Bodies Behind The Bus

Bodies Behind The Bus

The Bodies Behind the Bus is a podcast centering on the voices of spiritual abuse survivors. We began with stories out of the Acts 29 network and have branched into many organizations since our launch. We are the discarded few. We have been abused, gaslit, ignored, slandered, deceived, intentionally hurt, and betrayed. Our stories were manipulated and our voices were stolen. We were left alone with all the confusion, grief, hurt, and pain but today we begin to reclaim our stories and find our voices once again because we matter, and being a body behind the bus is not the gospel.

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April 17, 2025 78 mins

Be sure to listen to episode 79 “Alicia’s Story” to hear about her experience with this same pastor.

Alicia’s Story: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alicias-story-columbus-oh/id1601586078?i=1000663185044

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In this community conversation, the team from Bodies Behind the Bus responds to recent events involving The New Evangelicals and the release of a NetGrace investigation. They share their perspectives on accountability, integrity, and the responsibility of platforms in survivor spaces.

Allegations against Tim Whitaker and The New Evangelicals show how hierarchy transfers to progressive ministries | BAPTIST NEWS GLOBAL

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Buy the book here! Becoming the Pastor's Wife: How Marriage Replaced Ordination as a Woman's Path to Ministry by Beth Allison Barr, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble®


In this episode of The Bodies Behind the Bus Podcast, we welcome Beth Allison Barr, historian, professor, and author of The Making of Biblical Womanhood and her latest book, Becoming the Pastor’s Wife. Beth shares her insights on the historical roots of pat...

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This episode of Bodies Behind the Bus features Margaret Bronson and Eric Isaac discussing the rise of Christian nationalism and its intersection with fundamentalist cult beliefs. Margaret shares insights from her experience in a high-control religious group, highlighting issues of female subjugation, the quiverfull movement, lack of education, and financial entrapment. Eric connects these experiences to broader patterns of spiritua...

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Walker contact: walkerbbtb@gmail.com

Crissie contact: inspiredifferences@gmail.com


Link to Transcript from Concerned Congregant meeting (200 in attendance) - October 2021https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MUJ_ri2nuRP2vnAf6oU1iXIGljSVFHu3/view?usp=sharing


Congregant Feedback Survey (leadership stated they didn't think there were any concerns following the October meeting, and then refused to start the GRACE survey (which w...

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Walker contact: walkerbbtb@gmail.com

Crissie contact: inspiredifferences@gmail.com

NDA document  -https://drive.google.com/file/d/11mn6mrHTZ4VVvEQAUHZnqwCgRd5IHlaS/view?usp=sharing

Find more information, and future stories here - https://chapelillbiblechurch.org/ 

Keep up with all things on X @CHBConfidential 

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December 23, 2024 116 mins
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December 13, 2024 17 mins

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We are 100% funded by donations. We committed early on never to monetize survivor stories, and your financial contribution allows us to continue this work. 

Please consider becoming a monthly donor and joining us in our mission to amplify the voices of those dedicated to transformation toward greater inclusivity, justice, and compassion.  

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December 12, 2024 96 mins
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November 26, 2024 79 mins

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In this episode, the Bodies Behind the Bus board gathers to discuss the heavy realities of navigating faith, justice, and advocacy in a fractured America. They explore the impact of systemic religious abuse, the emboldening of harmful rhetoric, and the personal toll of continuing to fight for marginalized communities. The episode is a candid look at gri...

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September 3, 2024 74 mins

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Mental Health/Psychology

  • Parenting from the Inside Out by Dan Siegel and Mary Hartzell
  • On Grief and Grieving by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler
  • She Deserves Better by Sheila Wray Gregoire, Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach, and Joanna Sawatsky
  • Worthy by Elyse Fitzpatrick and Eric Schumacher (this is the book I couldn’t remember in the podcast!)
  • The Body Keeps the Score by Bessell van der Kolk
  • Redeeming Power by Diane L...
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