This week we're asking "What in the Hallelujah?"—because our guest Heather Frazier is here! Author of "Mom Got Jesus Wrong, Hallelujah!" and full-time slayer of religious BS, Heather walks us through her wild ride of unlearning everything from fear-based faith to misogynistic theology. She’s hilarious, unfiltered, and somehow still full of grace. Come for the deconstruction, stay for the snark, and maybe grab a drink—it’s that kind of episode.

This week on The Church and the Restless, we’re decentering men—spiritually, socially, and scripturally. From Deborah the war-leading prophet, to St. Brigid who founded monasteries, to Margaret Towner—the first woman ordained in the Presbyterian Church, to Rachel Held Evans who made evangelical Twitter sweat—we’re reclaiming the pulpit. Women preaching isn’t some radical new doctrine; it’s been canon since Judges 4. And if patriarchy thinks it wrote the altar call, we’re here to remind them—women have been main characters in the pews, the pulpits, and the plot since day one.

We asked our TikTok audience one big question: what would make women feel safe in church again? The answers were honest, a little spicy, and surprisingly consistent. This week, we’re diving into our own experiences—navigating church spaces as women who’ve questioned where we belong—and sharing the responses that hit hardest. It's not about dragging people back to Sunday services... it’s about naming what’s broken and imagining something better.