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daring to listen. Today marks the beginning of a three-part series that introduces us to

Kendall and Ian, two friends and pastors. In this initial episode, Kendall will be sharing about his life what led him to the Church

of Christ in Oklahoma, his relationship with Ian, and why he had to walk away from his church

after 10 years the faithful and loving service.

Kendall's unwavering commitment to people, his advocacy for justice, and his heartfelt pursuit of inclusion is a tremendous source of optimism, inspiration.

I'm Jay Coyle, and this is The Bodies Behind the Boss podcast.

I am all about blessed subtraction.

There is a pile of dead bodies behind the Marseville bus.

And by God's grace it'll be a mountain by the time we're done.

You either get on the bus or you get run over by the bus.

Those are the options. But the bus ain't going to stop. You either get on the bus

until you get run over by the bus. Those are the options. But the bus ain't going to stop.

Before we get into your time at your church in Muskogee what what led you into ministry

I grew up around ministry my parents were pastors and church planners in the dfdew area so that's the

Dallas Fort Worth area and so I was around it my whole life. And I saw some of the

treatment, honestly, of my parents and decided I'll never go do that. But I was around the church my

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