The recent Supreme Court case involving the coach who prays at midfield is the latest story in the ongoing debate about Christian faith in public education. What is the right balance between theocratic impulses and the myth of an environment free from ultimate questions and the values to which they...
In an age of privatized faith, how does one be a public Christian and a business executive at the same time? Is there a role for faith in the C Suite? For this special episode we are joined by Mike Fast, Vice President of Baseball Development for the Atlanta Braves organization. Hear how faith...
To elevate Jesus above politics is not to be apolitical. In fact, our presence in God's Kingdom leads us to invite all people to join, which includes care for their whole lives. This special episode with Rev. Stephanie Moore Hand explores the question of how Christian faith informs public life....
In this episode, we continue our look at keeping the end in mind with a look at the eternity question with pastor and former hospice chaplain Scott Simons. How do we dialogue with skeptics and non-Christians on the "big" questions--eternity, suffering, life, death, and the afterlife? While...
True Kingdom living belies political agendas of the day. Jesus is clear that to follow him is to shed allegiances to other powers, including Rome. To use current parlance, the Kingdom of God is neither left nor right of center, but an entirely different way of living, and a faithful Christ follower...
At Invite Press, we like to say we are “high on Jesus and low on politics.” But this doesn't mean faith is a private affair. On the contrary, God calls us to be public with our faith. How do we reconcile this? There is no better illustration of the church at work in the world than the stories...
You can’t talk about living a public faith without talking about evangelism. To be public with your faith means, at least in part, to be able to talk about it. Yet the only thing many Christians think of when it comes to evangelism is the image of a street corner preacher with a bullhorn and a...
We start by asking, has Christian faith become too private? Pastors often report that Christians struggle with understanding how to integrate their faith with their relationships, public selves, and professional lives. Yet, some say Christianity is already too public, in harmful ways. Should...