Called to Courage

008 - Humble Curiosity and Holy Confrontation: A Conversation with Summer Hoover (Part 2)

If you missed episode 007, go back and give it a listen. Summer and I pick up this podcast midway through a conversation and episode 007 will help you stay caught up with

007 - Turning Tables: A Conversation with Summer Hoover (Part 1)

Does Jesus care more for people or systems? What does it mean to embody both fierce justice and tender mercy? How can followers of Christ discern when to extend grace—and

006 - Patterns Pointing to Potential Perils: Hammon Family Episode - Part Two

(00:00:00) Start (00:01:07) Welcome Back (00:02:17) Asking Questions (00:11:40) Favoritism (00:21:03) Manipulation (00:30:54) Silencing (00:40:10) Gaslighting (00:46:20)

005 - Walking In Obedience and Stepping On Some Toes: Hammon Family Episode - Part One

"There are people who are out there being hurt and walking out of church and never coming back because that's what we have been led to believe church looks like." - Linse

Bonus Episode - Is It Wrong to Hold Pastors Accountable?

**Note: I apologize in advance for the sections of audio that are a little bit wonky. I had my Bible on one side of me and my journal on the other, and this affected my a

Bonus Episode - Was My Family Targeted?

In August 2024, Linsey Hammon met with three pastors and the HR manager at the church where her family had been harmed, manipulated, and silenced. In this bonus episode,

004 - An Invisible Victim of Spiritual Abuse: Grace’s Story

It’s one thing for the shepherd not to go after the one, it’s a different thing entirely for the shepherd to intentionally push one of the lambs out and then turn the res

003 - A Case Study In How To Use and Discard Church Volunteers: Tom’s Story

This is episode two in the series highlighting my family members' stories of spiritual abuse in the church where we were active members for fourteen years. In this episo

002 - When Youth Pastors Lie: Isabel’s Story

"Well, for a while, I just tried to ignore it and I just kept going on with everything. I mean, obviously it hurt my feelings that these are things that pastors were talk

001 - Speaking Up and Speaking Out

"Speaking out is different than speaking up, right? Speaking up is saying, 'Hey, this is not right. What is happening here?' And speaking out is saying to all of you, 'He

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