GeekyJustin Live

Fifty years ago, Marsha Stevens-Pino helped to usher in the age of contemporary Christian music, then became the first CCM performer to be openly gay.

This week, celebrating the 50th anniversary of her music ministry, she reflects back on her life, tells funny stories, and shares a bit about her own geeky side.

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Openly gay writer/speaker Julie Rodgers went through an ex-gay program, worked at Wheaton (a conservative Christian college), and ultimately came out as gay and fully affirming.

In this week’s GeekyJustin Live, Julie answers questions about how to heal from spiritual trauma and keep moving forward in life without being defined solely by one’s past.

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Sally Gary grew up in the Church of Christ, a denomination where being gay is particularly difficult. Today, she’s responsible for a growing movement of LGBTQ-friendly community spaces—some specifically for Christians, others open to all.

In this week’s live Q&A, Sally shares practical advice for creating community wherever you are, whoever you are.

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In this special episode, I’m live in person with my dad, as we discuss what it was like for him as a Southern Baptist deacon, discovering his son was gay and learning to think in new ways about issues he’d always thought were settled.

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Australian Anthony Venn-Brown says he’s “quite possibly the oldest living conversion therapy survivor in the world.”

He’s the author of “A Life of Unlearning” and founder of Ambassadors and Bridge Builders International, and on this week’s GeekyJustin Live, we talk about the challenges he went through coming out in the Stonewall era, trying to be straight, and ultimately fighting to change the church’s perspective on homosexuality.

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Kevin Neuner, pastor of Spark Church in Palo Alto, discusses the state of modern Christianity and how Christians can avoid the bad theology that has damaged the reputation of today’s church.

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Heidi Weaver-Smith, founder of LOVEboldly, shares her experiences standing in the gap between conservative Christians and LGBTQ folks—and answers the critics who say the “middle ground” is unhelpful or even dangerous.

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Greg and Lynn McDonald had their world turned upside down when they discovered their son was gay. Now, years later, they have a book to help other Christian parents avoid the mistakes they made.

This week on GeekyJustin Live, I talk to them about what they learned and the advice they have for other families.

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United Methodist campus minister Joey Heath-Mason joins me to discuss the latest developments in the United Methodist Church’s attempt to resolve a longstanding division on LGBTQ people and issues, on the next-to-last night of a conference intended to do just that.

What will happen now? And is there hope for those wanting more grace and nuance in the conversation? We discuss a way forward.

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Journalist/author Jeff Chu joins me to share his wisdom and stories, from the untold stories of LGBTQ people in Africa to his up-close experience with the hate group Westboro Baptist. Also, what makes an “evangelical,” and is it time to retire that term?

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