Ep 64: Psychedelic Ministry w Dave Barnhart

Unbroken Chain Podcast

Dave Barnhart is a writer and Methodist pastor who leads a network of house churches as well as a monthly psychedelic integration meet up in Birmingham, AL. In addition to maintaining a beautifully thought-provoking blog, he is the author of two books, What’s in the Bible About Church? (2008) and God Shows No Partiality (2012). This conversation, recorded the week before COVID-19 and global recession, is as relevant now as ever. Dave shares his experiences participating in a psilocybin study at Johns Hopkins University and his journey to find transparency and vulnerability as a spiritual leader. We talk about guilt culture, the longing and loneliness of life, civic religion and nationalism, disruptive religion (“the kind that Jesus actually preached”), and finding God at the margins. This is good medicine for those striving to navigate these challenging times with integrity, grace, and some kind of sanity. You can find Dave online at SaintJunia.org and DaveBarnhart.net. More podcasts where podcasts are found and at MauraJames.com and IG: @maurajames.

[“The Ark” - Gerry Rafferty]