Our Church Speaks

Ben and Dan begin the story of the church by discussing the historical context of Jesus' life and ministry and underscoring why it is important to understand the resurrection of Jesus as an historical event. | More...

Ben and Dan launch a summer series where they survey the history of the church, starting with Jesus and charting the church's story up to the 21st century. In this episode, they lay the groundwork for studying church...

Ben welcomes author and spiritual director Lori G. Melton. Melton invites her readers into a year-long spiritual journey designed to strengthen and deepen their faith as they learn from a spiritual giant in her debut...

In this final episode of season 4, Ben and Dan tackle several additional questions submitted by listeners. // More about the Our Church Speaks book and the Our Church Speaks project at ourchurchspeaks.com If you've...

Ben and Dan tackle more questions submitted by the audience, including "What do you think about prayers to the saints?" and "Who is your patron saint?" // More about the Our Church Speaks book and the Our Church...

Ben and Dan take your questions about church history, the saints, the Our Church Speaks project, and more. "What is a Saint?" and "How are saints canonized?" are a couple questions discussed in this episode. // More...

In this special episode of the Our Church Speaks podcast, Ben welcomes Kristen Barredo, Executive Director of the ARDF (the Anglican Relief & Development Fund) to discuss the current humanitarian crisis in Sudan...

Ben and Dan discuss the life of Justin Martyr, an aspiring Greek philosopher who became a defender of Christian beliefs in the early church. // More about the Our Church Speaks book and the Our Church Speaks project...

Ben and Dan continue the story of Sadhu Sundar Singh, the remarkable Indian evangelist who traveled to many regions in Tibet, Nepal, India, and Pakistan sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. // More about the Our Church...

Ben and Dan discuss the remarkable life of Indian Saint Sadhu Sundar Singh. In part 1 of our conversation, we talk about his early life and his journey to faith as he is brought to point of despair as a teenager and...

Ben and Dan chat between Ash Wednesday services about Lent, it's history, and why Christians should consider participating in this ancient practice of fasting, pentitence, and worship. // More about the Our Church...

Ben has had a few health struggles in the past month (including temporarily losing his voice), so we're posting another bonus episode featuring Ben as a guest on the Church History for Chumps podcast (originally...