PODCAST: We need a NEW STANDARD for healthy teachings.

by Rebecca Lindenbach | Oct 6, 2022 | Libido, Podcasts, Research

Our survey results have completely changed how we talk about sex.  And that likely surprises absolutely no one. But what we weren’t expecting was how much it would keep changing how we talked about things with each new finding. It feels like every 6 weeks Joanna calls...

PODCAST: Pastors Plagiarizing, with a Case Study of Josh Howerton

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 8, 2022 | Podcasts

Should pastors be allowed to plagiarize in their sermons? I’ll be frank: I think evangelicalism has a problem with celebrity, as we talked about on last week’s podcast. And I think plagiarism is part of that celebrity. It’s rampant among pastors and...

The Southern Baptist Convention’s Sexual Abuse Report

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 24, 2022 | Abuse

Callous and smug. That’s the impression I got about those high up in the Southern Baptist Convention after reading the report that dropped on the weekend about the sexual abuse scandal in the denomination, and how it has been ignored, covered up, and minimized,...

Why Is the Church So Afraid of Women’s Voices?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 22, 2022 | Faith

Have people ever tried to silence you simply because you’re a woman? The summer when I was 16 years old, I went on a Teen Missions International team to the Philippines. It was not a good experience. While I know that some enjoyed their time with Teen Missions,...

Keith’s Views on Deconstructing the Faith–and Reconstructing Something Healthy

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 28, 2022 | Faith

Sheila here! My husband Keith’s manifesto on Wednesday about how the evangelical church has treated women went quite big, and he has one more thing he’d like to say. This all fits well in what we’re talking about this month about putting the...