Shipwreck Over Safety

If church is supposed to be a community, what do we do when that community doesn't want us?It's a question faced by LGBTQ2S+ christians around the world, and one that should NOT need to be asked. If church is supposed to be a community, what do we do when that community doesn't want us? If the church is a body, then the fear of including gender-diverse christians in their communities is akin to cutting off their own arm. The church is missing out on relationships with people who are beautifully and wonderfully made.Dallas had the opportunity to interview Leo Wolters Tejera about the work they do through Conversations and on what it's like being to love God while being Non-Binary and Trans in an evangelical world that didn't want them back. There is much beauty to be heard in this conversation, and we hope you'll grow and learn from hearing from Leo as much as we did.—You can find Leo on Facebook, Instagram, Discord, and Youtube. Be sure to listen to the Conversations Podcast to hear some excellent discussions with Leo and guests.Leo is founder and facilitator of Conversations: Spiritually Minded Conversation About Life. Check out their website and if you want to join a safe space to have those types of conversations, check out their Facebook group.If you want to support Leo, check out their Patreon page.--Hang with us throughout the week on TikTok, Facebook, Instagram,  and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Thanks as always to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music. The song featured in this episode is called  War Is Over. You can watch the music video here. Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design/tattoo needs.

Find more on Shad at his website.  You can follow shad on Twitter,  Instagram, Facebook, and Youtube. We particularly recommend checking out The Old Prince Still Lives At Home video, where you'll see his fun loving spirit and creativity on full display.You can watch Hip-Hop Evolution on Netflix.Buy Shad's latest album Tao wherever you purchase music. Then go buy the rest of his music. You won't regret it.--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Thanks as always to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music. The song featured in this episode is called  War Is Over. You can watch the music video here. Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design/tattoo needs.

Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Thanks as always to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music. The song featured in this episode is called  War Is Over. You can watch the music video here. Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design/tattoo needs.

Episode NotesYou can learn more about Nancy Shadlock and her work here. Nancy is a Life Coach and Coming Out Guide. Click the link to hear her podcast, The Coming Out Chronicles. Her website includes some great free resources, so please go and support her work. Carla mentioned Camp Fyrefly, an educational, social, artistic and personal learning retreat for gender and sexually diverse youth (Two spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) and allied youth. You can make a donation to support Camp Fyrefly here.Here's a news article about the situation in Regina that's referenced:'Completely and terribly damaging: Faith community calls Regina pastor's message homophobic'You can listen to episode 1 of this series here, where we go into deeper detail on the Pastor's harmful message and also hear from Cassie about how her family was removed from leadership once she came out and her family supported her.Find out if a church is affirming or non-affirming at Church Clarity. If you don't see your church listed, submit it for review. Clarity is important so people can be safe and know what they are getting into.BooksTorn by Justin LeeGenerous Spaciousness by Wendy VanderWal-GritterTransforming by Austen HartkeGod and the Gay Christian by Matthew VinesChanging Our Mind by David GusheeSupport OrganizationsGenerous SpaceThe Reformation ProjectQ Christian Fellowship--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Thanks as always to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

Here's a news article about the situation in Regina:'Completely and terribly damaging: Faith community calls Regina pastor's message homophobic'Find out if a church is affirming or non-affirming at Church Clarity. If you don't see your church listed, submit it for review. Clarity is important so people can be safe and know what they are getting into.BooksTorn by Justin LeeGenerous Spaciousness by Wendy VanderWal-GritterTransforming by Austen HartkeGod and the Gay Christian by Matthew VinesChanging Our Mind by David GusheeSupport OrganizationsGenerous SpaceThe Reformation ProjectQ Christian Fellowship--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Thanks as always to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

You can catch up with Ian on his website, where he writes about all things from sports to life.Find him on the Twitter-sphere for sick puns and good commentary.You can download and listen the Locked On Bruins podcast anywhere podcasts are found.You can download the Know Justice w/ John Howard Society of Saskatchewan podcast anywhere podcasts are found.We referenced a ton of writers and musicians throughout the episode, so be sure to google their names and support their work!--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support and buy their music. They have a new album out and it is wildly good! Go buy it!Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

You can find Stacey Chomiak's brilliant artwork on Instagram.Visit her website at staceychomiak.com. You can see details about all her incredible animation work. Make sure you watch My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic to find out what your cutie mark is telling you. Don't judge Dallas and I for being Bronies.Check out Rainbow Boy wherever books are sold. Don't forget to buy one for your church library!Go watch/listen to Stacey's workshop, Owning My Gay Christian Story. It's spectacular and brave! And huge respect to the folks at SheLoves Magazine for picking it up and promoting it after the conference where it was supposed to shown cowered. Stacey's grace and kindness under fire is something special. The quote at the start of the episode came from Shameless: A Sexual Reformation by Nadia Bolz-Weber. She's a gem. Check out all her books. --Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support and buy their music. They have a new album out and it is wildly good! Go buy it!Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support and buy their music. They have a new album out and it is wildly good! Go buy it!Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

Intro and transition tune credit to Brett Moots and Noisewaves for their fun Christmas remixes found on the Xmas Compilation 2010.Also to the Haydn Quartet for their rendition of Silent Night and to Henry Burr for his singing of Hark The Herald Angels Sing found on Voices of Christmas Past. Movie quotes from The Grinch, The Ref, Goodwill Hunting, It's A Wonderful Life, A Christmas Story, and Talladega Nights.Other quotes from Chris Farley's legendary Matt Foley "Down By The River "SNL skit, Christine Sydelko's hilarious Vine video, and other randomness found for free on the interwebs. --Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Thanks to Bobby for joining us. He truly is a gem of a human being.Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

Episode NotesYou can find Mike McHargue on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Instagram.Visit his website at mikemchargue.com. Check out both of his books here. Follow the link to find information on his new multi platform show, The Cozy Robot Show. You can also support his work on Patreon. You can still hear his old Ask Science Mike podcast episodes if you want to do a deep dive! It's worth your time.Find more information on The Overview Program, which we describe at the end of the episode.--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support and buy their music. They have a new album out and it is wildly good! Go buy it!Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

You can find Jamie on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.You can order My CCM Soundtracked Life here if you're in the US. If you're one of our Canadian listeners, or you hail from elsewhere in this world, connect with Jamie on social media about getting your copy. Check out some more of Jamie's writing here.Jamie mentions DL Mayfield during our interview. Follow her on Twitter.--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support and buy their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design/tattoo needs.

You can find Mitchell Anderson on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.Read the article on Mitchell we mentioned during the episode in Eagle Feather News here.Click to find out more about the United Church of Canada. Learn more about the apology given for their involvement with Residential Schools  here.Visit Mitchell at St. Pauls United Church if you are ever in Saskatoon.--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

Learn more about Neurotyping here.Cheer on the Regina Riot whenever the league starts up again! Look up your local women's football league and give them your support. It's time to get rid of the misogyny so prevalent in our sports culture. --Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

You can find Matt Nightingale on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.Visit his website here for more information and to support Matt's work. Click the links to find out more about Matthew's church, Quest Novato, and learn more about his work with The Journey Center.To watch the video we discussed: Choosing Gratitude and Hope--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support and buy their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

You can find Matthew Distefano on Facebook and Twitter.Check out his many books here. Special shoutout to Devoted As F*ck, which we discuss in this episode. You can hear his podcasts, Heretic Happy Hour and The Bonfire Sessions, wherever you listen to podcasts.Visit his website at www.allsetfree.com for more information, to read her blog, book her for speaking, and to support her work. Please consider supporting Matthew on Patreon through a monthly donation if you are able. We encourage you to support his work!--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support and buy their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

You can find Stephanie Tait on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.Buy their book, The View From Rock Bottom: Discovering God's Embrace in our Pain, on Amazon or anywhere books are sold. Visit her website at https://www.stephanietaitwrites.com/ for more information, to read her blog, book her for speaking, and to support her work. Please consider supporting Stephanie on Patreon through a monthly donation if you are able. One way or another, we encourage you to support her work!--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support and buy their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music. The beautiful song we used on today's podcast was a new one called Dancers & Queens. Go buy it!Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

You can find Kevin Garcia on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.Buy their book, Bad Theology Kills: Undoing Toxic Beliefs & Reclaiming Your Spiritual Authority, on Amazon or anywhere books are sold. If you'd like to book Kevin for a coaching session or tarot reading, follow the links.For more information on Big Queer Adventure Co., take a look at their website.And of course, download their podcast, A Tiny Revolution for your listening pleasure.--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music. The beautiful song we used on today's podcast was a new one called Dancers & Queens. Go buy it!Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

Be sure to connect with Thomas Jay Oord on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.Thomas wrote God Can't: How to Believe in God and Love After Tragedy, Abuse, and Other Evils. He has written several other books and contributed to publications, and you can find more information on his work here. Thomas speaks all over the world on various issues, and you can look into booking him to speak on his website.--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

You can find Robert Monson on Twitter. Just don't get out of line because he is NOT afraid to use the block button (listen to the episode for context).Listen to Robert's podcast here: Where Is The Lie: The Podcast for the Petty and the PiousListen to his other podcast here: The HiveCheck out Sub:Culture Incorporated and donate if you believe in the work Robert and his team are doing. You can find the books we discussed by James Cone at the following links:The Cross and the Lynching TreeMy Soul Looks BackOther books we discussed:The ShackA Grief Observed--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

Check out these resources for conversations on the intersection of faith and sexuality/race:Transforming: The Bible & The Lives of Transgender Christians by Austen HartkeBad Theology Kills by Kevin Miguel GarciaNative by Kaitlin CurticeI'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made For Whiteness by Austin Channing BrownThe Trevor Project is a great resource for those in the LGBTQ2S+ community.Two-Spirit & Indigenous LGBTQQIA Mentors, Elders & Grandparents Support Circle--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

Be sure to connect with Jason Elam  and The Messy Spirituality Podcast on Facebook, Instagram,  and Twitter--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

Learn more about ScrupulosityHere's a great article about the stigma of mental illness in the church. Here's another one about churches living up to the challenge of properly addressing mental health issues.--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

Music credit to 8bitpeoples and the glorious The 8bits of Christmas album. It's truly one of my favourite Christmas albums.--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

To keep in touch with Brad's work, follow him on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.Check out his book that we discussed during the podcast:“In – Incarnation & Inclusion, Abba & Lamb”--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

“Regina pastor expelled over ‘abuse of power,' sexually explicit texts”--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

You can find more from Karl on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Karl also wrote Apparent Faith: What Fatherhood Taught Me About The Father's Heart, and it is available anywhere books are sold.--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

You can find Matt's review blog here.Visit Church Clarity to find more information about welcoming and affirming churches, and those that are not. Ambiguity is harmful. Clarity is reasonable.The Trevor Project is a great resource for those in the LGBTQ2S+ community.--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

Definitions: We're going to start with some helpful definitions. It's tricky to navigate the conversation around sexual misconduct. There's harassment, abuse, assault, grooming. It's hard to know what's what.Sexual Harassment: Sexual harassment includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favours, and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature in the workplace or learning environment. Sexual harassment does not always have to be specifically about sexual behavior or directed at a specific person. For example, negative comments about women as a group may be a form of sexual harassment. (https://www.rainn.org/articles/sexual-harassment)Sexual Abuse: Unwanted sexual activity, with perpetrators using force, making threats or taking advantage of victims not able to give consent. Most victims and perpetrators know each other. Immediate reactions to sexual abuse include shock, fear or disbelief. Long-term symptoms include anxiety, fear or post-traumatic stress disorder. (https://www.apa.org/topics/sexual-abuse/)Sexual Assault: Sexual assault is any type of sexual activity or contact that you do not consent to. Sexual assault can happen through physical force or threats of force or if the attacker gave the victim drugs or alcohol as part of the assault. Sexual assault includes rape and sexual coercion. (https://www.womenshealth.gov/relationships-and-safety/sexual-assault-and-rape/sexual-assault)Grooming: When an individual (groomer), or group of people (“Grooming gangs”), builds an emotional connection with someone they've targeted to earn trust with the purpose of exploitation for their own motives: sexual abuse, financial, power kicks, even trafficking. (https://caage.org/what-is-adult-grooming/)Gaslighting: Gaslighting, an elaborate and insidious technique of deception and psychological manipulation, usually practiced by a single deceiver, or “gaslighter,” on a single victim over an extended period. Its effect is to gradually undermine the victim's confidence in his own ability to distinguish truth from falsehood, right from wrong, or reality from appearance, thereby rendering him pathologically dependent on the gaslighter in his thinking or feelings. (https://www.britannica.com/topic/gaslighting)The Facts: There is much misunderstanding around sexual harassment, sexual abuse and sexual assault. So we want to educate those who maybe don't understand what a significant issue this is, primarily for women, in our society. Since women often aren't believed, we'll let some statistics speak for them. The following stats come from various sources, but were compiled by: http://sacha.ca/resources/statisticsOne in three women will experience some form of sexual violence in their lifetime.39% of Canadian adult women reported having had at least one experience of sexual assault since the age of 16.Over 80% of women with disabilities will be sexually abused in their lifetimeIn 99% of sexual assaults, the accused perpetrator is male.Only 2-8% of rape claims are false reports.43% of women say they've been sexually harassed at work.Women and girls are five times more likely to experience sexual violence than males.53% of survivors in a survey responded that they did not report their sexual assault because they were not confident in the police. Two out of three responded that they were not confident in the criminal justice and court system in general.Resources: Rather than try and rehash the expert work that has already been done, we will simply share links where you can find more information about dealing with sexual misconduct. We are not experts, and we want to ensure we are directing you to resources we trust. So we have not included much from the church and faith world on this list. I'm sure there are some faith groups out there that do this right, but due to the lack of trust inherent in this specific story and in seeing coverups happen over and over again in the church, we want to make sure they are trusted resources.Rape, Abuse, and Incest National NetworkThe facts about sexual assault and harassmentVarious HelplinesResources Across Canada to Address Sexual MisconductMennonite Central Committee: Understanding Abuse By A Church Leader or CaregiverGodly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment (GRACE)The Hope of Survivors: Support, Hope & Healing for Victims of Clergy Sexual AbuseFaithTrust Institute: Abuse by Clergy FAQ'sArticles:There are sadly thousands of news articles that tell us of sexual misconduct in the church. One need not look any further than the Catholic Priest scandals or Sovereign Grace and the Southern Baptist Convention in the Protestant world. Of course, our story is dealing with these issues in the Christian & Missionary Alliance tradition. But don't think your denomination is clean in all of this. I guarantee you won't need to look far to find these stories in your midst. These kinds of abuses are an issue in our churches, and until we start taking them seriously, nothing will change. Below are links to three helpful articles that lay out the problem facing our churches. There's so many more we could have posted, so throw out suggestions if you see a good one.#ChurchToo: How can we prevent the abuse of women by clergy#ChurchToo: Abuse survivors speak out about harassment in their religious communitiesThe Crusading Bloggers Exposing Abuse in Protestant ChurchesChurch Policies: One of the challenges with there being so many denominations is having no uniform policy adopted across every church. Some groups have a denominational head that sets the policy and handles issues. Other churches are non-denominational, and it's up to them alone to hold themselves accountable. In either case, we know that policing yourself doesn't work and policies must speak to a transparent and rigid process that follows legal procedure. No more sweeping it under the rug. Every church should have a rigorous, industry standard policy to deal with issues of abuse and sexual misconduct.We aren't advocating for any of these policies, but want to provide churches and those attending with the information to make informed decisions. Some go into greater detail and do better than others, while others fall incredibly short. Some are wildly outdated, while others are keeping up with the times and have been renewed recently. Beware of ones that claim to be biblically based. While there's nothing wrong with basing a policy like this on scripture if its done right, it will all depend on who is interpreting the scripture and how it's implemented. Biblically based does not automatically mean more trustworthy.Have you ever looked at your churches policy on sexual misconduct and abuse? Maybe we all should. If we all knew the policy, we'd know whether it falls short or not and how to advocate for better. No one thinks it will happen to them. No one thinks it will happen in their space. How ready is your faith group to handle this when it happens? The following are policies from various larger denominations across Canada and the US. Take note of what's lacking. What's good. Compare it to policies in other spaces like the workplace and non-profits. If your church isn't taking it as seriously as your workplace, maybe it's time to speak up. That starts with parishioners being informed.Anglican ChurchAssemblies of GodChristian & Missionary AllianceChurch of GodEpiscopal ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC)Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)Free Methodist Church in CanadaMennonite Church in Canada/USAPresbyterian Church in CanadaPresbyterian Church USA (PCUSA)Reformed Church in AmericaSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Church of CanadaUnited Methodist Church--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Thanks as always to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Special thanks to Marissa Burwell for letting us use her beautiful tunes. Please support by buying her music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

You can keep up more with John at The Leaping Connection and by subscribing to his podcast, Obstacle Course. Check out Obstacle Course on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. --Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

We want to thank everyone who contributed to Season 1:GuestsStephen Backhouse (tenttheology.com)Kamara Willett (Twitter)Deb Ash (debash.com)Colin Hall & Sarah Garden (bodhitreeyoga.com)Jay Bird (Facebook)Tim Furry (Twitter)Featured MusicNorthcote (northcotemusic.com)Marissa Burwell (iTunes)ArtworkBryan Neufeld (Facebook)Thank you to all the writers, bloggers, tweeters, bloggers, theologians, atheists, agnostics, friends, enemies (just kidding, kind of…) and family that have made such an impact on our lives and joined us at Shipwreck Over Safety. HUGE thank you to Lisa and Missy for allowing us to spend time on this weird thing. We'll see you in a few months. Visit us on Twitter and Facebook and Instagram as we'll continue to share thoughts and ideas and look to engage with you. Much love.

Featuring music from a handful of old school Regina punk bands.--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

Resources:https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/fv-vf/help-aide.htmlhttps://www.rainn.org/articles/adult-survivors-child-sexual-abuseFor more information on the incredible people we talked about on this episode, check out the following links:Brennan ManningJamie Lee FinchNadia Bolz-WeberBrene BrownObstacle Course Podcast--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Thanks as always to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Special thanks to Marissa Burwell for letting us use her beautiful tunes. Please support by buying her music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

You can connect with Colin and Sarah at the following:Bodhi Tree YogaColin Hall YogaOnline ClassesInstagram: @bodhitreeregina, @colinyogin--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

Resources: White Homework by Tori Williams DouglassI'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made For Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

Learn more about the tragic murder of Colten Boushie. Watch nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up, a documentary on Colten Boushie that addresses the challenge of racism and white supremacy in Canada.Here's the story of Nathan Phillips.--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs. 

Connect with  Deb for more information on Soul Care. Buy your Queerly Beloved merch.--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

Resources:Justice For Our Stolen Children CampColten Boushie--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

Resources:Crisis Services CanadaSuicide Prevention LifelineThe Lies & Dangers of Conversion TherapyThe Trevor Project--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

Connect with Stephen to learn more about Tent Theology, Soren Kierkegaard, and for sick christian memes on Instagram.--Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.

Hang with us throughout the week on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please subscribe/rate our podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Northcote for letting us use their incredible music. Please support by buying their music.Thanks to Bryan Neufeld for creating our logo. Give him a shout for all your design needs.