This month's Popcorn with the Pastors explores how people use their fame and notoriety to talk (or not talk) about their faith. And when they do what can we learn from it? We welcome back Andy and Nathan as we discuss celebrity faith.

What happens to the church when we make space for the young ones in our congregations lead. Let us tell you... something good and sacred and meaningful happens when we sit under the tutelage of the children and youth. Join us for this exploration of the theological and practical gifts of including the young in church leadership.

With baseball headed toward post-season and football season just kicking off, join us for an exploration of the intersection of sports culture and faith. We welcome guest hosts Nathan Hollenberg and Andy Duffey for this Popcorn with the Pastors feature.

Note: we apologize for some of the sound quality issues in this episode.

In this episode we wrap up our review of the book Reorganized Religion by Bob Smeitana and discuss where we might go from here.

Every now and then we will review books that we have read. For the month of September, we will look at Reorganizing Religion: The Reshaping of the American Religion and Why it Matters by Bob Smietana. This week we summarize Smietana's work on why people leave the church.

Every now and then we will review books that we have read. For the month of September, we will look at Reorganizing Religion: The Reshaping of the American Religion and Why it Matters by Bob Smietana. This week we will summarize some of the information Smietana shares about the state of religion in America.

Sometimes we need a different rhythm to our faith. Audrey and Tim discuss a contemplative practice their congregation engaged this summer, and will reflect on how it went and what they learned.

The final episode of our series on Audrey's Doctor of Ministry work. This week we look at the actual intervention and how it went.

With the unholy trinity threatening who the church was created to be, how might we go about addressing the problem, and righting the ship? In Audrey's doctoral research, she utilized storytelling as one option that brings people back together. Listen to this episode to hear why and how.

Why is the unholy trinity we talked about last week so problematic for the church. In this episode we discuss who the church was made to be and particular Brethren understandings of the church as we explore why disconnect caused by pandemic isolation, social media, and political polarization is so harmful for the followers of Christ.