{"id":31934,"date":"2025-08-05T06:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T10:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=31934"},"modified":"2025-08-04T19:52:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T23:52:22","slug":"rick-pidcock-how-anger-dys-functions-in-christian-leadership","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/podcast\/rick-pidcock-how-anger-dys-functions-in-christian-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Pidcock: How Anger (Dys-)Functions in Christian Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We talked with Rick Pidcock about the role of anger in an allegation of abuse he wrote about in a progressive Christian organization, the need for self-awareness and humility, how social location affects how anger works, and the need to reform harmful hierarchies.<\/p>\n<p>Rick Pidcock writes for Baptist News Global. He has a master of arts degree in worship from Northern Seminary. He is also the host of the Baptist News Global podcast \u201cHighest Power: Church + State.\u201d And he is a stay-at-home dad.<\/p>\n<p>Links to resources mentioned in this episode:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/baptistnews.com\/article\/allegations-against-tim-whitaker-and-the-new-evangelicals-show-how-hierarchy-transfers-to-progressive-ministries\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Allegations against Tim Whitaker and The New Evangelicals show how hierarchy transfers to progressive ministries<\/a>&#8221; by Rick Pidcock<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/baptistnews.com\/article\/that-time-i-got-an-angry-call-from-the-subject-of-an-article-about-anger-and-abuse\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">That time I got an angry call from the subject of an article about anger and abuse<\/a>&#8221; by Rick Pidcock<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/baptistnews.com\/article\/comment-from-bngs-editor-on-our-coverage-of-the-new-evangelicals\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Comment from BNG\u2019s editor on our coverage of The New Evangelicals<\/a>&#8221; by Mark Wingfield<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnereckoning.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">TNE Reckoning<\/a>, a site advocating for accountability, where you can download the full GRACE report.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rickpidcock.substack.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Exiles in Christendom<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Rick&#8217;s Substack newsletter<\/li>\n<li><em>The Highest Power: Church and State<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; Rick&#8217;s podcast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Connect with Gravity Commons:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gravityleadership.com\/message\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Leave us a message or ask a question<\/a>\u00a0about this or any other episode and we&#8217;ll answer it on a future episode.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/community\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u00danete a la comunidad Gravity<\/a>\u00a0to interact with other listeners, and get our list of curated links each week to all things edifying and interesting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Are you interested in advertising on the Gravity Podcast?<\/strong>\u00a0Contact us at podcast@gravitycommons.com.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We talked with Rick Pidcock about the role of anger in an allegation of abuse he wrote about in a progressive Christian organization, the need for self-awareness and humility, how social location affects how anger works, and the need to reform harmful hierarchies. 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