Spiritual Misfits Podcast
If you’ve ever felt on the fringes of Christian faith this is a safe space for you. Your questions, doubts and hopes are all welcome here. We’re creating conversations, affirmations, meditations and other resources to support you on your spiritual journey and let you know that even if you feel like a misfit, you don’t have to feel alone.
Episodes
189 episodes
Pub Theology: James Dobson, Charlie Kirk & Universalism
Join Mitch and Will at the pub for an unstructured conversation about the recent deaths of James Dobson and Charlie Kirk, the challenge of responding maturely to political violence, and how universalist theology might offer a different way of t...
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The Divine Gift of Trans Lives & Faith with Steff Fenton
Steff Fenton joins Will to discuss their new book Gender Expansive Faith: How Trans Lives Are Illuminating the Divine, Transforming Feminism, and Ending Christian Patriarchy. The conversation explores Steff's interpretation...
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'An Honest Faith': When philosophy & theology meet (Keith Mascord)
Keith Mascord joins Will to discuss his latest book 'An Honest Faith' after an East Coast tour. A former Sydney Anglican and Moore College lecturer Keith's views have shifted over time in an ongoing commitment to honest philosophical and theolo...
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Words for Those Who Wander (Poetry by Will Small & Boy Renaissance)
Following last week's collaborative conversation between Spiritual Misfits and On the Way podcast, this episode features the poetry that bookended our special evening at West End Uniting Church in Brisbane, performed by Will Small and Boy Renai...
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Spiritual Misfits, On the Way (LIVE at 'Words for Those Who Wander')
A special cross-over podcast episode between Spiritual Misfits and On the Way, recorded at 'Words For Those Who Wander' at West End Uniting Church in Brisbane. In this conversation, Will Small, Dom Fay, Sue Grimmett, and Peter Catt ...
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An Emergency Devotional: Faith in Times of Crisis with Hanna Reichel
In this episode, we explore what it means to live faithfully during times of political and social upheaval with systematic theologian from Princeton Theological Seminary Hanna Reichel, author of "For Such a Time as This: An Emergency Devotio...
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The Death of the Whiteness Gospel with Danny Bryant
Danny Bryant joins Will to discuss his book Unless a Seed Falls to the Ground: Welcoming the Death of the Whiteness Gospel. Part memoir, part theological critique, Danny's work traces his journey from growing up in a fundamentalist cul...
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Safety is Love in Action with Joyce Tangi
Joyce Tangi is the Culture of Safety Pastor for the Uniting Church NSW & ACT Synod, and she cares deeply about building communities where everyone can thrive.In this conversation, we explore what safety actually looks like beyond pol...
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Staying Tender in a Hard World | David Gate's 'Rebellion of Care'
David Gate joins Will Small to discuss his new book "A Rebellion of Care" and what it means to stay tender in a world that often seems to demand hardness.David Gate is a poet, writer, and visual artist who grew up in London and no...
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A More Christlike God: Bradley Jersak on Faith After Deconstruction
Bradley Jersak is a theologian, author, and Principal of St. Stephen's University. His books including A More Christlike God, A More Christlike Word, and Out of the Embers have helped countless people navigate faith transitions and discover a m...
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The Future Church Transcends Culture Wars (Panel: Jarrod McKenna, Josephine Inkpin, Mikenzie Ling)
About This Series Over six weeks, we're sharing keynote talks and discussions from the second Future Church Conference, held at the Tram Sheds in Glebe. This gathering brought together church leaders, pastors, and Jesus-followers passion...
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The Future Church is Trans (Josephine Inkpin | FC Conference Keynote)
About This Series Over six weeks, we're sharing keynote talks and discussions from the second Future Church Conference, held at the Tram Sheds in Glebe. This gathering brought together church leaders, pastors, and Jesus-followers passion...
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The Future Church is Nonviolent (Jarrod McKenna | FC Conference Keynote)
About This Series Over six weeks, we're sharing keynote talks and discussions from the second Future Church Conference, held at the Tram Sheds in Glebe. This gathering brought together church leaders, pastors, and Jesus-followers passion...
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God in the Dark: a Winter Solstice Reflection (Carolyn Meers)
What might it mean to meet God in the darkness, as well as the light? Carolyn Meers guides us through a contemplative and poetic reflection coinciding with the winter solstice.
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The Future Church is Anti-Racist (Radhika Sukumar-White | FC Conference Keynote)
About This Series Over six weeks, we're sharing keynote talks and discussions from the second Future Church Conference, held at the Tram Sheds in Glebe. This gathering brought together church leaders, pastors, and Jesus-followers passion...
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The Future Church is Disability Inclusive (Shane Clifton | FC Conference Keynote)
About This Series Over six weeks, we're sharing keynote talks and discussions from the second Future Church Conference, held at the Tram Sheds in Glebe. This gathering brought together church leaders, pastors, and Jesus-followers passion...
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The Future Church Remembers the Poor (Gershon Nimbalker | FC Conference Keynote)
About This Series Over six weeks, we're sharing keynote talks and discussions from the second Future Church Conference, held at the Tram Sheds in Glebe. This gathering brought togethe...
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Should We Use the Word Mission? And How Mysticism Saved My Faith (Karina Kreminski)
In this episode of Spiritual Misfits, Will Small continues his "Reclaiming the Language" series with Karina Kreminski, exploring whether the word "mission" is still helpful for progressive Christians or too entangled with colonising mindsets. K...
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In the Doorway: Feminist Complaint Collectives in Australian Christianity (Tracy McEwan, Rosie Clare Shorter and Tanya Riches)
What happens when women speak up about gender inequality in Christian spaces? In this powerful conversation, Dr. Tracy McEwan, Dr. Rosie Clare Shorter, and Dr. Tanya Riches discuss their research on "feminist complaint collectives" across Catho...
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The (Not So) Great Baptist Schism (with Andrew Dodd & Scott Higgins)
In this powerful conversation, Will Small sits down with Andrew Dodd and Scott Higgins from Hamilton Baptist Church following their historic disaffiliation from the NSW/ACT Baptist Association after 99 years of membership (the first time this h...
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Hardwired for Wholeness: The Neuroscience of Embodied Spirituality (with Jana Holland)
In this illuminating conversation, Will Small speaks with Jana Holland, founder of Celu Selah Wellness, about the powerful intersection of neuroscience, spirituality, and somatic healing. In this episode:Jana shar...
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The Political Power of Apocalyptic Literature (Robyn Whitaker)
In this episode of Spiritual Misfits, Will Small interviews Robyn Whitaker, a biblical scholar specialising in the Book of Revelation. They discuss Robyn's journey of faith, her experiences as a spiritual misfit, and the relevance of apocalypti...
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Blood, Wrath & Love: What Actually Happened on the Cross? (with Mitch Forbes)
In this special Easter episode, Will Small and Mitch Forbes explore the meaning of Jesus' death and resurrection beyond traditional frameworks. They discuss alternative understandings of atonement, René Girard's scapegoat theory, and how the Ea...
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Reclaiming the Language: Sin and Repentance? (with Karl Hand)
In this thought-provoking episode Will Small welcomes back Karl Hand to explore the often misunderstood concepts of sin and grace. As part of our series examining challenging theological concepts, this conversation offers fresh perspectiv...
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The Cosmic Christ and the Concrete Jesus with Kevin Sweeney
In this episode, Will talks with Kevin Sweeney about his new book "The Cosmic Christ and the Concrete Jesus: Mystics, the Black Prophetic Tradition, and Why I'm Still a Christian."Kevin shares how the mystics gave him the Cosmic Christ, ...
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