Welcome to "Coming Out Christian," a podcast from LOVEboldly hosted by Siobhan Boyd-Nelson and the Rev. Dr. Ben Huelskamp, exploring the tensions of being Queer, Christian, and Progressive in the 21st century. Fun, faithful, and sometimes irreverent, the podcast seeks to uplift the often silenced voices of people who find tension being Queer in Christian spaces and Christian in Queer spaces, while representing the radical teachings of Jesus.

"Season 1, Episode 7 - Happy Pride" - Today on "Coming Out Christian," Siobhan and Ben welcome Br. Ian Boden, OLF, a recent graduate of Trinity Lutheran Seminary and a life professed sibling of the Order of Lutheran Franciscans.

You can find Br. Ian on Instagram at @ian.boden1 and learn more about the organizations he mentioned at the links below:

• The Order of Lutheran Franciscans - https://www.lutheranfranciscans.org
• Trinity Lutheran Seminary - https://www.trinity.capital.edu
• The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) - https://www.elca.org

During Br. Ian's "Moment in Queer Christian History" he told us about St. Aelred of Rievaulx.

Queerie of the Day - “When did you know you needed to be out and could be out?"

Music written and produced by Shay Nelson (@shaytheserialhobbyist).

For more information on LOVEboldly, visit www.loveboldly.net.

Welcome to "Coming Out Christian," a podcast from LOVEboldly hosted by Siobhan Boyd-Nelson and the Rev. Dr. Ben Huelskamp, exploring the tensions of being Queer, Christian, and Progressive in the 21st century. Fun, faithful, and sometimes irreverent, the podcast seeks to uplift the often silenced voices of people who find tension being Queer in Christian spaces and Christian in Queer spaces, while representing the radical teachings of Jesus.

"Season 1, Episode 6 - Coming Out as a Black Queer Christian" discusses the experiences of Black Queer Christians from the perspective of Mark Wesley (he/they) who has been involved with the church in a variety of capacities throughout his life. Mark discusses how he's always felt apart of the church and felt the church in him.

Queerie of the Day - What food do you have to have for a cookout/BBQ to be a cookout?

You can find out more about LOVEboldly at www.loveboldly.net and on social media

• Facebook and TikTok - @2loveboldly
• Instagram - @loveboldly

You can find Mark on Instagram at @fullheartmachine and on Bluesky at @heartplus.bsky.social

Music written and produced by Shay Nelson (@shaytheserialhobbyist).

Welcome to "Coming Out Christian," a podcast from LOVEboldly hosted by Siobhan Boyd-Nelson and the Rev. Dr. Ben Huelskamp, exploring the tensions of being Queer, Christian, and Progressive in the 21st century. Fun, faithful, and sometimes irreverent, the podcast seeks to uplift the often silenced voices of people who find tension being Queer in Christian spaces and Christian in Queer spaces, while representing the radical teachings of Jesus.

"Season 1, Episode 5 - It's All Real" - Today on "Coming Out Christian," Siobhan and Ben welcome Mx. Z Boyer (she/they), the Director of Community Programs at Stonewall Columbus. As a representative of Stonewall, Z currently co-chairs the Short North Alliance Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Access (I.D.E.A.) Council, serves on COSI’s Center of Societal Inclusion (C.O.S.I.), and serves on Columbus Public Health’s LGBTQ+ Health Coalition.

You can find Z on Instagram at @reyob.z and learn more about Stonewall Columbus and Columbus Pride:

• Stonewall Columbus - https://stonewallcolumbus.org
• Columbus Pride - https://stonewallcolumbus.org/pride

During Ben's "Moment in Queer Christian History" he discussed the LGBTQ Religious Archives Network (LRAN) which you can find at https://lgbtqreligiousarchives.org

Queerie of the Day - “What were you not allowed to read/watch/hear because of your religious upbringing?"

Music written and produced by Shay Nelson (@shaytheserialhobbyist).

For more information on LOVEboldly, visit www.loveboldly.net.