75 episodes
The Good Citizen Podcast Joshua Hershberger: Attorney | Minister | Speaker
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- Religion & Spirituality
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4.8 • 25 Ratings
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The Good Citizen Podcast equips church leaders and other committed Christians to be gospel-centered citizens in an increasingly divided America. This podcast focuses on answering this question: "What should we do now?" and provides listeners with the info, tips and examples they need to do the hard work of gospel-centered citizenship in their city, state and nation. Hosted by Josh Hershberger (an attorney, minister and speaker).
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#326 The Biblical Worldview Crisis in the Church and How to Respond with David Closson
Just 43% of adult churchgoers in the United States claim to have a biblical worldview. And extensive testing through the American Worldview Inventory indicates that just 6% of the adult population in the US actually has one. (Source: Cultural Research Center, Arizona Christian University). These stats, taken from a recent world worldview survey conducted by […]
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#325 Slavery, Scripture and the Abolitionists [Encore]
You have probably heard some iteration of this statement in recent years, “Slaveowners used the Bible to justify slavery; therefore, the Bible cannot be trusted.” Christians should not ignore this claim because it focuses on more than history (though we should understand and know the history of the evil institution). Rather, it is a claim […]
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#324 A Holy No: The Christian and Civil Disobedience
Due to a quickly changing culture, many American Christians are facing increasing tensions between their faith and legal requirements at school and work, in the public square, and even in our homes and ministries. In my experience, analyzing a question and developing a plan or procedure prior to a crisis is the best approach. So, […]
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#323 The Acts, Chapter 12
In Acts 12, God breaks Peter out of yet another jail, celebrates the faith of a slave girl named Rhoda, and passes a death sentence on the proud ruler that ordered the death of James. This chapter reminds of the mystery and goodness of providence, God’s protection, the power of prayer, and the hubris of […]
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#322 Serving God in Sin City in 2024: How One Las Vegas Church is Impacting its City and State with Matt Teis
In 2020, I interviewed Pastor Matt Teis about the remarkable impact of Liberty Baptist Church in its zip code. Now, four years on, this church (under the leadership of Pastors Dave Teis and Matt Teis) is impacting Vegas as a whole and even the state of Nevada. Here’s an update on the remarkable impact of […]
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#321 Highly Functional: A Collision of Addiction, Justice, and Grace with Craig DeRoche
At the age of just 34, Craig DeRoche was one of the youngest speakers of the Michigan House of Representatives. But his image was shattered when a secret struggle with addiction made an unexpected and unwelcome entry onto the public stage. In this interview, we discussed his book Highly Functional and the unvarnished truth of […]
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The Good Citizen
Knowing how to be a good Christian and a good citizen at the same time is not always easy. It can be difficult to know who you should vote for or how you should help your local community. The good citizen makes a good argument that as Christians our faith should consist of more than just sitting on a chair or pew on Sunday, but should instead consist of being more faith active in our daily lives and following Christ’s example. Helping the poor, showing compassion to the sick, and loving our neighbors (no matter what they look like). The Good citizen touches on several important issues such as: racial injustice, religious liberty, freedom of speech, equality, Biblical doctrine, and Christian ethics. This is a very informative podcast and is sure to hit a topic or subject matter you might find interesting.
Brilliant
Incredibly intelligent podcast for the thinkers among us.
Applicable, relevant, and needed!
Every episode is so uniquely designed to inform, challenge, and provoke action to think wiser and communicate better in regard to today’s issues.