En Route: Journeys in Faith and Modern Life

Jan 10, 2023 • S01 E125 • 00:58:26

The Evangelical Covenant Church is a denomination with roots in the pietist movement with Lutheran roots with about 200,000 members in the United States and Canada.  While it was founded by Swedish immigrants, it is a very diverse denomination.  At the 20...

Dec 29, 2022 • E124 • 00:17:16

In this solo episode, Dennis shares another video from October of this year where he asks what it means to be a "progressive" or "conservative" congregation and what should really matter to followers of Jesus. Stick around to listen to Dennis add some add...

Dec 27, 2022 • E123 • 00:01:15

We might not want to admit it, but faith lies at the heart of so many of the issues facing our modern world. That’s why Church and Main exists, to talk about the main ways faith and modern life intersect and how the two inform the other. Join me in the jo...

Dec 23, 2022 • E122 • 00:12:33

In this solo episode, I talk about how the church doesn't protect us from the evils of the world. In the audio version of a video Dennis did back in October for his congregation, he talks about how the world can invade the church. Events like the mass sh...

Dec 20, 2022 • S01 E121 • 00:49:44

A frequent guest returns to talk about the ordination of women in the Southern Baptist Convention and more. This is the last interview for 2022 and I’m ending it with one of my favorite people to interview: Andrew Donaldson.  Donaldson hosts the Heard Tel...

Dec 12, 2022 • S01 E120 • 00:48:56

A Minneapolis Pastor sees the world around his church differently when he got on his bike. My guest today is someone that is also interested in transportation, but he’s taken his interest one step further making it an issue of discipleship. Travis Norvell...

Dec 03, 2022 • E119 • 00:15:14

There's a difference between patriotism and nationalism. As I said in a prior episode, I’ve been doing these videos of about 5-7 minutes called the Weekly Check-in.  I have no idea if people are really interested in them, but I like doing them and I wante...

Nov 28, 2022 • E118 • 00:16:45

So, I’ve been doing these videos of about 5-7 minutes called the Weekly Check-in.  I have no idea if people are really interested in them, but I like doing them and I wanted to share a few for the podcast.  I want to set up this episode which is called Ch...

Nov 28, 2022 • E117 • 01:13:49

How the Christian Reformed Church is handling LGBTQ inclusion. Over the last 20 years or so most of the mainline Protestant denominations have ended their controversies on the role of LGBTQ people in the life of the church.  The arguments usually ended wi...

Nov 22, 2022 • E116 • 00:59:12

Church Camp can mean more to their life of faith than just a "camp high." There is evidence out there that kids feel the impact of church camps long after the campfires go out.  According to the Effective Camp Research Project, a survey of 1000 campers an...