The American Reformer Podcast

Pastor Jake Dell joins the show to talk about how we can revive the Protestant mainline and save historic churches from the Left.    Jake Dell is the pastor of the First Congregational Church of Woodbury, Connecticut, and a former Episcopal priest.   Learn more about Jake Dell's work: https://www.firstchurchwoodbury.org/ [https://www.firstchurchwoodbury.org/] https://substack.com/@jwdell [https://substack.com/@jwdell] https://americanreformer.org/author/jake-dell/ [https://americanreformer.org/author/jake-dell/]   ––––––   Follow American Reformer across Social Media: X / Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/amreformer [https://www.twitter.com/amreformer] Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/AmericanReformer/ [https://www.facebook.com/AmericanReformer/] YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanReformer [https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanReformer] Rumble – https://rumble.com/user/AmReformer [https://rumble.com/user/AmReformer] Website – https://americanreformer.org/ [https://americanreformer.org/]   Promote a vigorous Christian approach to the cultural challenges of our day, by donating to The American Reformer: https://americanreformer.org/donate/ [https://americanreformer.org/donate/]   Follow Us on Twitter: Josh Abbotoy – https://twitter.com/Byzness [https://twitter.com/Byzness] Timon Cline – https://twitter.com/tlloydcline [https://twitter.com/tlloydcline]   The American Reformer Podcast is  hosted by Josh Abbotoy and Timon Cline, recorded remotely in the United States, and edited by Jared Cummings [https://jaredcummingsllc.com].   Subscribe to our Podcast, "The American Reformer" Get our RSS Feed – https://americanreformerpodcast.podbean.com/ [https://americanreformerpodcast.podbean.com/] Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-american-reformer-podcast/id1677193347 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-american-reformer-podcast/id1677193347] Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1V2dH5vhfogPIv0X8ux9Gm?si=a19db9dc271c4ce5 [https://open.spotify.com/show/1V2dH5vhfogPIv0X8ux9Gm?si=a19db9dc271c4ce5]

Professor of Church History at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, John Wilsey, joins the show to talk about his new book, a primer on the conservative tradition and religious freedom.    Show Notes: Purchase Religious Freedom: A Conservative Primer – https://a.co/d/i2Y99jj [https://a.co/d/i2Y99jj]   Dr. John Wilsey is Professor of Church History and Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Church History and Historical Theology. Prior to coming to Southern, Wilsey taught elementary, middle, and high school students in history and Bible for eleven years in North Carolina and Virginia. He also has served Southern Baptist churches, as an associate pastor in Charlottesville, Virginia for eight years and interim pastor for three years in Spring, Texas   Learn more about John Wilsey's work: https://www.sbts.edu/faculty/john-d-wilsey/ [https://www.sbts.edu/faculty/john-d-wilsey/]   ––––––   Follow American Reformer across Social Media: X / Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/amreformer [https://www.twitter.com/amreformer] Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/AmericanReformer/ [https://www.facebook.com/AmericanReformer/] YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanReformer [https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanReformer] Rumble – https://rumble.com/user/AmReformer [https://rumble.com/user/AmReformer] Website – https://americanreformer.org/ [https://americanreformer.org/]   Promote a vigorous Christian approach to the cultural challenges of our day, by donating to The American Reformer: https://americanreformer.org/donate/ [https://americanreformer.org/donate/]   Follow Us on Twitter: Josh Abbotoy – https://twitter.com/Byzness [https://twitter.com/Byzness] Timon Cline – https://twitter.com/tlloydcline [https://twitter.com/tlloydcline]   The American Reformer Podcast is  hosted by Josh Abbotoy and Timon Cline, recorded remotely in the United States, and edited by Jared Cummings [https://jaredcummingsllc.com].   Subscribe to our Podcast, "The American Reformer" Get our RSS Feed – https://americanreformerpodcast.podbean.com/ [https://americanreformerpodcast.podbean.com/] Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-american-reformer-podcast/id1677193347 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-american-reformer-podcast/id1677193347] Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1V2dH5vhfogPIv0X8ux9Gm?si=a19db9dc271c4ce5 [https://open.spotify.com/show/1V2dH5vhfogPIv0X8ux9Gm?si=a19db9dc271c4ce5]

Caleb Morell, assistant pastor at Capitol Hill Baptist Church and PhD candidate at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, talks to Timon about his new book, a history of Capitol Hill Baptist.    Show Notes: Purchase A Light on the Hill – https://www.amazon.com/Light-Hill-Surprising-Influenced-Evangelicalism/dp/1433592894/?tag=thegospcoal-20 [https://www.amazon.com/Light-Hill-Surprising-Influenced-Evangelicalism/dp/1433592894/?tag=thegospcoal-20]   Caleb Morell is a historian and assistant pastor at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC. He completed his Master of Divinity at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky and is currently a doctoral student in historical theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri and an Associate of Newton House, Oxford.   Learn more about Caleb Morell's work: https://x.com/calebmorell [https://x.com/calebmorell] https://www.capitolhillbaptist.org/about-us/leadership-staff/member/1527259/ [https://www.capitolhillbaptist.org/about-us/leadership-staff/member/1527259/]   ––––––   Follow American Reformer across Social Media: X / Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/amreformer [https://www.twitter.com/amreformer] Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/AmericanReformer/ [https://www.facebook.com/AmericanReformer/] YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanReformer [https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanReformer] Rumble – https://rumble.com/user/AmReformer [https://rumble.com/user/AmReformer] Website – https://americanreformer.org/ [https://americanreformer.org/]   Promote a vigorous Christian approach to the cultural challenges of our day, by donating to The American Reformer: https://americanreformer.org/donate/ [https://americanreformer.org/donate/]   Follow Us on Twitter: Josh Abbotoy – https://twitter.com/Byzness [https://twitter.com/Byzness] Timon Cline – https://twitter.com/tlloydcline [https://twitter.com/tlloydcline]   The American Reformer Podcast is  hosted by Josh Abbotoy and Timon Cline, recorded remotely in the United States, and edited by Jared Cummings [https://jaredcummingsllc.com].   Subscribe to our Podcast, "The American Reformer" Get our RSS Feed – https://americanreformerpodcast.podbean.com/ [https://americanreformerpodcast.podbean.com/] Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-american-reformer-podcast/id1677193347 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-american-reformer-podcast/id1677193347] Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1V2dH5vhfogPIv0X8ux9Gm?si=a19db9dc271c4ce5 [https://open.spotify.com/show/1V2dH5vhfogPIv0X8ux9Gm?si=a19db9dc271c4ce5]

The editorial team discusses the meaning and impact of the assassination of Charlie Kirk and what the right needs to do going forward.    Timon Cline is the Editor-in-chief of American Reformer. Prior to his appointment as editor-in-chief, he was a deputy attorney general in the Office of the New Jersey Attorney General. He is a graduate of Rutgers Law School and Westminster Theological Seminary, the Director of Scholarly Initiatives at the Hale Institute at New Saint Andrews College, a fellow at the Craig Center at Westminster Theological Seminary, and an opinion contributor at World. His writing has appeared at American Mind, the American Conservative, and Modern Reformation, among others. He is a member of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and lives in Philadelphia with his wife and son. https://americanreformer.org/about/ [https://americanreformer.org/about/]   Mike Sabo is a Contributing Editor of American Reformer and an Assistant Editor of The American Mind, the online journal of the Claremont Institute. His writing has appeared at RealClearPolitics, The Federalist, Public Discourse, and American Greatness, among other outlets. He lives with his wife and son in Cincinnati. https://americanreformer.org/author/mike-sabo/ [https://americanreformer.org/author/mike-sabo/]   Ben R. Crenshaw is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Declaration of Independence Center at the University of Mississippi. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Politics at the Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship at Hillsdale College. You can follow him on X at @benrcrenshaw. https://americanreformer.org/author/bencrenshaw/ [https://americanreformer.org/author/bencrenshaw/] https://gradschool.hillsdale.edu/Profiles/Benjamin-Crenshaw/ [https://gradschool.hillsdale.edu/Profiles/Benjamin-Crenshaw/]   ––––––   Follow American Reformer across Social Media: X / Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/amreformer [https://www.twitter.com/amreformer] Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/AmericanReformer/ [https://www.facebook.com/AmericanReformer/] YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanReformer [https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanReformer] Rumble – https://rumble.com/user/AmReformer [https://rumble.com/user/AmReformer] Website – https://americanreformer.org/ [https://americanreformer.org/]   Promote a vigorous Christian approach to the cultural challenges of our day, by donating to The American Reformer: https://americanreformer.org/donate/ [https://americanreformer.org/donate/]   Follow Us on Twitter: Josh Abbotoy – https://twitter.com/Byzness [https://twitter.com/Byzness] Timon Cline – https://twitter.com/tlloydcline [https://twitter.com/tlloydcline]   The American Reformer Podcast is  hosted by Josh Abbotoy and Timon Cline, recorded remotely in the United States, and edited by Jared Cummings [https://jaredcummingsllc.com].   Subscribe to our Podcast, "The American Reformer" Get our RSS Feed – https://americanreformerpodcast.podbean.com/ [https://americanreformerpodcast.podbean.com/] Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-american-reformer-podcast/id1677193347 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-american-reformer-podcast/id1677193347] Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1V2dH5vhfogPIv0X8ux9Gm?si=a19db9dc271c4ce5 [https://open.spotify.com/show/1V2dH5vhfogPIv0X8ux9Gm?si=a19db9dc271c4ce5]

Pavlos Papadopoulos, professor of humanities at Wyoming Catholic College, talks to Timon about the ideas that undergird the Declaration of Independence.   Notes: American Heritage and the American Idea - American Reformer [https://americanreformer.org/2025/08/american-heritage-and-the-american-idea/]   Dr. Papadopoulos joined the Wyoming Catholic College faculty in 2018. A native of New England, he has traveled steadily south and west in pursuit of a liberal education: to St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland, where he first encountered the great books, and to the University of Dallas, where he received his doctorate in political philosophy. At Wyoming Catholic College, he has taught courses in the humanities, trivium, and philosophy tracks. Dr. Papadopoulos’s essays on politics, culture, and education have appeared in First Things, The American Conservative, The American Mind, and elsewhere. Since 2023, he has served as faculty representative to the college’s Board of Directors.   Learn more about Pavlos Papadopoulos: https://wyomingcatholic.edu/person/pavlos-papadopoulos-ph-d/ [https://wyomingcatholic.edu/person/pavlos-papadopoulos-ph-d/]   ––––––   Follow American Reformer across Social Media: X / Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/amreformer [https://www.twitter.com/amreformer] Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/AmericanReformer/ [https://www.facebook.com/AmericanReformer/] YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanReformer [https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanReformer] Rumble – https://rumble.com/user/AmReformer [https://rumble.com/user/AmReformer] Website – https://americanreformer.org/ [https://americanreformer.org/]   Promote a vigorous Christian approach to the cultural challenges of our day, by donating to The American Reformer: https://americanreformer.org/donate/ [https://americanreformer.org/donate/]   Follow Us on Twitter: Josh Abbotoy – https://twitter.com/Byzness [https://twitter.com/Byzness] Timon Cline – https://twitter.com/tlloydcline [https://twitter.com/tlloydcline]   The American Reformer Podcast is  hosted by Josh Abbotoy and Timon Cline, recorded remotely in the United States, and edited by Jared Cummings [https://jaredcummingsllc.com].   Subscribe to our Podcast, "The American Reformer" Get our RSS Feed – https://americanreformerpodcast.podbean.com/ [https://americanreformerpodcast.podbean.com/] Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-american-reformer-podcast/id1677193347 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-american-reformer-podcast/id1677193347] Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1V2dH5vhfogPIv0X8ux9Gm?si=a19db9dc271c4ce5 [https://open.spotify.com/show/1V2dH5vhfogPIv0X8ux9Gm?si=a19db9dc271c4ce5]