Becky Bauer planted Melbourne Inclusive Church 15 years ago. They've been affirming from day one. Before anyone was offering them buildings. Before the mainstream church was having this conversation.

In this episode, Aaron and Ben sit down with Becky to hear the full story: from being adopted into a family that ministered to hippies in Michigan in the 70s, to finding an affirming church at a Pride event, to planting MIC in Melbourne, surviving early hostility from both the church and the queer community, and now helping other congregations navigate their journeys toward affirmation. She also reflects on why Rocky Roggio's 1946 work is such a pivotal tool for those conversations.

"The road to change is paved with love.", Becky Bauer

Becky Bauer is the founding pastor of Melbourne Inclusive Church. Find MIC at michurch.org.au.

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In 1946, 22 men sat on a Bible translation committee and made a decision. A 21-year-old seminary student challenged them in writing. They admitted he had a point. But the word was already in print. And then it spread.

Sharon "Rocky" Roggio is the director and producer of 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted a Culture, the documentary that spent a decade investigating how the word "homosexual" ended up in the Bible, what it's done to LGBTQ+ people of faith, and what the archival record actually shows.

Rocky grew up in the church as the daughter of a pastor. She's a lesbian woman. She made a film to find common ground with her non-affirming parents through the Bible. She ended up changing how people around the world read it.This is a conversation about history, faith, family, and what happens when you ask the question nobody thought to ask.

PLEASE NOTE: We apologise in advance for the audio quality dropping about two-thirds of the way through. We had a system glitch and thankfully Sharon has recorded audio on her end so nothing was lost!

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Coming out is the doorway. What happens on the other side is the work no one warned you about.

Part 1 of the ReMade series. Aaron and Ben on how to rediscover your authentic identity after the church handed you one for years. The framework that runs the whole conversation, the friends who saw them first, the calling vs. direction reframe, and the grief that doesn't care about logic.

"Exposure shapes belief. Belief shapes identity."

⚠️ Discusses religious trauma, conversion practices, and grief.

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