Born and raised in The Living Word Fellowship, hosts Scott Barker and Charity Navalesi discuss their experiences growing up in this modern day cult, founded by John Robert Stevens in the 1950s. Together they conduct in-depth interviews with other former members and explore the hidden truths of an organization that masqueraded as a non-denominational Christian church for over 70 years, at its peak growing to 100 chapters in 10 countries.
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Signup to Generate a PitchBorn and raised in The Living Word Fellowship, hosts Scott Barker and Charity Navalesi discuss their experiences growing up in this modern day cult, founded by John Robert Stevens in the 1950s.
Recent episodes include "Oops It's The End and Property updates" (28 April 2025, 116 minutes), "Bonus Colorado Collapse - Interview with Sam and Michaela" (14 March 2025, 55 minutes), and "Interview with Sam and Michaela" (10 March 2025, 96 minutes).
Oops! I'm In A Cult publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 93 minutes across 38 episodes.
Booking probability for Oops! I'm In A Cult is 20%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Oops! I'm In A Cult requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Oops! I'm In A Cult's contact route on record: public web form.
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Oops! I'm In A Cult is a society podcast with 38 episodes published.
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Episode #8
<p><br />Scott Barker and Charity Navalesi are former members, born and raised in The Living Word Fellowship. They are investigating this organization, founded by John Robert Stevens in 1951, that branded itself as a...
<p>After a former member of The Living Word released letters exposing sexual abuse cover up in the Fellowship, local Living Word churches struggled with their identity and future as a community. In Colorado, Sam and...
Episode #6
<p>The Living Word Fellowship fostered a culture that demanded total submission to those in authority. Members were conditioned to accept inappropriate levels of involvement in their personal lives, to include Shepherds...
<p>In 2018 The Living Word Fellowship’s seventy-year reign came to end, collapsing after hundreds of current and former members began to expose years of rampant abuse on social media. Within two weeks after these...
<p>Caleb LaPlante was raised into The Living Word Fellowship, primarily in the small Grants Pass, Oregon congregation. After having left the church in his college years but staying involved on a social basis because of...
<p>Kristy Pfeifer’s family was part of the inner circle of The Living Word Fellowship and were members of an exclusive group created by Marilyn Hargrave known as The Purples. As a child growing up within this secret...
<p>Jean Alice joined The Living Word Fellowship when she was eleven years-old, homeless and alone. She was passed around to family after family within the cult, constantly being told she was unwanted because she wasn’t...
<p>Born and raised in The Living Word Fellowship, Rebekah's independent and critically thinking nature made success within the cult impossible. Even years after leaving the high control group, she is still discovering...
Episode #13
<p>In our third edition of Letters from Listeners, Charity & Scott read feedback from former members of The Living Word Fellowship and William Branham's cult, The Message. Featuring stories from an eye witness of Gary &...
Oops! I'm In A Cult
<p>In 1992 Gary and Marilyn Hargrave, leaders of the Living Word Fellowship, held a special meeting about the secrets and mysteries of sex in the Los Angeles church sanctuary.</p> <p>In this nearly four-hour long video...
<p>In the wake of the Living Word Fellowship's collapse in 2018, five lawsuits were filed by six plaintiffs against Gary Hargrave and several Living Word entities. In this episode we go over court documents related to...
<p>Arlivia Fisher became a member of the Living Word Fellowship after meeting a member on a dating site. She was quickly indoctrinated into the cult and it took over her entire life. She lost longtime clients and was...
<p>In this two-part episode Scott and Charity read excerpts from the official deposition of Gary Hargrave, former leader of The Living Word Fellowship and current head of Hargrave Ministries. This deposition was done in...
<p>On this episode we will be speaking with the Internationally known cult expert and deprogrammer Rick Alan Ross who is the founder and Executive Director of The Cult Education Institute. Rick has personally assisted...
<p>Oops I'm In a Cult and Snapping Out of it Cross over Episode! Both podcast are hosted by Former members of The Living Word Cult. Charlie and Mike discuss their processes in telling the story of cults and the Living...
<p>In this bonus episode I speak with author and webmaster of William Branham: Historical Research, John Collins. John was raised in the Message cult and has since worked to expose the teachings of William Branham who...
Episode #5
<p>Before John Robert Stevens was the venerated cult leader we know him as today, he was a defrocked preacher cultivating a small following in his two Los Angeles churches. </p> <p>In this episode, We will examine...
<p>LuAnn Banoczi joined the Living Word Fellowship in 1967 and married into John Robert Stevens’ family at his direction and subsequently divorced, also at his direction. She was witness to his misogyny and...
<p>Before becoming the cult leader that we know today, John Robert Stevens was a disgraced Pentecostal pastor who had been stripped of his ordination by the Foursquare Church. Kicked out of two major denominations...
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