This week, we talk to recording and worship artist Brianna Ibarra all about how artists are treated in the church. From the disrespect and lack of pay to how it can be done right, we leave no stone or perspective unturned. A…
This week, we talk to Alfred Tovar all about spirituality and how he evolved his faith into something that would not only enable him to find ways to be a better person, but would also inspire him to start a non-profit that a…
What do you get when three women who went to church get together to talk about sex? Three very different experiences. Spencer and Josie are joined this week by the amazing advocate and activist, Caitlin Martin, for an in dep…
Kaylee is on the frontlines of raising up a whole new batch of Christians and this week we talk about what that even means. The three of us reflect on our youth group days and all the things we were told, while thinking out …
Some of us grew up believing that you had to be Republican if you were a Christian, some of us definitely did not. On this week's episode, we talk to creative, Ryan Berry, about growing up in the South and in a conservative …
This week, we talked to the incredible Laura Lacombe all about her life leading up to this episode, where she comes out as Queer to the world. We take it back to growing up in the church and how it contributed to her not rea…
New year, same us. In this week's episode, we reflect on our years and take some pretty long tangents in between. We know, you're tired of all this new year crap, and so are we, but closure is closure. Also, "planning" and d…
As the title would suggest, in this episode Spencer and Josie talk about the reasons why they love and/or hate Christmas. You can probably already guess who loves Christmas and who hates it, but in case you're new here: Josi…
This week we sit down with Ryan Jimenez, where he gives us a brief overview of his time growing up Mormon. He answers all of our questions, leaving room for deeper dives in the future. This episode is for all of those who ar…
Trigger Warning: Sexual Violence and Abuse Human trafficking has made its way into the minds of many mainstream evangelicals, but do they actually know what they're talking about? They may not, but Josh Holm sure does. This …
The episode that was always meant to be with a badass pastor who doesn't care about your crooked theology. This week, we talk to the amazing Hannah Geraci, pastor at Fellowship Church in Southern California, all about the ni…
On this week's episode, we welcome the woman who brought the two of together, Bekah Hoogerwerf! Bekah was a committed Youth Pastor until she had had enough with the church she was working for and decided to part ways with wo…
This election season is heavy for many. On this week's episode, Spencer and Josie offer up a space to process grief and anxiety. They talk honestly about how they're feeling and the anxieties and fears they are holding for t…
TRIGGER WARNING - Sexual and Spiritual Abuse When you're a woman growing up in the Church, shame becomes your best friend. This week, Josie and Spencer talk to Bethany Geringer all about a few of the ways Evangelical culture…
You know how Evangelicals like to go to different countries in Africa to volunteer at orphanages and some of them end up adopting a child or two? Yeah, that's not cool. In this episode, we tackled the topic of transracial ad…
This week, we chat with Kimberly Ramos all about the current climate of worship. Have you seen these huge traveling worship revivals on the news? Well, we talk about those and so much more. Listen as we reminisce on our univ…
Welcome to the Speaking in Church podcast! In this introductory episode we tell you who we are and why we're doing this podcast. We go into the faiths we grew up with and how they evolved into what they are today, as well as…
