The Common Good Podcast

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The Common Good Podcast episodes

June 21, 2020 Electionary 6.16
During this weekly digital gathering we will be guided by some of the best thinkers, preachers and communicators in the country through a Biblical passage that will help us understand the significance of our faith in this election. These digital gatherings include music, discussion, prayer, and a short sermon.

You can join the Electionary Livestream every Tuesday at 8:00p.m. ET via Facebook or Zoom.

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52 min
June 15, 2020 Holy Chaos with Amanda Henderson
On today’s show Doug Pagitt sits down with Amanda Henderson, Executive Director of The Interfaith Alliance of Colorado which is a faith rooted non-profit that works in progressive political advocacy.

Amanda has a brand new book out called Holy Chaos: Creating Connections in Divisive Times that asks the question, “how do we lean into the messy, long-haul work of social change?”

You can get Holy Chaos here.

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52 min
June 12, 2020 Electionary 6.9
ELECTIONARY JUNE 9

During this weekly digital gathering we will be guided by some of the best thinkers, preachers and communicators in the country through a Biblical passage that will help us understand the significance of our faith in this election. These digital gatherings include music, discussion, prayer, and a short sermon.

You can join the Electionary Livestream every Tuesday at 8:00p.m. ET via Facebook or Zoom.

www.votecommongood.com

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Twitter.com/votecommon
57 min
June 05, 2020 Electionary 6.2
During this weekly digital gathering we will be guided by some of the best thinkers, preachers and communicators in the country through a Biblical passage that will help us understand the significance of our faith in this election. These digital gatherings include music, discussion, prayer, and a short sermon.

You can join the Electionary Livestream every Tuesday at 8:00p.m. ET via Facebook or Zoom.

Doug Pagitt is a pastor, author, social activist and the Executive Director of Vote Common Good. @pagitt

Meah Pace is the renowned singer from dance/punk band “!!!” (Chk Chk Chk) and a featured singer in the Resistance Revival Chorus. meahpace.com

Rev. Dr. Michael W. Waters is an award-winning author, professor, activist, and founding pastor of Joy Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church in Dallas, Texas. @RevDrMikeWaters

Aaron Niequist is a liturgist, writer, and pastor currently living in NYC. After leading worship at Mars Hill Church (Grand Rapids, MI) and Willow Creek Church (Barrington, IL), he created A New Liturgy - a collection of modern liturgical worship recordings. He is also the author of The Eternal Current: How a Practice-Based Faith Can Save Us from Drowning. @aaronnieq

Amy Sullivan has covered religion and politics as an editor at TIME, Yahoo, the Washington Monthly, and National Journal. She is the author of “The Party Faithful” and co-host of the podcast Impolite Company. @sullivanamy

Samir Selmanović Ph.D., PCC serves as Co-Chair and Director of Strategy and Partnerships at Vote Common Good. @samirselmanovic

Joel Weir is a songwriter and priest in the Orthodox Church in America. @joeldavidweir

Daniel Deitrich is a singer-songwriter, activist, and former worship pastor from South Bend, Indiana, and produces the Vote Common Good Podcast. @danieldeitrich

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57 min
June 04, 2020 This Guy Has Got to Go - Episode 9
It seems that every day Donald Trump offers up fresh reasons he is unfit to be president, but this past week has taken things to a whole new level. In this installment of This Guy Has Got To Go, Doug and Robb discuss the myriad reasons this president is a clear and present danger to our democracy and the common good. This guy has got to go.

Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt

Robb Ryerse is a pastor, author, and the Executive Director at Brand New Congress. He and his wife, Vanessa, co-pastor Vintage Fellowship in Fayetteville, Arkansas. @RobbRyerse

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1 hr 5 min
May 29, 2020 The Murder of George Floyd
This past week the world watched in horror as another unarmed black man was murdered by police. George Floyd was handcuffed and lying on the ground and yet an officer knelt on his neck for almost 10 minutes until he died.

To help us process this act of violence and look for a way forward, we’ll listen in on a conversation between Doug Pagitt and Reverend Michael Waters.

Doug Pagitt is a pastor, author, social activist and the Executive Director of Vote Common Good. @pagitt

Rev. Dr. Michael W. Waters is an award-winning author, professor, activist, and founding pastor of Joy Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church in Dallas, Texas. @RevDrMikeWaters

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31 min
May 26, 2020 This Guy Has Got to Go - Episode 8
It seems that every day Donald Trump offers up fresh reasons he is unfit to be president. In this installment of This Guy Has Got To Go, Doug and Robb discuss the myriad reasons this president has got to go.

Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt

Robb Ryerse is a pastor, author, and the Executive Director at Brand New Congress. He and his wife, Vanessa, co-pastor Vintage Fellowship in Fayetteville, Arkansas. @RobbRyerse

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1 hr 1 min
May 22, 2020 Electionary 5.19
During this weekly digital gathering we will be guided by some of the best thinkers, preachers and communicators in the country through a Biblical passage that will help us understand the significance of our faith in this election. These digital gatherings include music, discussion, prayer, and a short sermon.

You can join the Electionary Livestream every Tuesday at 8:00p.m. ET via Facebook or Zoom.

Christina Forrester is the Founder and Director of Christian Democrats of America. She is a Huffington Post contributor, has appeared on CNN Radio, Christian Broadcasting Network (700 Club), PBS Religion and Ethics News, and spoke/presented at the Democratic National Convention, universities and groups across the country. @Christinaof9

Abraham Bonowitz leads Death Penalty Action, which provides high visibility resources, leadership, support, educational and direct action events and activities within the broader death penalty abolition movement. He also formerly served as the State Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator for Amnesty International USA in Ohio and Delaware. He lives in Columbus, Ohio with his wife, son, and dog.

Doug Pagitt is a pastor, author, social activist and the Executive Director of Vote Common Good. @pagitt

Rev. Dr. Michael W. Waters is an award-winning author, professor, activist, and founding pastor of Joy Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church in Dallas, Texas. @RevDrMikeWaters

Shane Claiborne is a prominent speaker, activist, and best-selling author. Shane worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, and founded The Simple Way in Philadelphia. He heads up Red Letter Christians, a movement of folks who are committed to living “as if Jesus meant the things he said.” @shaneclaiborne

Joel Weir is a songwriter and priest in the Orthodox Church in America. @joeldavidweir

Daniel Deitrich is a singer-songwriter, activist, former worship pastor from South Bend, Indiana, and produces the Vote Common Good Podcast. @danieldeitrich

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1 hr 6 min
May 19, 2020 Vote Common Good + Red Letter Christians: A conversation with Shane Claiborne and Doug Pagitt
Today’s episode is a collaboration with Red Letter Christians from their Midweek Mobilizing series. We’ll listen in on a conversation between co-founder of Red Letter Christians, Shane Claiborne, and co-founder of Vote Common Good, Doug Pagitt. Stay tuned in through the end for a special message from the incredible Lisa Sharon Harper.

Red Letter Christians mobilizes individuals into a movement of believers who live out Jesus’ counter-cultural teachings.

Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt

Shane Claiborne is a prominent speaker, activist, and best-selling author. Shane worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, and founded The Simple Way in Philadelphia. He heads up Red Letter Christians, a movement of folks who are committed to living “as if Jesus meant the things he said.”

Lisa Sharon Harper is a prolific speaker, writer and activist, and is the founder and president of FreedomRoad.us, a consulting group dedicated to shrinking the narrative gap in our nation by designing forums and experiences that bring common understanding, common commitment and common action.

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59 min
May 16, 2020 This Guy Has Got To Go - Episode 7
It seems that every day Donald Trump offers up fresh reasons he is unfit to be president. In this installment of This Guy Has Got To Go, Doug and Robb discuss the myriad reasons this president has got to go.

Doug Pagitt is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Vote Common Good. He is also a pastor, author, and social activist. @pagitt

Robb Ryerse is a pastor, author, and the Executive Director at Brand New Congress. He and his wife, Vanessa, co-pastor Vintage Fellowship in Fayetteville, Arkansas. @RobbRyerse

www.votecommongood.com

Facebook.com/votecommongood

Twitter.com/votecommon
59 min

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Vote Common Good is inspiring and mobilizing people of faith to make the common good their voting criteria.

Tuesdays we talk Politics, Wednesdays we talk about how Faith should compel us to…