Bee Patrons chose "the Potential Power and Harm of Our Stories". To make this episode even more special, Ashley is back after a short break. Her and Josh discuss the culture of testimonies in church and the ways stories can be weaponized against LGBT+ people as well as the ways they can be a blessing. Here is a link to Semlar's song "Youth Group" which Josh read the lyrics to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9U_OEvORgY
Sarah and Grant are sitting down with Matthew Ventura, author of the Singled Out blog, to discuss an article on his blog on LGBT+ labels and terminology. The article gives such a great perspective that the team felt it needed to be discussed. Here is a link to the article: https://singledout.blog/2020/03/29/gay-versus-same-sex-attracted/
In this episode, Bekah and Josh are talking with Bill Henson, founder and creator of Posture Shift and author of Guiding Families of LGBT+ Loved Ones. Along the lines of this season's theme, the three of them talk about the importance of having a missiological perspective in ministry and how this affects the way we approach church inclusion. The episode touches on language, historic trauma, and church policy. If you are a pastor or church leader, you will definitely want to listen to this. Learn...
Josh and Henry are having a late morning discussion with Wesley Hill, Eve Tushnet, and David Bennett, three prominent authors on sexuality and faith from a "Side B" perspective. We are talking about everything from how and why they wrote their books, how the landscape has shifted, and what they seen coming next for themselves and the movement. Here is the link to Eve's article on the Pope that was mentioned: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/24/what-does-pope-francis-believe-about-...
In this week's episode, we are sharing the recording of our live episode from back in January at the QCF Conference. Grant and Josh are joined by Darren Calhoun, board member of QCF and previously on S2E16&17 | LIVE Panel on Race and Queerness, to discuss queer Christian solidarity. What does it look like for Side A and Side B Christians to support each other across the belief spectrum?
We're back for Season 3! Bekah, Grant, Henry, Josh, and Sarah introduce the season theme of Identity & Inclusion, sharing what these two terms mean to them, why they are important topics to discuss, and what episodes each is looking forward to record. The cohosts also spend some time at the beginning of the episode sharing how each is doing in the initial weeks of 2021. Here is the photo of Josh's family which was mentioned: Theme Song: Driven to Success by Scott Holmes...
We have a few announcements to share but the most exciting is our new cohost: Sarah Abbey! Sarah is an amazing person and we cannot wait for you to get to know her more over this coming season. Plus we give a sneak peak of our latest patreon episode "A Gay Christmas with Bekah, Henry, and Josh." Check it out at patreon.com/lifeonsideb Important links in the episode: Season 2 Feedback Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffknOwSvctm_7wkqoO0uTWoeexqrCLd-wnSxArNTiAaXr8nw/viewform?usp=sf_...
We are wrapping up Season 2 on Thriving instead of Surviving though we still have our Spanish episode to come. At the first ever B Chats event two weeks ago on November 14th, the cohost team recorded our Season 2 review and had a blast looking over the past year, discussing what we learned on thriving, as well as sharing exciting news about things to come in Season 3. Theme Song: Driven to Success by Scott Holmes Josh mentions a photo of a bunkbed product Grant saw that looks like the podcast lo...
Today we are talking with Anthony Esser and Greg Coles about prayer. Where does prayer fit into thriving? Donate to Henry's medical bills here . Sites Mentioned: https://www.anthonyesser.com/ https://www.gregorycoles.com/ Pre-order Greg Cole's upcoming book, No Longer Strangers , at https://www.ivpress.com/no-longer-strangers Theme Song: Driven to Success by Scott Holmes...
Today, Bekah and I are talking with Branden Polk, board member of Revoice and director of Arrowhead Consulting, about social media and how to navigate it. Music: Theme: Driven to Success by Scott Holmes Interlude: Wonderous Love by Murphy, D.X.
It has been a bit since we released an episode and that is because Josh has been on a road trip and behind on the podcast. We are back today with a new episode though! Mary and Josh are talking with Kat LaPrairie about abiding in Christ and what that looks like for us as LGBT+ Christians. At the end of the episode, Mary mentions an episode of Theology in the Raw which Kat did with Preston Sprinkle. You can hear that episode at https://www.prestonsprinkle.com/theology-in-the-raw/2019/9/9/756-a-tr...
This is an exciting one for me (Josh) because we are having a fellow Side B podcaster here on with us today...Laurie Krieg. Grant and I are talking with Laurie about doubt and how to deal with it. Is there anything good God can do through our doubt? We also talk to Laurie about her new book coming out in October 2020 called Impossible Marriage and the experience of doubt she explains about in the book. You can pre-order Impossible Marriage now at www.impossiblemarriage.com and join their launch ...
