Best Complementarian Podcasts (2025)

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Complementarian vs. Egalitarian Pt. 2 (with Travis McNeely) 43:59

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Gupta's Tell Her Story Powell McNutt's Mary We Forgot Ortlund's Finding the Right Hills Piper's Recovering Biblical Manhood & Womanhood Grudem's Evangelical Feminism Kassian's The Feminist Mistake

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Provision and protection (John 6:1-21) with Mark Thompson 27:02

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In this episode, from a chapel service held on Friday 17 October 2025, Mark Thompson, Principal of Moore Theological College, speaks on John 6:1-21 and Jesus’ feeding of the five thousand and Jesus walking on water during a storm. He points out how the references to Moses and the Passover should shape our understanding of what’s happening in this c…

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The grace of God has appeared (Genesis 28:10-22) with Tom Habib 25:05

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In this episode, from a chapel service held on Tuesday, 14 October 2025, Tom Habib, Lecturer in the New Testament Department at Moore Theological College, speaks on Genesis 28:10-22 and Jacob’s dream on his way to Haran. He reminds us that the grace of God has appeared to us in Christ, just as it appeared to Jacob in the dark all those years ago. F…

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Episode 309: Evangelicals Shouldn't Be Embarrassing: The Oklahoma Student's Essay and How Our Faith Has Changed 1:04:21

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Send us a text We're coming full circle from our podcast on right-wing authoritarianism to talk about that viral Oklahoma student essay and why Christians rallying around bad arguments makes all Christians look terrible. Then Keith and I get vulnerable about how our faith has changed over the last few years—from realizing faith isn't just about bel…

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Calvinist Predestination vs. Wesleyan Freewill Pt. 2 (with Matt Visk) 30:11

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Jerry Walls, Why I Am Not a Calvinist Robert Peterson & Michael Williams, Why I Am Not an Arminian Check out some of Matt's writing here

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The testimony you can’t avoid (John 5:31-47) with Mark Thompson 24:34

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In this episode, from a chapel service held on Friday, 3 October 2025, Mark Thompson, Principal of Moore Theological College, speaks on John 5:31–47 and Jesus’ testimony about himself. Mark reminds us that while studying the Scriptures can be glorious and exhilarating, analysing and understanding the words is not enough if you do not let those word…

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Uganda and Australia in partnership with Bishop Alfred Olwa 32:42

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In this episode, we are pleased to bring you an interview recorded in September 2025 between Simon Gillham, Vice Principal and Head of the Mission Department at Moore Theological College, and Alfred Olwa, Bishop of the Lango Diocese in Uganda, chairman of Uganda Christian University and Moore Theological College graduate. Alfred tells the stories o…

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Episode 308: “We Respond to Crazy Pastor Clips” Pallooza! 1:17:39

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Send us a text Keith and I went through 10 clips from evangelical influencers and pastors that have been driving people crazy all year. We break down why Josh Howerton's claims about conservative mental health don't hold up, why blaming women for divorce is absurd, and how complementarian teaching about male authority actually contradicts what Jesu…

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Calvinist Predestination vs. Wesleyan Freewill Pt. 1 (with Matt Visk) 1:00:20

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Jerry Walls, Why I Am Not a Calvinist Robert Peterson & Michael Williams, Why I Am Not an Arminian Check out some of Matt's writing here

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Compelled by the love of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:11–21) with Kanishka Raffel 24:46

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In this episode, from a chapel service held on Tuesday, 30 September 2025, Kanishka Raffel, Archbishop of Sydney, speaks on 2 Corinthians 5:11–21 and Paul’s declaration of his motivation for ministry. Kanishka reminds us that this one particular event—God reconciling the world to himself through Christ—has infinite cosmic consequences, and that if …

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Episode 307: How the Stories of Missionary Kids Unmask the Myths of Evangelicalism (and Purity Culture!) 59:41

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Send us a text It's episode 307 of the Bare Marriage podcast! Holly Fletcher joins us to talk about her AMAZING new book Missionary Kids. I devoured it in one sitting. We need to listen to the stories of these kids, because they're a microcosm of white evangelicalism! JOIN OUR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN! Help us raise money to fund our research, our new …

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The only way to honour the Father (John 5:19–30) with Mark Thompson 25:12

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In this episode, from a chapel service held on Friday, 26 September 2025, Mark Thompson, Principal of Moore Theological College, speaks on John 5:19–30 and Jesus’ words to the Jewish leaders about his relationship to the Father. Mark reminds us that refusing to honour Jesus the Son was, is and always will be refusing to honour the Father, and that …

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Episode 306: Thalidomide, Bad Marriage Books, and a Jesus Who Laughs 1:03:58

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Send us a text Happy American Thanksgiving! We're rerunning one of my favorite episodes from four years ago where Rebecca and I talk about what God is actually like—spoiler: He laughs and takes joy in life, not just suffers on the cross. We also dive into why our Great Sex Rescue research matters and address all those critiques about our methodolog…

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Complementarian vs. Egalitarian Pt. 1 (with Travis McNeely) 42:45

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Gupta's Tell Her Story Powell McNutt's Mary We Forgot Ortlund's Finding the Right Hills Piper's Recovering Biblical Manhood & Womanhood Grudem's Evangelical Feminism Kassian's The Feminist Mistake

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The future of our nation (Jeremiah 49:28–39) with Andrew Shead 22:44

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In this episode, from a chapel service held on Tuesday, 23 September 2025, Andrew Shead, Head of the Old Testament Department at Moore Theological College, speaks on Jeremiah 49:28–39 and Jeremiah’s oracles against the nations of Kedar and Elam. He reminds us that all nations—including Australia—are entities that God cares for and takes delight in.…

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What would we lose if we stopped teaching on Complementarianism? with Mark Thompson 38:46

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In this episode, from an elective presented at the 2025 Priscilla & Aquila Centre annual conference held on Monday 3 February 2025, Mark Thompson, Principal of Moore Theological College, speaks on the topic of “What would we lose if we stopped teaching on Complementarianism?” and outlines seven things. He reminds us that God’s teaching about men an…

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Episode 305: All the Problems with Complementarianism in a Nutshell--And How They Try to Make it Sound Pretty 1:07:56

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Send us a text Complementarians use a lot of really nice-sounding words to describe their beliefs about gender roles, but when you actually break down what they mean, they're not talking about roles at all—they're talking about hierarchy. In this episode, Keith and I decode all the euphemisms like "different roles," "servant leadership," and "his h…

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Affirming LBTQ vs. Non-affirming Pt. 2 (with Bryan Ellrod) 45:00

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Non-affirming stance resources: Preston Sprinkle's People to Be Loved Preston Sprinkle's Does the Bible Support Same Sex Marriage? Preston Sprinkle's Embodied Affirming stance resources: Bryan's too expensive, but super expensive book: A Political Theology for the US-Mexico Borderlands

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God and the nations (Jeremiah 47:1-7, 49:23-27) with Andrew Shead 24:52

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In this episode, from a chapel service held on Friday, 19 September 2025, Andrew Shead, Head of the Old Testament Department at Moore Theological College, speaks on Jeremiah 47:1-7 and 49:23-27, and Jeremiah’s oracles to the nations of Philistia and Damascus. He reminds us that God takes an interest in all nations, not just that of Old Testament Is…

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Episode 304: Francine Rivers' And the Shofar Blew Part 2: What Can We Learn from Christian Fiction? 58:22

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Send us a text We're diving into part two of our discussion on Francine Rivers' "And the Shofar Blew.” While Christian fiction can be inspirational, this novel reinforces dangerous theology about marriage, telling abuse victims to stay and suffer "better," portraying women who report pastoral abuse as liars, and presenting an incredibly sexist view…

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Affirming LGBTQ vs. Non-affirming Pt. 1 (with Bryan Ellrod) 49:48

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Non-affirming stance resources: Preston Sprinkle's People to Be Loved Preston Sprinkle's Does the Bible Support Same Sex Marriage? Preston Sprinkle's Embodied Affirming stance resources: Bryan's too expensive, but super expensive book: A Political Theology for the US-Mexico Borderlands

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Setting God’s household in order (Titus 1:5-16) with Mark Earngey 24:45

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In this episode, from a chapel service held on Tuesday, 16 September 2025, Mark Earngey, Head of the Church History Department at Moore Theological College, speaks on Titus 1:5-16 and the Apostle Paul’s instructions about overseers—the necessity of having them, their qualifications, their duties, and the challenges they face as their serve God and …

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Episode 303: Francine Rivers' And the Shofar Blew—Let’s Examine Christian Romance Fiction Part 1 1:03:07

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Send us a text We're doing something we've never done before—looking at a Christian fiction book to explore how fiction shapes our theology of marriage. Today we're discussing Francine Rivers' "And the Shofar Blew.” We're talking about how fiction doesn't give explicit advice but still profoundly influences our worldview about faith and marriage, a…

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Catholic vs. Protestant Pt. 2 (with Joe Wells) 43:27

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Jesus’ infuriating claim (John 5:1-18) with Mark Thompson 27:33

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In this episode, from a chapel service held on Friday, 29 August 2025, Mark Thompson, Principal of Moore Theological College, speaks on John 5:1-18 and Jesus’ healing of the man at the pool of Bethesda. He reminds us that, like that man, we can hold so tightly to lies that we have believed for so long that we miss the grace of Jesus. Like the Jewis…

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Episode 302: For the Love of Women feat. Dorothy Greco 1:04:11

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Send us a text Ever been told you're complaining too much about how women are treated because "things are so much better now"? Yeah, me too. In this episode, I sit down with journalist and author Dorothy Greco to talk about her new book For the Love of Women, and we dig into why sexism is absolutely still alive and well—and how it's affecting all o…

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Catholic vs. Protestant Pt. 1 (with Joe Wells) 46:24

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One Hope Project: https://www.onehopeproject.co.uk/

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The pattern of Apostolic ministry (Titus 1:1-4) with Mark Earngey 23:02

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In this episode, from a chapel service held on Tuesday 26 August 2025, Mark Earngey, Head of the Church History Department at Moore Theological College, speaks on Titus 1:1-4 and the beginning of Paul’s letter to Titus. He encourages us to be slaves for the truth of salvation now, and slaves for the truth of salvation to come—particularly in declar…

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A history of Complementarianism with Claire Smith 1:08:58

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In this episode, from an evening seminar hosted by the Priscilla & Aquila Centre on Wednesday 13 August 2025, writer and theologian Claire Smith presents an overview of how the term “complementarianism” came into being, the rise of feminism and the historical backdrop that created the need for such a term, and how complementarianism and the debates…

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Episode 301: The 4 Categories of Euphemisms about Sex--that All Drive Us Batty! 1:08:39

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Send us a text We're diving into the euphemisms used in Christian marriage books and by evangelical pastors, and when you translate them into actual language, it gets real creepy real fast. From Kevin Leman's "Mr. Happy" to Josh Butler's semen theology, these authors hide harmful messages behind flowery or vague language. When authors tell women to…

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Christian Democrat vs Christian Republican Pt. 2 (with Will Wright & Josh Burtram) 43:50

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This episodes features Will Wright and Josh Burtram from the Faithful Politics podcast. Check them out! Hyrum Lewis and Verlan Lewis, The Myth of Left and Right Steven Felix-Jager, The Problem and Promise of Freedom

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The second sign or seeing is not believing (John 4:43-54) with Mark Thompson 24:15

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In this episode, from a chapel service held on Friday 22 August 2025, Mark Thompson, Principal of Moore Theological College, speaks on John 4:43-54 and Jesus’ healing of the official’s son at Capernaum. He reminds us that seeing is not believing: witnessing the signs that Jesus did does not necessarily lead to a person having faith in him. Instead,…

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Celebrating Episode 300! With the Best of Becca's Bloopers and One Liners 1:07:49

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Send us a text We're celebrating episode 300 with a "Best of Becca" compilation! Rebecca and I react to her most memorable moments from the past six years of podcasting—from rabid raccoons to pooping in the shower to Gerald not being able to slay dragons. We also reflect on how the evangelical landscape has shifted since we started, why we're no lo…

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Christian Democrat vs Christian Republican Pt. 1 (with Will Wright & Josh Burtram) 1:03:03

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This episodes features Will Wright and Josh Burtram from the Faithful Politics podcast. Check them out! Hyrum Lewis and Verlan Lewis, The Myth of Left and Right Steven Felix-Jager, The Problem and Promise of Freedom

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The mind that is in Jesus Christ (Phil 2:1-11) with Tony Payne 24:32

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In this episode, from a chapel service held on Tuesday 19 August 2025, Tony Payne, Director of the Centre for Christian Living and Lecturer in the Theology, Philosophy and Ethics Department of Moore Theological College, speaks on Philippians 2:1-11 and the mind of Christ. He reminds us that the mind of Christ is what Paul wants for the Philippians—…

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Episode 299: What Does the Bible Say about Divorce for Abuse? Feat. Helen Paynter 1:06:30

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Send us a text Does God really tell women they need to submit to abuse and stay in marriages where they're being raped and harmed? Today's interview with Dr. Helen Painter is one you need to hear—whether you're stuck in an abusive marriage getting horrible advice from your pastor, or you know someone who is. We're diving deep into what the Bible ac…

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In this episode, from a chapel service held on Friday 25 July 2025 as part of Mission Awareness Week, Dan Webster, missionary in Namibia with the Church Missionary Society of Australia, speaks on Ephesians 4:1-16 and the gifts Christ gives his church for building up his body. Dan reminds us that even though the church only grows to maturity thanks …