Viral Jesus
Viral Jesus is a podcast from Christianity Today about digital communication and the power of social connections. Join author and communication scholar Heather Thompson Day as she dives deep with ministry leaders, content creators, and social media influencers to find out how they're starting important conversations, building community, and sharing their faith in digital spaces.
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Brady Shearer: Shepherding Churches Through Dig...
On his way to becoming a pastor, Brady Shearer discovered his true call: help church leaders navigate the rapidly changing worlds of technology and social media.
50 min
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Making the Invisible Visible
God shows up in the gestures and actions of his church.
8 min
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Taylor Lorenz: Extremely Online
Tech journalist Taylor Lorenz on digital creators, influencer culture, and how women disrupted the internet.
41 min
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Let Us Pray Anyway
Although sometimes delayed or denied, our prayers always matter.
7 min
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Scot McKnight: Rereading Revelation
The New Testament scholar wants to help us see the Book of Revelation for what it really is—a call to radical discipleship.
45 min
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The Wisdom of Backward Design
In God’s purpose for your life, sometimes reverse is the best way forward.
7 min
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Karen Swallow Prior: Christian Culture in Crisis
Are weak and impaired imaginations at the heart of evangelicalism’s identity problems?
47 min
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Jesus, Our King
A brief meditation on remaining faithful after a door has been closed.
7 min
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Esau McCaulley: Are We There Yet?
In ‘How Far to the Promised Land’ theologian Esau McCaulley traces his family’s epic journey of faith, humanity, and redemption.
45 min
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God Is Not Superficial
He is with us even in the tensions of injustice.
8 min
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Hosanna Wong: ‘You Have a New Name’
With her viral messages, this spoken-word artist wants us to know who we are in Christ—and then to live like it.
57 min
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Little by Little
A brief meditation on the gradual ways of God.
9 min
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Your Brain Is Not Broken
University chaplain José Bourget’s adult ADHD diagnosis helped him see himself—and his God—in a different light.
45 min
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Disrupting the Sanitized Savior
Rapper Kevin “KB” Burgess on why we should spend more time getting to know “Dangerous Jesus.”
55 min
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How Did the Bible Become a Political Prop?
Kaitlyn Schiess traces the misuse of Scripture in American politics and encourages us to bring deeper discipleship to our political engagement.
51 min
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When Did White People Become White People?
TikTok professor Garrison Hayes opens our “Disrupting American gods” series with a brief history of race, racism, and identity politics.
46 min
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Disrupting Hollywood with ‘Sound of Freedom’
Angel Studios cofounder Jeffrey Harmon on the making and marketing of “The Chosen” and of the summer’s biggest film not named Barbie or Oppenheimer.
56 min
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TikTok Therapy: Red Flag or Green Flag?
Heather and author/trauma specialist Kobe Campbell discuss mental health, social media, and the benefits of burnout.
46 min
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Mandy Majors: Raising Kids in a Digital World
Practical wisdom for parenting a generation that’s chronically online.
45 min
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3 Tips for Becoming a Better Public Speaker
God calls both eager and reluctant people to speak for him. Mary R. Snyder helps them find and refine their voices.
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Mark Batterson: 3 Words That Could Change Your ...
“Please,” “Sorry,” and “Thanks” have the power to strengthen love, disrupt hate, and lift us higher.
51 min
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I Think I Need a Therapist, Part 2
In her own season of crisis, therapist Sarah Bontrager realized that Jesus is exactly who he said he is.
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I Think I Need a Therapist
In our pursuit of mental wellness, author Aundi Kolber helps us appreciate God’s “slow miracles.”
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Wintering Lessons
Our souls long for spring, but winter shapes us, too. Plus: How Chaz Smith grew a community of 3 million followers by creating content for everyone.
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Shannan Martin: Start with Hello
Becoming the good neighbor God is calling us to be.
47 min