Rev. Gayle Tabor is a United Methodist pastor, church planter, and advocate for radical inclusion. Gayle serves as Pastor of Crossroads Church in Fayetteville, NC, and is planting SALT United Methodist in Wilmington NC - creating spaces where people can bring their whole selves and know they belong.
Known as the “Pub Pastor,” Gayle finds the sacred beyond the sanctuary—in pubs, on bike trails, and around shared tables. With backgrounds in marketing and law, Gayle brings practical insight to faith and leadership.
Ordained through the Pacific Northwest Conference under the Safe Harbor program, Gayle also serves as vice president of Wilmington Faith Leaders United and co-hosts Unbound Love. A cyclist, Cubs fan, LEGO enthusiast, and Dalmatian rescuer, Gayle’s ministry centers on love, justice, curiosity, and belonging.
Unbound Love Podcast
On the Barstool with the Pub Pastor
EXPERIENCES
Show Date
Fri 4 Sep 2026 12:00 PM to 12:50 PM
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| Title Short | Unbound Love |
| Venue | Goosecast |
| Experience Description | What if the problem isn’t that people are leaving the church… but that love was never meant to be caged in the first place?
Unbound Love is an unscripted podcast hosted by two questioning pastors who are done pretending certainty is the goal. We explore the raw intersections of faith, justice, doubt, politics, and desire—the places where love gets complicated and God refuses to stay tidy.
This year’s Wild Goose theme, Unbound, is made for our podcast which dares us to ask: What needs to be untied? What doctrines have functioned more like chains than good news? What if deconstruction isn’t rebellion—but spiritual honesty? What if reconstruction is less about rebuilding the same walls and more about widening the table?
Expect storytelling. Expect laughter. Expect discomfort. Expect to participate.
This isn't a lecture. It will be a conversation shaped by the room—where we risk better questions, confess what no longer works, and imagine a faith spacious enough for our full humanity.
Because when love is unbound, it disrupts systems, dismantles shame, and refuses small cages.
And maybe that’s exactly the kind of faith that needs birthing. |
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