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Over the next few weeks, we will be talking about Deconstruction & Reconstruction which we know a lot of you have been wanting to learn more about. This week, we are focusing on defining the term “deconstruction”, discussing why are you hearing more about it and why it isn’t just for evangelicals, plus so much more. Brian and Fr. Shay are also sharing a bit of their deconstruction stories.

Next week we’re going to talk about the actual process of deconstruction, the stages people go through, and how you can continue to process and make something beautiful on the other side. 

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Welcome to a brand new episode of The QueerTheology Podcast with your hosts Brian and Fr. Shay. If you are new to this podcast, welcome! If you’ve been a listener, thank you for your continued patronage. For 2022, we are switching up how we do our podcast! We’ll have several series throughout the year that includes a series on the Gospel of Mark, interviews with Jewish leaders, creating rituals for resistance, and so much more! So make sure that you tune in weekly.

In addition to that good stuff, we’re going to have a Q & A episode every quarter. If you have a burning question, please send them over using the email below and you can also send them in as audio clips! Wouldn’t it be so fun and exciting to hear yourself on the podcast?!

In this episode, we answered the following:

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This is the last guest episode of this series! We’ve loved doing this series and appreciate you as our listeners. We are surely going to do another round of guest episodes in the future as these have proven quite inspiring. In the meantime, please stay tuned for a brand-new episode, next week.

For the last guest interview, we have Sarah Ngu who is a freelance writer and is studying religious history at Yale divinity school. They co-founded churchclarity.com, live in NYC, and are originally from Malaysia.

Here’s a previous podcast episode that we did with Sarah: LIVE from Q Christian Fellowship Conference with Sarah Ngu of Church Clarity: https://www.queertheology.com/podcast/qcf-live-sarah-ngu-church-clarity-acts-17/

Where to find and follow Sarah:

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Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey has a stellar history as a senior administrator and scholar in higher education. She currently serves as Vice President for Academic Affairs at Meadville Lombard Theological School and Associate Professor of Constructive Theology. Before her appointment at Meadville, she was Associate Dean at Boston University School of Theology. She is also an ordained elder in the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Dr. Lightsey is a womanist theologian who has lectured at schools within and outside the continental United States. She has served as co-chair of the American Academy of Religion’s Womanist Approaches to Religion and Society Group. She is currently a member of the Workgroup on Constructive Theology. Dr. Lightsey is an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Army. She served as a member of the original executive committee for the Soul Repair Project, which studies the role of moral injury in military veterans.

Pamela’s several publications include the full manuscript, “Our Lives Matter: A Womanist Queer Theology” (Wipf and Stock, 2015), Transforming Service: Reflections of Student Services Professionals in Theological Education. Editors Shonda R. Jones & Pamela R. Lightsey. (Wipf and Stock, 2020), “I’m Black. I’m Queer Lesbian. I’m Methodist. I’m Thriving, Irregardless.” in I’m Black. I’m Christian. I’m Methodist. (Nashville, Abingdon Press, 2020). “Blinking Red: The Escalation of a Militarized Police Force and Its Challenges to Black Communities” (Lexington Books, 2019), in Feminist Praxis Against U.S. Militarism (New York: Lexington Books, 2019).

Pamela is the mother of two adult children, one grandson and one adult goddaughter, and her son. They are her central sources of joy and hope.

Find more of Pamela:

Web: https://onenabi.net/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OneNabi

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With his band Everyday Sunday, Trey Pearson has sold hundreds of thousands of albums and amassed millions of streams. He’s had 5 #1 U.S. singles and 20 Top 10 hits. His song “Wake Up! Wake Up!” earned the most-played Christian rock song of the year, and “Best Night of Our Lives” broke onto the coveted Billboard 200 chart. Pearson has toured in all 50 states and 20 countries, including arena tours and major Christian music festivals.

Trey Pearson, the founder and owner of Everyday Sunday, came out of the closet to make national and worldwide news. His announcement started a national conversation with a television appearance on The View. Trey has been covered by The New York Times, Billboard Magazine, CNN, NBC, Entertainment Weekly, and more, as he became the #1 trending topic worldwide on Facebook.

Trey was nominated for a 2017 GLAAD Award for his appearance on The View. Trey has been performing at Pride Festivals across the United States and around the world. He released his debut solo single, “Silver Horizon”, and premiered the music video on Teen Vogue. Billboard Magazine did a  feature on Trey for his debut EP and premiered the title track “Love Is Love”, which is now available worldwide.

Find Trey:

Web: http://treypearson.com/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/treypearson/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/treypearson

Twitter: https://twitter.com/treypearson

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The Triad Fam, aka the Simbalas, is a polyamorous family consisting of 3 adults who are madly in love with each other. They also co-parent a sassy toddler named Lukas. They created their website, thetriadfam.com, to share their experiences, encourage, and inspire all to live their best lives. 

At the beginning of their poly journey, there were not many resources for those looking for information on polyamory and especially polyamory and Christianity. Through sharing on their website and Instagram page, speaking opportunities, and education, they strive to be a source of truth, hope, and understanding for everyone. 

To learn more, check out their platforms:

Web: https://www.thetriadfam.com/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/thetriadfam/

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Amir Yass is an LGBTQ activist and regularly hosts panels at the LA LGBT center battling transphobia, femme bashing, body shaming, and racism in the queer community. He has interviewed a diverse group of people for the Broadway Podcast Network. As an actively visible queer Muslim, Amir hopes to change the way religion and sexual orientation are mutually exclusive.

Connect with Amir:

The Take On Podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-take-on/id1518719109

IG: https://www.instagram.com/amiryassofficial/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@amiryassofficial

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This week, we have Emmy Kegler as our guest. Emmy is a pastor, author, and speaker called to ministry at the margins of the church, especially among LGBTQIA+ Christians. She serves as pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Northeast Minneapolis, a small servant-hearted neighborhood congregation focused on feeding the hungry and community outreach. She is a co-leader of the Queer Grace Community, a group of LGBTQIA+ Christians in the Twin Cities who meet for worship, Bible study, and fellowship. She is also the founder and editor of the Queer Grace Encyclopedia, a curated collection of online resources around LGBTQIA+ life and faith. 

Her first book, One Coin Found: How God’s Love Stretches to the Margins, tells her story as a queer Christian called to ordained ministry and how it formed her relationship with Scripture. Her second book, All Who Are Weary: Easing the Burden on the Walk with Mental Illness, offers a pastoral and Scriptural accompaniment to those facing symptoms and diagnoses of mental illness along with the families, friends, communities, pastors, and therapists who care for them. She lives in Minneapolis and enjoys biking the lakes, reading books on her front porch, and playing board games with her wife Michelle.

Get to know more of Emmy and find her books at: http://www.emmykegler.com/

Queer Grace: http://queergrace.com/

Her social media platforms as @emmykegler

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This week, we have Rev. Dr. Justin Sabia-Tanis who is an assistant professor and director of the Social Transformation program at United Theological Seminary. He earned his Ph.D. from the Graduate Theological Union in Interdisciplinary Studies in addition to a Master of Divinity degree at Harvard Divinity School and a Doctor of Ministry from San Francisco Theological Seminary. As a pastor, he served congregations in Boston, Honolulu, and San Francisco and was Director of Leadership Development for Metropolitan Community Churches; he is now with the United Church of Christ. In his prior work, he served as Managing Director at the Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion (CLGS) and directed communications for the Hawai’i Equal Rights Marriage Project, the National Center for Transgender Equality, and Out & Equal Workplace Advocates. He has taught at the University of Arizona, Pima Community College, Iliff School of Theology, and Pacific School of Religion. He lives in Minnesota with his husband, Henry, and their two dogs.

Find more of Rev. Dr. Justin at: https://www.unitedseminary.edu/academics/faculty/justin-sabia-tanis/

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This week’s guest episode is with Jess Grace Garcia (she/they) who is a co-founder of Q Worship Collective, Co-Host of Lavender Mafia Podcast, and the Worship Pastor at NoHo Community in Los Angeles where she lives with her wife and girlfriend. They spent a number of years leading worship in nonaffirming spaces until she took a break to rediscover what it looks like to be a queer person of faith. After spending 20 years in Baltimore Jess and their beautiful wife Erica moved to Los Angeles in hopes of finding better care and weather for Erica’s health. After moving, she quickly got connected to an affirming church community and with their love and support got super engaged in ways to give back to the LGBTQ+ Progressive Christian Community. Earlier this year they met their gorgeous girlfriend Janna at a Queer Christian (Virtual) Conference. 

Jess is passionate about writing and producing songs that provide healing and reflection on the beauty, holiness, and God’s image within us. She loves to love people, creating safe spaces for healing from religious trauma/spiritual abuse and to deconstruct/ reconstruct at their own pace. 

When Jess isn’t leading and loving her community she owns and operates a video production company & studio called Springwood Productions that she started over 10 years ago. She loves to help artists tell their stories in unique and compassionate ways of connecting with their audience.

Learn more about Jess and her work:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/jessgracegarcia/

Lavender Mafia: https://linktr.ee/lavmafia

Q Worship: https://www.qworshipcollective.com/

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