Church and Main

By Dennis Sanders

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Episodes: 100

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Church and Main is a podcast at the intersection of faith and modern life. Join Pastor Dennis Sanders as he shares the stories of faith interacting with the ever-changing world of the 21st century.

Episode Date
God is Still Speaking. We Should Listen. with Katherine Willis Pershey | Episode 285
Jun 05, 2026
Navigating the AI Apocalypse with Michael DeLashmutt | Episode 284
May 29, 2026
Prophets, Politicians, and Partisans with Ryan Self | Episode 283
May 22, 2026
The Problem With "Christian Nationalism" with Heath Carter | Episode 282
May 15, 2026
From the Table to the World — Building a Eucharistic Community with Jarrod Longbons | Episode 281
May 08, 2026
Rethinking Anne Boleyn with Martha Tatarnic | Episode 280
May 01, 2026
The Good News vs. the Good Work with Jackson Campbell Walker | Episode 279
Apr 24, 2026
Unpacking Romans 13 with Chris Nye | Episode 278
Apr 17, 2026
When the Cross Becomes a Brand with Andrew Donaldson | Episode 277
Apr 10, 2026
Can America Change Course? with Jerry Mitchell | Episode 276
Apr 10, 2026
Hunting for Heretics: America's Polarization Problem with Michael Baharaeen | Episode 275
Mar 28, 2026
Gen Z's Spiritual Awakening: Revival or Something New? with Rob Myallis | Episode 274
Mar 21, 2026
The Church and the Three-Quarter Life Crisis with Rob Myallis | Episode 273
Mar 14, 2026
The Quiet Christian Resistance to America's Refugee Crackdown with Emily Belz | Episode 272
Mar 06, 2026
A Theology of Protest with David Swanson | Episode 271
Feb 27, 2026
Why Social Justice and Spirituality Go Together with Wes Granberg-Michaelson | Episode 270
Feb 20, 2026
Is It Fascism? Reasoning Together About Trump 2.0 with Anthony Robinson | Episode 269
Feb 13, 2026
Why Minneapolis Needs Potlucks with Rachel Pieh Jones | Episode 268
Feb 06, 2026
Character Matters in Politics with Matt Lewis | Episode 267
Jan 30, 2026
Can AI Help or Hinder Human Flourishing? with Paul Hoffman | Episode 266
Jan 23, 2026
The Lost Cultural Influence of the Religious Left with Lane Davis | Episode 265
Jan 16, 2026
Renee Good and Minnesota ICE with Eric Elkin | Episode 264
Jan 10, 2026
The Role of Grace in Public Life with Brad Todd | Episode 263
Jan 02, 2026
How Grace Leads to Care for the Poor With Todd Brewer | Episode 262
Dec 19, 2025
The Future of the Disciples of Christ with David Emery and Loren Richmond Jr. | Episode 261
Dec 18, 2025
Don't Let the Devil Plan Your Liturgy with Benjamin Dueholm | Episode 260
Dec 05, 2025
Pray Without Ceasing with Yolanda Denson-Byers |Episode 259
Nov 21, 2025
Social Media and Provocateur Politics with Joseph Wolyniak | Episode 258
Nov 14, 2025
When ICE Comes to Town with Quincy Worthington | Episode 257
Nov 07, 2025
Non-Anxious Leadership in Anxious Times with Jack Shitama | Episode 256
Oct 31, 2025
A Good Word for Kumbaya with Anthony Robinson | Episode 255
Oct 24, 2025
Counter-intuititive Aruguments on Israel with Andrew Berg | Episode 254
Oct 17, 2025
Progressive Christianity's Barmen Mistake with Anthony Baker | Episode 253
Oct 10, 2025
How the Big, Beautiful Bill Killed Compassionate Conservatism with John Fea | Episode 252
Oct 03, 2025
The Mainline Churches and Gaza with Todd Stavrakos | Episode 251
Sep 26, 2025
Depriving Politics of Pathos with Jason Micheli | Episode 250
Sep 19, 2025
Compelling Preaching and the Iowa Preachers Project with Ken Sundet Jones | Episode 249
Sep 12, 2025
Anger, Grace, Politics and Jesus with Aaron Zimmerman | Episode 248
Sep 05, 2025
Revival, Renewal, and the Future of the Disciples – Live from GA with Loren Richmond Jr. | Episode 247
Aug 29, 2025
BONUS: August Break and the Magnificat
Aug 15, 2025
The Church, The Trump Administation and the Dual State with Chris Gehrz | Episode 246
Aug 08, 2025
Should Christians Leave Trump's America? with Amy Mantravadi | Episode 245
Aug 01, 2025
Reimagining Church Communication with Josh Linman | Episode 244
Jul 25, 2025
LGBTQ Allies and Effective Inclusion with Ryan Self | Episode 243
Jul 19, 2025
Is the Emergent Church Back? with Andrew Crowson | Episode 242
Jul 11, 2025
Resurrection Hope Amidst the Broken Politics of 2025 with Drew McIntyre | Episode 241
Jul 02, 2025
Are Free-Range Priests the Future? with Cathie Caimano | Episode 240
Jun 27, 2025
Luther Seminary and the Future of Mainline Protestantism with Rob Myallis | Episode 239
Jun 20, 2025
What Is Ethical Evangelism? with DeDe Dollinger and CeCe Cernansky | Episode 238
Jun 19, 2025
An All Saints Theology in a Political Halloween World with Jacob Smith | Episode 237
Jun 06, 2025
What "Elbows Up" Means to Canadian Christians with David Harrison | Episode 232
May 27, 2025
The Urgency of Grace in Today's World with David Zahl | Episode 236
May 23, 2025
A Church Restarts in Brooklyn with Ben DeHart | Episode 235
May 16, 2025
The Church and the Working Class with Brian Dijkema |Episode 234
May 02, 2025
Redefining Evangelism in an Age of Sadness with Andrew Root | Episode 233
Apr 25, 2025
The Good and Bad of DEI with George Yancey | Episode 231
Apr 11, 2025
The Rise and Fall of the United States Institute of Peace with Susie Hayward | Episode 230
Apr 04, 2025
USAID, Revisited with Peter Mandeville | Episode 229
Mar 28, 2025
Staying at the Communion Table in Politically Divisive Times with Jonathan Hall | Episode 228
Mar 21, 2025
Second Thoughts from a Republican Refugee with Gretchen Purser | Episode 227
Mar 14, 2025
Finding Hope in Trump 2.0 with David Gray | Episode 226
Mar 07, 2025
USAID, Church World Service and Foreign Aid with Alex Morse | Episode 225
Feb 28, 2025
Why Church Decline Matters with Ben Crosby | Episode 224
Feb 21, 2025
Cheerleading for Congregations with Travis Smith McKee | Episode 223
Feb 14, 2025
The Body of Christ in a Polarized Culture with Teer Hardy | Episode 222
Feb 06, 2025
Clergy Leadership and the Propensity to Mess* Things Up with Scott Benhase | Episode 221
Jan 31, 2025
Why You Should Pray for President Trump (Even If You Don't Like Him) | Episode 220
Jan 28, 2025
Polarization and the Campaign for Kindness with Cathy Bien | Episode 219
Jan 24, 2025
Talking About Success and Failure in the Church with Martha Tartarnic | Episode 218
Jan 16, 2025
Why Jimmy Carter's Legacy Matters with Andrew Donaldson | Episode 217
Jan 09, 2025
The Importance of Showing Up with Jim Mohr | Episode 216
Jan 01, 2025
Brian Thompson is a Sinner of Christ's Redeeming | Episode 215
Dec 23, 2024
The Culture War, the Working Class and Donald Trump with Luke Allen | Episode 214
Dec 20, 2024
Sociology in the Age of Trump with Jesse Smith | Episode 213
Dec 12, 2024
About the Purple Church Initiative with Beth Crissman | Episode 212
Dec 04, 2024
Discovering Dwelling in the Word with Tessa Pinkstaff | Episode 211
Nov 22, 2024
Congregational Renewal Through Listening with Liz Eide | Episode 210
Nov 14, 2024
Pre-post Election Thoughts | Episode 209
Nov 09, 2024
John Wesley's Voting Advice with Drew McIntyre | Episode 208
Nov 04, 2024
Does Election Day Communion Still Matter? with Andrew Camp | Episode 207
Oct 31, 2024
Foodtruck Ministry with Kari Olsen | Episode 206
Oct 24, 2024
Pastors and the Great Man Theory with Julian DeShazier | Episode 205
Oct 16, 2024
Faithful Christian Engagement in Politics with Miranda Zapor Cruz | Episode 204
Oct 09, 2024
What Does It Mean to Be Progressive and Inclusive? with Sam Wells | Episode 203
Oct 02, 2024
SHORTS: What Will You Preach the Sunday After the Election? with Joshua Gritter | Episode 202
Sep 25, 2024
Election Year Christianity with Doug Skinner | Episode 201
Sep 23, 2024
A Theology of Digital Ministry with Jim Keat | Episode 200
Sep 17, 2024
Navigating Digital Ministry with Ryan Dunn | Episode 199
Sep 09, 2024
SOLO: Thoughts? No. Prayers? Yes. | Episode 198
Sep 08, 2024
Ministry Along the Border with Joe Tognetti | Episode 197
Sep 03, 2024
Does God Care About the Working Class? | Episode 196
Aug 15, 2024
Christian Nationalism or Christian Conservatism with Mark Tooley | Episode 195
Aug 02, 2024
Beyond the Purple Church with Jack Haberer | Episode 194
Jul 24, 2024
Biden's Exit and Aging Gracefully with Loren Richmond Jr. | Episode 193
Jul 22, 2024
A Debate, An Assasination Attempt and Political Conventions with Robert Cornwall | Episode 192
Jul 19, 2024
(Prayer) Walking In Memphis with Geoff Mitchell | Episode 191
Jul 16, 2024
The End of the Religious "Big Tent" with Ted Smith | Episode 190
Jul 08, 2024
Debate Fallout and Politics as Salvation | Episode 189
Jul 02, 2024
Inclusion, Pluralism and the Presbyterian Church (USA) with Jack Haberer | Episode 188
Jun 24, 2024
The Aftermath of the United Methodist General Conference with Drew McIntyre | Episode 187
Jun 17, 2024