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June 01, 2022 Episode 97: Liberalism and the Church with David Watson
Today, we are going to talk about liberalism. That doesn’t mean we are talking about the Democratic party. No, instead we are talking about what has been called “classical liberalism,” which today’s guest describes as “the notion of universal human dignity.” David Watson joins the show today to talk about classical liberalism in the life of the church and the rise of postmodern liberalism, how it is different from classical liberalism and how it can influence the church.

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1 hr 5 min
May 30, 2022 Episode 96: Narratives-Bad Stewardship Killed Sears and KMart
An experiment: Dennis reads from a recent essay on business and stewardship.

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Bad Stewardship Killed Sears and Kmart

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23 min
May 26, 2022 Episode 95: After Uvalde
In this special solo episode, Dennis briefly reflects on the horrific school shootings in Uvalde, TX and what it says about American society.

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13 min
May 24, 2022 Episode 94: Andrew Donaldson on the SBC Leadership Report
Andrew Donaldson returns to talk about the Southern Baptist Convention Leadership Report on Sexual Abuse and what it means for the SBC, survivors and the wider evangelical community.

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Guidepost Solutions Report on the SBC Executive Committee

Southern Baptist Convention Horror by David French

This is the Southern Baptist Apocalypse by Russell Moore

Earlier En Route podcast on the 2021 Annual Meeting with Andrew

Heard Tell Episode on Abuse with Jennifer Greenberg

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1 hr 24 min
May 22, 2022 Episode 93: Ryan Panzer on the Digital Reformation
Like it or not, technology, including social media is here with us to stay. The question is how do we use it, especially faith communities? How does online worship help the wider church? How do we use Facebook and Instagram in creative ways that reach out to both near and far?

Today's guest is Ryan Panzer. Panzer is a learning and leadership development professional in the technology industry and a speaker and consultant on technology for ministry. A student of digital media and its influence on our lives, he often writes and speaks about the intersection of faith and technology. He wrote Grace and Gigabytes: Being a Church in a Tech-Shaped Culture and due this fall is The The Holy and the Hybrid: Navigating the Church's Digital Reformation. We talk about the good and bad of social media and how churches are moving towards a hybrid model of ministry.

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1 hr 2 min
May 16, 2022 Episode 92: Being United Methodist In a Time of Schism
On May 1, a new denomination launched. The Global Methodist Church started, splitting off from the United Methodist Church. The split was the result of years if not decades of fighting over the issue of homosexuality.

For this episode, I look at this from the standpoint of a United Methodist pastor on the ground as events happened. I decided to chat with the Reverend Joe Tognetti. Joe has been the pastor of First United Methodist Church in Rio City, Texas and will soon be the pastor of St. Mark United Methodist in McAllen, TX. We try to understand what’s happening in the United Methodist Church and it's future.

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Seven Reasons Why I Love The United Methodist Church

Bishop Ruben Saez Jr Shares Why He is Choosing to #BeUMC

Global Methodist Church website

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1 hr 6 min
May 11, 2022 Episode 91: Abortion: What Does the Lord Require with Frederick Schmidt
In 1973 the Supreme Court voted 7-2 in favor of abortion rights nationwide. This began a nearly 50-year battle on the issue of abortion rights. Last week, a someone leak a draft opinion written in February that appeared to overturn Roe v. Wade. This would send the issue of abortion to the states where a number of states are already crafting legislation that would either radically expand abortion rights, or dramatically restrict abortion.

Where does the church stand in the midst of this? In part two of my conversation with Episcopal Priest and writer Frederick Schmidt, we chat about how the church shouldn’t rely solely on the law, moving from what’s legal to what’s moral when it comes to women and the unborn.

Schmidt is currently the Vice-Rector of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Nashville. He is an Episcopal Priest, spiritual director, retreat facilitator, conference leader, writer, and academic. This is the second part of a two part interview with Schmidt.

A Dude Talks About Abortion (my take on abortion)

If Roe Is Overturned, Where Should the Pro-Life Movement Go Next?

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33 min
May 11, 2022 Episode 90: The ”Opposite Problem” in Mainline Protestantism with Frederick Schmidt
The General Convention of the Episcopal Church will consider an important proposal this summer. The measure proposed by the Diocese of Northern California would repeal canon law that requires those who receive communion must be baptized. “We believe that all the people are God’s people, so it’s not just the gifts of God for just baptized people,” said Martin Heatlie, speaking in favor of the resolution.Hospitality and inclusion are the values that are pushing the resolution. Those are two important values, but is that enough? Baptism and communion have been tied together since the early church. Does it matter if they become decoupled? Would the nature of communion and baptism change if they are split apart?Today, I welcome back Frederick Schmidt to the podcast. Schmidt is currently the Vice-Rector of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Nashville. He is an Episcopal Priest, spiritual director, retreat facilitator, conference leader, writer, and academic. In this interview we talk about the theology behind baptism and communion as well as Mainline Protestantism's obsession with countering fundamentalism.This is part one of a two-part episode. In the second part, I talk with Fred about abortion in light of the leak of a draft opinion from the Supreme Court that could overturn Roe v. Wade.General Convention to consider proposal to end Episcopal Church’s baptism requirement for CommunionBaptism and Communion (2012 debate on the issue)Frederick Schmidt’s BlogConfronting the Progressive Obsession with FundamentalismLeave a tip: https://www.tipsmack.com/artist/tipjar/qzuq1Join the mailing list: https://dennissanders.substack.com/website: enroutepodcast.orgLeave a Review: https://ratethispodcast.com/churchandmainEmail: [email protected] Get full access to Church and Main at churchandmain.substack.com/subscribe
59 min
May 09, 2022 Episode 89: Is There Hope for Liberal Christianity with Geoff Mitchell (Rewind)
This interview originally aired in July 2021.In the 1950s, Mainline Protestants were the largest group of Protestants in the United States. Since then, the churches have seen a decline and their footprint in American culture has shrunk. Some people think this tradition is doomed and will die in a few decades.We talked to Geoff Mitchell, Senior Pastor of Lindenwood Christian Church in Memphis, TN and ask, is that really the story? Is the Mainline tradition worth saving? What caused the decline and what could bring about a renaissance?Lindenwood Christian Church websiteWhat I need is Jesus.Confronting the Progressive Obsession with FundamentalismGrumpy Old MenPreaching As Truth TellingLeave a tip: https://www.tipsmack.com/artist/tipjar/qzuq1Join the mailing list: https://dennissanders.substack.com/website: enroutepodcast.orgLeave a Review: https://ratethispodcast.com/churchandmainEmail: [email protected] Get full access to Church and Main at churchandmain.substack.com/subscribe
45 min
May 05, 2022 Episode 88: A Dude Talks About Abortion
In this unplanned solo episode, Dennis talks about the recent leak of a draft of an opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, the Supreme Court case that could overturn Roe v. Wade, the ruling that allowed for abortion rights nationwide. Dennis, acknowledging he is a man, shares his criticisms of pro-choice and pro-life Christians and how we as a society should have a balanced views on the woman and the unborn child. Dennis then talks about a proposal to be taken up at the General Convention of the Episcopal Church this summer that would allow people to have communion without being baptized.Show Notes: Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion showsSBC calls for ‘immediate abolition of abortion without exception or compromise’ Southern Baptist Convention Resolutions on Abortion The Systemic Realities Created by Legal Abortion For red-state clergy who back abortion rights, losing Roe is a call to action This Is and Isn’t the Moment Pro-Life Evangelicals Have Waited For General Convention to consider proposal to end Episcopal Church’s baptism requirement for Communion Like the episode? Leave a tip! Join the mailing list: https://dennissanders.substack.com/website: enroutepodcast.orgLeave a Review: https://ratethispodcast.com/churchandmainEmail: [email protected] Get full access to Church and Main at churchandmain.substack.com/subscribe
1 hr 9 min

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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.