

REVcovery
Justin Gentry, Sarah Heath
A podcast about leaving ministry, recovering from being a professional Christian, and finding meaning after a calling. Welcome to the Revcovery Room.
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Apr 26, 2023 • 1h 6min
Asian American Apostate with Scott Okamoto
We have the honor to welcome the one and only Scott Okamoto to the podcast today! Justin got to hang out with Scott for his book launch in Los Angeles and it was so good we felt like we had to have him on the show. As an Asian American college professor at a conservative university his revcovery looks different than many of our listeners but its themes of care for the other above dogmas and prioritizing curiosity over conservatism will feel very familiar.Welcome Scott to the REVcovery Room!You can purchase Scotts Book Right Here!We now have a Discord now for our Patrons! You can join here: Patreon.com/revcoveryThis podcast is edited by Elizabeth Nordenholt from Podcat Audio: https://elizabethnordenholt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 20, 2023 • 1h 9min
Stories from the REVcovery Room with Elizabeth Mora
This is another in our ongoing series highlighting the stories of our Patrons on Discord. This week Elizabeth Mora shares her unique story of ministry in an openly progressive denomination and how the grass isn't always greener on the other side. We all have our own individual starting points but we are all in this together.Welcome to the REVcovery Room.We now have a Discord now for our Patrons! You can join here: Patreon.com/REVcoveryThis podcast is edited by Elizabeth Nordenholt from Podcat Audio: https://elizabethnordenholt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 4, 2023 • 49min
Episode 50: Growth, Easter, and changing perspectives with Justin and Sarah
This week Justin and Sarah reflect on another Easter outside of the pulpit and in the wilds beyond the stained glass windows. We can't go back to who we were as clergy but we still carry that sense of calling to name the truth and "go first" regardless of where we are.Wherever you find yourself this Holy Week we hope you feel deeply at home and at rest. Welcome to the REVcovery Room.We now have a Discord now for our Patrons! You can join here: Patreon.com/revcoveryThis podcast is edited by Elizabeth Nordenholt from Podcat Audio: https://elizabethnordenholt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 29, 2023 • 1h 5min
Episode 49: Stories from the REVcovery Room with Sara Relaford
This week we are happy to have a member of our Discord community share their experience of REVcovery. Rev Dr. Sara Relaford is a former UMC minister whose perspective on the journey into and out of ministry has been so valuable to our community. She and her husband were a clergy couple who deconstructed their views on ministry at roughly the same time while managing two church’s worth of expectations. So yeah, it was a lot but thankfully she has found a new vocation and voice and we are excited to share it with you.We now have a Discord now for our Patrons! You can join here: Patreon.com/revcoveryThis podcast is edited by Elizabeth Nordenholt from Podcat Audio: https://elizabethnordenholt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 22, 2023 • 1h 43min
Episode 48: Homebrewed Friendship with Dr. Tripp Fuller
Folks we have a treat for you this week because Dr Tripp Fuller is with us to talk about community, the Church, and his love of Justin's sweatpants. It's a wide ranging conversation but stick around for the end as we talk about the good things we experienced in ministry and how we take those into the next thing.Welcome to the REVcovery Room!We now have a Discord now for our Patrons! You can join here: Patreon.com/revcoveryThis podcast is edited by Elizabeth Nordenholt from Podcat Audio: https://elizabethnordenholt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 14, 2023 • 1h 7min
Episode 47: Making room for a different sort of faith with Tim Whitaker
This week on the pod we have Tim Whitaker, creator of The New Evangelicals, on the show. Tim was a super volunteer in churches and on worship teams and over time began to see that what was being practiced in churches was not lining up with what he had been taught his faith was all about. He started asking questions and that eventually led to his exit from volunteer life and into a new kind of community.Its a good one folks; welcome to the REVcovery Room!We now have a Discord now for our Patrons! You can join here: Patreon.com/revcoveryThis podcast is edited by Elizabeth Nordenholt from Podcat Audio: https://elizabethnordenholt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 8, 2023 • 60min
Episode 46: Pursuing your Passions with Dr Dorrell Briscoe
We have a great episode for you this week with Dr. Harold Dorrell Briscoe! Our guest is a renaissance man in many ways and uses all of his varied passions and interests to create community and connection wherever he goes. Dorrell is one of our few guests that has both deconstructed their faith and continues to serve in a local church and his story is one you will want to pay attention to.Welcome to the REVcovery Room!You can check out Dr. Dorrell's book here: https://amzn.to/3IVtZ7P We now have a Discord now for our Patrons! You can join here: Patreon.com/revcoveryThis podcast is edited by Elizabeth Nordenholt from Podcat Audio: https://elizabethnordenholt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 1, 2023 • 52min
Episode 45: Becoming with Dr. Roberto Che Espinoza
This week's episode is the last in our series of interviews at Theology Beer Camp. Today you will get to hear Justin interview Dr. Roberto Che Espinoza. We get a little into Dr. Roberto's journey as a nonbinary Transqueer Latinx person and how that shapes their work in politics, theology and ethics. It is a delightful and informative conversation that we are very excited to be able to share with you.Welcome to the REVcovery Room!This talk was a part of our experience at Homebrewed Christianity's Theology Beer camp. If you like what you heard you can listen to more of these incredible talks at experiencinggod.net. The cost is donation based (including $0) and you will get the full process party experience from the comfort of home.If you would like to join a community of like minded people check out our Patreon: patreon.com/revcoveryThis podcast is edited by Elizabeth Nordenholt from Podcat Audio: https://elizabethnordenholt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 24, 2023 • 1h 3min
Episode 44: Good Grief with Psychotherapist Rebecca Ching
This week we discuss grief, transitions, and all the other things with Psychotherapist Rebecca Ching. Her story is filled with transitions and career changes into and out of ministry and the professional world. She is a phenomenal guest and more than a few of you will resonate with her journey into and out of this thing we are all trying to REVcover from.Sit back, get cozy, and welcome to the REVcovery Room!You can read Rebecca's Bio and link to all her places hereWe now have a Discord now for our Patrons! You can join here: Patreon.com/revcoveryThis podcast is edited by Elizabeth Nordenholt from Podcat Audio: https://elizabethnordenholt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 15, 2023 • 1h 3min
Episode 43: Risking the Jump with Cathleen Falsani
Folks you are in for a great conversation because this week we have Author and Agent Cathleen Falsani on the show. As a former religion reporter for the Chicago Sun Times Cathleen has seen many of the shifts that drive this revcovery journey that we are all on and offers excellent insight in how to both survive and thrive in this ever changing landscape we find ourselves in. It's a true delight that we can't wait to share with you.Welcome to the REVcovery Room!You can check out all that Cathleen is up to on her Substack: falsani.comWe now have a Discord now for our Patrons! You can join here: Patreon.com/revcoveryThis podcast is edited by Elizabeth Nordenholt from Podcat Audio: https://elizabethnordenholt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices