020 - Season 1 Q&A

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020 - Season 1 Q&A

FromI was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.

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67 minutes

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Jul 9, 2021

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B&T take questions from podcast listeners and reflect on Season 1.

Our links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf
Email us: hhandhillsong@gmail.com

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Jul 9, 2021

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Titles in the series (98)

We used to be members and leaders in Pentecostal megachurches. This podcast takes an honest & irreverent look at one of the world’s fastest growing religious movements. https://linktr.ee/iwatf

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000 - Welcome to the podcast: If you are new to this podcast, then we'd love to let you know a few things upfront. Please listen to this brief intro before diving into the full episodes. Our links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf Transcript of the episode can be found HERE Email us: hhandhi... by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
7 min listen
018 - How did you see God as a Pentecostal? (God Part 1): Ultimately, fundamentalist Christianity really centres around God. In this episode, B&T look back on how they saw God as good Pentecostals. Our links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf Email us: hhandhillsong@gmail.com by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
32 min listen
012 - What About Gay Pentecostals? - Anthony Venn-Brown OAM (Part 2): In part two of this special three-part episode, we interview former AOG evangelist/pastor and now #GayAmbassador, Anthony Venn-Brown. TRIGGER WARNING: If you find that some of the material in this episode disturbing, we encourage you to talk with a clo... by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
31 min listen
003 - It‘s the End of the World as We Know It (End-Times Part 1): Since the very beginnings of Christianity, believers thought they were in the very last days and a cataclysm was imminent. It was no different for B & T when they were teenage fundamentalists. In this episode they reminisce about how the end-times messag... by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
30 min listen
002 - T‘s Conversion Story: T talks a little about his pre-conversion home life and his experience of two Christian camps. It was at the second camp where he found himself speaking in tongues and started to wear the label, 'born-again'. Our links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf Transcrip... by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
29 min listen
006 - Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music? (Music Part 1): This episode, we talk about the church's relationship to, and use of, music, for both good and evil. Our links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf Transcript of the episode can be found HERE Email us: hhandhillsong@gmail.com by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
30 min listen
011 - What About Gay Pentecostals? - Anthony Venn-Brown OAM (Part 1): In part one of this special three-part episode, we interview former AOG evangelist/pastor and now #GayAmbassador, Anthony Venn-Brown. TRIGGER WARNING: If you find that some of the material in this episode disturbing, we encourage you to talk with a clo... by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
33 min listen
024 - Did You Ever See a Real Healing or Miracle?: Did B&T ever see a real and verifiable miracle while in the Pentecostal scene? Listen in to find out. Our links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf Email us: hhandhillsong@gmail.com by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
31 min listen
001 - B‘s Conversion Story: "No bibles, no preaching, no god-bothering!" These were the conditions B put upon his two brothers, who had recently converted to Pentecostal Christianity, if he were to visit them while on holidays. What happened next would change the course of his life... by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
28 min listen
007 - Leaders & Leadership (Part 1): B&T reflect on what it meant to be a leader in both the Revival Centres and the AOG/ACC. Our links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf Transcription of the episode can be found HERE Email us: hhandhillsong@gmail.com by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
31 min listen
013 - What About Gay Pentecostals? - Anthony Venn-Brown OAM (Part 3): In part three of this special three-part episode, we interview former AOG evangelist/pastor and now #GayAmbassador, Anthony Venn-Brown. TRIGGER WARNING: If you find that some of the material in this episode disturbing, we encourage you to talk with a c... by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
29 min listen
015 - Evangelism & Mission: It isn't enough to be a Teenage Fundamentalist yourself, Pentecostals are expected to bring others into the fold. In this episode, B&T remember their times as evangelists and short-term missionaries. Our links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf Trancription of... by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
31 min listen
004 - I Don‘t Give a Toss (Sex Part 1): B&T talk about sex and religion. There seems to be little doubt that fundamentalism warped their views and early sexual experiences. Our links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf Transcription of the episode can be found HERE Email us: hhandhillsong@gmail.com by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
31 min listen
029 - The Megachurch Exploitation of Volunteers & Money: B&T remember all the hours they gave to the church as volunteers and how some in the Church didn't always handle donations of time and money in the most ethical manner. Warning: This episode briefly touches on rape and sexual abuse. If you are in Austra... by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
40 min listen
005 - The Power of Christ Compels You (The Devil & Demons Part 1): B & T talk about their experiences with the devil, demons, exorcisms and deliverance. Our links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf Transcription of the episode can be found HERE Email us: hhandhillsong@gmail.com by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
31 min listen
022 - Toronto Blessing & Heaven Bent with Tara Jean Stevens: Tara Jean Stevens, the host of the amazing Heaven Bent podcast shares her own history as a teenage fundamentalist and some of the backstories behind her two podcast seasons on the Toronto Blessing and Bethel Church. Our links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf Em... by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
60 min listen
010 - Let‘s go to Bible College! by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
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026 - God Told Me to Marry You (Sex Part 2): As you might have guessed, dating and marriage within Fundamentalism wasn't often egalitarian and was usually controlled by the pastors and leaders. Warning: This episode touches on issues concerning rape and domestic violence. If you are in Australia a... by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
44 min listen
019 - How did you see Jesus as a Pentecostal? (God Part 2): B&T talk about how they saw the supposed Son of God as Pentecostals, and their 'relationship' with this first-century Jew. Our links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf Email us: hhandhillsong@gmail.com by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
30 min listen
027 - Sexual Predators in Megachurches (Sex Part 3): As Pentecostals, both B&T crossed paths with sexual predators in church. This episode recalls those meetings and also some of the scandals that plagued Pentecostalism in recent years. The articles mentioned in this episode are: Findings released into Aus... by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
47 min listen
025 - Leaving Christian Fundamentalism with Dr Josie McSkimming (Leaving Part 2): Dr Josie McSkimming, author of Leaving Christian Fundamentalism and the Reconstruction of Identity, shares her own story as a teenage fundamentalist within Sydney Anglicanism and her ongoing clinical work with those leaving Fundamentalist Christianity. T... by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
50 min listen
008 - Community in the Fold: B&T remember how it felt to be a part of the AOG/ACC fold. Our links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf Transcription of the episode can be found HERE Email us: hhandhillsong@gmail.com by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
31 min listen
037 - F**ked Again at Great Big AOG (Leaving Part 7): T comes back from Country Town AOG and B has risen in the ranks of the Great Big AOG youth group. T doesn't like what he sees and B is not so sure about T. Our links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf Email us: hhandhillsong@gmail.com by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
58 min listen
014 - The Faith Movement/Prosperity Gospel: B&T remember their time believing the unique claims of the Faith Movement/ prosperity gospel (Spoiler Alert: it didn’t deliver and it messed them up a bit). Our links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf Trancription of the episode can be found HERE Email us: hha... by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
36 min listen
035 - F**ked Over at Country Town AOG (Leaving Part 5): In this episode, T recounts his time in formal ministry as the youth pastor of Country Town AOG. Spoiler alert: it didn't go too well. Our links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf Email us: hhandhillsong@gmail.com by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
51 min listen
020 - Season 1 Q&A: B&T take questions from podcast listeners and reflect on Season 1. Our links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf Email us: hhandhillsong@gmail.com by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
67 min listen
017 - Personal Prophecy: B&T have ‘a word’ for you as they share their stories around the use of prophecy in their time as Pentecostals. Our links: https://linktr.ee/iwatf Transcription of the episode can be found HERE Email us: hhandhillsong@gmail.com by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
30 min listen
009 - T Leaves the Revival Centres (Leaving Part 1): T tells his story of being excommunicated from God's one true Church at 17 and how this impacted him both then and now. If this episode has raised issues for you and you require support and counselling around cults in Australia, please contact: https://... by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
31 min listen
033 - Leaving My Father‘s Faith with Bart Campolo 1 (Leaving Part 4A): Bart Campolo is a secular community builder, counsellor and writer who serves as the Humanist Chaplain at the University of Cincinnati. He is the son of Evangelical celebrity preacher and author, Tony Campolo, with whom he made a movie about leaving Evan... by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
46 min listen
023 - Narcissists & Psychopaths in Church (Leadership Part 2): B&T discuss the prevalence of narcissists and psychopaths in Pentecostalism and their experiences with these kinds of people. They also ask why the church attracts these people and if Pentecostalism helps to create them. Warning: This episode touches on ... by I was a Teenage Fundamentalist. An Exvangelical podcast.
40 min listen

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020 - Season 1 Q&A

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