Saving Faith with Eric Sentell of the Backyard Church Blog
243 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSaving Faith deconstructs Christianity to reconstruct a faith that works. Eric Sentell, regular contributor to the popular Backyard Church blog, tackles tough theological questions and interviews amazing guests. Past interviews include Kristen Kobes du Mez (Jesus and John Wayne), Beth Allison Barr (The Making of Biblical Womanhood), Jared Byas (Love Matters More) John Williamson (The Deconstructionists Podcast), and many more.
Saving Faith was formerly "Metamorphosis: Sharing the Love of Jesus." Contact [email protected] with feedback, suggestions, or guest recommendations.
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The First 500 Years of the Church - 51-53 A.D. Paul's Third Missionary Journey
October 31, 2022 09:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. This episode continues the series on the early history of the church. We focus on Paul's time in Ephesus, the semi-revolt of the cult of Artemis, and the work of the Spirit in Paul's ministry. Learn more about Trinity UMC in Piedmont, MO, at www.umctrinity.org Contact Eric at [email protected] Podcast Author: Trinity United...
The First 500 Years of the Church - A.D. 49-51 Paul's Second Missionary Journey
October 24, 2022 09:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. This episode continues the series on the early history of the church. Eric focuses on Paul's second missionary journey as desribed in the IF Gathering study Anno Domini and the Acts 15-18. Learn more about Trinity UMC in Piedmont, MO, at www.umctrinity.org Contact Eric at [email protected] Podcast Author: Trinity United Met...
The First 500 Years of Church History - A.D. 42-62 Paul's First Missionary Journey
October 17, 2022 10:00 - 58 minutes - 54.6 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. This episode picks up the history of the early church with Paul's first missionary journey, the Council of Jerusalem, and the inclusion of Gentile believers. Eric puts special emphasis on the way Paul, Peter, and James creatively reinterpret and re-understand their Hebrew Scriptures (our Old Testament) in light of Jesus and the Work o...
The First 500 Years of Church History - 37-38 A.D. Gentiles Receive the Spirit
October 10, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. This episode continues to explore the history of the Christian church, using the IF Gathering study Anno Domini as a framework. Eric discusses: the conversion of Saul; the conversion of Cornelius the Centurion; how the early church responded to these momentous events; and what we can learn from their example about the Spirit and...
David French and the State of Theology
October 03, 2022 11:01 - 42 minutes - 34.2 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. Leave it to David French to make you think! French has been a columnist for Time Magazine, and he writes The French Press, a newsletter, for his website The Dispatch. In this episode, Eric reacts to and expands on some of David French's perspective on the State of Theology report from Lifeway Research and Ligonier Ministries. French p...
The State of Theology in 2022 and U.S. Christianity in 2070
September 26, 2022 16:48 - 40 minutes - 37.9 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. In this episode, Eric breaks down the recent survey studies, "The State of Theology" by Lifeway Research and Ligonier Ministries, and "Modeling the Future of Religion in America" by the PEW Research Center. The "State of Theology" report for 2022 suggests that most U.S. Christians are heretics! But Eric explains why the research may b...
The First 500 Years of Church History - 33 A.D.
September 19, 2022 11:30 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. When did the Christian Church begin? What were the key moments in its formation? Eric discusses some early Church history with the help of Anno Domini: The First 500 Years of the Church by the IF:Gathering women's ministry. This episode focuses on 33 A.D. and the first months of the church. Future episodes on church history will follow ...
The Good Girl's and Guy's Guide to Great Sex - An Interview with Sheila Gregoire
September 12, 2022 12:00 - 51 minutes - 31.2 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. What are the obstacles to emotional, spiritual, and physical intimacy, and how can we overcome them? What does the research reveal about finding fulfillment in our sex lives? These are some of the questions that Sheila Gregoire tackles in the 10th anniversary revision of her book, The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex. Sheila previously ...
This Podcast Is Out for Summer
June 20, 2022 12:04 - 3 minutes - 2.56 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. Metamorphosis will be taking a break for the rest of the summer. Eric will resume recording in late August or early September of 2022. Thank you for listening and supporting the podcast! Learn more at www.umctrinity.org Contact Eric at [email protected] Podcast Author: Trinity United Methodist Church, Piedmont, MO
Love STILL Matters More - Another Conversation with Jared Byas
June 13, 2022 14:43 - 50 minutes - 40.8 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. Jared Byas is the author of Love Matters More: Why Fighting to Be Right Keeps Us from Loving like Jesus. This is Jared's second time on Metamorphosis, and he discusses how his book is more relevant than ever in 2022 and how to apply the book's principles in our relationships and society. Learn more about Jared and his work at www.theb...
LGBTQ and the Bible
June 06, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. What does the Bible say about LGBTQ people and relationships? It's more complicated than you might think when you dig into the historical, cultural, social, and linguistic contexts of the relevant verses. Why did King Asa and King Josiah expel "male shrine prostitutes" from Israel but not their patrons? Whom did Paul have in mind when h...
All Means All Does Not Mean Anything Goes - An Interview with Duane Anders
May 30, 2022 11:00 - 55 minutes - 75.7 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. Duane Anders is the senior pastor at First United Methodist in Boise, ID, the Cathedral of the Rockies. He shares his perspective as an affirming pastor and the father of a trans daughter. Resources: http://austenhartke.com/ http://austenhartke.com/trans-faith-resources Learn more at www.umctrinity.org Contact Eric at jamesericse...
A Matter of Life and Death - An Interview with Natalie Grace Drew
May 23, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. Natalie Grace Drew served combat tours in Iraq for the U.S. Army. She also happens to be a trans woman. Trans issues garner a lot of media attention, but do you know any trans people? Have you heard the perspective of a trans Christian? Natalie Grace Drew describes her harrowing journey through depression, substance abuse, and suicidal ...
What Do You Want Men to Know? A Mother's Day Panel at Trinity UMC
May 16, 2022 12:00 - 37 minutes - 35.8 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. May 8, 2022, was Mother's Day, and Trinity UMC hosted an intergenerational panel of women active in its ministries. Diane Kasten, Ronda Polk, Shelby Henson, and Jessica Polk Sentell shared their perspective on women in ministry, the Bible's depiction of women, and Jesus' call to women to serve God's Kingdom. Enjoy listening to their con...
Love Like Jesus - An Interview with Mike Rosebush
May 09, 2022 20:37 - 1 hour - 86.1 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. Mike Rosebush is a licensed counselor, a writer, and a committed Christian. He worked for Focus on the Family as a Vice-President for over ten years. Before that, he served in the U.S. Air Force as a fighter pilot. And Mike happens to be gay. You may hear a lot about LGBTQ+ issues and Christianity, but how many gay people do you know? H...
Heavy Burdens - An Interview with Bridget Eileen Rivera
May 02, 2022 11:00 - 56 minutes - 57 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. Bridget Eileen Rivera is the author of Heavy Burdens: Seven Ways LGBTQ Christians Experience Harm in the Church. She holds to a traditional interpretation of the Bible on LGBTQ+ issues and therefore chooses to be celibate. Her book, and this interview, discusses the main ways that LGBTQ+ Christians -- regardless of their actions -- may ...
Mental Health and the Christian
April 25, 2022 12:00 - 48 minutes - 54 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. Relevant Magazine is a Christian magazine aimed at Millennials and Gen Z (i.e., people 40 and under). Their daily email newsletter features their most popular articles for the day. Multiple days in a row, their most popular articles included the topics of mental health. In this episode, Eric discusses these articles, the statistics on...
Reading While Black This Easter
April 18, 2022 12:00 - 56 minutes - 62.2 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people's lives. Reading While Black: African-American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope by Esau McCauley garnered national attention for its insightful Biblical interpretation. Eric reviews some of the book's major themes and how Esau McCauley helps us to bring some of heaven down to earth by pursuing restorative social justice. Learn mo...
What Is Open And Relational Theology?
April 11, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 76.8 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the love of Jesus to change lives. Eric explains his journey to becoming an "open and relational theist." Open and relational theism, or ORT, is another option for people who want to believe in God and follow Jesus but struggle with some parts of traditional theology. That person whom you want to invite to Easter Sunday, but you doubt they will come? Tell them about ORT! Learn more from th...
Jesus and John Wayne - An Interview with Kristen Kobes du Mez
April 04, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. Jesus and John Wayne became a New York Times bestseller. Kristen Kobes du Mez surveys the history of masculinity -- how male gender identity was shaped, influenced, and promoted -- within American Evangelicalism from circa 1940 to 2016. She discusses some of her book's major themes and implications. Learn more at www.umctrinity.org C...
All Means All Doesn't Mean Anything Goes - An Interview With Pastor Duane Anders
April 04, 2022 12:00 - 55 minutes - 75.7 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the love of Jesus to change lives. Duane Anders is the senior pastor of Boise First United Methodist Church, also known as The Cathedral of the Rockies. He shares his perspective as an LGBTQ-affirming pastor. As he says, "All means all," but "All means all doesn't mean anything goes." He is also the father of a trans daughter, and he shares some of his experience navigating that change in hi...
The Making of Biblical Womanhood - An Interview with Beth Allison Barr
March 28, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. The Making of Biblical Womanhood was a USA Today Bestseller and a finalist for the Christianity Today 2022 Book of the Year. Beth Allison Barr puts scripture into its historical and social context, reviews the history of women preaching, and shows that "Christian patriarchy is still patriarchy." Learn more at www.umctrinity.org Conta...
The Fundamental Question - An Interview Wth Joe Smith
March 28, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the love of Jesus to change lives. Joe Smith is pursuing a PhD in theology and works at a Methodist church in Pittsburgh. He cohosts the podcast, "Crisis of Faith with Joe and Drew." On a recent episode, Joe mentioned that he is "functionally an atheist." Eric asks, "How does that work?" and then enjoys a fantastic conversation about the fundamental heart and questions of faith. If you enj...
Love Matters More - An Interview with Jared Byas
March 21, 2022 17:00 - 56 minutes - 49.3 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. Jared Byas is the cohost of the popular Christian podcast, The Bible for Normal People. In his book, Love Matters More: How Fighting to Be Right Keeps Us from Loving like Jesus, Byas explores how prioritizing love as "treating others as they show us they want to be treated" can change our faith, our relationships, and our lives. It's th...
More Than One Way To Be Christian
March 21, 2022 12:00 - 28 minutes - 28 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the love of Jesus to change lives. Eric responds further to Alicia Childer's recent Gospel Coalition article attacking the "deconstruction," or examination, of one's faith. He describes the diversity of orthodox Christianity and reflects on the implications for how we view and respond to criticism like The Gospel Coalition article. Contact Eric at [email protected] or Trinity UMC ...
My Atheist Friend Took Me to Church - An Interview with Ben Sledge
March 14, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. Ben Sledge grew up in a Christian home, nearly lost his faith while processing his combat experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq, and then returned to an even stronger, deeper faith. His memoir of war and spirituality, Where Cowards Go to Die, comes out in June 2022. You can download the first chapter for free at www.benjaminsledge.com. ...
Problematic Assumptions And Grace - A Conversation With Kate Boyd
March 14, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the love of Jesus to change lives. Kate Boyd is an author, speaker, presenter, Bible teacher, and all-around awesome person. She offers resources, Bible studies, and courses for Christians in what she called "the messy middle" at her website, KateBoyd.co. You can also find Kate on Twitter @thekateboyd and Instagram @kateboyd.co. In this episode, Eric and Kate talk about some of the resourc...
The Fundamental Question - An Interview with Joe Smith
March 07, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. Joe Smith, a theologian and co-host of the podcast Crisis of Faith, discusses whether he believes in God, the type of God he believes in, and how his beliefs affect his work as a pastor, theology doctoral candidate, and religious podcast host. He and Eric discuss the fundamental question facing Christians today: will we base our faith o...
Different Worship For Different Folks - A Conversation With Shane Conner
March 07, 2022 13:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the love of Jesus to change lives. Shane Conner is the worship pastor at Trinity UMC. He shares some of his faith journey and background as well as explains his philosophy of worship. He also talks about some exciting opportunities for worship coming to Trinity. Contact Eric at [email protected] or Trinity UMC at [email protected] Homepage: www.umctrinity.org Podcast Author: T...
Crisis of Faith - An Interview with Joe and Drew
February 28, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. Crisis of Faith with Joe and Drew is a podcast for people questioning their Evangelical beliefs, who want to hear someone say out loud what they may be thinking. Eric interviews Joe and Drew about their faith backgrounds and the perspectives they bring to their podcast. You can contact them at [email protected]. Learn more at ww...
Meet The Pastor - An Interview With TUMC Pastor Brian Abbot
February 28, 2022 13:00 - 39 minutes - 39.5 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the love of Jesus to change lives. Eric finally interviews the new pastor at TUMC! Pastor Brian Abbott has been at Trinity since the summer of 2021, and you can hear his love for God and people throughout this conversation. Brian describes the many exciting things happening at Trinity and invites everyone to become part of them. Contact Eric at [email protected] or Trinity UMC at ...
Bad Assumptions about Grace
February 21, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. Kate Boyd is a Christian author, speaker, and Bible teacher. She offers resources for what she calls "Messy Middle" Christians who don't quite fit into either conservative or liberal groups. In this conversation, she and Eric discuss a recent article in the Gospel Coalition website that makes some problematic assumptions about grace and...
In John 3 - 16 Believe Means More Than Believe
February 21, 2022 13:00 - 31 minutes - 34.3 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging gospel with a changing culture. Are you confused about salvation? Are we saved by faith like Paul says? Or are we saved by living morally and doing good works, as Paul says? This episode attempts to make sense of "faith vs. works" with some exploration of the ancient Greek word translated as "believe" in John 3:16. Contact Eric at [email protected] or Trinity UMC a...
God for Grown Ups - An Interview with Dan Peterson
February 14, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. Dan Peterson is the host of the podcast, God for Grown Ups, and the Senior Pastor of Queen Anne Lutheran in Seattle. Dan and Eric have a wide-ranging conversation about their faith journeys, the after-life, philosophy, and Jesus. Learn more at www.umctrinity.org Contact Eric at [email protected] Podcast Author: Trinity Unit...
Violence In The Bible
February 14, 2022 13:00 - 54 minutes - 58.3 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging gospel with a changing culture. Eric presents an alternative way of understanding the more troubling violence in the Bible: the Bible is both human AND divine. It contains human elements, such as ascribing things to God that aren't true of God, and divine inspiration, such as the deeper, sometimes subtle message of faithfulness to God, God's love, and God's mercy. Contact E...
The Choices of Job
February 07, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. The host of Metamorphosis, Eric, reflects on the Book of Job. Job chooses to believe in and trust God despite all evidence to the contrary. What does that mean for us today? Learn more at www.umctrinity.org Contact Eric at [email protected] Podcast Author: Trinity United Methodist Church, Piedmont, MO
The Choices Of Job
February 07, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging gospel with a changing culture. Job chooses to believe in God, and a loving God to boot, despite circumstances that could easily turn many people away from God. In this episode, Eric goes through the Book of Job and offers his interpretation of the book's meaning and Job's choices. Contact Eric at [email protected] or Trinity UMC at [email protected] Homepage: w...
Emotions, the Holy Spirit, and the Bible
January 31, 2022 20:00 - 21 minutes - 22.1 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. The host of Metamorphosis, Eric, reacts to an episode of The Bible Project podcast. Tim Mackie argues that Christianity and evangelism rest on a foundation of stories about Jesus, passed down by people who display Jesus' love in captivating, compelling ways. Mackie says "We get it backwards" when we begin with, "Here's this really speci...
Wayhouse and the House Church - An Interview with Matt Allbritton
January 24, 2022 20:00 - 58 minutes - 43 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. Matt Allbritton provides resources for Christians and for the House Church model at his website, Wayhouse Media. Matt shares his faith journey and what drew him to the House Church model. Learn more at www.umctrinity.org Contact Eric at [email protected] Podcast Author: Trinity United Methodist Church, Piedmont, MO
Mark Hackett's Deconstruction Journey
January 17, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. Mark Hackett published multiple viral articles about generational fault lines in the church and his journey of deconstructing and reconstructing his faith. He shares some of that journey and reflects on the key moments. Mark is the Executive Director of the nonprofit, Operation Broken Silence, which helps with development and humanitari...
Space for Exploring Faith - John Williamson of The Deconstructionists Podcast
January 10, 2022 21:00 - 48 minutes - 48.9 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. John Williamson co-founded The Deconstructionists Podcast, for which he has interviewed virtually every major Christian author, speaker, and theologian. Renown scholars like N.T. Wright, Diana Butler Bass, Timothy Keller, Brian McLaren, Barbara Brown Taylor, Richard Rohr, Greg Boyd, Brian Zahnd, Thomas Jay Oord, Pete Enns, and many more...
Emotions, The Spirit, And The Bible - Reflections On The Bible Project
December 22, 2021 13:00 - 21 minutes - 22.1 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging gospel with a changing culture. Eric reflects on an excerpt from The Bible Project Podcast in which Jon Collins, Tim Mackie, and Carissa Quinn respond to a question about the Bible's trustworthiness. He relates Tim's description of how belief and faith develop typically to his own experiences and development as a person of faith. Contact Eric at [email protected] o...
Encouragement for "Messy Middle" Christians
December 20, 2021 21:00 - 56 minutes - 57.4 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. Kate Boyd is a Christian author, speaker, and Bible teacher. She offers resources for what she calls "Messy Middle" Christians who don't quite fit into either conservative or liberal groups. Kate shares her faith journey and advice for engaging people with the Gospel. Learn more at www.umctrinity.org Contact Eric at jamesericsentel...
Healing From Religious Trauma - An Interview With Christine Greenwald
December 20, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging gospel with a changing culture. In this episode, Eric interviews Christine Greenwald, a licensed therapist in Ohio who treats and writes about trauma. She's especially interested in helping people heal from religious trauma. The interview describes religious trauma and how it can occur, suggests ways to heal from religious trauma, and offers ideas for avoiding inflicting reli...
Purity as Spiritual Discipline - An Interview with Dr. Camden Morgante
December 13, 2021 21:00 - 47 minutes - 44.4 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. Dr. Camden Morgante is a a licensed clinical psychologist and former college professor. She writes and speaks about Christianity, psychology, and gender equality. She is currently writing a book on the myths of purity culture, and she discusses some of those myths and presents a better alternative, purity as a spiritual discipline, for ...
Using Relational Authority in Youth Ministry - An Interview with Josh Packard
December 06, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. Josh Packard is the Director of Springtide Research Institute, a faith-based organization that surveys tens of thousands of people aged 13-25 to find out what they think about faith and the role faith plays in their lives. Packard describes "relational authority," a model of engaging young people that nurtures their connections to elder...
Evolving Faith Is Faith - An Interview With Judy Hansen
December 06, 2021 13:00 - 46 minutes - 28.2 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging gospel with a changing culture. In this episode, Eric talks with Judy Hansen about her faith journey and experiences. Judy shares how her faith has evolved and grown, how she's left behind bad theology, and her advice for Christians. You can find Judy's writing at https://judyhansenblog.medium.com or by going to Medium.com and searching for Judith Hansen. Connect with Jud...
Healing from Religious Trauma - An Interview with Christine Greenwald
November 29, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. Christine Greenwald is a licensed therapist who specializes in religious trauma. She writes about Christianity, psychology, and therapy. In this interview, she shares some of her faith background, defines and describes religious trauma, and gives tips for healing from it. Learn more at www.umctrinity.org Contact Eric at jamesericsent...
Hurtful vs. Healing Narratives - An Interview with Joanna Sawatsky
November 22, 2021 21:00 - 31 minutes - 32.4 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging love of Jesus to change people’s lives. Joanna Sawatsky is one of the co-authors of The Great Sex Rescue. In this conversation, she shares some of her faith background and journey, how she reconciles science and faith, and the statistics she helped create for The Great Sex Rescue. Learn more at www.umctrinity.org Contact Eric at [email protected] Podcast Author: ...
Giving Thanks Is Giving Trust
November 22, 2021 13:00 - 13 minutes - 14.1 MBMetamorphosis is the podcast of Trinity United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Missouri, where we share the unchanging gospel with a changing culture. In this solo episode, Eric reflects on the phrase "Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever," that is found in 1 and 2 Chronicles and several Psalms. He looks at the verses in their context and discusses how they show us that giving thanks to God is giving trust in God. Happy Thanksgiving! Contact Eric at jamesericsent...