Beste Sanctuary Church Podcasts (2025)

What does the future hold for sanctuary in this country? With a renewed anti-immigrant movement taking center stage in American politics, can sanctuary activists articulate a different vision for the country, one that demands that people of all faith and political persuasions ‘welcome the stranger’? In this episode, Barba and González investigate h…

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Ep. 7 Part I: The Future of Sanctuary? 42:07

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What does the future hold for sanctuary in this country? With a renewed anti-immigrant movement taking center stage in American politics, can sanctuary activists articulate a different vision for the country, one that demands that people of all faith and political persuasions ‘welcome the stranger’? In this episode, Barba and González investigate h…

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Politically Homeless II: HOW We Engage - Andrew Mook 59:32

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Ep. 6 Part II: Sanctuary in the Pews and in the Streets 41:39

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“Build the wall! Build the wall!” How about building sanctuaries instead? The 2016 election of Donald Trump shook the nation. But in the days following his unprecedented victory, sanctuary organizers got to work, not waiting until Trump stepped foot in the White House to develop the networks necessary to protect immigrant communities. In this episo…

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Ep. 6 Part I: Sanctuary in the Pews and in the Streets 35:14

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“Build the wall! Build the wall!” How about building sanctuaries instead? The 2016 election of Donald Trump shook the nation. But in the days following his unprecedented victory, sanctuary organizers got to work, not waiting until Trump stepped foot in the White House to develop the networks necessary to protect immigrant communities. In this episo…

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Politically Homeless I: Allegiance - Andrew Mook 50:20

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Ep. 5 Part II: The New Sanctuary Movement 39:22

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An immigrant…or a terrorist? In a post September 11th world, undocumented residents in the United States faced the specter of deportation after being labeled a threat to national security. With anti-immigrant sentiment rising and legislation threatening to criminalize immigrants pending at the national and state level, faith activists again turned …

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Ep. 5 Part I: An Immigrant or a Terrorist? 34:05

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An immigrant…or a terrorist? In a post September 11th world, undocumented residents in the United States faced the specter of deportation after being labeled a threat to national security. With anti-immigrant sentiment rising and legislation threatening to criminalize immigrants pending at the national and state level, faith activists again turned …

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Episode 4: Spies in the Pews 1:01:14

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Spies in the pews? Criminal informants at Bible study? By the mid 1980s, sanctuary organizers were in the federal government’s crosshairs. The movement was growing, and its publicity-friendly protests were embarrassing the Reagan administration as it ramped up its military intervention in Central America. Facing pressure from a coalition of religio…

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Is That Working For You: The Bible is Trustworthy - Andrew Mook 34:59

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Episode 3: Sanctuary Goes Mainstream 55:06

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Sanctuary-mania? Perhaps that’s a stretch, but by the mid-1980s, thousands of Americans had pledged their support for a faith-based movement to offer safe harbor to Central American asylum seekers, even if it meant they might have to go to jail. In episode three, Barba and González delve into the dramatically rapid growth of the sanctuary movement …

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Episode 2: Gunfire, Death Squads, and the Origins of Sanctuary 54:15

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The memories of gunfire and death squads were never far from their minds. The unforgiving desert heat, however, was their primary concern. Who could Central American asylum seekers turn to when they arrived at the US-Mexico border, seeking refuge but finding none from the American government? In episode 2, Barba and González uncover the roots of th…

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Is That Working For You?: Refreshing The Soul - Andrew Mook 55:45

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Episode 1: Sanctuary in America 45:55

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What if we told you that one of the biggest movements to protect migrants in the history of the United States was led by people of faith? What if there was a movement that has been cultivated within religious spaces, dedicated to a radical hospitality - to live out the Gospel by welcoming the stranger? In this first episode, Dr. Lloyd Barba and Dr.…