What does it look like to be spiritually formed as a queer person who follows Christ? Built on six years of doctoral research, this podcast moves beyond the common topics of identity and sexual ethics in queer faith conversations. Josh Proctor sits down with mental health therapist Sarah Claire Smith Colling to discuss elements of spiritual formation that will be vital and run throughout the whole series.
Footnotes
Chapter 1 | The Tension of Sexuality and Spiritual Formation (00:00)
0:37 | Mel [@melbtrippin_], “Christianity is holding back human evolution.” TikTok, July 8, 2023.https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2dW7rwx/
2:48 | Saturday Night Live, “Protective Mom 2 - SNL,” October 22, 2023, Youtube video, 3:42-3:47. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVjQImP8x5s
4:16 | Christian Sexuality, “Christian Sexuality - Interview With Jay Stringer,” March 1, 2021, Youtube video, 2:45-3:34. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Erj8mfUug
5:30 | Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone, "Turn It Off," track 3 on The Book of Mormon (Original Broadway Cast Recording), Ghostlight Records, 2011, Spotify.
7:46 | Elijah Herrel, “Not As Easy As It Seemed,” produced by Logan Murphy, Raccon Valley Records, 2024, Spotify.
Chapter 2 | Introducing Josh and Clarifying Terms and Expectations (8:50)
12:48 | Josh Proctor, “S4E6 | Sarah Claire on Listening to Your Own Story (w/ Josh),” The Life on Side B Podcast, April 25, 2022, podcast audio. https://www.lifeonsideb.com/episodes/episode/1d4f98ab/s4e6-or-sarah-claire-on-listening-to-your-own-story-with-josh
Chapter 3 | Interview with Sarah Claire Smith Colling (12:33)
16:43 | Alan Downs, The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2005).
16:47 | Pete Scazzero, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: It's Impossible to Be Spiritually Mature While Remaining Emotionally Immature (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2014).
Chapter 4 | The Concept of Spiritual Formation (17:40)
18:13 | Josh Proctor, “Biblical and Theological Presentation for DMin Program,” Kairos University, zoom, April 27, 2022.
18:48 | Sarah Patterson (Track Leader of Tyndale Seminary’s DMin in Spiritual Formation), interview by Josh Proctor
25:01 | M. Robert Mulholland Jr., Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Books, 1993).
25:53 | Pete Scazzero, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality.
Chapter 5 | Knowing Myself and Knowing God (26:06)
28:44 | John Mark Comer, “The Journey | Discovering Your Identity and Calling E1 (Revamped),” John Mark Comer Teachings, January 12, 2024, podcast audio, 11:22-12:12, Spotify.
Chapter 6 | What are Spiritual Movements? (30:58)
31:18 | Henry Nouwen, Spiritual Formation: Following the Movements of the Spirit (San Francisco: HarperOne, 2010).
32:26 | Henri Nouwen originally referred to “Murkiness to Transparency” as “Opaqueness to Transparency”.
Chapter 7 | The Role Spiritual Practices (35:30)
36:24 | Rich Villodas, The Deeply Formed Life: Spirituality That Shapes Our Lives and the World Around Us (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2020).
Chapter 8 | Research and Case Studies (39:55)
40:10 | James Emperour, Spiritual Direction and the Gay Person (New York: Paulist Press, 1984).
41:26 | Eve Tushnet, Tenderness (Chicago: Wiseblood Books, 2020).
41:44 | The case studies included eleven non-heterosexual individuals over a period of six months.
Chapter 9 | Guidance for Pastors and Leaders (47:28)
48:04 | Sarah Patterson (Track Leader of Tyndale Seminary’s DMin in Spiritual Formation), interview by Josh Proctor.
Chapter 10 | Conclusion and Next Steps (50:22)
51:11 | Paradise Hymns, “Surrounding You,” written by Daniel Brunjes, 2019, Spotify.
Read the full Research Document here.
Special thanks to Zac Wagner & Alfonso Corona for sound engineering support.
