Religion & Spirituality
Today we get the privilege of sitting down and having a conversation with the one and only Jo Luehmann! Of course we have our normal TwitBits conversation at the beginning of the episode where we talk about the latest buzz on Twitter.
If you'd like to skip straight to the interview feel free to skip ahead to 32:00.
Jo Luehmann (she/her) is a Colombian born and raised pastor, speaker, educator and writer who moved to the US to get her masters degree in ministry and theology. After 10 years working inside of churches, developing curriculum and teaching classes on theology and doctrine so that people’s spirituality was their own; she found in personal and systemic ways how harmful and abusive the American evangelical church is, Jo quit her job and committed to finding an spiritual framework that wasn’t abusive, and a faith that moved individuals and communities to liberation. Alongside her partner she started the Living Room (LivingRoomSD.com) a non-profit reclaiming faith and spirituality as expressions that can lead us toward wholeness, healing and heaven on earth. In the summer of 2020 alongside a group of victims and survivors of church abuse, Jo started @doBetterChurch an online space where people abused in churches can be seen, heard, believed and connected to others who can offer tools in their journey toward healing, as well as an initiative to invite churches to do better. In less than 6 months the space grew to over 15000 people with thousands of reports of abuse submitted.
Jo writes, speaks and teaches about decolonizing faith and theology, and facilitates conversations about liberation for all, as well as the importance of dismantling white supremacy, patriarchy and capitalism both individually and collectively.
Jo, alongside her partner, is raising 4 children in unconventional ways so they can have as many tools to be liberated adults as possible, and they are doing it in the lands of the Kumeyay/Tipai Ipai.
You can find links to all Jo's work at her LinkTree here: https://linktr.ee/joluehmann
Don't forget to follow her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/joluehmann/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/JoLuehmann
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