The Christian Civics Podcast
Exploring how the gospel empowers us to think, speak and act differently in the public square.
Losing Power Is Painful (an interview with Bill Henson)
Bill Henson, founder and president of Lead Them Home, discusses mission and witness from a position of weakness.
Refuge and Asylum (Pastor Chris Sicks and Ministry to State)
A Virginia pastor shares the story of how his church engaged with a national questions in a personal way.
Practicing for Heaven (Curt Thompson, Part Three)
The third and final part of our conversation with Dr. Curt Thompson covers what Christian eschatology means for our attempts to deal with political diversity in the church.
Good Friday, Families and Hospitality (Dr. Curt Thompson, Part Two)
We continue our conversation with Dr. Curt Thompson, exploring what Good Friday has to do with hard conversations about politics in the church
Embodied Encounters (Dr. Curt Thompson)
Part one of our interview with Dr. Curt Thompson covers why it is important to have face-to-face conversations with our political opponents and how understanding our brains can make that easier.
Interrupting the Rhythms of Our Lives
Chelsea Geyer, executive director of DC 127, stops by to talk about foster care and what it can teach us about demonstrating our faith in the public square. Then Center for Christian Civics executive director Rick Barry connects those ideas to the Advent season and leads us in prayer.
How Do We Endure? An Interview With Steve Park
In the middle of a dispiriting season in our country, Steve Park, head of Little Lights Urban Ministries, talks about how he's managed to stay active and motivated to do some very hard, dispiriting work for over twenty years. Then we will call specific attention to a few ideas that came up during the interview before we get led in prayer by Rev. Charles Drew.
BREAKING: A Response to Today's Violence
How to pray following the news of today's shooting.
Our New Podcast: Episode Zero
We are excited to announce the first release from our new podcast series. This podcast will feature interviews with insightful Christians across the political spectrum about how our faith equips us for missionary citizenship in a dynamic representative democracy.