

The Naked Gospel
Proven Ministries
The Naked Gospel explores what it means for humans to be sexed image bearers who are made by a relational God. To that end, we have candid and raw discussions about relationships, sexual ethics, theology, pornography, sex trafficking, singleness, marriage, and everything in between.
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Jun 9, 2021 • 52min
Technology, Sexuality, and Christianity w/ Brad Huddleston
In this episode, Brad Huddleston joins us to talk about what technology is doing to our relationships and our sexuality. Specifically, Shane and Brad work through how technology is shaping our Christianity. Become a Disruptor! Click here to watch this video! Brad Huddleston is an internationally respected speaker, consultant, teacher and author on the important issues such as technology and culture. He has worked with universities, schools, churches and law enforcement, and spoken to hundreds of thousands around the world on both the advantages of well-used technology tools and the dangers of the growing trend toward technology addiction. Brad has an on-going collaboration with the Bureau of Market Research (BMR) and its Neuroscience Division at the University of South Africa. Brad has a degree in Computer Science and a Diploma of Biblical Studies and is a credentialed minister in the Acts 2 Alliance (A2A) movement in Australia. He's also a frequent guest on radio and television and author of Digital Cocaine: A Journey Toward iBalance and The Dark Side of Technology: Restoring Balance in the Digital Age.Brad and his wife, Beth, live in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley in Virginia (USA).Podcast: bradhuddleston.com/podcastWebsite: bradhuddleston.comMinistry Facebook page: facebook.com/bradhuddlestonministriesPersonal Facebook page: facebook.com/rbradleyhuddlestonSupport the show

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Jun 2, 2021 • 45min
Bi-Sexuality, Homosexuality, Marriage, and Following Jesus w/ Brenna Blain
Brenna Blain is a same-sex attracted woman who is in a wonderful heterosexual marriage with two kids! Join us as we hear her story and what it's been like to follow Jesus in a sexualized culture. Check out the Disruptor Initiative Here! Watch this episode here!Brenna Blain is a wife, mom, christian speaker and podcast producer from the PNW. She has a BA in Theology and Biblical Studies from Multnomah University and uses her degree to help christians pursue a deeper and more authentic relationship with the living God. While she speaks on many topics, Brenna is most passionate about God’s involvement in our pain and personal struggles including mental illness, same sex attraction and abuse. You can connect with Brenna on social media and hear more of her speaking as well as check out her podcast by searching for @bunonmyhead Check out Brenna's website here! Support the show

May 5, 2021 • 5min
May Podcast Update
Shane is getting married so we're taking May off! Get some rest and check out older episodes, we've got plenty! Thank you for thinking and processing alongside of us. You folks are a gift! Support the show

Apr 27, 2021 • 48min
Sex, Vows, and Virginity: A Pre-Marriage Conversation w/ Kaylee and Shane
Shane and Kaylee are one week out from their wedding day. For this episode they share their fears about sex, the wedding night, vows, and finding Jesus in marriage. Check out the Purity Assessment here!And watch this episode at: thenakedgospel.org Support the show

Apr 21, 2021 • 55min
Regrets, Fears, and Hopes: A Post-Dating conversation with Shane and Kaylee
Shane and Kaylee are set to get married in t-minus 17 days. In this episode they both talk together about moments they went too far physically, what Jesus has taught then through dating, boundaries that protected them, and what it looks like to grieve your singleness while you celebrate marriage. Check out the Purity Assessment here! And watch this episode at: thenakedgospel.org Support the show

Apr 14, 2021 • 1h 11min
Why Do Christian Leaders Keep Falling to Sexual Sin?? A Conversation with Hope Johnson and Sue Drake
Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz, mega church pastor Bill Hybels, apologetics super star Ravi Zacharias, all of these men have been guilty of sexual misconduct and sexual infidelity. So, what do you do when the people you look up to are revealed to be predators and exploiters? Join us for this conversation as Shane sits down with two women to discuss relationships in the Church.Check out the purity assessment here! Watch this podcast at: thenakedgospel.orgHope Johnson is a writer based in Upstate New York whose passion is writing through the hard questions of the Christian life in pursuit of the truth. She most often writes about her journey with Jesus through unexpected singleness, and she desires to encourage and empower other believers in a similar place. She is also the host of Hope Unyielding, a weekly podcast where Christians from all walks of life share stories of God's faithfulness in the dark, difficult, and unexpected parts of their journeys. You can download her free eBook on satisfaction in Jesus as a single at https://hopeunyielding.com/, and you can find her podcast, Hope Unyielding, at https://hopeunyielding.buzzsprout.com/ as well as Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Sue is a mother of two young adult sons and has been married to her best friend, Jeff, for thirty years. She has also been in education for thirty years and is currently teaching college English. She loves coffee, dark chocolate, and is devoted to her church and ministries. Not in that order.Lori Anne Thompson's video!Ravi video by Mike WingerSupport the show

Apr 7, 2021 • 12min
Is Porn Really A Problem??
Is porn a problem, or is porn just a way we medicate our deeper problems? Here are three studies that look at the impacts of pornography!Check out the Purity Assessment!Click here for the Porn Studies! Support the show

Mar 31, 2021 • 1h 10min
Following Jesus in a Pornographic Age w/ Dr. Matt Tan
Porn and hook up culture steal our attention and our affections away from the people in our lives who matter. Matt Tan joins us to reimagine what it looks like to follow Jesus after pornography.Support this show for $5 and get a free Naked Gospel coffee mug!! https://www.provenmen.org/disruptors/Matthew Tan is the Dean of Studies at Vianney College, the seminary of the Diocese of Wagga Wagga. Previously, he was senior lecturer in theology at the University of Notre Dame Australia, and was a research and formation officer in the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. He is the author of two books, his most recent being Redeeming Flesh: The Way of the Cross with Zombie Jesus (Cascade 2016). He blogs at Awkward Asian Theologian. Twitter: @asiantheologianFacebook: @awkwardasiantheologianBlog: www.awkwardasiantheologian.comSupport the show

Mar 24, 2021 • 47min
The Orgasm Gap w/ Sheila Gregoire
Sheila Gregoire joins us to talk about the sexual disconnect between men and women, and what it looks like to for men and women to actually know and be known by one another. Sheila and Shane talk through the orgasm gap, erectile dysfunction, vaginismus, and so much more! Get Sheila's book here: The Great Sex RescueSheila Gregoire is a speaker, a blogger, an award-winning author, and a wife and mom. She loves speaking to women and encouraging them in authentic relationships with God, with their families, and with each other. Sheila has been speaking at women’s outreaches and retreats since 2003, and it’s one of the big callings on my life.Check out Sheila's website here! Support the show

Mar 17, 2021 • 55min
Sex as Salvation w/ Joshua Ryan Butler
Author and pastor Joshua Ryan Butler joins us to discuss why God gave us sex and what God has to say about sex. Josh highlights the beauty of sex, and he explains what happens when that beauty is exploited and abused.Get the Lent Proven Path book here! https://www.provenmen.org/product/proven-path/ Check out the podcast video here! or here: https://www.provenmen.org/thenakedgospel/Help us explore what it means to follow Jesus with our sexuality for $5 and receive a Naked Gospel coffee mug! https://www.provenmen.org/disruptors/Joshua love helping people who wrestle with some of the tough topics of the Christian faith. I wrote two books on this theme: The Skeletons in God’s Closet: The Mercy of Hell, The Surprise of Judgment, The Hope of Holy War (Thomas Nelson: Oct 2014), and The Pursuing God: A Reckless, Irrational, Obsessed Love That’s Dying to Bring Us Home (Thomas Nelson: May 2016). Josh is a pastor at Redemption Church - Temple in the Phoenix area. Visit Josh's site here! https://joshuaryanbutler.com/about/Support the show


