The Priesthood of All Queer Believers - The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer

A Seat at the Table

On another snow day in Cincinnati, we sit down with Temani Chapple—creative, coffee lover, and founder of a production company born out of survival and transformed into a tool for opening doors. 
Temani shares the harrowing story of escaping a predatory music contract, rebuilding with safety and integrity, and learning how to trust himself again. From there, the conversation turns to the intersections of faith, race, music, and church hurt, naming what happens when institutions want your gifts—but not your whole self. 
Together, we explore what biblical community actually looks like: not isolation, not control, not branding—but a place that covers you, holds you accountable with love, and lets you bleed safely. We talk about personal conviction versus weaponized scripture, chosen family, and why God never calls us to disappear. 
We close with our anchor question: 
What does “The Priesthood of All Queer Believers” mean to you? 
Temani’s answer is simple—and profound: there’s a seat at the table. 

Where Are You Gonna Wrestle?

On a surprise snow day, Anny and Tym are joined by Episcopal priest Aaron Rogers (the regular Aaron Rogers) — Missioner for Black Ministries in the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio. Aaron shares a call story shaped by Dorothy Day, James Baldwin, and a moment that demanded a “wider table.” Together, they talk about pilgrimage as movement + reflection, the spiritual work of holding contradiction, and what it means for the Church to risk something real for love. Along the way: Absalom Jones, Richard Allen, the witness of Black churches, the question of marriage and justice, and a challenge for every community of faith: What are you willing to risk for relationship? 

Holiness Isn't a Straight Line

In this episode, Anny Stevens-Gleason and Tym House explore pilgrimage through a queer lens—how queerness teaches trust, safety, nonlinear becoming, and a deeper way of knowing God as companion rather than authority. 
 
What if pilgrimage isn’t only about travel—what if it’s the shape of a life? 
This week, Anny Stevens-Gleason and Tym House return to the theme of pilgrimage and open it up wider: how queerness mirrors pilgrimage, and how pilgrimage mirrors queer life. They talk about the nonlinear roads we take toward authenticity, the way trust and safety shape coming out, and what it means to recognize that the journey didn’t create our truth—it named what we already knew in our bodies. 
Tym shares how queerness was centered in his path to Church of the Redeemer and how experiencing real welcome reshaped his understanding of God—not as an authority against him, but as a companion with him. Together, Anny and Tym ask who pilgrimage is “built for,” how privilege shapes the way we talk about it, and how queer storytelling becomes its own sacred journey. 
Key line: “A pilgrimage from a queer lens isn’t about moving towards holiness. It’s about refusing the lie that holiness only happens in straight lines, safe bodies, or approved paths.” 

Pilgrimage with the Ones Before Us

What makes a pilgrimage… a pilgrimage? In this episode, Anny and Tym talk about pilgrimage as a journey of becoming—something that involves our bodies, our choices, our companions, and the people who came before us. From Epiphany’s wise travelers to queer pilgrimage sites like Stonewall, they explore how transformation happens (sometimes intentionally, sometimes unexpectedly), how faith itself can be a lifelong pilgrimage, and what it means to keep walking—especially when the road is hard. 
Plus: getting lost in the back roads of Ohio, comfort rewatches, reality TV detours, sports ball updates, and a closing prayer for every step of the journey. 

Seeing Differently: Queer Awakening as Epiphany

What does a queer awakening have to do with Epiphany? 
In this episode, Anny Stevens-Gleason and Tym House explore gay and queer awakening stories—not as sudden lightning-bolt moments, but as quiet acts of noticing that only make sense in hindsight. From Zach Efron and underwear models to golfers tucked into wallets, music choices, desire, and the courage to name what’s already true, this conversation weaves personal storytelling with theological reflection. 
Drawing on the story of the Magi and the mystery of Epiphany, Anny and Tym reflect on awakening as a holy disruption—one that changes how we travel home, how we understand desire, and how we live in our bodies without shame. 
This episode is for anyone learning how to see, trust their longing, and follow the light—however winding the path may be. 

Epiphany: So... Can Someone Bring Me Gold?

It’s Epiphany—the day of revelation, movement, and holy curiosity. Anny and Tym catch up on Christmas, then follow the Magi’s strange, brave journey: astrologers from the East who chase a star toward a truth they can’t fully explain. Along the way, we talk about Epiphany as continual “aha,” the difference between “Epiphany” and the Sundays after it (Anny gets delightfully liturgical), and why queer faith often recognizes God not because it’s safe, but because it’s true. We end with a prayer for open skies, shining paths, and the courage to take the road that changes us. 

New Year's Eve, Eve

It’s New Year’s Eve… Eve — that liminal hallway of time where you’re not quite at midnight, but you can see it coming. In this bright-mode, end-of-year conversation, Anny and Tym reflect on what they’re proud of in 2025, what surprised them along the way, and how this podcast has become a space for finding language, telling the truth, and practicing queer joy. 
Together, we talk about authenticity, why joy can be an act of resistance, how “secular” spaces are still sacred, and what it looks like to carry a single word into the new year — held firmly or lightly. We close with a blessing for curiosity, celebration, and becoming, reminding ourselves that we never walk into a new year alone. 

Incarnation in Unexpected Places

Christmas can hold joy—and also grief, pressure, longing, and complicated family dynamics. In this quiet conversation, Tym House and Anny Stevens-Gleason sit with the nativity story (Mary, Joseph, “no room,” and the stable) and ask what it feels like in the body—especially for queer people navigating welcome, rejection, chosen family, and resilience. 
This isn’t about fixing Christmas or finding a “light side.” It’s about telling the truth: you don’t have to feel the right thing, you’re not doing Christmas wrong, and you belong. We end with a blessing for whatever you’re carrying this season—and a reminder that God is born anyway, even in borrowed spaces. 
Content note: discussion of grief, family tension/rejection themes, and church-based exclusion. 

Advent, Angels, and Pretzel Proposal

In this Advent episode of The Priesthood of All (Queer) Believers, Anny and Tym reflect on waiting, memory, and holy surprise—from hidden baby Jesuses and Christmas pageants to candlelight, queer joy, and an unforgettable pretzel proposal. A conversation about anticipation, love, and the sacred stories that form us. 

Come Down, O Love Divine: An Advent Mosaic

This Advent episode gathers a mosaic of voices from our diocesan convention, reflecting on divine love, holy surprise, and the transformative power of queer love in the church. Through stories of family, forgiveness, generosity, courage, and joy, we awaken to love breaking in all around us. Come Down, O Love Divine: An Advent Mosaic invites you into the season’s sacred work of noticing where God is arriving in unexpected ways.