Coming Out Christian
Coming Out Christian
Podcast Description
Sometimes, it's as hard to come out as an LGBTQIA+ person in a Christian space as it is to come out as a Christian in an LGBTQIA+ space. Deeply faithful, critical, and sometimes a bit irreverent, "Coming Out Christian" meets that challenge head-on through the often silent and silenced narratives of Queer Christians. Join Siobhan Boyd-Nelson and the Rev. Dr. Ben Huelskamp for frank and revealing conversations at the intersection of faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, and other identities."Coming Out Christian" is a project of LOVEboldly, an organization working to create spaces where LGBTQIA+ people can flourish in Christianity. Learn more about LOVEboldly at www.loveboldly.net.
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The podcast focuses on themes of faith, identity, and acceptance, with episodes addressing topics like navigating LGBTQIA+ identities within Christian communities, the experiences of queer Christians, and critical discussions on race and gender identity in relation to faith. Specific examples include episodes that explore the challenges of coming out in both religious and LGBTQIA+ spaces.
Sometimes, it’s as hard to come out as an LGBTQIA+ person in a Christian space as it is to come out as a Christian in an LGBTQIA+ space. Deeply faithful, critical, and sometimes a bit irreverent, “Coming Out Christian” meets that challenge head-on through the often silent and silenced narratives of Queer Christians. Join Siobhan Boyd-Nelson and the Rev. Dr. Ben Huelskamp for frank and revealing conversations at the intersection of faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, and other identities.
“Coming Out Christian” is a project of LOVEboldly, an organization working to create spaces where LGBTQIA+ people can flourish in Christianity. Learn more about LOVEboldly at www.loveboldly.net.
Welcome to “Coming Out Christian,” a podcast from LOVEboldly hosted by Siobhan Boyd-Nelson and the Rev. Dr. Ben Huelskamp, exploring the tensions of being Queer, Christian, and Progressive in the 21st century. Fun, faithful, and sometimes irreverent, the podcast seeks to uplift the often silenced voices of people who find tension being Queer in Christian spaces and Christian in Queer spaces, while representing the radical teachings of Jesus.
“Season 1, Episode 7 – Happy Pride” – Today on “Coming Out Christian,” Siobhan and Ben welcome Br. Ian Boden, OLF, a recent graduate of Trinity Lutheran Seminary and a life professed sibling of the Order of Lutheran Franciscans.
You can find Br. Ian on Instagram at @ian.boden1 and learn more about the organizations he mentioned at the links below:
- The Order of Lutheran Franciscans – https://www.lutheranfranciscans.org
- Trinity Lutheran Seminary – https://www.trinity.capital.edu
- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) – https://www.elca.org
During Br. Ian’s “Moment in Queer Christian History” he told us about St. Aelred of Rievaulx.
Queerie of the Day – “When did you know you needed to be out and could be out?”
Music written and produced by Shay Nelson (@shaytheserialhobbyist).
For more information on LOVEboldly, visit www.loveboldly.net.
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