Janice Lagata is a writer, a musician and matron saint of cats who is passionate about using humor to tell the truth about heavy things. In her capacity as an “exvangelical” person, she is known for being a vocal critic of megachurch culture in general and the hillsong brand specifically because she believes (almost) everyone involved deserves better.
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S2E02: My Cult Was in a Documentary, Part 1 — with Janice Lagata
Janice Lagata returns! Janice and Nate were both members of Hillsong NYC until they left in 2017, and since then their former church has been the subject of numerous exposés and documentaries. The latest, The Secrets of Hillsong by FX and Vanity Fair dives into their disgraced former pastor, Carl Lentz. Though Janice isn't exactly thrilled with how the series handled the subject matter....
S1E26: Is Evangelicalism a Cult? (Part 3) — with Janice Lagata
We conclude our roundtable conversation in this episode with the last two points in Steven Hassan's BITE model of authoritarian control and how Evangelicalism fits these descriptions. We also took a little bit of time to address the "He Gets Us" ad campaign that has the Evangelical world simultaneously giddy and furious. As a bonus, we wrap up with a few of the cornier Christian catchph...
S1E25: Is Evangelicalism a Cult? (Part 2) — with Janice Lagata
In part 2 of our roundtable conversation with Janice Lagata, we begin working our way through Steven Hassan's BITE model of authoritarian control and take a look at how our various experiences in different Evangelical groups fall under the categories listed in the BITE model. Janice: Website | janicelagata.com Instagram | @godhasnotgiven Podcast | God Has Not Given Book | A Seriously Hi...
S1E23: Is Evangelicalism a Cult? (Part 1) — with Janice Lagata
Our good friend Janice Lagata from God Has Not Given joins Gail and Nate for a roundtable conversation discussing the question, "Is Evangelicalism a cult?" In the first part of our conversation, we introduce the topic and touch on Steven Hassan's BITE model of authoritarian control . Janice: Website | janicelagata.com Instagram | @godhasnotgiven Podcast | God Has Not Given Book | A Seri...
S1E12: Hillsong: The Aftermath — with Janice Lagata
Janice Lagata continues sharing her thoughts and experiences from her time at Hillsong NYC and discusses what life and advocacy look like after leaving Hillsong and the larger evangelical world. Janice's website: janicelagata.com Janice's podcast: God Has Not Given Hillsong documentary on Discovery+: Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed - Discovery+ Follow us on Twitter at @fmutuality , on Fa...
S1E11: The Fall of the Hillsong Empire — with Janice Lagata
Janice Lagata, host of the podcast God Has Not Given, joins Gail and Nate to talk about her experience at Hillsong, one of the largest megachurches in the world, and discusses her work building awareness of the abuses at that church while the entire organization crumbles. Janice's website: janicelagata.com Janice's podcast: God Has Not Given Hillsong documentary on Discovery+: Hillsong:...
