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A podcast for when life and faith go off script. Hosted by Michael Frost.

Episode 113: In the Shift is back for 2026, and so is Shane – and we’re continuing our conversations about non-coercive community and how we...

Episode 112: In this episode Shane Meyer-Holt returns for another conversation about the journey of engaging in and building non-coercive co...

Episode 111: In this collab episode between In the Shift and Sunday Sanctuary, I’m joined by Petra Bagust to discuss “why church?” In this c...

Episode 110: We continue our series on non-coercive community - a bunch of conversations in which we are exploring the possibilities and cha...

Episode 109: Evangelicalism is having a moment.... some are calling it revival - but I think something else is going on here. This is a shor...

Episode 108: Steff Fenton is author of the new book "Gender Expansive Faith: How Trans Lives are Illuminating the Divine, Transforming Femin...

Episode 107: This is the first in a series of conversations with Shane Meyer-Holt about the possibilities and challenges in building non-coe...

Episode 106: Elise Heerde (she/her) is author of the recently published book "Holy Hell: Saved so hard I needed therapy" . In this conversat...

Episode 105: Dr Andrew Shepherd is a Senior Lecturer in Theology and Public Issues at the University of Otago, with a particular interest in...

Episode 104: James Beck works with an organisation called A Rocha Aotearoa NZ ( https://arocha.org.nz/ ) which is a Christian environmental...

Episode 103: Shane has recovered from his table-saw inflicted injury and is back to continue our conversation reflecting on the journey to 1...

Episode 102: One of the predominant causes of our problematic relationship with the environment is the belief that humans are superior over,...

Episode 101: This is the first in a series of 4 episodes exploring the intersection of spirituality and a response to the climate crisis. Th...

Episode 100: This is it! We've gone and done it. We've made it to episode 100... and this means that we've ascended the mountain of success...

Episode 99: In the Shift is back for 2025 - and we kick off this year's pod by looking at what is going on in the world right now. In many r...

Episode 98: Thomas Jay Oord joins the pod for a great conversation on how we might start to think about God in the wake of deconstruction. W...

Episode 97: This episode explores the language of faithfulness to the way of love (of self, neighbour, other and enemy) along with the subve...

Episode 96: This conversation explores what it might mean to make meaning on the other side of Fundamentalism/Evangelicalism. As we "leave"...

Episode 95: This episode explores what can happen to our identity formation and our sense of being in the world when we live in a world buil...

Episode 94: Continuing our conversations around the world-building of our Evangelical/Pentecostal past, in this episode we examine the idea...

Episode 93: In this episode we use the framework of 'world-building' (like we see in literature) as a way to start thinking about Evangelica...

Episode 92: In this conversation we explore a central theme of many Evangelical/Pentecostal/Charismatic approaches to parenting over the pas...

Episode 91: In this conversation we explore the questions that come up for us around faith and parenting and how we approach the process of...

Episode 90: This episode is a follow-up to our previous episode (89) about navigating relationships post-deconstruction, and this time Shane...

Episode 89: In this conversation with Shane Meyer-Holt, we discuss the complexities of navigating relationships with those from our 'past' w...

Episode 88: After a podcast hiatus, the first episode of 2024 is here! In this episode I talk through my own reflections on what it means to...

Episode 87: In this episode, Shane Meyer-Holt joins me for the final episode of 2023. This episode is an unplanned departure from our series...

Episode 86: In this conversation, Shane and I discuss the paradigms for experiencing God we used to hold and the theological shape of those...

Episode 85: Olivia Jackson is the researcher and author of the recently published book, "(Un)Certain: A Collective Memoir of Deconstructing...

Episode 84: In this second conversation on the complicated world of 'experiencing God', we explore the ways in which all experience is media...

Episode 83: In this conversation with Shane Meyer-Holt we dive into the complicated world of understanding experiences of God. For some, par...

Episode 82: Dr Karen O'Donnell is a specialist in theology and trauma. In this conversation we explore the nature of trauma and, in particul...

Episode 81: Marc Fennell is the force behind the new SBS documentary, "The Kingdom". It is a doco that explores the rise and fall of Hillson...

Episode 80: This is a first for In the Shift - a reissue of an older conversation! But in light of more stories, documentaries, investigatio...

Episode 79: Amanda Pilbrow works in the space of helping support LGBTQIA+ folk in the church, as well as working with churches, pastors, min...

Episode 78: This episode is a live recording from an event called "Reframing Easter" held in March of this year. Here I talk through my unde...

Episode 77: One of the common themes of our recent conversations has been how churches have been able to co-opt Christian language and ideas...

Episode 76: Shane Meyer-Holt returns to the podcast, and this time he brings his church notebook from the nineties! One of the things we’ve...

Episode 75: In the first episode of 2023, I (Michael) spend some time reflecting on the stories of the past year but in particular on the mo...

Episode 74: Carly Lahana and Shane Meyer-Holt are back for another round of Q & A! In this episode we respond to a range of listener questio...

Episode 73: Dr Hillary McBride is a therapist, researcher, writer and speaker who brings a remarkable combination of expertise, insight and...

Episode 72: David Farrier is a journalist, documentary maker, podcaster, and the author of online newsletter Webworm. Throughout 2022, David...

Episode 71: This is the 2nd part of a conversation with Meg Cowan - sex and relationships coach. In this episode we talk about understanding...

Episode 70: Meg Cowan is a sex and relationships coach who specialises in helping people process through the impact of purity culture. In th...

Episode 69: Katelyn Beaty is the author of the recently published book “Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms and Profits are Hurti...

Episode 68: In this episode I'm joined by Jess Holdaway (who you may remember from ep 61) and also by Shalomy Sathiyaraj as we talk about th...

Episode 67: In this episode I speak with Frank Ritchie, a Wesleyan Methodist minister, media chaplain, and author of a recent " theological...

Episode 66: In this episode Shane and I are joined by new contributor Carly Lahana, as we discuss your questions on all things deconstructio...

Episode 65: In this conversation we discuss what possibilities exist for re-imagining leadership and the role of a pastor when the "guru", o...

Episode 64: In this episode we talk about what movement toward health might look like in toxic megachurch (or any church) spaces. Building o...