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.

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