With Andy down and out for this week, Elijah and Ruth tackle the topic of "friendly" church. What does it mean for a church to truly be friendly? How can churches avoid being a place where people feel like just another face in the crowd? Find out all this and more on this weeks episodes of Church is Stupid, But.

The Church is Stupid, But crew does a holiday episode! Learn all you want to know about Lent, fasting and more! Listen to Andy, Elijah, and Ruth talk about the season of Lent, during this Holy Week.

The Church is Stupid, But crew does a holiday episode! Learn all you want to know about Lent, fasting and more! Listen to Andy, Elijah, and Ruth talk about the season of Lent, during this Holy Week. 

Last week we talked about a little bit of the shame culture that is put on women by the church and society in general, so this week we look at the male perspective. Listen to Andy, Elijah and Ruth as they discuss male shame culture and how it impacts the church.

Last week we talked about a little bit of the shame culture that is put on women by the church and society in general, so this week we look at the male perspective. Listen to Andy, Elijah and Ruth as they discuss male shame culture and how it impacts the church.

There is a culture of shame that exists within churches. These can be spoken, or unspoken, but ultimately have left behind a generation that associates church with shame. This conversation is approached from a much different angle than many of our previous podcasts, and deals with sensitive content. So if you are sensitive to topics around abuse and shame culture, we advise you to take caution while listening, or consider not listening to this episode. If you have not listened to episode 30, we do advise that you listen to that in order for this episode to sense. This episode displays much of the heart and reasons behind why we do what we do here at Church is Stupid, But.

There is a culture of shame that exists within churches. These can be spoken, or unspoken, but ultimately have left behind a generation that associates church with shame. This conversation is approached from a much different angle than many of our previous podcasts, and deals with sensitive content. So if you are sensitive to topics around abuse and shame culture, we advise you to take caution while listening, or consider not listening to this episode. We also would really encourage you as you listen to this episode, know that this is only half of the conversation. While this episode deals much with the shame culture churches and society in general fosters, Thursday's episode will deal with more of the heart behind the conversation and why this shame culture is not reflected in scripture and in the God who loves us.

A continuation on the conversation about boring church, the episodes this week discuss the difference between entertainment and engagement. What does it mean for a church to engage with its members and with the community? What does it look like to see that lived out in a church? Listen to Andy, Elijah, Ruth and Wesley tackle these questions and more.

A continuation on the conversation about boring church, the episodes this week discuss the difference between entertainment and engagement. What does it mean for a church to engage with its members and with the community? What does it look like to see that lived out in a church? Listen to Andy, Elijah, Ruth and Wesley tackle these questions and more. 

Ever found yourself accidentally taking a snooze during church service? Wonder is that a bad thing? Or is it okay that church can sometimes be boring? Find out this and more on this episode of of Church is Stupid, But. Listen as Andy, Elijah, Ruth and special guest Wesley talk about boring church.