Transforming Congregations Podcast - Video Edition

Want to Help but Feel Unqualified? | Transforming Congregations

As issues like pornography, sexual addiction, and LGBTQ+ become more visible within the church, some Christians attempt to distance themselves from these struggles, while others feel called to help but doubt their qualifications. Maybe they haven’t faced similar struggles themselves or feel unprepared due to a lack of formal training. In this episode, guest host Jeremiah Sheppard and Jim Welton share how God equips the called and discuss Jim's journey of guiding multitudes of men to freedom and healing through Jesus Christ.
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Why Nothing Replaces the Church | Mike Manzie & Garry Ingraham

In part two of this series, special guest Mike Manzie & Garry Ingraham continue their discussion about the effects of sexual abuse on males. This time, however, they delve deeper into the role that God ordains for His church. Not only churches, but organizations such as Love & Truth Network that play a key role in ministering and becoming a vital place of healing through God's wisdom and guidance.
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Impacts of Male Sexual Abuse on Heterosexual Men | Mike Manzie & Garry Ingraham

Sexual abuse on anyone is devastating. Its effects can carry far into adulthood, regardless of the perpetrator or the victim. However, for heterosexual boys and men not struggling with any kind of same-sex confusion, male sexual abuse can lead to extreme psychological and emotional trauma. In this episode, guest Mike Manzie shares with Garry his incredible story of having lived through such abuse, the years of brokenness, and addiction that followed that ultimately led to him experiencing healing in Jesus Christ.
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Helping an LGBTQ Person? | Debra Baty, Mark Ongley, Garry Ingraham

More and more LGBTQ+ individuals are turning to the church, seeking truth and healing from the life they were promised. Yet, too often, they are met with rejection or get referred elsewhere. In this episode, special guests Debra Baty and Mark Ongley join Garry Ingraham to address this pressing issue—not for LGBTQ+ strugglers themselves, but for those of us in the church who have a heart to help yet feel unqualified or unequipped. Together, they explore practical ways to minister with love, truth, and confidence.
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The Horrors of Childhood Sexual Abuse | Wynn Thompson & Garry Ingraham

Childhood sexual abuse leaves devastating, long-lasting effects. At the age of six, Wynn Thompson suffered a brutal gang-rape, then was a teen, he was assaulted again by an adult woman. Rev. Wynn Thompson opens up to Garry Ingraham about his painful journey through trauma and the profound lessons he’s learned along the way. Most importantly, they discuss the life-changing healing Wynn found in Jesus and how the church can better minister to survivors of such unimaginable pain.
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Inner Healing Needs To Happen | Dean Greer & Garry Ingraham

Dean Greer was raised as a pastor's kid, in a strict Christian home. But he had a secret. Nobody knew that he was struggling with same sex attraction, and eventually the pressure drove him to rebel and pursue a homosexual lifestyle for several years. In this episode, he and Garry Ingraham discuss his incredible story—navigating his HIV diagnosis, repairing his family relationships, but even more importantly, how he found recovery through an authentic relationship with his Heavenly Father.
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Daughters Need Their Daddies, Part 2 | Transforming Congregations

In part two of this interview, special guest Kathy Grace Duncan continues her story of de-transition as a former transgender man. In this episode, she also provides a gentle but honest retelling of the relationship she had with her abusive father; how it hurt her, and how in later years, Kathy learned to draw firm boundaries to prevent further abuse. Through it all, she tells the wonderful story of how the love of God, her heavenly Father, helped her through the abuse.
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Daughters Need Their Daddies, Part 1 | Kathy Grace Duncan & Garry Ingraham

In part one of this amazing interview, special guest Kathy Grace Duncan describes her experience living for years as a transgender man, having to navigate the complexities and discovering all the empty promises the trans life style never delivered on. Nonetheless, she lived this way for years before discovering the authentic love of her Heavenly Father.
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The Beautiful & Tragic Story of the UMC | Rev Tom Lambrecht & Garry Ingraham

In its beginning, The United Methodist Church was a vibrant and beautiful movement, following in the biblically-rooted traditions and teachings of John Wesley. However, like so many once Orthodox institutions, there developed many major theological issues within, some dating back many decades. Now, the UMC is going through a major schism, with the most public issues being human sexuality and identity. Thankfully, with the formation of The Global Methodist Church, faithful Methodists now have a fresh Orthodox movement to both gather within as well as launch from to fulfill the purposes of global evangelism and discipleship. In this episode, Rev. Tom Lambrecht and Garry Ingraham discuss the unique story of the UMC, as well as the critical importance for Christians (of all denominations) to stay rooted in the basic foundations of our faith.
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Why Church Splits Happen | Reverend Rob Renfroe & Garry Ingraham

Mainline denominations around the world have gone through schisms and splits due to numerous core theological differences. Divergent views on human sexuality and LGBTQ+ identity are often two of the most prominent and public areas of division. The most recent example of such a split has developed within The United Methodist Church and the recent founding of The Global Methodist Church. In this episode, Garry Ingraham and president of Good News, Rev. Rob Renfroe, offer a fascinating inside look at how the schism within the UMC developed. They also discuss how we as Christians of all denominations bear the responsibility for how we treat others, as well as the need to be sober and clear-eyed regarding our own walk of faithfulness with Christ.
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