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Christianity Without Compromise: Following Jesus Beyond the Culture WarsCreating A Healthy Church - Ft. David Ruybalid, Traci Rhoades, Scot Loyd, and Christy Lynne WoodBig budgets, charismatic leaders, and polished worship can hide deep dysfunction. In this roundtable episode, four past guests return to Christianity Without Compromise to ask what’s gone so wrong in today’s churches—and what true spiritual health might look like. Christy Lynne Wood, author and ex-Gothardite, shares how toxic religion led her to find a real Jesus outside legalism. Oral historian and former pastor Scot Loyd breaks down how American entrepreneurialism and church growth strategies helped cultivate a narcissistic leadership class. Traci Rhoades, writer and Christian unity advocate, reflects on the noisy demands of evangelicalism and her journe...
2025-09-301h 04Christianity Without Compromise: Following Jesus Beyond the Culture WarsCreating A Healthy Church - Ft. David Ruybalid, Traci Rhoades, Scot Loyd, and Christy Lynne WoodBig budgets, charismatic leaders, and polished worship can hide deep dysfunction. In this roundtable episode, four past guests return to Christianity Without Compromise to ask what’s gone so wrong in today’s churches—and what true spiritual health might look like. Christy Lynne Wood, author and ex-Gothardite, shares how toxic religion led her to find a real Jesus outside legalism. Oral historian and former pastor Scot Loyd breaks down how American entrepreneurialism and church growth strategies helped cultivate a narcissistic leadership class. Traci Rhoades, writer and Christian unity advocate, reflects on the noisy demands of evangelicalism and her journe...
2025-09-301h 04Christianity Without Compromise: Following Jesus Beyond the Culture WarsReligious Certainty and Being the Only Ones Saved - Scot LoydWhat if we’re not the only true Christians?Scot Loyd, pastor, evangelist, and college professor turned oral historian, is on Christianity Without Compromise with host Jake Doberenz to discuss the idol of religious certainty. Scot recounts growing up in the United Pentecostal Church, where strict behavioral codes and exclusivity shaped his understanding of God and community. He explains how certainty, especially the conviction of being the sole “true” group, fosters pride, insecurity, and transactional relationships—both with people and with God. Drawing from his journey away from high-control religion, Scot unpacks the historical and cultural forces that mak...
2025-08-1248 minChristianity Without Compromise: Following Jesus Beyond the Culture WarsReligious Certainty and Being the Only Ones Saved - Scot LoydWhat if we’re not the only true Christians? Scot Loyd, pastor, evangelist, and college professor turned oral historian, is on Christianity Without Compromise with host Jake Doberenz to discuss the idol of religious certainty. Scot recounts growing up in the United Pentecostal Church, where strict behavioral codes and exclusivity shaped his understanding of God and community. He explains how certainty, especially the conviction of being the sole “true” group, fosters pride, insecurity, and transactional relationships—both with people and with God. Drawing from his journey away from high-control religion, Scot unpacks the historical and cultural forces that make certaint...
2025-08-1248 minChristianity Without Compromise: Following Jesus Beyond the Culture WarsHow Different Traditions Deepen Our Faith in One Jesus - Traci RhoadesMost Christians say they want church unity—but what does that actually look like? Author and Bible teacher Traci Rhoades joins Christianity Without Compromise (formerly Theology Meets World) to share her multi-denominational journey, from Southern Baptist roots to Reformed churches to pursuing the Catholic Church. With host Jake Doberenz, she reflects on the beauty and mystery of the Church as one body and why embracing a broader Christian community doesn’t require abandoning deep convictions. Traci talks about finding God in diverse expressions of faith, how humility transforms interdenominational dialogue, and why visiting unfamiliar churches might be one of the...
2024-12-0947 minChristianity Without Compromise: Following Jesus Beyond the Culture WarsHow Different Traditions Deepen Our Faith in One Jesus - Traci RhoadesMost Christians say they want church unity—but what does that actually look like? Author and Bible teacher Traci Rhoades joins Christianity Without Compromise (formerly Theology Meets World) to share her multi-denominational journey, from Southern Baptist roots to Reformed churches to pursuing the Catholic Church. With host Jake Doberenz, she reflects on the beauty and mystery of the Church as one body and why embracing a broader Christian community doesn’t require abandoning deep convictions. Traci talks about finding God in diverse expressions of faith, how humility transforms interdenominational dialogue, and why visiting unfamiliar churches might be one of the...
2024-12-0947 min