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Nashville is one of the most evangelical-dense cities in the United States, anchored by the Southern Baptist Convention headquarters, the Christian music industry, and a network of Bible colleges, seminaries, and large nondenominational churches. The Nashville evangelical exit has been one of the most visible deconstruction stories in the US over the past decade, with a steady stream of public ex-Christians coming out of the worship-music industry, the celebrity pastor scene, and the broader white evangelical subculture.

The pillar page on evangelicalism is the most relevant. The page on the guilt that lingers and the page on finding friends will be especially useful given how much Nashville evangelical social life runs through the church.

The rebuild is possible, even when it does not feel that way. Elder X works with people leaving every religious tradition, from cities all over the world. If you are in Nashville and wondering whether anyone gets it — someone does. Write. The first email is just you telling your story in your own words.