Called to be Bad

Oct 12 2024 86 ep. 45 mins 19
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What if the scandalous is spiritual, deviant is divine, and bad is beautiful? Welcome to Called to be Bad, a podcast where guests reveal a "bad" topic they are passionate about.

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"Critical Race Theory" with Regina Shands Stoltzfus--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP16

Oct 12 2024 56 mins  
Send us a textWelcome baddies to Called to be Bad. In this episode I talk with professor, anti-racist, anti-oppression and peace educator Regina Shands Stoltzfus who co-authored the book Been in the Struggle: Pursuing an Antiracist Spirituality with Tobin Miller Shearer. Our primary topic is critical race theory, but we cover other elements of anti-racism and anti white-supremacy w

"Drag Church" with Rev. Marge Erin Johnson--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP15

Sep 21 2024 78 mins  
Send us a text "To me the value is in making sure people know that they are loved and they are created exactly as they are meant to be." On this week’s episode of Called to be Bad, I talk with the Theology Queen, Marge Erin Johnson who is a minister, entrepreneur and drag queen. You can read her full bio and see all of her socials in the podcast/youtube description. Marge unravel

"Suicidality" with Rev. Michiko Bown-Kai--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 Ep14

Aug 24 2024 66 mins  
Send us a text"You know sometimes people feel suicidal and they don't want to die, they just want to stop hurting..."In this episode of Called to be Bad I talk with Reverend Michiko Bown-Kai who is a minister in the United Church of Canada. We first talk about why language around suicide matters. Then Michiko shares some of their experience with suicide ideation (or thoughts of sui

Rooted Faith: Animism and Christianity with Sarah Renee Werner–Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP13

Aug 01 2024 52 mins  
Send us a textIn this episode of Called to Be Bad I talk with Sarah Werner. Sarah is an editor, writer and pastor living in Columbus, Ohio. You can find Sarah’s full bio in the description. Sarah is the author of the book, Rooted Faith: Practices of Living Well on a Fragile Planet. In this episode we discuss Sarah’s book, in particular the idea of Animism and how it relates to

"Gender Expansive Language for God" with Dr. Wil Gafney--Co-hosted with Dr. Malinda E. Berry--Called to be Bad Podcast Season 3 EP12

Jul 25 2024 59 mins  
Send us a text“We don’t have the tools necessary to talk about God…” Today’s episode is co-hosted with Dr. Malinda E. Berry who you may recognize from an episode of Called to be Bad named Toxic Secrets. Dr. Malinda and I had the privilege of hearing Rev. Dr. Wil Gafney speak on her prolific work in the world of Bible translation using gender expansive language. Rev. Dr Wi

"Called to be Trans" with Jenna Martin--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP11

Jun 17 2024 60 mins  
Send us a text"While I was processing my gender, my biggest fear was that I would come out as trans and then be like, 'oh wait, actually no...'"In this episode of Called to be Bad Podcast I talk with Jenna Reyanne Martin (she, her) a trans woman who is active in her Mennonite Church (the same church where I am pastor). We get to hear her story of understanding her gender and coming

"Bad Professor" with Scott Okamoto--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP10

May 11 2024 67 mins  
Send us a text"Sadly some of my colleagues thought I was evil, the administration thought I was evil, a small percentage of my students thought I was evil...." In this episode of Called to be Bad I talk with Scott Okamoto who is a writer, musician, and podcaster. Scott writes about his experiences as a Japanese American who leaves religion while teaching English at a conservative e

"Reparations" with Darryl Heller and Ben Bouwman--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP

Apr 14 2024 58 mins  
Send us a text"White people act as if racism doesn't hurt them, but it does." In this episode of Called to be Bad I talk with Darryl Heller and Ben Bouwman about reparations. Darryl is professor of women and gender studies at Indiana University South Bend and is the director of the South Bend Civil Rights Heritage Center. Ben pastors at Walnut Hill Mennonite Church in Goshen, India

"Sex Before Marriage" with Jo Lloyd Johnson--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP8

Mar 24 2024 67 mins  
Send us a text"So my sexuality was like, 'here's how you're supposed to be: you're supposed to be heterosexual, you're supposed to be submissive, you're supposed to be excited any time he is excited. You're not really allowed to say no, or if you say no...say yes next time.'" In this episode of Called to be Bad I talk with Jo Lloyd Johnson, a woman who grew up in a fundamentalist C

"Holistic Decolonization" with Sarah Augustine and Sheri Hostetler--Called to be Bad Podcast S3 EP7

Mar 17 2024 68 mins  
Send us a text"And the fact that 80 or 85% of the mineral needed to power the green economy, needed to build our electric cars, our solar panels, etc., are located on or near Indigenous lands..." In this episode of CTBB I talk with Sarah Augustine and Sheri Hostetler about what it would look like to participate in "holistic decolonization" work. Can we re-imagine how we relate to o