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).
#444 Our Net Has Holes In It: A Critique of the American Safety Net and a Vision for Transforming It with Clarence H. Carter
What if we redesigned America’s safety net to help people truly flourish--and not just track the delivery of benefits? In this episode, Clarence H. Carter, the current Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Human Services and a public servant with 30 years of...
#443 Esther 8
How should Christians respond when given an opportunity to direct government authority to counter injustice and protect the innocent? Esther 8 provides a powerful answer. In this chapter, Haman is off the scene; but his genocidal plan remains in effect due to a...
#442 The American Story and the Importance of Understanding and Defending It with Dr. Matthew Spalding
American history--or how we tell the American story--is critical to our future, and we should fully understand that past so we can explain and defend it. In this episode, Dr. Matthew Spalding joins me to discuss his newest book The Making of the American Mind: The...
#441 The Wrong Glasses: How Borrowed Money and Borrowed Ideas Are Bankrupting American Freedom and How a Biblical Worldview Restores It with Tom Newell
Our national debt--which recently crossed the $40 trillion threshold--is a critical issue that must be addressed to preserve our future. In this episode based on his new book, Tom Newell (pastor, former state legislator, and current Chief of State for the Oklahoma...
#440 Esther 7
Esther is often remembered for her courageous entrance into the Persian throne room as she hazarded death to save her people form genocide. But that is not the most remarkable (in my opinion) moment in the book. In Esther 7, Esther finally and boldly confronts...
#439 The Growing Assault on Parental Rights and How to Respond with Vernadette Broyles
The right of parents to direct the education, health care, and religious instruction of their children is under scrutiny and assault in our schools, courts, child welfare systems, and the broader culture. How should parents respond—and what can pastors, churches, and...
#438 Securing AI for the Good of Humanity with Randan Steinhauser
The advanced AI revolution is here; and much of the national conversation is focused on breakthroughs in productivity, national security, and healthcare. But what happens if AI becomes powerful enough to reshape government surveillance, human relationships, and even...
#437 Esther 6
Esther is a remarkable story because it turns on, of all things, a case of royal insomnia. In Esther 6, the same divine hand that guided David's sling guides the hand of a Persian servant to select a record of Mordecai's forgotten service to the king, Haman faces...
#436 Public Square Ministry in New Zealand with Bob McCoskrie
What does Christian engagement in public life look like in New Zealand? And what lessons should we learn from a nation further down the road of secularization and hostility toward Christian principles? In this episode, Bob McCoskrie from Family First New Zealand...
#435 The Latest Challenges and Opportunities for the Pro-Life Movement with Sue Swayze Liebel
The 2022 Dobbs decision marked a historic victory for the pro-life movement—but it also ushered in a new era of challenges and opportunities. In this episode, Sue Swayze Liebel—Director of State Affairs for SBA Pro-Life America and a leading pro-life advocate—joins me...
