Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse
176 episodes - English - Latest episode: 26 days ago - ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsA podcast for anyone who has found themself disillusioned or discouraged in their Christian faith journey and who want to hold on to their faith while untangling it from all that is not good or true. This is a podcast for those who want to recognize and recover from spiritual abuse or help provide healing for those who have been harmed in the church.
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43: What We've Gotten Wrong About Divorce. Guest: Gretchen Baskerville
May 11, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 48 MBGretchen Baskerville joins Amy Fritz to talk about Gretchen's book The Life Saving Divorce. Lifesaving Divorce Website Divorce Saves Lives Examples of Abuse Divorce and Excommunication Abuse in Religious Homes Sponsor: The Ten Minute Bible Hour Support the show: Newsletter signup Patreon membership community Paypal Donation Buy me a coffee Come chat with me! Twitter: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Instagram: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Website: Untangled Faith ...
42: Boz Tchividjian answers your questions on G.R.A.C.E, Caring Well, #churchtoo, & NDAs
May 04, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBBoz Tchividjian, attorney and advocate for abuse survivors joins Amy Fritz on the Untangled Faith podcast to answer your questions. What's his origin story as an attorney? The origins of GRACE. Thoughts on the Us v Them messaging from many churches. NDAs Who is the Ronan Farrow or Jody Kantor of #churchtoo reporting? Who did Billy Graham vote for? (Just kidding. Boz didn't completely clear this one up for us!) Links: Sexual Abuse Attorney For Victims | Boz Tchividjian Sexual Abuse La...
41: Purity Culture and its impact on guys. Guest: Sheila Gregoire
April 27, 2022 11:00 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBOver the last decade, work has been done to address the unintended consequences of purity culture for women who grew up in the evangelical environment. Not as much conversation has revolved around the impact on guys. In today's episode Sheila Gregoire joins Amy Fritz to talk about Sheila's new book The Good Guy's Guide to Great . What part of the intimacy equation have we failed to educate men about? What do guys need to understand about the mental load their wife often carries? Why is it h...
40: What’s the Research Telling Us About Church Trends? Guest: Glenn Packiam
April 20, 2022 11:00 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBFor over 30 years, The Barna Group has conducted research in the area of faith, culture, leadership and vocation. In 2020 they conducted a new study and collaborated with Glenn Packiam to author a book that shared their recent research results in a way that helped pastors grapple with how to pastor in this rapidly changing culture. The result was The Resilient Pastor: Leading Your Church in a Rapidly Changing World. In this episode Amy chat with author, Glenn Packiam about what he learned thr...
40: What's the Research Telling Us About Church Trends? Guest: Glenn Packiam
April 20, 2022 05:00 - 48 minutes - 47.6 MBFor over 30 years, The Barna Group has conducted research in the area of faith, culture, leadership and vocation. In 2020 they conducted a new study and collaborated with Glenn Packiam to author a book that shared their recent research results in a way that helped pastors grapple with how to pastor in this rapidly changing culture. The result was The Resilient Pastor: Leading Your Church in a Rapidly Changing World. In this episode Amy chat with author, Glenn Packiam about what he learned thr...
39: The Problem with Financial Peace University & the Ramsey Solutions Financial Rhetoric
April 13, 2022 11:00 - 58 minutes - 47.2 MBDan and Summer Watt & Melissa Hogan joined me for episode 39: The Problem with Financial Peace University and Dave Ramsey's Financial Rhetoric. This conversation we had was made possible by the fact that those of us involved in this episode have spent the last several years processing together our experiences with the ups and downs of Financial Peace University and the rhetoric coming from the Ramsey Show. While we all had different levels of understanding and adhering to the plan, each...
38: Misunderstood: Are We “Dogging” on the Church? Guests: Jenai Auman and Mary DeMuth
April 06, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBA week ago a sermon clip from a prominent pastor was shared widely on social media. In it the pastor had some pointed things to say about those talking about unhealthy churches and Christian leaders. Is speaking up like I’m doing here “dogging” on the church? Jenai Auman, writer and advocate for spiritual abuse survivors joins me for this conversation and later in the episode, author Mary DeMuth shares about her new book The Most Misunderstood Women of the Bible. {00:03:35} Jenai Auman and th...
37: Funny Church Stories
March 30, 2022 11:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBBecause we desparately needed something to laugh about, Amy asked her friend, Heather Fulk, to join her to share funny church stories. I hope you're ready to laugh! This episode is made possible by support of the Untangled Faith membership community. For more information visit: Untangled Faith Podcast is creating a podcast. | Patreon How you can support the show: Share this episode with a friend Leave a review Newsletter signup Patreon membership community Paypal Donation Support the...
Bonus Content from Kat, Colby, and Emily
March 29, 2022 20:08 - 21 minutes - 14.4 MBI had so much fun talking with Colby and Kat Wilkins and Emily Snook, I couldn't fit all the audio in one episode. Usually this means more bonus audio for the Untangled Faith Patreon Community. This time, because I'm testing a new podcast host, every gets it! If you're interested in getting all the bonus stuff, check out the Patreon community.
36: Let’s Talk about Grief: Parenting a Child with a Rare Disease with Melissa Hogan and Catching Up with Colby and Kat Wilkins and Emily Snook
March 23, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBTo wrap up this season on grief, Melissa Hogan joins Amy to share candidly the grief and being the mom of a child with a rare fatal disease. She shares this beautiful and terrible journey with us. Colby and Kat Wilkins & Emily Snook join Amy again to share their thoughts on the podcast season and the responses they have received. Emily also gives us some bonus schooling on Baptist polity. [00:00:00] Intro [00:01:39] Melissa [00:29:44] Colby and Kat Wilkins and Emily Snook [00:42:00] Emily ...
36: Let's Talk about Grief: Parenting a Child with a Rare Disease with Melissa Hogan and Catching Up with Colby and Kat Wilkins and Emily Snook
March 23, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBTo wrap up this season on grief, Melissa Hogan joins Amy to share candidly the grief and being the mom of a child with a rare fatal disease. She shares this beautiful and terrible journey with us. Colby and Kat Wilkins & Emily Snook join Amy again to share their thoughts on the podcast season and the responses they have received. Emily also gives us some bonus schooling on Baptist polity. [00:00:00] Intro [00:01:39] Melissa [00:29:44] Colby and Kat Wilkins and Emily Snook [00:42:00]...
35b: Bonus Audio: Encanto & Brave Truth Tellers in Faith Communities
March 16, 2022 12:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBKat Wilkins and Amy Fritz talk about the Disney movie, Encanto, and how it relates to telling the truth about broken systems. Spoilers abound! Take care if you have not seen the movie and don't want to be spoiled. Support the show (https://buymeacoffee.com/untangledfaith)
35: Let’s Talk about Grief: Boom! Acceptance After the Explosion
March 16, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBAt the end of episode 34, Kat said "Things just exploded and they needed to." We pick up right where we left off with Kat and Colby Wilkins. That wasn't the final explosion. They share how their time at their former church came to an end, and some surprising timing coincidences with this podcast, as well as the way God provided a pastoral presence for them in the form of some friends. Emily Snook and Amy keep talking about the things they miss about the "before" and how we need to acknowled...
35: Let's Talk about Grief: Boom! Acceptance After the Explosion
March 16, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBAt the end of episode 34, Kat said "Things just exploded and they needed to." We pick up right where we left off with Kat and Colby Wilkins. That wasn't the final explosion. They share how their time at their former church came to an end, and some surprising timing coincidences with this podcast, as well as the way God provided a pastoral presence for them in the form of some friends. Emily Snook and Amy keep talking about the things they miss about the "before" and how we need to ackn...
34: Let’s Talk About Grief: Something Just Exploded (Kat and Colby Wilkins)
March 09, 2022 12:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBKat and Colby Wilkins join Amy Fritz to talk about how they lost their faith community. This is Colby’s first time on the show ,and he shares about how, in the words of Dr. Wade Mullen, his internal world was being dismantled. This episode is a part of a series on grief. Amy shares some insights from Dr. Diane Langberg and Dr. Wade Mullen. “You cannot live in this world and not grieve. To live here and not grieve is to be out of touch with reality. It is a failure to live in truth.” - Diane...
16b: Bonus Episode with Lauren Thoman: Processing Accounts of Spiritual Abuse
March 08, 2022 12:00 - 13 minutes - 8.99 MBThis is a bonus episode that is generally only available to our membership community. If you are interested in more bonus audio, visit this link: Untangled Faith Podcast is creating a podcast. | Patreon Lauren Thoman answers a few questions for the Untangled Faith Podcast VIPs. You're going to want to hear how listening to stories of spiritual abuse has helped her in her personal journey. Support the show (https://buymeacoffee.com/untangledfaith)
33: Let’s Talk About Grief: Suffering in Community
March 02, 2022 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBEmily Snook and Amy Fritz keep talking about grief. In this episode, we talk about how suffering in community can help us as we work through grief. What happens when your strengths and your weaknesses are putting you at odds with your community? Emily shares her thoughts on how she has seen this play out in her own life as a person with an underlying medical condition during this COVID pandemic. Episode 30: Let’s Talk About Grief: On Grief and Loss of Community and Story with Curtis Chang...
33: Let's Talk About Grief: Suffering in Community
March 02, 2022 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBEmily Snook and Amy Fritz keep talking about grief. In this episode, we talk about how suffering in community can help us as we work through grief. What happens when your strengths and your weaknesses are putting you at odds with your community? Emily shares her thoughts on how she has seen this play out in her own life as a person with an underlying medical condition during this COVID pandemic. Episode 30: Let’s Talk About Grief: On Grief and Loss of Community and Story with Curtis Chang...
32: Let’s Talk About Grief: Is It Okay To Be Angry?
February 23, 2022 12:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MB(After listening to this episode, Kat and Colby wanted to make a correction to make sure they were reflecting this account accurately. I've added that correction inside this episode.) During Season 4 of the Untangled Faith Podcast, Amy Fritz has invited some of her friends to help her talk about the grief process. In this episode they navigate the grief mosaic and especially talk about anger. Kat Wilkins fills in some of the blanks of their story. Emily Snook and Amy keep talking about gri...
32: Let's Talk About Grief: Is It Okay To Be Angry?
February 23, 2022 06:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MB(After listening to this episode, Kat and Colby wanted to make a correction to make sure they were reflecting this account accurately. I've added that correction inside this episode.) During Season 4 of the Untangled Faith Podcast, Amy Fritz has invited some of her friends to help her talk about the grief process. In this episode they navigate the grief mosaic and especially talk about anger. Kat Wilkins fills in some of the blanks of their story. Emily Snook and Amy keep talking about...
31: Let’s Talk About Grief: The Mosaic of Grief & How Denial is a Good Thing
February 16, 2022 12:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBAuthor and Therapist, Connie Baker joins Amy Fritz for a conversation on grief and denial. Kat Wilkins shares the second part of her family's story of a painful church experience and the role denial played as they attempted to make sense of a confusing time. Emily Snook shares how living with a rare blood disorder has impacted her experience with the local church. She also shares about how she has been disentangling her faith from her politics. Resources: Connie Baker Untangled Faith News...
31: The Mosaic of Grief and How Denial is Good with Connie Baker
February 16, 2022 06:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBAuthor and Therapist, Connie Baker joins Amy Fritz for a conversation on grief and denial. Kat Wilkins shares the second part of her family's story of a painful church experience and the role denial played as they attempted to make sense of a confusing time. Emily Snook shares how living with a rare blood disorder has impacted her experience with the local church. She also shares about how she has been disentangling her faith from her politics. Resources: Connie Baker Untangled Faith Ne...
31: Let's Talk About Grief: The Mosaic of Grief & How Denial is a Good Thing
February 16, 2022 06:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBAuthor and Therapist, Connie Baker joins Amy Fritz for a conversation on grief and denial. Kat Wilkins shares the second part of her family's story of a painful church experience and the role denial played as they attempted to make sense of a confusing time. Emily Snook shares how living with a rare blood disorder has impacted her experience with the local church. She also shares about how she has been disentangling her faith from her politics. Resources: Connie Baker Untangled Fa...
30: Let’s Talk about Grief: On Grief & Loss of Community & Story with Curtis Chang
February 09, 2022 12:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBCurtis Chang, consulting faculty at Duke Divinity school and host of the Good Faith Podcast, joins Amy Fritz for a conversation about grief and hopelessness. This episode kicks off a season focusing on grief. Kat Wilkins and Emily Snook also share some of their own stories of grief. Kat Wilkins: [00:01:55] Emily Snook: [00:05:46] Curtis Chang: [00:08:28] Subversions of the Gospel story: [00:15:44] The tension of being in the middle of the story: [00:18:17] Grief is critical to hope: [00...
30: On Grief & Loss of Community & Story with Curtis Chang
February 09, 2022 06:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBCurtis Chang, consulting faculty at Duke Divinity school and host of the Good Faith Podcast, joins Amy Fritz for a conversation about grief and hopelessness. This episode kicks off a season focusing on grief. Kat Wilkins and Emily Snook also share some of their own stories of grief. Kat Wilkins: [00:01:55] Emily Snook: [00:05:46] Curtis Chang: [00:08:28] Subversions of the Gospel story: [00:15:44] The tension of being in the middle of the story: [00:18:17] Grief is critical to hope: [...
30: Let's Talk about Grief: On Grief & Loss of Community & Story with Curtis Chang
February 09, 2022 06:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBCurtis Chang, consulting faculty at Duke Divinity school and host of the Good Faith Podcast, joins Amy Fritz for a conversation about grief and hopelessness. This episode kicks off a season focusing on grief. Kat Wilkins and Emily Snook also share some of their own stories of grief. Kat Wilkins: [00:01:55] Emily Snook: [00:05:46] Curtis Chang: [00:08:28] Subversions of the Gospel story: [00:15:44] The tension of being in the middle of the story: [00:18:17] Grief is critical to hop...
Coming Soon: Season 4 of Untangled Faith
February 03, 2022 01:00 - 6 minutes - 4.22 MBI've been doing a deep dive on all things grief. This makes me super fun at parties. This season, I hope to walk us through the stages of grief. These are stages that are squishy. They bleed into each other. We don't process grief in a way that allows us to check off boxes finishing one stage and moving on to the next. And many of us are dealing with several losses simultaneously. Loss of faith community. Loss of relationships. Loss of a dream you had that died. Whatever the loss, it's wo...
29: Broken Trust: An interview with author Remy Diederich
January 30, 2022 04:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBAuthor and former pastor, Remy Diederich joins Amy to talk about his book, Broken Trust: a practical guide to identify and recover from toxic faith, toxic church, and spiritual abuse. Remy shares his story of being away from a physical church for 5 years and what he learned about spiritual abuse, and the surprising spiritual discipline of doing nothing. Remy’s background: [00:02:05] Time away from organized religion: [00:0851] What about the verse about not neglecting meeting together wit...
28: Krispin Mayfield- Should I stay in my faith community to try to make a difference?
January 12, 2022 12:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBKrispin Mayfield joins Amy Fritz for a conversation inspired by a tweet: “Has anyone ever stayed at a church to make a change. . . ?” The decision to stay or leave is full of nuance and situational specific issues. Krispin brings up some things to consider when making this decision. What kind of influence do you have? How much time are you willing to invest? What’s the history of the leadership? Do you have the margin to do this? What message are you sending by staying or leaving? Mayfield ...
27: Ryan Ramsey- A message for people who have lost their faith community & for those who care about them.
December 29, 2021 12:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBEveryone is talking about deconstruction and what that means when it comes to Christians. And what about the verses that tell us not to neglect meeting together as believers? What does “meeting together” even mean? How do we process all of this if we’ve been hurt in a faith community? Ryan Ramsey joins Amy Fritz to talk about all of this. They wrestle through some tough questions, address how the pandemic has tossed extra landmines into this topic and talk about the difference between Christ...
26: What About Bob? An Interview with Religion Journalist Bob Smietana
December 15, 2021 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBVeteran religion journalist, Bob Smietana, joins Amy Fritz for a conversation about what it's like to be a religion reporter, the insider baseball of faith communities, the factors he considers when deciding if he should cover a particular story, handling sexual abuse accounts without adding unnecessary trauma, and his thoughts about the response by Ramsey Solutions to his Jan 15, 2021 article. You can find Bob on Twitter here: Bob You can preorder Bob's book here: Reorganized Religion: The ...
25: Our Ramsey Story, Part 9: Amy reflects on telling her story this season.
December 08, 2021 13:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBAmy gives Lauren Thoman the interview mic and Lauren asks Amy to reflect on this season of telling their story. What kind of feedback has Amy received? What was it like to speak up in a way that no one had previously? What would Amy tell her 2012 self? And there were lots more questions because Lauren had lots of things she wanted to know! Patreon Membership Community. Find us here: Twitter: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Instagram: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Website: Untangled Faith Support...
24: Our Ramsey Story, Part 8: Just a Shot Across the Bow
December 01, 2021 12:00 - 55 minutes - 37.8 MBGreg and Lauren Thoman join Amy to share their account of how their lives were upended by Ramsey Solutions leadership in May of 2020. This is the 8th episode in this series about Ramsey Solutions. Patreon Membership Community. Find us here: Twitter: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Instagram: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Website: Untangled Faith Support the show (https://buymeacoffee.com/untangledfaith)
23: Our Ramsey Story, Part 7: Shots Fired
November 24, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBNathan and Amy talk about the lengths Ramsey Solutions leadership went to in their attempts to silence them, including gathering up their friends to malign them and reaching out to their current employer. Patreon Membership Community. Find us here: Twitter: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Instagram: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Website: Untangled Faith Support the show (https://buymeacoffee.com/untangledfaith)
22: Our Ramsey Story, Part 6: Cut the Ties. Send a Flare into the Night
November 17, 2021 12:00 - 40 minutes - 32.5 MBNathan and Amy share about the the year after Nathan resigned from his job at Ramsey Solutions. Links: Julie Roys Podcast Michael Hyatt Podcast Organizational Narcissism and Virtuous Behavior I Got Your Six Leaving Ramsey Solutions Patreon Membership Community. Full Audio of the Got Your Six Meeting Find us here: Twitter: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Instagram: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Website: Untangled Faith Support the show (https://buymeacoffee.com/untangledfaith)
21: Our Ramsey Story, Part 5: The Got Your Six Meeting (2 of 2 episodes)
November 03, 2021 11:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBMelissa J. Hogan joins Amy to respond to Dave Ramsey's characterization of Melissa and Melissa's marriage in a meeting he led for all of his team members in May of 2019. This episode may be triggering to people who have experienced abuse and subsequent secondary trauma from attempting to report and/or ask for help. Patreon Membership Community. Full Audio of the Got Your Six Meeting Find us here: Twitter: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Instagram: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Website: Untangled ...
20: Our Ramsey Story, Part 4, The Got Your Six Meeting (1 of 2 episodes)
November 03, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBAmy Fritz and Melissa J. Hogan dissect the Ramsey Solutions "Got Your Six" team meeting that was held in May of 2019 soon after Amy's husband, Nathan, resigned. Patreon Membership Community. Full Audio of the Got Your Six Meeting Perry Noble Fired. Mark Driscoll fired from Mars Hill. Bill Hybels fired from Willow Creek. Find us here: Twitter: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Instagram: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Website: Untangled Faith Transcript Support the show (https://buymeacoffee.c...
19: Our Ramsey Story, Part 3: Everything Falls Apart
October 27, 2021 11:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBNathan and Amy talk about what happened when Amy's friend suddenly stopped communicating with anyone and how Amy's determination to make sure her friend was okay led her to stumbling across information that led to the end of Nathan's employment at Ramsey Solutions. Links: Statements from Melissa J. Hogan Blog post about Nathan's exit from Ramsey Our Story of Leaving Ramsey Solutions Patreon Membership Community. Find us here: Twitter: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Instagram: Amy Fritz Untang...
19: Our Ramsey Story, Part 3: Everything Falls Apart
October 27, 2021 05:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBNathan and Amy talk about what happened when Amy's friend suddenly stopped communicating with anyone and how Amy's determination to make sure her friend was okay led her to stumbling across information that led to the end of Nathan's employment at Ramsey Solutions. Links: Statements from Melissa J. Hogan Blog post about Nathan's exit from Ramsey Our Story of Leaving Ramsey Solutions Patreon Membership Community. Find us here: Twitter: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Instagram: A...
18: Our Ramsey Story, Part 2: Spies, Cash, Fear and Rich People Habits
October 20, 2021 11:00 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBAmy and Nathan Fritz share part 2 of their experience with the Ramsey Solutions Organization. In this episode they talk about: Differences in accepting the culture between spouses who marry in to the company as opposed to those who were already married when their spouse was hired. The Daily Beast article/Twittergate. The time Amy thought she was going to get Nathan fired by leaving a comment on a blog post. Jon Acuff's resignation. The Ramsey Christmas Party. What happened when the...
17: Our Ramsey Story, Part 1, Hoping To Be Chosen
October 13, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes - 24.9 MBAmy Fritz shares part 1 of the story of their family's experience with Ramsey Solutions, Dave Ramsey's Company. Article Amy went on the record for in January 2021. Ramsey Solutions Interview Process. Entreleadership book. Patreon Membership Community. Find us here: Twitter: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Instagram: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Website: Untangled Faith Support the show (https://buymeacoffee.com/untangledfaith)
16: Is Talking About Church Hurt & Institutional Abuse Failure ?
September 29, 2021 11:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBLauren Thoman joins Amy Fritz to answer that accusation that podcasts like The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill are "failure ". They argue the value of listening to these accounts, discuss how the idea that we are all wrong about something should shape the way we interact with other people and ideas, and they dive into a bit of the story of how Christianity Today reported on spiritual abuse allegations at Bethlehem Baptist. Find us here: Twitter: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Lauren Thoman Instag...
16: Is Talking About Church Hurt & Institutional Abuse Failure Porn?
September 29, 2021 05:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBLauren Thoman joins Amy Fritz to answer that accusation that podcasts like The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill are "failure porn". They argue the value of listening to these accounts, discuss how the idea that we are all wrong about something should shape the way we interact with other people and ideas, and they dive into a bit of the story of how Christianity Today reported on spiritual abuse allegations at Bethlehem Baptist. Find us here: Twitter: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Lauren Thoma...
Season 3 Trailer
September 22, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 1.59 MBWe're in the final countdown to season 3! September 29th will be the first episode of season 3. Make sure you're subscribed to the podcast and the new episode will be waiting for you in your favorite podcast player when you wake up. For information about joining the Untangled Faith Membership Community, check it out here. Find us here: Twitter: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Instagram: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Website: Untangled Faith Support the show (https://buymeacoffee.com/untangledf...
Announcement! Some Fun Podcast News
September 20, 2021 11:00 - 1 minute - 975 KBTune in for an announcement about some things happening with the Untangled Faith Podcast. For more information, click on this link. Find us here: Twitter: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Instagram: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Website: Untangled Faith Support the show (https://buymeacoffee.com/untangledfaith)
15: Ask Me Anything with Amy. Guest: Nathan Fritz
August 18, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBIn this episode Amy answers questions from listeners. What's the definition of spiritual abuse? What's the difference between having your feelings hurt and being spiritually abused? What would you look for in a new faith community? What super power would Amy want? Is Amy "team cat" or "team dog"? How did Amy choose her podcast theme song? Links: Ryan Ramsey Article on Finding A Church Julie Roys Podcast A Safe Place: Guest Post by Pastor Gricel Medina & Ryan Ashton Find us here: Twitt...
14: Risking Your Platform To Tell The Truth. Guest: Sheila Gregoire
August 11, 2021 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBSheila Gregoire, author of The Great Rescue, joins Amy for a conversation about Sheila's book, her decision to go forward with this information that could jeopardize her career, what it has been like to be church homeless, and waiting too long to leave a church. Find us here: Twitter: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Sheila Gregoire Instagram: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Website: Untangled Faith Sheila Gregoire's site, To Love Honor and Vacuum Support the show (https://buymeacoffee.com/untangl...
13: The Importance of Community When Processing Spiritual Abuse. Guests: Melissa J. Hogan and Lydia Craig
August 04, 2021 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBMelissa J. Hogan and Lydia Craig join Amy Fritz for a conversation about their friendship, being Ramsey Solutions spouses under a "no gossip" policy while navigating some painful situations, and the importance of having community while processing spiritual abuse. Find us here: Twitter: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Melissa J Hogan Lydia Craig Instagram: Amy Fritz Untangled Faith Website: Untangled Faith Support the show (https://buymeacoffee.com/untangledfaith)
12: The Cost of Being a Bystander Who Speaks Out & Impression Management and Ramsey Solutions. Guest: Wade Mullen
July 28, 2021 11:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBDr. Wade Mullen joins Amy for the second part of their conversation about impression management in Christian institutions. They talk about the cost of being a bystander who chooses to speak, Mullen's hope for the future, and Mullen does an analysis of the Ramsey Solutions response to a request for comment on an article they were planning to run. You can find the Religion News Service Article here. The Ramsey Solutions response is here. Links: Wade Mullen's website. Mullen's dissertation...
11: Impression Management in Abusive Organizations with Wade Mullen, Part 1
July 21, 2021 11:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBAuthor, speaker, and professor, Dr. Wade Mullen, joins Amy Fritz for a conversation about impression management. In 2018, Mullen earned a PhD in leadership and did his dissertation on how evangelical organizations use impression management strategies in the wake of an image-threatening event. He specifically focused on Mars Hill Church, Sovereign Grace Ministries (now Sovereign Grace Churches), and Bob Jones University for his dissertation. In this episode Mullen shares the red flags of org...