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Good Faith Weekly, 10/3/2025 - Phone Upgrade + ...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Dr. Jacqui Lewis to talk about her upcoming Freedom Rising Conference, a justice-focused gathering hosted by Middle Church from October 31 to November 2, 2025, centered on the theme “The Fierce Urgency of Now.”
40 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 09/26/2025 - Jimmy’s Back + ...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Brad Onishi to discuss political fallout, immigration crackdowns, and public health misinformation.
49 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 09/19/2025 - Missy’s Back! +...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Amy Butler and Dawn Weaks to discuss their new book, Holy Disruption: A Manifesto for the Future of Faith Communities.
52 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 09/12/2025 - Political Unres...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Anita Huizar-Hernandez, Lloyd Barba, and Sergio González to discuss the issue of immigration.
50 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 09/5/2025 - Porta Potty + Gr...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Grace Ji-Sun Kim to discuss her latest book, Earthbound: God at the Intersection of Climate and Justice.
50 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 08/29/2025 - Frog in the Toi...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Dr. Matthew Boedy to talk about his newest book, The Seven Mountains Mandate: Exposing the Dangerous Plan to Christianize America and Destroy Democracy, which is now available.
45 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 08/22/2025 - Covid + Scott T...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Scott Thumma and Tracy Simmons to discuss Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations: Innovation Amidst and Beyond COVID-19, a five-year research project.
49 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 08/15/2025 - 55th Birthday +...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Zach Lambert to talk about his new book, Better Ways to Read the Bible.
56 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 08/8/2025 - Post Office + Sa...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Sasha Samuels to discuss her collaborations with scientists on trauma recovery, her portraits of wounded Ukrainian soldiers, and the spiritual, humanitarian purpose that drives her art, along with her future projects.
43 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 08/1/2025 - Pool Flips + Bri...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Brian D. McLaren to discuss his latest book, The Last Voyage, exploring themes of faith, transformation, and the journey toward a more hopeful future.
53 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 07/25/2025 - Road Trip + Kri...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Kristyn Komarnicki to discuss her work with "Oriented for Love," a program that creates safe spaces for honest, in-depth conversations—especially around issues related to the LGBTQ+ community.
44 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 07/18/2025 - Mitch’s First W...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Russell Cobb to talk about how race, religion, and lies shaped the founding of Oklahoma and what the rest of the country can learn from its history.
58 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 07/4/2025 - 4th of July + El...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Elesha Coffman to discuss her book Turning Points in American Church History: How Pivotal Events Shaped a Nation and a Faith.
53 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 06/27/2025 - Everybody Loves...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Cliff Vaughn, senior media producer at Good Faith Media. Cliff is celebrating 25 years with GFM and the organizations that came before it.
45 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 06/20/2025 - Can We Talk + L...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Reverend Liz Walker, former pastor of Roxbury Presbyterian Church. She has a brand-new book out titled No One Left Alone: A Story of How Community Can Help Us.
49 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 06/13/2025 - Trip to Ukraine...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with author Regina Cates to talk about her new book The Real Conversations Jesus Wants Us to Have.
59 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 06/6/2025 - Pride Month + Ke...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Brian Nietzel and Kelly Mellen of Making Things Right to kick off Pride Month.
59 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 05/30/2025 - The Concert + C...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Professor Corinna Lain to discuss her new book, Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection.
45 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 05/23/2025 - Vacation Mode +...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Reverend Brandan Robertson, who has a new book out titled Queer & Christian: Reclaiming the Bible, Our Faith, and Our Place at the Table.
60 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 05/9/2025 - Conclave Trivia ...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with the co-founders of a new organization called Christian Athletes Circles — Reverend Kelsey Davis and Georgette McKee — to talk about their work in the world of sports.
55 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 05/2/2025 - Sump Pump + Greg...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Greg Garrett, a professor at Baylor University, to discuss what’s happening in the country after the first 100 days of the Trump administration.
54 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 04/25/2025 - Land Work + Ang...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Angela Denker to discuss her book "The Disciples of White Jesus: The Radicalization of American Christianity."
56 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 04/18/2025 - Clean Storage ...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Robert P. Jones, the author and founder of the Public Religion Research Institute. Recently, his book White Too Long was banned by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and removed from the U.S. Naval Academy Library.
60 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 04/10/2025 - Changed Mind + ...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with singer-songwriter Derek Webb to talk about his new album, Survival, including the inspiration behind it and his creative process.
60 min
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Good Faith Weekly, 04/4/2025 - Oh Musky + Seth ...
This week: Mitch and Missy sat down with Seth Perry to talk about his new podcast, Our Stigma, which focuses on mental health.
55 min