Mike Perna of Innroads Ministries and Game Store Prophets joins us to talk about a complex problem in both faith communities and geek communities: Gatekeeping. Mike's joined us before for Episode 33 ("Our Origin Stories"), and he was a perfect fit for this topic in many ways. He previously wrote an excellent article on gatekeeping, and has a lot of wisdom and experience to share with us. We hit on a lot of small details—'controllers' vs. 'facilitators'; gatekeeping in church and in geek culture; comments on "pastoral customs" by Pope Francis; and others—but our focus is on solving the problem when you encounter it, not just documenting it. It's a rather thoughtful episode, so enjoy, and tell us what you think in the comments!
Scripture: Ezekiel 16:49-50, 1 Corinthians 12:21-27, 1 Peter 3:8
Episode 139 - Character Backstories (with Krissi Woodward)
Bonus Episode 16 - Biblical Figures: Matthew
Episode 138 - The Fifth Commandment (The Ten Commandments, Part 5)
Episode 137 - Music at the Gaming Table (with Zach Lorton)
Episode 136 - Destiny (with Kris Newton)
STG 135 - Moral Accountability, Part 2 (with Allen Mowers, Ashley Mowers, and Kyle Stainbrook)
Episode 134 - Moral Accountability, Part 1 (with Allen Mowers, Ashley Mowers, and Kyle Stainbrook)
Bonus Episode 15 - Con Report: Fear the Con 2018
STG 133 - Getting Started as a GM
Bonus Episode 14 - Ottowa Comic Con and Other Things
STG 132 - Board Games (with Mike Perna)
STG 131 - Christian Genre Fiction and the Satanic Panic (with Daniel Silver and Father David Subu)
Episode 130 - Outreach (with Stephen Weese)
Episode 129 - Support Characters
Episode 128 - Sainthood
Bonus Episode 13 - Biblical Figures 2: Gideon
Episode 127 - Christian Allegory and Allusion
Episode 126 - Resurrection Magic
Episode 125 - Positive Metagaming
Episode 124 - Roleplaying in Mass Combat
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