Living Out Podcast
Many Christians love their LGBT friends and want to engage well with issues of sexuality and identity, but aren’t sure how to do it. Join the Living Out team and guests as they tackle some of the most frequently asked questions and seek to navigate the choppy cultural waters with compassion and clarity. If you’re interested in a Christian perspective on sexuality, singleness, trans and identity and want to hear real stories from same-sex attracted Christians, this is the podcast for you. Hosted by Andrew Bunt, Ashleigh Hull, Andy Robinson, Ed Shaw and Anne Witton. Produced by Anne Witton and Dan Reid.
Episodes
99 episodes
What & Why? (Kaleidoscope Specials #1)
What is Kaleidoscope? Why have we made it? Andrew and Ashleigh, our Emerging Generations team, share their hopes for the series, and catch up with two of the people who contributed to it. Katherine tells us what conversations about...
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Season 11
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Episode 1
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35:14
Nat and Matt: Mixed-Orientation Marriage (Different Stories #9)
As a teenager, Nat was fascinated by God and got confirmed. But when she came out as a lesbian at 16, she was met with rejection from her peers and a Christian school teacher. At university, she joined the LGBT society and remained angry at God...
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Season 10
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Episode 9
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33:15
Robert: Real Love (Different Stories #8)
This episode contains discussion of childhood sexual abuse, depression, and suicidal thoughts.Sometimes God breaks into our lives in the most unlikely circumstances. Robert was sexually abused by a teacher at school, forced into...
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Season 10
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Episode 8
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34:06
David: Radical Celibacy (Different Stories #7)
As a gay teenager, David felt rejected by the Church and couldn’t see a plausible way for him to be a Christian. He became an activist set on destroying Christianity and opposing it at every turn. But his time at university found him looking fo...
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Season 10
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Episode 7
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32:38
Laura: Good Friendship (Different Stories #6)
Looking for purpose and meaning at medical school, Laura spoke to a Christian friend who invited her to church. She decided to put her trust in Jesus, and it was only several years later she realised she was same-sex attracted. We chat with Lau...
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Season 10
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Episode 6
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32:04
Paul: Responding to Our Desires (Different Stories #5)
Paul tells us how he came to faith as a teenager, and how a combination of clear teaching and sharing with good friends has helped him navigate same-sex attraction and stay faithful to Jesus. Paul also shares how he unexpectedly fell in love wi...
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Season 10
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Episode 5
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28:55
Simon: Intimacy and Emotional Dependency (Different Stories #4)
We chat to Simon about how understanding God’s bigger purposes for his people has helped fuel his excitement for living God’s way when it comes to sexuality. Simon tells us how getting involved in True Freedom Trust helped him find a supportive...
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Season 10
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Episode 4
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34:56
Katherine: The Power and Beauty of Stories (Different Stories #3)
Katherine shares her story of dating a girl as a teenager, and noticing how Jesus genuinely transformed the lives of Christians she knew. As she opened up the Bible for herself and got to know and love Jesus, Katherine tells us how she accepted...
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Season 10
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Episode 3
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31:49
Ryan: From Joyless to Joyful Obedience (Different Stories #2)
Ryan shares his story of coming out as a teenager, coming to faith at university, and the gradual, ongoing process of reconciling his faith and sexuality. He unpacks some of the key things God has taught him along the way, including why followi...
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Season 10
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Episode 2
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26:24
Simon: Reconciling Sexuality, Faith and Ministry (Different Stories #1)
Simon shares his story of coming to faith and coming to terms with his sexuality. We ask him about his experience of sharing with friends about his sexuality having kept it quiet for 10 years, and some of the benefits and challenges of being sa...
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Season 10
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Episode 1
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34:18
Series 10: Different Stories - Trailer
For our next podcast series, we're going back to our roots - hearing stories from same-sex attracted Christians about the goodness and faithfulness of God in their lives. We hope you'll join us and be encouraged! First episode coming 4th July.
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Season 10
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0:53
Legal Freedoms (Church Leaders #8)
What are your legal freedoms to speak on sexuality and gender at church and in the workplace? Andy and Andrew are joined by Danny Webster from the Evangelical Alliance to think through our legal freedoms when it comes to what we say and what we...
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Season 9
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Episode 8
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35:05
Engaging With Society (Church Leaders #7)
How do we engage with a culture which holds such different views to us on sexuality and gender? It’s easy to feel hopeless or fearful as we engage in conversations with those around us on these sensitive issues, but in this episode Ed, Adam and...
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Season 9
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Episode 7
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38:48
The Next Generation (Church Leaders #6)
How as churches can we best engage and help the next generation on the issue of sexuality? It can be an intimidating topic to tackle, but Andy, Ashleigh and Andrew encourage us that young people need the gospel as much as anyone else, and that ...
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Season 9
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Episode 6
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32:53
Church Membership and Discipline (Church Leaders #5)
How should we approach a conversation with a gay couple wanting to get baptised or get their child baptised? What should we bear in mind when considering who to invite to formal church membership or leadership positions? How can we be consisten...
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Season 9
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Episode 5
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31:39
Handling Disagreement (Church Leaders #4)
What if there’s disagreement in our church on sexuality? Ashleigh, Ed and Andy discuss why this isn’t something we can just agree to disagree on, and some key principles to bear in mind as we work things out in light of that. The team then offe...
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Season 9
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Episode 4
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33:35
Pastoral Care (Church Leaders #3)
In this episode we discuss how we can provide good pastoral care, both for those who are themselves same-sex attracted and wanting to follow Jesus, and for those who have gay family members and want to love them well. Andy, Ed and Adam ...
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Season 9
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Episode 3
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37:09
Teaching on Sexuality (Church Leaders #2)
What cultural and biblical context do we need to bear in mind as we teach on sexuality and gender? How do we handle the Bible passages which directly address homosexuality? Ashleigh, Andy and Andrew discuss the need to approach thes...
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Season 9
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Episode 2
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32:58
Starting the Conversation (Church Leaders #1)
In the first episode of this new series, we talk about why and how we should start the conversation on sexuality and gender in our churches. Andrew, Ashleigh and Ed share their experiences of what happens when you do (and don’t) discuss these t...
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Season 9
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Episode 1
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33:54
Series 9: Church Leaders - Trailer
Ashleigh introduces our brand new podcast series - coming 7th March!
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Season 9
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Episode 0
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1:12
Featured Episode: How Important Is All This? (Explore Questions #6)
Our new series is coming soon, and in the meantime we're highlighting a couple of episodes from the vault. In our second series, we took on some of the most common questions we get asked about faith and sexuality, including this one: how import...
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33:51
Featured Episode: Isn’t the Christian Sexual Ethic Harmful and Repressive? (Explore Questions #2)
While we work on our next series, we thought we'd take the opportunity to highlight a couple of episodes from the vault. In our second series, we took on some of the most common questions we get asked about faith and sexuality, including this o...
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30:53
Farewell to Anne
In this special episode we say a sad farewell to our Content Director, Anne Witton. Anne shares her reasons for stepping down from front-line ministry at this time and talks honestly about some of the joys and struggles of her work with Living ...
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42:12
Hebrews 2 and 1 Corinthians 6 (Bible Encouragements #5)
Andy explains how Hebrews 2 speaks into his experience of suffering and temptation in the area of sexuality, by reminding him that Jesus has been tempted and is sympathetic when we're struggling. Dan's chosen passage is 1 Corinthians 6,...
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Season 8
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Episode 5
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30:39
