The Church Politics Podcast

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael discuss Nancy Pelosi’s path to retake the Speaker’s gavel, and recap the latest progress with The First Step Act. They also review The White House’s feud with Jim Acosta. Finally, they discuss Reihan Salam’s recent article for The Atlantic on the prospects of the Republican Party more robustly appealing to diverse working class voters.

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael provide an update on midterm results. They also discuss a reference to lynching made on the campaign trail by Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, the protests at Tucker Carlson's home, and the gathering of world leaders in Paris to recognize the hundredth anniversary of the end of WWI.  

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael discuss the tragedies of the preceding week, including the Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting, and consider who/what is to blame. They also cover the black conservatives gathering that President Trump attended. There’s also a new example of why it is important to be humble about your intentions in politics, and Justin and Michael break it down. And, of course, the midterms are just days away…

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, With the midterms just two weeks out, Justin and Michael discuss the current state of play. They also review the latest news regarding Jamal Khashoggi, a Treasury employee arrested on charges of leaking confidential information, and Trump's warnings about a migrant caravan.

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael break down recent controversies around voter disenfranchisement in Georgia and North Dakota. They also discuss recent comments from Democratic leaders that seemed to reject civility, as well as CNN's first poll of the 2020 Democratic primary.

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael discuss the aftermath of the Kavanaugh Confirmation. They also cover bipartisan legislation headed to the President’s desk to combat the opioid crisis. In the last segment, Michael gives Justin the details on Banksy, and they discuss their reaction to Liz Bruenig’s much-discussed column.   

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael have an extended conversation about the Kavanaugh nomination process, and the various issues in our politics and culture that it has raised. They also share a policy update on a potential new trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada.

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin Giboney kicks off the episode with an announcement that will change The Church Politics Podcast FOREVER. Then, along with a special guest, Justin and Michael catch up on some of the latest news, including the anonymous senior Trump Administration officials who moonlights as an op-ed writer, as well as recent conversation about social justice and Christianity. They also shoutout and discuss the recent Courageous Conversations conference.

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael talk with Dan Darling, author of the new book, The Dignity Revolution. Dan is the VP for Communications for the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. 

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael break down QAnon. They also recap LeBron James’ school opening, and President Trump’s praise for LeBron’s praise for the athlete’s civic contributions…just kidding, Trump tweeted something insulting about James while he was watching CNN. Finally, Justin and Michael discuss Netroots Nation’s annual conference, and the virtue of critiquing your own side.

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael review the past week’s economic news—which was good for Trump and good for the country—and also discuss Trump’s cultural wars on the press and NFL players’ protests. They also discuss Georgia’s gubernatorial race and the Revoice18 conference.

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael talk about Trump’s aggressive foreign and economic policies toward America’s traditional allies, and the President’s widely panned performance in Helsinki. They also discuss the Democrats’ newest slogan, and how the party should confront the Kavanaugh nomination.

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael host Rachel Anderson from Families Valued, a project of The Center for Public Justice, to discuss their new report, Time to Flourish: Protecting Families’ Time for Work and Care. Dig in to an important, complex policy issue with The Church Politics podcast. www.FamiliesValued.org

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael discuss Justice Kennedy’s retirement and what it means for the country. They also reflect on the surprise win of a Socialist candidate in Queens, and the Democratic Party’s move leftward. Finally, they look at this past weekend’s protest in Chicago that closed down part of the Dan Ryan Expressway.

    The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode,  Michael interviews Errin Haines Whack, the AP’s National Writer on Race and Ethnicity. They discuss the legacy of civil rights leader Dorothy Cotton, as well as the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on voting rights and the Trump Administration’s family separation policy. They also discuss Whack’s recent article on the importance of black female voters as a political force. The episode concludes with a conversation about what it is like to be a journalist in this time writing about such important issues. http://www.niemanlab.org/2017/12/at-the-ballot-its-time-to-count-black-women/