GAY with GOD!

Meet Martha Lewis!

Martha Lewis was raised here in Asheboro.  She has been with her wife for 25 years, come February of 2022.  Martha is an Ordained minister and teacher of tolerance .  She says; laughingly that she is an Alphabet Mafia member. Lol
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Meet Ryan Joseph Allen!

Ryan Joseph Allen is an Author, Transformational Coach, and Speaker sharing his life experiences, vast nonprofit expertise, and ultimately ……leading leaders. Ryan authentically shares his story to inspire others to share their stories.
Ryan has navigated the nonprofit sector by cofounding, founding, and acting as the Executive Director for various nonprofit organizations. His goal is to LEAD the LEADERS and show others how to impact the community and world through kindness, acceptance, and love!
Currently Ryan is working on wrapping up his memoir titled, “My Drug Dealer Brought Me To God.” Ryan is also about to start his dissertation process for his doctorate work from Xavier University bridging the gap between the LGBTQ+ and spirituality communities with a focus on post traumatic growth from religious trauma for LGBTQ+ identifying community members. 
A significant gap exists in the LGBTQ+ community and organized religion. This leads to much higher rates of addiction, abuse, mental health issues, and ultimately suicide.. Through authentically telling ones story Ryan desires to close the gap and to assist others in finding hope.
Ryan traversed opioid addiction, severe mental health issues, and suicide. His drug dealer made this journey possible by helping him reconnect with his true version of God. In order to share his story more widely 15 hours of his recorded memoir is being turned into a physical book, ebook, audiobook, workbook and a raw podcast. Through this work Ryan is closing the gap by bringing together those in the LGBTQ, mental health, spiritual/religious and recovery communities.
Ryan believes these communities benefit from the love and guidance…. formally through the workbook exercises and informally through learning from Ryan’s story how to love and accept themselves.
CONNECT with RYAN
Ryan on LinkedIn
My Drug Dealer Brought Me To God/ LinkedIn
TikTok
Facebook
Youtube
Twitter: rallen1507
Love Must Win nonprofit
Instagram 
Ryanjosephallen
 

Meet Brandon Heinz!

"Out of all parts of life, Brandon is most interested in the arts of healing. He is a life coach and yoga instructor whose practice focuses on mindfulness, spirituality, and holistic wellness." 
 
 Connect with Brandon!
 
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/_brandonheinz_/?hl=en
 
 

Meet Mike Rickard!

Mike Rickard is a singer/songwriter who calls Atlanta, GA home. Mike grew up in church, went to a private Christian school from kindergarten until graduation, went to bible \college, sang contemporary Christian music...then came out.
After coming out, he attended church for several months, but ultimately stepped away because the messages he was hearing didn’t resonate or accept who he was all along. He also stopped singing for several years, thinking, "What do I have to sing about?"  Turns out, a lot! And that's when he began writing music...to tell stories.
Through all of the changes in life, music has been a constant, whether listening, writing or performing. Mike says, “It has given me so many wonderful moments, and maybe even helped save my life.  Music can make us laugh, cry, dance, escape, deal with the issues in our lives. And if I do it right, I will hopefully help you do these things depending on the day and the song.”
Mike has released three full-length records and one remix EP. His latest, Out Loud, was released in 2018. He is married to his husband, Eric. They met in 2000 and married in early 2020. Their kids are furry 4 legged dogs and cats whom through the years have been much loved.
Mike has released three full-length records and one remix EP. His latest, Out Loud, was released in 2018. He is married to his husband, Eric. They met in 2000 and married in early 2020. Their kids are furry 4 legged dogs and cats whom through the years have been much loved.
CONNECT with Mike's Music & the SIX QUEER KIDS video!
https://smarturl.it/listenoutloud
 
 

Midge Noble; The Early Years

Midge Noble is the creator and host of the GAY with GOD! Podcast.  Midge is a Coach in her own business; Empowering Awakened Hearts, LLC.  My desire in my coaching practice is to make your coming out process  less painful by supporting you and guiding you along the way. 
Today, I share my own Faith Journey Story in an episode segment I call;
THE EARLY YEARS.
"It is my hope that you will claim your authentic life and one day tell your  Faith Journey on this Gay with GOD! podcast!  Namaste!"
 
 
CONNECT with MIDGE!
Twitter:         @Corgihavenlane
Facebook:    MidgeNoble4
Instagram:  @midge.noble                                 
Linkedin:       Linkedin
Website:       http://empoweringawakenedhearts.com/
BE A GUEST ON the GAY with GOD! Podcast!  https://calendly.com/empoweringawakenedhearts/gay-with-god-taping-request

Meet Kathy Kirkpatrick!

Kathy Kirkpatrick grew up in the church and served in many capacities; choir director, lay preaching, bible study leader, and then,  she lost her emotional connection to God.  What stayed was how Christian music still heals her soul when she is in despair. Today's episode includes a surprise visitor that you will want to hear about and a coming out story that took place IN her childhood bedroom, with the love of her life in their PJ's!
Kathy Kirkpatrick is a retired middle school principal and current Chair of the Democratic Party of Guilford County. She and her wife have raised two delightful kids and a menagerie of dogs and cats. She now spends her days gardening, refinishing furniture and volunteering.

Meet Sharon Frochen

Sharon Frochen is what most people would call a contradiction in terms.  Listen in to hear how Sharon's Faith Journey story went from living with Pentecostal ministers in her family, to the military, to racism, to pastoring The First Church of Humanity!
CONNECT with Sharon!
Website: www.thefirstchurchofhumanity.com
Email: pastor@thefirstchurchofhumanity.com
FB: @thefirstchurchofhumanity
Instagram: @the1stchurchofhumanity.com
Twitter: @ahomeforhumanity
Pinterest: @thefirstchurchofhumanity

Meet Todd W.

Todd grew up in Salisbury N.C.  and  graduated in 1984. Todd moved to several cities in NC before returning back to Salisbury in March of 2021 to be closer to his family.  Todd and his beloved twin; Tracie, told their parents at the same time that they were both gay!  Wait to you hear how that turned out!
 
 
 

Welcome to My First Podbean Podcast

Although GAY with GOD! has been live, this is my first upload to my new hosting platform; Podbean!  I am very excited to be able to expand our Faith Journey stories to more listeners.  Check out how you can be a part of the GAY with GOD! community!

Anne-Marie Zanzal, M. Div.

Today, Anne-Marie tells us that she successfully avoided her authentic truth until much later in life. She married, had four children, and became an ordained minister. After years of suppressing her attraction to women; she couldn't hide from herself any longer. Listen in to how she was able to take that step toward claiming herself and reclaiming her spirituality.
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