The Church Politics Podcast

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael recap the week’s news, including talk of President Trump pardoning himself, the new steel tariffs and the Roseanne Barr/Samantha Bee imbroglios. They also discuss an interesting proposal to reform our elections, and help reshape our politics.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael recap the week’s news, including talk of President Trump pardoning himself, the new steel tariffs and the Roseanne Barr/Samantha Bee imbroglios. They also discuss an interesting proposal to reform our elections, and help reshape our politics.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin Giboney and Michael Wear talk about torture and the Trump Administration's nominee for CIA Director. The two politicos also discuss the Iran Nuclear Deal and Childish Gambino's video "This Is America". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael discuss gun control AGAIN after the Santa Fe High School shooting and President Trump's "animal" comment about MS-13. They also address the importance of the bipartisan prison reform efforts with a shout out to Congressmen Hakeem Jeffries (NY) and Doug Collins (GA) for their work. Lastly, Michael waxes poet about the Royal Wedding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael interview Pastor Dwight McKissic of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, TX, about his views on party politics, why he feels uncomfortable with both parties, and the role of the church in promoting an ethic of love.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode,  Justin Giboney and Michael Wear discuss whether or not we should be excited about the new agreement between North Korea and South Korea. The two politicos also discuss the ethical questions surrounding the Alphie Evans situation. Lastly, how seriously should we be taking Kanye West's Trump rant? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael interview Rev. Jim Wallis about the recent Reclaiming Jesus statement, and what it looks like to put Jesus at the center of our politics. Resources: Learn more about the Reclaiming Jesus statement, including details about the upcoming launch event: www.reclaimingjesus.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael discuss current events, including the FBI raid of Michael Cohen’s home, office and hotel room; Paul Ryan’s decision to retire; and the US/UK/France military strike on Syrian chemical weapons facilities. Justin also shares about his time at the MLK50 conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael discuss the March for Our Lives protests, and what they mean for the gun control debate and our politics. They also continue their focus on the role of big data in politics in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica and Facebook reports. The hosts also talk White House shake-ups, the budget deal and policy brutality after the shooting of Stephon Clark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more. On this episode, Justin and Michael discuss the week’s news, including President Trump’s potential meeting with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, Congressional efforts to undo parts of the Dodd-Frank financial regulation law and the evangelical reaction to Trump’s latest controversy with Stormy Daniels. They also discuss social media, trolling and the state of our public discourse. Finally, why did A Wrinkle in Time cut out Jesus? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices