Welcome to another episode of the ExCommunicated podcast. We are two ex-Christians joined every week by a guest as we try to find freedom from the church after decades of control.    We wanted to start the year strong with a deep dive series into our experiences planting a church, exposing some of the awful practices from the team, as well as all the drama that was involved.  This week we're answering even more of your questions about the series so far! These episodes are difficult to recount and re-live as we have so many regrets, but we hope they shed more light on these toxic ..read more

Welcome to another episode of the ExCommunicated podcast. We are two ex-Christians joined every week by a guest as we try to find freedom from the church after decades of control.    We wanted to start the year strong with a deep dive series into our experiences planting a church, exposing some of the awful practices from the team, as well as all the drama that was involved.  This week we're answering some of your questions about the series so far! These episodes are difficult to recount and re-live as we have so many regrets, but we hope they shed more light on these toxic situ ..read more

Welcome to another episode of the ExCommunicated podcast. We are two ex-Christians joined every week by a guest as we try to find freedom from the church after decades of control.    We wanted to start the year strong with a deep dive series into our experiences planting a church, exposing some of the awful practices from the team, as well as all the drama that was involved.  This week we're talking about our group decision to go to the Bishop and report some of the concerning behaviour we were witnessing, and our eventual resignation from the plant. These episodes are difficult ..read more

Welcome to another episode of the ExCommunicated podcast. We are two ex-Christians joined every week by a guest as we try to find freedom from the church after decades of control.    We wanted to start the year strong with a deep dive series into our experiences planting a church, exposing some of the awful practices from the team, as well as all the drama that was involved.  This week we're talking about the final summer we all had together before deciding to leave the church. David takes a big leave of absence, there's communion drama and a funeral.  These episodes are di ..read more

Welcome to another episode of the ExCommunicated podcast. We are two ex-Christians joined every week by a guest as we try to find freedom from the church after decades of control.    We wanted to start the year strong with a deep dive series into our experiences planting a church, exposing some of the awful practices from the team, as well as all the drama that was involved.  This week we're talking about the finances of the church, hiring new members, buying pools and starting a cafe! It's a big one.    These episodes are difficult to recount and re-live as we have so ..read more

Welcome to another episode of the ExCommunicated podcast. We are two ex-Christians joined every week by a guest as we try to find freedom from the church after decades of control.    We wanted to start the year strong with a deep dive series into our experiences planting a church, exposing some of the awful practices from the team, as well as all the drama that was involved.  This week we're talking about a new visitor to our church who may not be who he claims he is. Our team warning our leader about him, but our concerns being ignored.   These episodes are difficult to re ..read more

Welcome to another episode of the ExCommunicated podcast. We are two ex-Christians joined every week by a guest as we try to find freedom from the church after decades of control.    We wanted to start the year strong with a deep dive series into our experiences planting a church, exposing some of the awful practices from the team, as well as all the drama that was involved.  This week we're talking about our leader's reaction to the resignation and complaints against him, as well as our misguided, blind loyalty. This episode was so difficult to recount and re-live as we have so ..read more

Welcome to another episode of the ExCommunicated podcast. We are two ex-Christians joined every week by a guest as we try to find freedom from the church after decades of control.  We're officially in season 3 of the podcast!  We wanted to start the year strong with a deep dive series into our experiences planting a church, exposing some of the awful practices from the team, as well as all the drama that was involved.  This week we're talking about the teams public fighting in front of other church leaders, and the cruel eviction of some of our members.   This episode was ..read more

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Welcome to another episode of the ExCommunicated podcast. We are two ex-Christians joined every week by a guest as we try to find freedom from the church after decades of control.  We're officially in season 3 of the podcast!  We wanted to start the year strong with a deep dive series into our experiences planting a church, exposing some of the awful practices from the team, as well as all the drama that was involved.  This week we're revealing what happened during the mandatory planting course, and some manipulation tactics from our leaders.  If you have questions about o ..read more