Episodes
Episode 49: Stories from the REVcovery Room with Sara Relaford
March 29, 2023
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 valua…
Episode 48: Homebrewed Friendship with Dr. Tripp Fuller
March 22, 2023
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 ab…
Episode 47: Making room for a different sort of faith with Tim Whitaker
March 14, 2023
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 no…
Episode 46: Pursuing your Passions with Dr Dorrell Briscoe
March 8, 2023
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. Do…
Episode 45: Becoming with Dr. Roberto Che Espinoza
March 1, 2023
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 La…
Episode 44: Good Grief with Psychotherapist Rebecca Ching
Feb. 24, 2023
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 phen…
Episode 43: Risking the Jump with Cathleen Falsani
Feb. 15, 2023
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 …
Episode 42: Getting SoulFULL with Coach Chris Rodriguez
Feb. 7, 2023
Hey friends we are delighted to introduce you to Coach Chris Rodriguez ( website here )! He has an amazing story and message that will resonate with any of you that find yourselves in a human body. This conversation ranges f…
Episode 41: 2023 and Me
Feb. 1, 2023
Welcome friends and happy belated new year! We are so excited to start this new season of REVcovery with you. This week Justin and Sarah talk a bit about new years and renegotiating our relationship to self-discipline, goals…
Episode 40: What in the Holly Jolly do you do with Christmas?
Dec. 21, 2022
Folks we made it! Episode 40 and the end of our first year of REVcovery. Sarah and Justin are so grateful for the many delightful twists and turns this first year has had and can't wait to see what happens in 2023. In this e…
Episode 39: Navigating church in a female body, a discussion with Dr Jennifer Bashaw
Dec. 14, 2022
We are happy this week to welcome Dr Jennifer Bashaw to the REVcovery Room! Sarah and Justin had an opportunity to sit down with Dr Bashaw at Theology Beer Camp to discuss her time in ministry, journey into academia, and how…
Episode 38: Too Real for Church with Heather Sanford
Dec. 7, 2022
This week we welcome our good friend Heather Sanford to the REVcovery Room! In addition to being a delightful individual Heather served for many years in youth ministry and then on an executive leadership team and she has mo…
Episode 38: The best is yet to come with Matt Kendziera
Nov. 29, 2022
This week we welcome Matt Kendziera to the REVcovery Room! In addition to being a former pastor Matt is also an author, musician, speaker and all around renaissance man whose book "Bring it Home: The Adventure of Finding You…
Episode 36: Does God play hard to get? a conversation with Dr. Sarah Lane Ritchie
Nov. 23, 2022
This week we are happy to present one of the interviews Sarah did at Theology Beer Camp with the incredible Dr. Sarah Lane Ritchie. It is a wide ranging conversation but it centers on the hiddenness of God and what we do wit…
Episode 35: You found a new job; now what?
Nov. 8, 2022
Hey friends this week is a simple episode where Justin and Sarah share a bit about what life is like after you have fully made the transition out of ministry (or whatever you did). How do you set expectations, manage boundar…
Episode 34: A New Brew with Josh Patterson
Nov. 1, 2022
This week we welcome Josh Patterson, former pastor and now brewer at Full Tilt Brewery, to the show! Josh has an amazing story of coming to terms with the information his body was telling to him about his time in ministry an…
Episode 33: Cameron Bishop gets his voice back
Oct. 25, 2022
This week we sit down with Cameron Bishop, Executive Director of Impact Lives, an organization that uses cognitive science to change the lives of clients ranging from school kids to professional athletes. Cameron is a former…
Episode 32: The Fluid Spirituality of Derek Myers
Oct. 20, 2022
This week we interview Derek Myers, better known on the internet as "Derek the Heretic." Derek is also one half of "Your Favorite Heretics" so combined with Justin and Sarah you need to brace yourselves for a whole lot of he…
Episode 31: Jeff Elkins Saves Himself
Oct. 4, 2022
This week we are delighted to introduce you to our new friend, former minister, and current member of the REVcovery Community, Jeff Elkins! This episode really is a full circle moment for us because neither Justin or Sarah k…
Episode 30: Every Person Living Under Capitalism's Battle
Sept. 27, 2022
Hey friends we are back with a Justin and Sarah episode wherein we discuss the ups and downs of living with religious and societal expectations that simply aren't good for humans. We also talk about things that help us, how …
Episode 29: Burnout and Influencer Culture: An Exvangelical Crossover Episode with Blake Chastain
Sept. 23, 2022
Hey friends we have a bit of a different episode today; we are doing a crossover podcast with Blake Chastain of Exvangelical! In this episode we talk a bit about burnout in the ministry and in influencer culture as well as s…
Episode 28: Seeing clearly with Bradley Onishi
Sept. 13, 2022
Friends we are so very excited to welcome Bradely Onishi to the REVcovery Room! Bradley is a former pastor, the co-host of the "Straight White American Jesus" podcast and author of the upcoming book "Preparing for War: The E…
Episode 27: Taking the slow train to heck with Josiah Mahon
Sept. 6, 2022
This week we interview Josiah Mahon host of the "Slow Train to Heck" podcast! Josiah faced a choice that many of us in REVcovery have had to face; do I tell the truth or do I stay silent? He chose the former and as many of u…
Episode 26: You have what it takes with Kevin Wright
Aug. 30, 2022
This week we are very excited to welcome Kevin Wright to the REVcovery Room. Like most of our guests Kevin is a former minister but in many ways he represents one of the best outcomes of the REVcovery journey. Leaving your "…