Untangled Faith Podcast

10/29/2025

Scott Latta shares about meeting Boz Tchividjian. (You can hear the entire episode by searching for Untangled Faith wherever you listen to podcasts)

10/28/2025

Here's just one reaction I had to my conversation with Scott Latta about how some megachurch pastors provide "accountability" for each other. (Episode link below)

10/28/2025

Journalist and author Scott Latta joins Amy Fritz to discuss Scott’s new book, Gods of the Smoke Machine: Power, Pain, and the Rise of Christian Nationalism in the Megachurch, sharing stories of power, accountability, and the changing landscape of American megachurches.

In this episode we talk about:

⭐Why megachurches are growing even as overall church attendance in America declines.

⭐The impact of megachurch growth on small churches, including the cannibalization of congregations and properties.

⭐ Firsthand stories from those harmed by toxic church systems and why amplifying survivor voices is critical.

⭐The phenomenon of faux accountability and restoration processes for fallen pastors in megachurch networks.

⭐Boz Tchividjian’s insights on the legal landscape, the role of financial consequences in church accountability, and why civil litigation is sometimes the only path to justice.

⭐How megachurches cultivate soft political power, their influence on Christian nationalism, and the increasing willingness of pastors to openly engage in politics.

You can find this episode by searching for Untangled Faith wherever you listen to podcasts.

10/14/2025

I loved chatting with Mary.

10/14/2025

Mary DeMuth shares what it's like to surrender your reputation. You can hear the entire conversation wherever you listen to podcasts.

10/07/2025

To mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I wanted to share this conversation I had with Neil Schori a couple of years ago.

Neil shares some of the common misconceptions about DV, and what we can do to be better friends and ministry leaders.

This is such an important conversation. Would you listen and share it with someone you think would benefit from learning more about this?

You can find this episode wherever you listen to podcasts. Search for Untangled Faith and you'll find this at episode 146.

10/07/2025

I forgot to post this last week! Check out last week's episode (and this week's)

Hillary McBride joins Amy Fritz on the Untangled Faith podcast to unpack spiritual trauma, healing, and how we can create faith communities that avoid replicating unhealthy patterns.

In this episode we:

⭐️Explore who McBride’s new book, Holy Hurt: Understanding Spiritual Trauma and the Process of Healing, is for and how different groups relate to spiritual trauma.

⭐️Define spiritual abuse and spiritual trauma, and unpack the common misconceptions surrounding these terms.

⭐️Discuss how curiosity and hope can bridge the gap between those who have and haven’t experienced spiritual trauma.

⭐️Address the accusation that spiritual trauma is a “fad” and reflect on the history and reality of spiritual harm, especially for marginalized communities.

⭐️Consider the ethical complexities of sharing stories—both for survivors of spiritual trauma and those hosting podcasts or creating resources.

⭐️Talk through practical ways new communities and organizations can avoid recreating harmful power dynamics and foster safety and agency.

⭐️Reflect on the role of conflict, repair, and personal healing in faith spaces and survivor communities.

⭐️Touch on generational differences in openness to processing and naming spiritual harm and why resources matter for healing.

Check out this episode by searching for the Untangled Faith podcast wherever you listen to podcasts!

09/27/2025

https://open.substack.com/pub/untangledfaith/p/get-the-hell-out-of-dodge-how-brene?r=3w462&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

09/23/2025

The podcast is back! And I have one of your favorite guests on this week's show!

Chris Staron, host of the Truce podcast joins me for a conversation about why Christians should pay attention to history, what Chris learned from Napoleon, and how digging into the past can help bust some cultural myths (hint: what it looks like to be a "Biblical" woman or man is pretty interesting when you look at history).

I'd love for you to listen and share it with your friends.

Look for the Untangled Faith podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.

It's good to be back!🥳

09/22/2025

What I read and listened to this week, and some thoughts on the unsustainable political discourse.

This is unsustainable

09/15/2025

https://open.substack.com/pub/untangledfaith/p/sunday-sundries-9152025?r=3w462&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

09/02/2025

This reflection from Karen Swallow Prior is powerful.

Five Years after Walking Away the Sadness Deepens