UnYoked Living: The Divorce Recovery Podcast

The Unspoken Trauma: Why Your Church Fails Divorcees


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Welcome to Episode 6 of the UnYoked Podcast, where host Todd Turner delves into the sensitive topic of divorce within the Christian church. In this eye-opening discussion, Turner shatters misconceptions and confronts the challenges divorced individuals face when seeking solace and understanding in their faith communities.


For feedback and discussion: toddturner.com/divorce 

00:00 Navigating Christian divorce in today's American churches.

05:08 Church teachings on divorce leave members feeling unwelcome.

06:58 Challenges of divorce in church community discussed.

09:55 Churches' judgmental treatment of divorce and remarriage.

15:26 Navigating Christian divorce with faith and struggle.

18:50 Church groups should focus on real support.

20:45 Donating aid; church focus on show over help.

25:19 Misguided advice leads to disappointment and hurt.

28:30 Church prioritizes systems over actual ministry outreach.

30:37 Church singles ministry: meat markets or healing?

35:27 Men overworked, prioritize family and recovery.

37:55 Subscribe, rate, review, share, follow, pray, resources.


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UnYoked - The Post Divorce Podcast: Navigating your divorce and recovery with grace.

Divorce and the new single life is hard but it is even more complex when you made a promise to God to "keep your marriage till death do you part." American Christian culture doesn't make navigating the decisions and ripple effects of divorce any easier. Christian marriage and divorce advice runs rampant yet often conflicts with the realities of pain, abuse, loneliness, and the real world.

God has a lot more to say than, “I hate divorce.” God gives a standard and then graciously restores and renews people even when His standard isn't met.

Those of us who are navigating the life changing event of unYoking from a spouse and/or uprooting a family have to journey through some dark, lonely, and confusing places. Our issues aren't frequently tackled from the pulpit and the advice we receive isn't always relevant to our current place.

The UnYoked podcast is just for you. A safe place to wonder, ponder, relate, and consider your steps of navigating a divorce, singleness, and the future. A place where we live in the tension between God's plan and the realities of living in a broken world with broken people and broken relationships. Buckle up... remove the mask.. and let's get real about discussing the ripple effects of divorce and equip ourselves to survive being unYoked as a Christian.

Visit ToddTurner.com/Divorce for more resources.


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