The Narrative

A number of notable names recently entered the 2024 Presidential Race, ramping up conversations about the rapidly growing candidate field. In a new episode of The Narrative, President and CEO of the FAMiLY LEADER Bob Vander Plaats joins The Narrative to bring some clarity to the upcoming election season. Bob provides helpful insights into what's happening in the Republican primaries as well as how Christians should begin to think through the decision set before them without compromising on their beliefs. With Father's Day this weekend, The Narrative guys draw from their experience as dads to spend some time before the interview reflecting on the importance of fatherhood and its centrality to CCV’s legislative work. They also unpack this week’s newsworthy updates for CCV-backed legislation. Tune in for updates on the SAFE Act, Save Women’s Sports Act, Parental Bill of Rights, and the Senate Budget Proposal.  We want to hear your questions, guest recommendations, and topic suggestions: Leave us a voicemail or text: 614-769-7077 Email us: thenarrative@ccv.org To learn more about Center for Christian Virtue and to get involved, visit CCV.org.  Support the show: https://www.ccv.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Confused about the battle in Washington over the national debt limit? Russ Vought, former director of the Office of Management and Budget under the Trump administration, joins The Narrative podcast to talk about a topic that tends to annually dominate the news cycle—the federal budget. Tune in for his insights on how the budgeting process works and how the national debt limit can be used as a leverage point to radically defund woke and weaponized agencies. In other news, CCV President Aaron Baer, Policy Director David Mahan, and Communications Director Mike Andrews engage the conversation surrounding recent boycotts and unpack Ohio's biennial budgeting process.  We want to hear your questions, guest recommendations, and topic suggestions: Leave us a voicemail or text: 614-769-7077 Email us: thenarrative@ccv.org To learn more about Center for Christian Virtue and to get involved, visit CCV.org.  Support the show: https://www.ccv.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chloe Cole and Prisha Mosley were both captivated by transgender ideologies as teenagers, leading them to undergo life-altering medical and surgical procedures to "gender transition" between the ages of 12 and 16. The ensuing physical complications and overwhelming regret they experienced caused them to resume living as biological females and begin raising awareness about the harms of the transgender movement.  In a new episode of The Narrative, Chloe and Prisha sit down with CCV Communications Director Mike Andrews and Policy Director David Mahan to courageously share about their experiences, healing, and powerful advocacy on behalf of children who need protection from the dangerous narrative that they were born in the wrong body. This conversation deals with sensitive topics, please listen with discernment. Mike, David, and CCV President Aaron Baer also share how CCV is equipping pastors and other pro-life advocates to get involved and get Christians to the polls to protect life in 2023 through the County Captain Campaign. They also unpack Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's recent opinion stating that the Ohio Revised Code allows operators of public bathrooms to segregate use by biological sex. We want to hear your questions, guest recommendations, and topic suggestions: Leave us a voicemail or text: 614-769-7077 Email us: thenarrative@ccv.org To learn more about Center for Christian Virtue and to get involved, visit CCV.org.  Support the show: https://www.ccv.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Honorable Betsy DeVos, former U.S. Secretary of Education, sat down with Center for Christian Virtue (CCV) President Aaron Baer at the 2023 Celebration Gala in Columbus just a few weeks ago. Thanks to her leadership, we've seen dramatic school choice expansions over the last 20 years in Ohio, and now we could see the Backpack Bill–a universal education freedom initiative–enacted. There have been few school choice leaders in the public square like The Honorable Betsy DeVos, so we wanted her keynote remarks and this conversation to be available on a special episode of The Narrative. Before the interview, Aaron, Communications Director Mike Andrews, and Policy Director David Mahan unpack the SAFE Act, a bill to ban the experimental and dangerous practice of giving children puberty-blocking drugs and wrong-sex hormones for the purpose of “gender transitioning,” and why the opponent hearing this week was actually good for the bill's progress. They also honor Tim Keller and discuss the need for Christians to be engaged in culture and politics. We want to hear your questions, guest recommendations, and topic suggestions: Leave us a voicemail or text: 614-769-7077 Email us: thenarrative@ccv.org To learn more about Center for Christian Virtue and to get involved, visit CCV.org.Support the show: https://www.ccv.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Narrative podcast is back! 48th Vice President of the United States Mike Pence, a pro-life champion, joined Center for Christian Virtue (CCV) President Aaron Baer at the 2023 Celebration Gala in Cincinnati.  He spoke boldly against the radical pro-abortion, anti-parent ballot initiative that will likely appear on the Ohio ballot this November and encouraged Christians in Ohio to defend life at the polls in 2023. Vice President Pence's remarks were so timely and impactful that we decided to release them as a special episode of The Narrative so that you could be encouraged as well. Before the interview, Aaron, Communications Director Mike Andrews, and Policy Director David Mahan reconvene to unpack what's been going on at the Ohio Statehouse. They explain the recently passed Constitution Protection Resolution that will allow Ohioans to vote on Tuesday, August 8, on whether to raise the approval threshold to amend the Ohio Constitution to 60 percent of the vote.  We want to hear your questions, guest recommendations, and topic suggestions: Leave us a voicemail or text: 614-769-7077 Email us: thenarrative@ccv.org To learn more about Center for Christian Virtue and to get involved, visit CCV.org.Support the show: https://www.ccv.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a special season finale of The Narrative, CCV Communications Director Mike Andrews, President Aaron Baer, and Policy Director David Mahan sit down to answer some of the burning questions our listeners have submitted over the past few weeks. The topics include Aaron's and David's testimonies, how to contact your lawmakers, and what to do when graphic materials appear down the street in the kids section of your local public library.  Before answering questions, they discuss the exciting formation of Protect Women Ohio. This new pro-woman, pro-parent coalition launched a multi-million dollar ad campaign aimed at defeating the November 2023 abortion ballot initiative that is bringing pro-life allies together like never before.  We want to hear your questions, guest recommendations, and topic suggestions: Leave us a voicemail or text: 614-769-7077 Email us: thenarrative@ccv.org To learn more about Center for Christian Virtue and to get involved, visit CCV.ORG.  Support the show: https://www.ccv.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In honor of International Women's Day, we're featuring some of the incredible women at Center for Christian Virtue on The Narrative. Ohio Christian Education Network Legal Counsel Corrinne Vidales, Legislative Liaison Nilani Jawahar, and Christian Engagement Ambassador Ruth Edmonds join Communications Director Mike Andrews to offer their perspective on some of the current cultural conversations.  How did abortion become a "right" in our society? What are the ethical implications of in vitro fertilization (IVF) that Christians need to consider? Can a male actually be a female? For a robust discussion on these topics and more, you don't want to miss our special women's takeover episode of The Narrative! Before diving in, be aware that this conversation deals with heavy topics and details that may not be suitable for a family audience. Please listen with discernment! We want to hear your questions, guest recommendations, and topic suggestions: Leave us a voicemail or text: 614-769-7077 Email us: thenarrative@ccv.org To learn more about Center for Christian Virtue and to get involved, visit CCV.org.Support the show: https://www.ccv.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a vulnerable stage of life at 42 years old, Kellie King had extensive medical and surgical procedures to now identify as Scott Newgent. The extreme medical complications that followed ignited Scott's passion to boldly speak out against exploiting children through these experimental "treatments." Leading up to the interview, CCV President Aaron Baer, Communications Director Mike Andrews, and Policy Director David Mahan discuss the Ohio abortion ballot initiative language that was announced last week as well as the momentum building for legislation such as Backpack Bill and the SAFE Act. Before diving in, be aware that the conversation with Scott Newgent deals with heavy topics and details that may not be suitable for a family audience. Please listen with discernment! We want to hear your questions, guest recommendations, and topic suggestions: Leave us a voicemail or text: 614-769-7077 Email us: thenarrative@ccv.org To learn more about Center for Christian Virtue and to get involved, visit CCV.ORG.  Support the show: https://www.ccv.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You've probably heard rumblings about the abortion ballot initiative, SAFE Act, Backpack Bill, and the Save Women's Sports Act. Do you want to get caught up on what's actually happening right now without any spin from the media? CCV Communications Director Mike Andrews, President Aaron Baer, and Policy Director David Mahan took some time to update listeners on the status of CCV-backed bills that have been announced as priorities within the Ohio House of Representatives.  We want to hear your questions, guest recommendations, and topic suggestions: Leave us a voicemail or text: 614-769-7077 Email us: thenarrative@ccv.org To learn more about Center for Christian Virtue and to get involved, visit CCV.ORG.  Support the show: https://www.ccv.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Working to combat woke capitalism, the 1792 Exchange recently released a "Spotlight Report on Corporate Bias Ratings." This database highlights companies that are undermining free speech and free enterprise, as well as companies that are less likely to cancel a contract or deny services based on ideological differences. President of the 1792 Exchange Paul Fitzpatrick unpacks how America got to this point in the first place and why the fight for political neutrality among corporations matters to all people, not just business owners.  In the news, CCV President Aaron Baer and Communications Director Mike Andrews discuss the recent headlines that have amplified a growing distrust in American institutions including rumors of UFOs circulating and increasing confusion over a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.   We want to hear your questions, guest recommendations, and topic suggestions: Leave us a voicemail or text: 614-769-7077 Email us: thenarrative@ccv.org To learn more about Center for Christian Virtue and to get involved, visit CCV.ORG.  Support the show: https://www.ccv.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.