Crystal Cheatham

You may know Isaac Archuleta from a previous episode but I’m bringing him back because we have a surprise to share with you. He is the creator of the I Am Clinic, a place where LGBTQ Christians can receive mental health services that allows them to step into their fuller selves. Find out more about Isaac at iamclinic.org.

George has been in the church his whole life. From growing up in the Coptic Orthodox tradition, to serving in Pastor roles within Evangelical and Mainline Churches. We get the chance to talk about George and his work with Church Clarity. As George puts it, “We shouldn’t know more about our Uber drivers than we do about our pastors.”

Aaron Bailey is an executive pastor at Left Hand Church and the founder of Launch Pad, a church planting organization for open and affirming churches. I met Aaron at a conference where we bonded over our entrepreneurial endeavors in the faith sector. It’s not too often I get to geek about about the intersections of my two passions (faith and startups) so don’t hate me too much after listening to this convo!

Today’s guest is Elizabeth Jeffries, author of the forthcoming book Through the Kaleidoscope: How Exploring Cell Biology Transforms My Relationship With God. Raised in an evangelical fundamentalist non-denominational Christian church our discussion focuses on Elizabeth’s journey and what brought her into this space of openness and acceptance. We get to talking about homeschool, A Wrinkle in Time and of course sex.

Today’s guest is Lenny Duncan, Pastor of Jehu’s Table and author of the upcoming book Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the U.S. Today Lenny is discussing his new devotional in Our Bible App called Recovery & Resurrection: For Those Who Have Known Death Intimately, along with his book and a bit about his complex sexuality. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed talking to this Goliath of Truth Bombs.

Today’s guest is Danny Prada, pastor of the Heartway Church. Danny aids the homeless population, pastors the Heartway church and hosts their weekly podcast. Pastor Danny is also in the process of working towards his doctor of ministry degree at Fuller Theological Seminary.

Bailey Brawner is the Pastor of two congregations in the United Methodist Church in Alaska. She graduated from Boston University School of Theology with an MDiv. and a certificate in Religion and Conflict Transformation. Bailey is focused on creating spiritual spaces for people who've experienced religious trauma. Today she talks about all these things as well as what it's like to be open about her asexuality. Find out more about her at BaileyBrawner.com.

Today for Valentine’s day I wanted to do something special. Valentine’s day can often make you feel that breeze of loneliness. You may feel content in your singleness or your relationship every other day but the moment Valentine’s day comes around that explosion of artificial pink hearts and candy can make you question everything and suddenly you’re super-duper insecure. Well I say knock it off and here’s how. Kevin Garcia is here to help us snap back to reality. Remember. You are enough and here’s how you know. Let’s talk to Kevin. Kevin Garcia is a digital pastor, content creator, and self identifying hot mess. Working at the intersection of queerness, sexuality, Christian faith, gender, and justice,  Kevin creates videos blogs and podcasts that reflect the queer Christian experience.

Tuhina Verma Rasche and Jason Chesnut are two Lutheran ministers and the duo behind such liturgical collections as Shut The Hell Up and Fuck This Shit. This year they focused their dynamic power on Epiphany, that strange stretch of time between the new year and Lent. With a do-it-yourself-toolkit now available on the app, they hosted an event right here with me in Philly. We wore crowns, we played games, and we did the best thing of all which was learn more about Jesus through community. I know it sounds really sappy but ya’ll we had fun. Find them both on Twitter @TVRasche and @CrazyPastor (guess which is which).

Carla Sofia, also known as La Mechuda, is a lesbian woman, a Latina and a believer of Jesus now based in Argentina. She wants to open the conversation and show that LGBT + people can live spirituality in a real and true way. She is a pioneer, a mover and a shaker and is creating spaces in which those who want to commune at the intersections of Christianity and LGBT + identity can do so and thrive. Join us in this live conversation at the Queer Christian Fellowship Conference in Chicago.