A podcast exploring how healthy Christian politics begins in our congregations and neighborhoods. On each episode we discuss how local engagement in public life can become a spiritual practice that deepens our connection to each other and to God. Hosted by Ross Kane, pastor and professor at Virginia Theological Seminary.Produced by Adam Steele. Music by Eric Schnobrick and Ross Kane
Housing affordability has become one of the major economic and political crises of our time. How can Christians respond? The gospels put Jesus himself in the midst of a housing struggle, after all – “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”
Laura Stivers talks about her new book A Home for All (https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9798889832874/A-Home-for-All) in the series Building a Moral Economy (https://www.fortresspress.com/store/category/287278/Building-a-Moral-Economy). Check out the toolkit (https://www.buildingamoraleconomy.org/digging-deeper) that accompanies the series as well.
10 Sept 2026
Using Church Property for Good – with Mark Elsdon
Amid cultural and religious transitions in North America today, many churches are having to close their doors or change the way they operate. What might churches facing such a scenario do with their property? Mark Elsdon talks about what the teachings and witness of Jesus might call us to do in such situations. Mark is a pastor and author with expertise in faith-based impact investing, social enterprise, and property development.
I highly recommend the book Gone for Good?: Negotiating the Coming Wave of Church Property Transition (https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802883247/gone-for-good/). Also check out Rootedgood.org (https://www.rootedgood.org), which helps churches make lasting change in their communities. For more terrific conversations about churches creatively impacting their communities, see ignitingimagination.org (https://ignitingimagination.org).
6 Aug 2026
Climate Justice Climate Hope with Michael Malcom and abby mohaupt
How do the injustices that accompany climate change impact our local neighborhoods and congregations? How can Christians and congregations participate in building neighborhoods that reflect an economy that cares for all of God’s creation—not just people but plants and animals and the entire ecosystem? How can Christians be people of hope when the challenges we face seem so severe? Michael Malcom and abby mohaupt share experiences of ordinary people working for environmental justice.
Check out their book Climate Justice, Climate Hope (https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9798889832836/Climate-Justice-Climate-Hope) as well as the book series Building a Moral Economy (https://www.fortresspress.com/store/category/287278/Building-a-Moral-Economy) and its accompanying toolkit (https://www.buildingamoraleconomy.org/digging-deeper).
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