

This Is Not Church Podcast
This Is Not Church
This Is Not Church podcast offers a compelling and thought-provoking exploration of the intersections between deconstruction, activism, spirituality, and the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as vital issues like Black Lives Matter and First Nations' rights. Hosted by passionate individuals who are dedicated to fostering open and inclusive conversations, this podcast delves into the complex journey of deconstructing one's faith, while simultaneously embracing and advocating for the rights and stories of the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as the fight for racial justice within the Black Lives Matter movement and the preservation of First Nations' cultures and rights. With a focus on examining the evolving landscapes of faith and identity, "This Is Not Church" provides a safe and informative space for listeners to engage with narratives of self-discovery, resilience, and transformation, ultimately encouraging a more empathetic and understanding society.
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Sep 15, 2025 • 1h 11min
Simply Us: A Conversation with Nat, Bethany, and Jon
This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by The God I Was Given by Scot Loyd. Published by Quoir and available nowIn this episode we decided to skip the guest and just hang out together—just us chatting it up.You can connect with This Is Not Church on:Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTubeAlso check out our Biolink for all things This Is Not Church relatedPlease like and follow our Quoircast Partners:Heretic Happy Hour Messy Spirituality Apostates Anonymous Second Cup with Keith The Church Needs TherapyIdeas Digest Snarky Faith Podcast Wild Olive Deadly Faith Spirituality Brew Pub Faith For The Rest Of UsJonathan_Foster Sacred Thoughts Holy Heretics Reframing Our Stories Bros Bibles & Beer Liminal LivingLove Covered Life The Social Jesus Project I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist Radical Love Live The God SquadEach episode of This Is Not Church Podcast is expertly engineered by our producer The Podcast Doctor Eric Howell. If you’re thinking of starting a podcast you need to connect with Eric! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 8, 2025 • 1h 7min
The Judas Effect: A Conversation With Amy Hawk
This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by How to Not Suck as a Christian by Jeremy Steele. Published by Quoir and available now.In this episode we chat with Amy HawkAmy is an author, YouTuber and Bible study teacher. A graduate of Eastern Washington University, she has a degree in broadcast journalism and wrote a book about her dad, a prisoner in the Vietnam war, with the help of John McCain. Most recently, Amy has written her personal testimony of leaving the white Evangelical church in 2016 due to its alliance with Donald Trump. Her new book is called The Judas Effect: How Evangelicals Betrayed Jesus for Power. She is putting her journalism degree to work by teaching daily Bible Studies about the church’s unholy alliance with Donald Trump and the false gospel of Christian Nationalism.You can connect with Amy on:Facebook Instagram Threads TikTok YoutubeYou can find all things Amy Hawk related on her websiteYou can purchase The Judas Effect: How Evangelicals Betrayed Jesus for Power on Amazon.comYou can connect with This Is Not Church on:Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTubeAlso check out our Biolink for all things This Is Not Church relatedPlease like and follow our Quoircast Partners:Heretic Happy Hour Messy Spirituality Apostates Anonymous Second Cup with Keith The Church Needs TherapyIdeas Digest Snarky Faith Podcast Wild Olive Deadly Faith Spirituality Brew Pub Faith For The Rest Of UsJonathan_Foster Sacred Thoughts Holy Heretics Reframing Our Stories Bros Bibles & Beer Liminal LivingLove Covered Life The Social Jesus Project I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist Radical Love Live The God SquadEach episode of This Is Not Church Podcast is expertly engineered by our producer The Podcast Doctor Eric Howell. If you’re thinking of starting a podcast you need to connect with Eric! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 1, 2025 • 1h 2min
Yogalands: A Conversation With Paul Bramadat
This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by The Subversive Soul by Phyllis Mathis. Published by Quoir and available now.In this episode we chat with Paul BramadatPAUL BRAMADAT is director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria and the co-editor of Religion at the Edge: Nature, Spirituality, and Secularity in the Pacific Northwest. He practices and teaches Ashtanga yoga.You can connect with Paul Bramadat on:Facebook Instagram ThreadsYou can purchase Yogalands on Amazon.ComYou can connect with This Is Not Church on:Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTubeAlso check out our Biolink for all things This Is Not Church relatedPlease like and follow our Quoircast Partners:Heretic Happy Hour Messy Spirituality Apostates Anonymous Second Cup with Keith The Church Needs TherapyIdeas Digest Snarky Faith Podcast Wild Olive Deadly Faith Spirituality Brew Pub Faith For The Rest Of UsJonathan_Foster Sacred Thoughts Holy Heretics Reframing Our Stories Bros Bibles & Beer Liminal LivingLove Covered Life The Social Jesus Project I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist Radical Love Live The God SquadEach episode of This Is Not Church Podcast is expertly engineered by our producer The Podcast Doctor Eric Howell. If you’re thinking of starting a podcast you need to connect with Eric! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aug 25, 2025 • 1h 4min
Found Family: A Conversation With MaryB Safrit
This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by The Subversive Soul by Phyllis Mathis. Published by Quoir and available now.In this episode we chat with MaryB SafritMaryB. Safrit is a NYC-based writer, podcaster, and speaker passionate about helping folks who fall through the cracks of the church reclaim their agency and create found family in their right-now lives. She's also your friendly neighborhood bisexual, a recovering people pleaser, and hospitality nerd. Her podcast, Found Family with MaryB. Safrit, celebrates the creative ways guests are making community in their actual lives and is available wherever you get podcasts. She writes regularly on Substack at marybsafrit.substack.com. Follow her on Instagram, Threads, and TikTok @maryb.safrit and check out her cheeky, empowering merch on her website, marybsafrit.com.You can connect with MaryB on:Facebook Instagram TikTok SubstackYou cna find all things MaryB Safrit related on her websiteCheck out her podcast Found FamilyYou can purchase The Single Christian's Church Survival Guide: How to Navigate Church Culture and Conversations Without Losing Your Mind on Amazon.comYou can connect with This Is Not Church on:Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTubeAlso check out our Biolink for all things This Is Not Church relatedPlease like and follow our Quoircast Partners:Heretic Happy Hour Messy Spirituality Apostates Anonymous Second Cup with Keith The Church Needs TherapyIdeas Digest Snarky Faith Podcast Wild Olive Deadly Faith Spirituality Brew Pub Faith For The Rest Of UsJonathan_Foster Sacred Thoughts Holy Heretics Reframing Our Stories Bros Bibles & Beer Liminal LivingLove Covered Life The Social Jesus Project I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist Radical Love Live The God SquadEach episode of This Is Not Church Podcast is expertly engineered by our producer The Podcast Doctor Eric Howell. If you’re thinking of starting a podcast you need to connect with Eric! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aug 18, 2025 • 1h 4min
The Triumph Of Life: A Conversation With Rabbi Irving Greenberg
This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by Everly and the Little Red Door by Dannika Roggie. Published by Quoir and available nowIn this episode we chat with Rabbi Irving (Yitz) GreenbergRabbi Irving Greenberg is a preeminent Jewish thinker, theologian, activist, president of the J.J. Greenberg Institute for the Advancement of Jewish Life, and senior scholar in residence at Hadar. He is the author of five books, including For the Sake of Heaven and Earth: The New Encounter between Judaism and ChristianityYou can connect with Rabbi Greenberg on:FacebookYou can purchase The Triumph Of Life on Amazon.ComYou can connect with This Is Not Church on:Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTubeAlso check out our Biolink for all things This Is Not Church relatedPlease like and follow our Quoircast Partners:Heretic Happy Hour Messy Spirituality Apostates Anonymous Second Cup with Keith The Church Needs TherapyIdeas Digest Snarky Faith Podcast Wild Olive Deadly Faith Spirituality Brew Pub Faith For The Rest Of UsJonathan_Foster Sacred Thoughts Holy Heretics Reframing Our Stories Bros Bibles & Beer Liminal LivingLove Covered Life The Social Jesus Project I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist Radical Love Live The God SquadEach episode of This Is Not Church Podcast is expertly engineered by our producer The Podcast Doctor Eric Howell. If you’re thinking of starting a podcast you need to connect with Eric! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aug 11, 2025 • 57min
Asylum Seekers: A Conversation With Cristina Rathbone
This Quoircasr Podcast episode is brought to you by The Quantum Gospel of Mary and The Lost Gospel of Truth by Keith Giles. Published by Quoir and available now.In this episode we chat with Cristina RathboneCristina Rathbone is an award-winning journalist, Episcopal priest, and spiritual director. She is the author of The Asylum Seekers: A Chronical of Life, Death, and Community at the Border, On the Outside Looking In: A Year in an Inner-City High School and A World Apart: Women, Prisons, and Life Behind Bars. In partnership with Episcopal Migration Ministries, she founded Neighbor to Neighbor, a national network that supports congregations as they accompany newly arrived asylum seekers. Rathbone is the mother of two sons and lives in Massachusetts.You can connect with Cristina on:FacebookYou can purchase The Asylum Seekers on Amazon.comYou can connect with This Is Not Church on:Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTubeAlso check out our Biolink for all things This Is Not Church relatedPlease like and follow our Quoircast Partners:Heretic Happy Hour Messy Spirituality Apostates Anonymous Second Cup with Keith The Church Needs TherapyIdeas Digest Snarky Faith Podcast Wild Olive Deadly Faith Spirituality Brew Pub Faith For The Rest Of UsJonathan_Foster Sacred Thoughts Holy Heretics Reframing Our Stories Bros Bibles & Beer Liminal LivingLove Covered Life The Social Jesus Project I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist Radical Love Live The God SquadEach episode of This Is Not Church Podcast is expertly engineered by our producer The Podcast Doctor Eric Howell. If you’re thinking of starting a podcast you need to connect with Eric! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aug 4, 2025 • 40min
Tragic Magic: A Conversation With Regan Caruthers
This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by The Quollective. At The Quollective, we believe in the power of independent media to challenge oppression, amplify marginalized voices, and create real, lasting change.In this episode we chat wit Regan CaruthersRegan’s path was informed by her early schooling where she meditated daily, practiced Tai Chi, and learned about the power of Divine Love and conscious thought. But she would reject these teachings as she sought to fit in and find social acceptance. Quickly rising through the ranks, Regan had a successful career as a Silicon Valley corporate executive in the educational software industry. But corporate ascension, an extra-marital affair, and a tumultuous first marriage were mere reflections of her brokenness and need for deep healing. Once she consciously committed to practicing what she had learned so young, her life began to change. Regan recently moved back to Missouri from Santa Cruz, CA. She’s the founder of Aset Yoga Center and dedicates her life to teaching and helping her clients achieve a more intimate and disciplined inner life. Her compassionate approach creates safe spaces for transformation and wellness, through one-on-one coaching, yoga sessions, and her Ready to Awaken courses. She conducts yoga classes for her community as an act of service at no charge Above all, Regan cherishes her roles as a devoted wife to Jim and a loving mother to her sons, Connor and Ian.You can connect with Regan on:Facebook InstagramYoui can fins all things Regan Caruthers related on her websiteYou can purchase Tragic Magic on Amazon.comYou can connect with This Is Not Church on:Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTubeAlso check out our Biolink for all things This Is Not Church relatedPlease like and follow our Quoircast Partners:Heretic Happy Hour Messy Spirituality Apostates Anonymous Second Cup with Keith The Church Needs TherapyIdeas Digest Snarky Faith Podcast Wild Olive Deadly Faith Spirituality Brew Pub Faith For The Rest Of UsJonathan_Foster Sacred Thoughts Holy Heretics Reframing Our Stories Bros Bibles & Beer Liminal LivingLove Covered Life The Social Jesus Project I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist Radical Love Live The God SquadEach episode of This Is Not Church Podcast is expertly engineered by our producer The Podcast Doctor Eric Howell. If you’re thinking of starting a podcast you need to connect with Eric! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 28, 2025 • 50min
Church Camp: A Conversation With Cara Meredith
This Quoircasr Podcast episode is brought to you by The Quantum Gospel of Mary and The Lost Gospel of Truth by Keith Giles. Published by Quoir and available now.In this episode we chat with Cara MeredithCara Meredith is a sought-after speaker, public theologian, and development director who found home at a church camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains. After serving in various roles, she continued as a speaker for two decades at camps up and down the West Coast. With a master of theology (Fuller Seminary) and a background in education and nonprofit work, she is also the author of The Color of Life. Her writing has been featured in national media outlets such as The Oregonian, The New York Times, The Christian Century, and Christianity Today, among others. She lives with her family in Oakland, California.You can connect with Cara on:Facebook Instagram Threads SubstackYou can finf all things Cara Meredith related on her websiteYou can purchase Church Camp: Bad Skits, Cry Night, and How White Evangelicalism Betrayed a Generation on Amazon.comYou can connect with This Is Not Church on:Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTubeAlso check out our Biolink for all things This Is Not Church relatedPlease like and follow our Quoircast Partners:Heretic Happy Hour Messy Spirituality Apostates Anonymous Second Cup with Keith The Church Needs TherapyIdeas Digest Snarky Faith Podcast Wild Olive Deadly Faith Spirituality Brew Pub Faith For The Rest Of UsJonathan_Foster Sacred Thoughts Holy Heretics Reframing Our Stories Bros Bibles & Beer Liminal LivingLove Covered Life The Social Jesus Project I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist Radical Love Live The God SquadEach episode of This Is Not Church Podcast is expertly engineered by our producer The Podcast Doctor Eric Howell. If you’re thinking of starting a podcast you need to connect with Eric! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 21, 2025 • 48min
Saving Face: A Conversation With Aimee Byrd
This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by Bros Bibles & Beer PodcastIn this episode we chat with Aimee ByrdAimee Byrd?is author, speaker, blogger, podcaster, and former coffee shop owner. Aimee is the author of several books, including The Hope in Our Scars, Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, and Sexual Reformation. Her articles have appeared in First Things, Table Talk, Modern Reformation, By Faith, New Horizons, Ordained Servant, Harvest USA, and Credo Magazine and she has been interviewed and quoted in Christianity Today and The AtlanticYou can connect with Aimee on:Facebook Instagram Threads TwitterYou can find all things Aimee Byrd related on her websiteYou can purchase Saving Face: Finding My Self, God, and One Another Outside a Defaced Church onYou can connect with This Is Not Church on:Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTubeAlso check out our Biolink for all things This Is Not Church relatedPlease like and follow our Quoircast Partners:Heretic Happy Hour Messy Spirituality Apostates Anonymous Second Cup with Keith The Church Needs TherapyIdeas Digest Snarky Faith Podcast Wild Olive Deadly Faith Spirituality Brew Pub Faith For The Rest Of UsJonathan_Foster Sacred Thoughts Holy Heretics Reframing Our Stories Bros Bibles & Beer Liminal LivingLove Covered Life The Social Jesus Project I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist Radical Love Live The God SquadEach episode of This Is Not Church Podcast is expertly engineered by our producer The Podcast Doctor Eric Howell. If you’re thinking of starting a podcast you need to connect with Eric! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 14, 2025 • 1h 6min
The Cosmic Christ & The Concrete Jesus: A Conversation With Kevin Sweeney
This Quoircast Podcast episode is brought to you by The Quantum Gospel of Mary and The Lost Gospel of Truth. Published by Quoir and available nowIn this episode we chat with Kevin SweeneyKevin Sweeney was co-founder and lead pastor of Imagine Church—an urban church in Honolulu that is welcoming of all people, sees imagination as the key to the future, chooses authenticity over performance, substance over hype, and quality over quantity. He is the host of podcast “The Church Needs Therapy” and is the author of the books, “The Making of a Mystic: My Journey with Mushrooms, My Life as a Pastor, and Why It’s Okay For Everyone to Relax,” out on May 31st, and “The Joy of Letting Go” which will be out in January 2023. Both on Quoir Publishing. He lives In Honolulu with his wife and co-founder of Imagine, Christine, and their two kids, True and Mikayla.You can connect with Kevin on:Facebook Twitter InstagramCheck out Kevin's podcast The Church Needs TherapyYou can purchase The Cosmic Christ and the Concrete Jesus on Amazon.comYou can connect with This Is Not Church on:Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTubeAlso check out our Biolink for all things This Is Not Church relatedPlease like and follow our Quoircast Partners:Heretic Happy Hour Messy Spirituality Apostates Anonymous Second Cup with Keith The Church Needs TherapyIdeas Digest Snarky Faith Podcast Wild Olive Deadly Faith Spirituality Brew Pub Faith For The Rest Of UsJonathan_Foster Sacred Thoughts Holy Heretics Reframing Our Stories Bros Bibles & Beer Liminal LivingLove Covered Life The Social Jesus Project I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist Radical Love Live The God SquadEach episode of This Is Not Church Podcast is expertly engineered by our producer The Podcast Doctor Eric Howell. If you’re thinking of starting a podcast you need to connect with Eric! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.