In the Shift

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

Re-thinking the Apocalypse in light of the Climate Crisis
Apr 22, 2025 – 59:26
On making it to 100 - Part One!
Mar 21, 2025 – 01:03:48
This disruptive moment
Feb 24, 2025 – 43:12
God After Deconstruction - with Thomas Jay Oord
Dec 12, 2024 – 01:28:39
The alt meaning of being a Christian... (or, what if the creeds totally miss the point?)
Nov 19, 2024 – 42:40
The need for meaning making (and is there a "real" world?)
Oct 25, 2024 – 01:05:20
Identity formation when you think you live in the "end-times" (and hell is lurking)
Oct 2, 2024 – 44:44
The problematic role of sin, brokenness and testimony in Evangelical world-building
Sep 3, 2024 – 01:20:17
Obedience, sacrifice and the damage (and allure) of a high-demand God
Aug 15, 2024 – 01:32:38
Growing “good” kids? Rethinking obedience, connection and healthy spirituality
Jul 29, 2024 – 01:30:53
On faith, kids, deconstruction and parenting
Jun 18, 2024 – 01:31:25
Jane Kennedy on voice, authenticity and gender
May 27, 2024 – 47:31
Navigating friendship and relationships after "the shift"
May 15, 2024 – 01:16:01
Making "peace" with the past
Apr 18, 2024 – 36:31
Where we’ve been: a conversation on suffering, friendship, vulnerability and resisting hustle culture
Dec 19, 2023 – 01:38:46
Experiencing God (or not) - then and now
Oct 16, 2023 – 01:23:44
(Un)Certain: stories of deconstruction with Olivia Jackson
Sep 27, 2023 – 01:14:07
Experiencing God - Interpretation, suggestibility, and the harm of a withholding God
Aug 28, 2023 – 01:18:59
Experiencing God... or not
Aug 3, 2023 – 01:31:39
Dr Karen O’Donnell - Trauma-informed theology and post-traumatic remaking
Jul 12, 2023 – 01:42:59
Marc Fennell on ”The Kingdom” and the tangled web of megachurch experience
Jun 21, 2023 – 01:18:28
Another Level Part 1: The Megachurch Playbook [REISSUE]
Jun 13, 2023 – 01:13:24
Already Enough - LGBTQIA+ inclusion in the church (with Amanda Pilbrow)
Jun 6, 2023 – 01:18:29
Reframing Easter (live recording)
May 17, 2023 – 01:07:21
Flipping the script
May 5, 2023 – 51:18
’Sons and Servants’: A case study in religious conditioning
Apr 4, 2023 – 01:26:35
Mega-close to home
Mar 8, 2023 – 39:47
Q & A on unravelling, changing church systems, and why we’re still Christian
Dec 6, 2022 – 01:34:46
Healing from spiritual trauma - with Dr Hillary McBride
Nov 9, 2022 – 53:49
Megachurch Madness - with David Farrier
Oct 24, 2022 – 01:16:19
Moving Beyond Purity Culture - with Meg Cowan
Oct 17, 2022 – 55:20
The Impact of Purity Culture - with Meg Cowan
Oct 10, 2022 – 55:53
Celebrities for Jesus - with Katelyn Beaty
Sep 28, 2022 – 01:18:50
The Megachurch Conversation: When Binaries go Bad
Sep 20, 2022 – 01:32:57
”Is there hope for the church?” with Rev Frank Ritchie
Sep 8, 2022 – 01:18:43
Q&A on deconstruction, doubt and whether megachurches can change
Aug 29, 2022 – 01:08:53
Life after the ”man with the plan”
Aug 9, 2022 – 01:16:54
Mega-health: Can a megachurch be healthy?
Aug 1, 2022 – 01:37:43
The Megachurch Conversation: The problem with being ”the good guys”
Jul 11, 2022 – 01:10:42
The Megachurch Conversation: Doublespeak
Jun 26, 2022 – 01:36:32
The Megachurch Conversation: Trauma, Red Flags, and Recovery
Jun 6, 2022 – 01:39:41
The Megachurch Conversation: ”The Creep”
May 24, 2022 – 01:27:45
The Megachurch Conversation: Where to from here?
May 17, 2022 – 58:09
Another Level Part 4: The Megachurch Playbook
May 9, 2022 – 01:21:37
Another Level Part 3: The Megachurch Playbook
May 3, 2022 – 01:11:38
Another Level Part 2: The Megachurch Playbook
Apr 25, 2022 – 01:16:23
Another Level Part 1: The Megachurch Playbook
Apr 20, 2022 – 01:14:19
Critical Conversations: On misogyny and abuse of power - with Dr Jeff Crabtree
Mar 24, 2022 – 01:10:30
Christians Against Christianity - with Dr Obery Hendricks
Feb 1, 2022 – 01:06:13
Shift Happens
Dec 16, 2021 – 43:19

Recent Reviews

PT lover

Intelligent, honest, interesting, and helpful

This is worth listening to. Even though my experiences don’t mirror the hosts, the honest summing up and reflection of lives lessons are very helpful and do help me see my own life more clearly.