The Christian Chronicle Podcast

Episode 28: Lee Camp of the No Small Endeavor live stage show, podcast, and (now) national radio show

Aug. 2, 2023

44:38

Send us a Text Message.In his wildest dreams, Lee Camp could never imagine this! Many years ago, the professor of theology and ethics at Lipscomb University had a crazy idea: A live stage show that mixes entertainment and interviews with…

Episode 27: Why do church members skip church? What is it like to leave an instrumental church for an a cappella one? And a baptistery shortage (really)!

July 26, 2023

50:30

Send us a Text Message.Even regular churchgoers skip Sunday morning worship sometimes. Scott McConnell of Lifeway Research reveals the latest survey on the top reasons folks skip church. Jeff Dye, a lifer in the Christian Church (instrumental), talks about what…

Episode 26: From Russia with love (for Ukrainians), how Danny Mills didn't die (when doctors didn't give him much of a chance), and the car crash that ended with two baptisms

July 20, 2023

65:43

Send us a Text Message.God is alive and working in the world. This episode proves it. First, hear from Julia, a Russian immigrant who is ministering to hundreds of Ukrainian refugees in Houston, Texas. Then listen to Danny Mills and…

Episode 25: Is money the cause (or solution) of the minister shortage? We go there.

July 12, 2023

67:33

Send us a Text Message.If the jobs section of The Christian Chronicle is any proof, more Church of Christ congregations in North America have open ministry positions than there are ministers able, ready, and willing to fill them. What is…

Episode 24: Mike Cope on the present and future of preaching

June 29, 2023

49:56

Send us a Text Message.For almost 40 years, Mike Cope preached in Church of Christ congregations from North Carolina to Arkansas to Texas. Now at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, he directs the annual Bible lectures, leads church relations efforts,…

Episode 23: Babies, moms, families, and the Church of Christ community one year after Dobbs (Audrey Jackson, Jerry Callens, Verlon Johnson)

June 22, 2023

62:0

Send us a Text Message.When the U.S. Supreme Court decided the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case on June 24, 2022, it overturned two cases, Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992), that established the federal…

Episode 22: Juneteenth in Texas, a word from an elder in Angola, and ministering to those with chronic pain

June 13, 2023

53:13

Send us a Text Message.For generations, churches in Texas passed down the tradition of Juneteenth, sometimes called "America's Second Independence Day." In this episode, Karl Berry and Curtis Phillips, elders from Cedar Hill Church of Christ in Cedar Hill, Texas,…

Episode 21: Why can't preachers retire? Big money wants to profit from worship. A congregation for those with special needs.

June 9, 2023

54:26

Send us a Text Message.Jordan Coss (Redwood Church of Christ, Redwood City, California) shares his research on Church of Christ ministers and retirement. What keeps so many Church of Christ ministers from retiring (if they even finish out their ministry…

Episode 20: Astronaut Victor Glover on Communion (in space), creation, discipleship, and doubt

May 25, 2023

34:29

Send us a Text Message.Capt. Victor Glover, a longtime member of the Church of Christ, will pilot the Artemis 2 mission to the moon in November 2024, but it will not be his first trip to space. Capt. Glover spent…

Episode 19: The church plants are coming (National Church Planting Sunday), abortion pill and religious freedom in federal courts, and this one's for the birds (in Montana)

May 18, 2023

59:36

Send us a Text Message.For National Church Planting Sunday (May 21), church planters Caleb Borchers, Ron Clark, and Brendin Williamson talk about why church planting is what America (and the world) needs now and why existing congregations should be glad…