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71: Why You Should Reconsider A Ramsey Solutions Job
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - February 22, 2023 12:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsHere's why you should reconsider a Ramsey Solutions job. "If telling the truth is risking the business, you've got a truth problem, not a business problem."- Melissa J. Hogan Melissa Hogan is an attorney and fan favorite of the Untangled Faith Podcast. She joins Amy Fritz to discuss the implic...
71: In The Dark: Spiritual and Ethical Implications of Ramsey Solutions' Updated Employee Agreement
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - February 22, 2023 06:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 186 ratings"If telling the truth is risking the business, you've got a truth problem, not a business problem."- Melissa J. Hogan Melissa Hogan is an attorney and fan favorite of the Untangled Faith Podcast. She joins Amy Fritz to discuss the implications of new requirements for employees of Ramsey Soluti...
70: Whistleblowing On The Record: Lori Harding & Lori Adams-Brown’s Experience
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - February 15, 2023 12:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsWhat happened when Lori Adams-Brown and Lori Harding courageously revealed the truth about abuse of power in the church? Lori Adams-Brown shares more about speaking on the record with Julie Roys about her experience with Pastor Andy Wood, successor to Rick Warren at Saddleback Church. Lori Har...
70: Whistleblowing On The Record: Lori Harding & Lori Adams-Brown's Experience
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - February 15, 2023 06:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsWhat happened when Lori Adams-Brown and Lori Harding courageously revealed the truth about abuse of power in the church? "We do what we can with what we know, and that is a courageous act of faith." -Lori Adams-Brown Lori Adams-Brown and Lori Harding are two courageous women who have gone o...
69:Going On The Record with Lori Adams-Brown & Lori Harding: Trust, Trauma & Telling Your Story
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - February 08, 2023 12:16 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 186 ratings"We did this out of love to protect sheep. Exposing the darkness to the light is how it happens." - Lori Adams-Brown Some of you have a story to tell that you’ve never told anyone. And some of you are wondering if that story should find it’s way to a journalist. Where would you go? How does ...
68: Navigating the Third Way in a Polarized Political Climate. Guest: Robin Jester Wootton
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - February 01, 2023 17:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsAfter spending her twenties running away from the church, Robin Wootton finds hope through a PCA church. And then it all started to crumble. Robin's husband (a PCA pastor) was fired while the COVID pandemic raged. In the subsequent months and years, she's given a lot of consideration to the fals...
67: The Secret to Being Courageous. Guest: KJ Ramsey
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - January 25, 2023 16:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsJoin the Patreon Book Club here: https://www.patreon.com.untangledfaith In the introduction to her book, The Book of Common Courage: Prayers and Poems to find strength in small moments, KJ Ramsey says this: “I titled this book The Book of Common Courage because courage is something we hold in...
66: Learning To Love The Place You Came From (When You’d Rather Be Somewhere Else). Guest: Dr. Lauren Pinkston
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - January 18, 2023 14:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsJoin us on Patreon and support the show here: https://patreon.com/untangledfaith They say you can’t go home again, but what if all the doors of the exciting life you imagined were closing? What if you dreamed of doing work in an urban area, but instead ended up in Columbia, TN, an hour south of...
66: Learning To Love The Place You Came From (When You'd Rather Be Somewhere Else). Guest: Dr. Lauren Pinkston
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - January 18, 2023 08:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsJoin us on Patreon and support the show here: https://patreon.com/untangledfaith They say you can’t go home again, but what if all the doors of the exciting life you imagined were closing? What if you dreamed of doing work in an urban area, but instead ended up in Columbia, TN, an hour south o...
65: What To Do When You Want to Tell Your Story, But You Can’t
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - January 11, 2023 12:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsJoin us on Patreon and support the show here: https://patreon.com/untangledfaith One of the most common questions those who have experienced harm in a faith community ask is, "What do I do if I want to tell my story, but I can't right now?" Maybe you signed an NDA. Maybe you have a legitimat...
Patreon Bonus: Religion News Happenings in 2022
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - January 11, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsHi listeners! Usually, we save these bonus episodes for Patreon supporters. This is an episode I shared with them in December. I decided to share it with all of you so you can see what kind of content is being shared on Patreon. Sometimes I do an entire stand-alone episode and sometimes I share...
65: What To Do When You Want to Tell Your Story, But You Can't
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - January 11, 2023 06:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsJoin us on Patreon and support the show here: https://patreon.com/untangledfaith One of the most common questions those who have experienced harm in a faith community ask is, "What do I do if I want to tell my story, but I can't right now?" Maybe you signed an NDA. Maybe you have a legitim...
64: Reclaiming My Voice: A Short Origin Story of the Untangled Faith Podcast
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - January 04, 2023 12:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsTo kick off 2023 Amy shares a brief origin story of the Untangled Faith podcast. Quotes from this episode: "My adult life has been filled with the realization that so many of these people and systems that influenced what I believed being a “good Christian” looked like weren’t who or what I tho...
Special Holiday Remix. The Most Downloaded Episode of 2022
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - December 28, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsGretchen 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 Support the show: Newsletter signup Patreon membership community Paypal Donat...
Special Holiday Remix. The 2nd Most Popular Episode of 2022
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - December 21, 2022 12:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsThe 2nd most popular episode of 2022 was 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 exp...
Special Holiday Remix. The 3rd Most Popular Episode of 2022
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - December 14, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsThe 3rd most popular episode of 2022 was episode 48: Former Ramsey Solutions Employees share their experience with Ramsey team meetings. Kristen Moser and Dan Watt joined me on this episode for a great conversation. In this episode, they share what it was like to experience Ramsey Solutions tea...
Special Holiday Remix. The 4th Most Popular Episode of 2022
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - December 07, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsDo you want to help us Share The Show? If you love the Untangled Faith Podcast (and, of course, you do) the most encouraging thing you can do to keep the podcast going is to spread the news to others. Send a text to your friends and family about the podcast, leave a review on your favorite podc...
63: A Candid Conversation About False Accusations. Guest: Markus Watson
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - November 30, 2022 12:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsFalse accusations of abuse or sexual misconduct are rare, but they still happen. So, how do we handle this tension? Markus Watson joins Amy to tell his story of being falsely accused and later exonerated. Markus and Amy talk about the importance of investigations and consistency in following est...
62: So You Want to Fight Against Injustice, But You Aren’t Sure How. Guest: Josh Buck
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - November 23, 2022 12:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsAuthor, church planter, flimmaker, teacher, and faith-based entrepreneur, Josh Buck joins Amy Fritz to talk about his new book, Everyday Activism: Following 7 Practices of Jesus to Create a Just World. Buck shares how he was radicalized by studying the life of Jesus and what it means to embrace...
62: So You Want to Fight Against Injustice, But You Aren't Sure How. Guest: Josh Buck
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - November 23, 2022 06:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsAuthor, church planter, flimmaker, teacher, and faith-based entrepreneur, Josh Buck joins Amy Fritz to talk about his new book, Everyday Activism: Following 7 Practices of Jesus to Create a Just World. Buck shares how he was radicalized by studying the life of Jesus and what it means to embrac...
61: Deep & Wide: Finding a Faith That’s Richer & Better Than You Hoped. Guest: Traci Rhoades
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - November 16, 2022 12:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsAuthor Traci Rhoades joins Amy to talk about what she has learned from being curious about the way different Christians worship and express their faith. This curiosity has led to her Quaker gatherings, Catholic mass, and Orthodox worship in another language. And it's led her to the conviction t...
61: Deep & Wide: Finding a Faith That's Richer & Better Than You Hoped. Guest: Traci Rhoades
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - November 16, 2022 06:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsAuthor Traci Rhoades joins Amy to talk about what she has learned from being curious about the way different Christians worship and express their faith. This curiosity has led to her Quaker gatherings, Catholic mass, and Orthodox worship in another language. And it's led her to the conviction t...
60: Why Do People Stay and Support Unhealthy Communities & Leaders? Part 2. Guest: Jenai Auman
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - November 09, 2022 12:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsJenai Auman joins Amy Fritz to talk about why people stay in unhealthy faith communities or organizations and why people continue to support these institutions and leaders even when there are reputable sources reporting red flags. This is part 2 of the conversation that Amy and Emily Snook start...
59: Why Do People Stay and Support Unhealthy Communities and Leaders. Guest: Emily Snook
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - November 02, 2022 11:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsEmily Snook joins Amy Fritz to talk about why people stay in unhealthy faith communities or organizations and why people continue to support these institutions and leaders even when there are reputable sources reporting red flags. Disclaimer: Emily and Amy talk about this from the perspective o...
58: Untwisting Scriptures. Guest: Rebecca Davis
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - October 26, 2022 11:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsAuthor Rebecca Davis joins Amy Fritz to talk about common misinterpretations of Scriptures and how often they harm the most vulnerable. Amy and Rebecca talk about: *Bitterness and that pesky "bitter root" verse that may have a more nuanced meaning than you think. *Is it a "biblical" thing to ...
57: Start With Hello. Guest: Shannan Martin
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - October 19, 2022 11:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsAuthor Shannan Martin joins Amy Fritz to talk about Shannan's new book, Start With Hello: And Other Simple Ways to Live as Neighbors. Don't miss Amy sharing with Shannan, for the first time, how years ago, Amy was afraid a connection with Shannan would cost Amy's husband his job (for real!). I...
56: The Reshaping of the American Church. Guest: Bob Smietana
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - September 21, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsVeteran religion journalist, Bob Smietana joins Amy Fritz to talk about his new book Reorganized Religion: The Reshaping of the American Church and Why It Matters. Bob shares why burning it all down is not the best approach to organized religion, why the "organized" part of "organized religion"...
55: A Curious Faith. Guest: Lore Wilbert
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - September 14, 2022 11:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsLore Wilbert joins Amy Fritz to talk about the spiritual discipline of curiosity and the importance of the "pastoral I don't know." Topics discussed: *The value of uncertainty *"There is an implicit requirement of certainty to be included and to be loved and to be accepted." *The differen...
54: Silencing Strategies Used by Churches and Faith Organizations
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - August 31, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsMelissa J. Hogan joins Amy to share from Melissa's legal background insights on NDAs, confidentiality agreements, and other forms of silencing techniques that churches or faith-adjacent communities might use. Links: https://melissajhogan.com https://melissajhogan.medium.com https://twitter.c...
53: I Miss The Before-Times Me
Untangled Faith: Recovering From Spiritual Abuse - August 24, 2022 11:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsAmy Fritz shares about what it feels like when you no longer fit or find welcome in a place that used to be a refuge and what it's like to reckon with recognizing who we are now when it still feels awkward and uncomfortable. Leave a review: https://podcasts.app.com/us/podcast/untangled-faith/id...
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