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The Church Needs Therapy

Kevin Sweeneywww.patheos.com
Taking the church to therapy
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Episodes

The Joy of Letting Go Interview

One of my best friends, author, and creator of the Youtube channel “3-ology” Kevin Livermore interviewed me for his channel, and he was gracious enough to let me use the audio for the podcast. https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F3GdetnJ%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1iBLCYV1IPp0t-0DWqFqClU7rsWN1YN83KLpXMmYQ-yCiZJs49lZV__BI&h=AT0fW_OiGtC5TpQAp-eFG68BsDQ4M9skx_60mBAkNlXMtmD3L2G8ycoi6H40F2VoGx7w1544r0Cpycl_pgOL32isbflB4Fl2RqnXmgcw1zK9VIEnBslmtqlO7jXtHNHk-yWYg3hL https://www.youtube.com/@3ol...

Jan 03, 202335 minEp. 84

Dr. Mallory Wyckoff

In this In this conversation we talk about her newest book “God Is,” fresh images and feminine metaphors for God, and what it means that God is in the waves.

Dec 05, 20221 hrEp. 83

Alexander John Shaia

Alexander John is one of those rare elders and sages that can make you feel and know that everything is going to be okay. His vision of Jesus is one of the most profound you will hear, his heart for the world will leave you hopeful, and he can help us the beauty in the path of Jesus, and in everything.

Nov 21, 20221 hr 20 minEp. 82

Bekah McNeel

In this conversation we talk about her new book, “Bringing Up Kids When Church Lets You Down: A Guide for Parents Questioning Their Faith.” This is such a timely book and conversation for so many right now.

Oct 18, 202257 minEp. 80

Dr. Alma Zaragoza-Petty

In this conversation we talk about her new book, "Chingona: Owning Your Inner Badass for Healing and Justice.”

Oct 03, 202254 minEp. 79

Amanda Held Opelt

In this conversation we talk about her new book, “A Hole in The World: Finding Hope in Rituals of grief and Healing” and how there is no life hack for grief.

Sep 19, 202255 minEp. 78

Damon Garcia

In this conversation we talk about his new book, “The God Who Riots,” Jesus and the temple, and what we are actually saved from.

Sep 05, 202254 minEp. 77

It's (not) That Serious

Why we can take life seriously and not seriously at all, and why we need to let go of our need for change while we are working for change.

Aug 22, 202236 minEp. 76

Matt Tebbe

In this conversation we talk about the book he co-authored with Ben Sternke, “Having The Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms To Cultivate a Robust Faith,” naming how whiteness works, and life beyond deconstruction.

Aug 09, 202257 minEp. 75

Brian McLaren 2

In this conversation we talk about his newest book, "Do I Stay Christian?" what you gain after you experience relational loss, and giving Christianity permission to evolve.

Jul 25, 202255 minEp. 74

Dr. Holly Oxhandler

In this episode we talk about Holly's book "The Soul Of The Helper," the need for helpers to know their layer of divinity, and holding space for hard feelings, complexity, and messiness.

Jul 18, 202253 minEp. 73

Jonathan Martin

In this conversation we talk about his newest book, “The Road Away From God,” living the cross and resurrection, and following the questions wherever they lead you.

Jul 11, 202250 minEp. 72

Kim Honeycutt

In this conversation we talk about soul graffiti, our true self, and life beyond our trauma responses.

Jul 06, 202253 minEp. 71

Losing Our Heroes and Gaining Our Voice

In this episode I talk about what we desire from our heroes, how they always fail us and become human, and why that’s necessary for owning our own voice.

May 06, 202223 minEp. 70

Brandan Robertson (Part 2)

We talk about what it means to empty ourselves like Jesus, how privilege can become a tool for liberation, and how the places we want to avoid have the power to awaken us.

Mar 08, 202258 minEp. 67

Candice Benbow

In this conversation we talk about her new book, “Red Lip Theology,” how the personal is the theological, and the beauty of black faith.

Feb 21, 202256 minEp. 66

Danté Stewart

In this conversation we talk about his new book, “Shoutin’ In The Fire,” the movement toward wholeness and freedom, and responding the question of how to be Black, Christian, and American at the same time.

Jan 25, 202249 minEp. 64

Scott Erickson

In this conversation we talk about his new book, “Say Yes,” a faith that makes sense for us today, and what it means to be a curator of awesomeness.

Jan 12, 20221 hr 1 minEp. 63

Matthew Vines

In this conversation we talk about his new video curriculum, “The Biblical Case for LGBTQ Inclusion,” the authority of the Bible, and his desire to change hearts and minds.

Nov 30, 20211 hr 2 minEp. 60

Drew Jackson

In this conversation we talk about his newest book, “God Speaks Through Wombs,” the heart of the poet today, and why imagination is so vital for the future.

Nov 23, 20211 hr 4 minEp. 59

This is All About Joy?

In this episode I talk about how Jesus focuses on joy, why we have a complicated relationship with joy, and the connection between heaviness and holiness.

Nov 16, 202125 minEp. 58

Doubt Does Not Deny Your Faith, It Deepens It.

In this episode I talk about what I don’t believe in the Bible, how doubt deepens our faith, and how your picture of God may change, but the presence of Christ remains.

Oct 26, 202135 minEp. 56
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