How This Podcast Succeeds at Satirizing Churches Where So Many Others Have Failed
Holly Laurent explains how "MEGA," her "improvised podcast from the fictitious staff of Twin Hills Community Church" lovingly targets megachurch culture.
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Eddie Kaufholz
Holly Laurent explains how "MEGA," her "improvised podcast from the fictitious staff of Twin Hills Community Church" lovingly targets megachurch culture.
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Eddie Kaufholz is a writer, speaker and podcaster and serves as a director of church mobilization for International Justice Mission. He also hosts and produces "The New Activist" podcast. You can find on Twitter @EdwardorEddie.
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