Faithful Discourse with Chris Henry

Conversations at the intersection of religious faith and public life.

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Episodes

A Spacious Spirit

Wednesday Mar 19, 2025

Wednesday Mar 19, 2025

Mindful presence. Human connection. Finding space for the sacred and the ordinary. Rev. Sara Hayden joins Chris to give us a glimpse into their daily afternoon walks and her heart for tangible, embodied experiences. What begins as a conversation about how technology can erode community turns more hopeful—to the ways we can be present with God, ourselves, and our neighbors.

Jesus AND Justice

Wednesday Mar 05, 2025

Wednesday Mar 05, 2025

Dr. Clarence Moore—a masterful storyteller—joins Chris to discuss what it takes to be a spiritual and public leader in a time of urgency, turmoil, and tension. He has spent decades living out his message that there is a choice between silence and privilege or humility and proximity. Will we take the risk? Pastor Clarence urges us to put on our boots and get to work. 

Hunger in a Land of Abundance

Wednesday Feb 19, 2025

Wednesday Feb 19, 2025

Hunger activist David Miner joins Chris to share how one persistent question—How can we allow this?—has led to his work in legislative advocacy, documentary filmmaking, and fighting for change in our communities beyond providing for the caloric needs of our neighbors. 

Flourishing in Connectedness

Wednesday Feb 05, 2025

Wednesday Feb 05, 2025

“Flourishing comes from being connected.” Rev. Libby Davis Manning is the Director of the Wabash Pastoral Leadership Program, working with early-career clergy as they adapt and transform in a rapidly changing landscape. Listen in as she and Chris discuss the work of community well-being, the importance of collaboration, and the culture of care necessary to sustain ministry.  

Wednesday Jan 22, 2025

Michael Wear, Founder of the Center for Christianity and Public Life and former White House staffer, joins Chris to talk about what it means to be faithful in an age of political sectarianism. He shares how spiritual formation is central to civic renewal and how politics can be a forum for loving our neighbors. “We are not saved by, and we are more than, our political opinions.”

More than Running

Wednesday Jan 08, 2025

Wednesday Jan 08, 2025

Mark Crull and Chris Henry share more than the vocation of pastor. They are runners, parents, coaches, and community builders. Join them for this conversation about what can happen with an idea and an unused grassy field. Mark’s vision sparked the largest youth running program in Indiana – Pup Running – and has made an immeasurable impact on kids and the whole community.

Wednesday Dec 18, 2024

An Advent reflection with Rev. Chris Henry

Comedy and Connection

Wednesday Dec 04, 2024

Wednesday Dec 04, 2024

David Letterman joins Chris for a conversation about human connection and the art of asking questions. With his iconic wit and talent for drawing stories out of others, Dave tells the tales of his legendary career, his experiences with hands-on service, and his devotion to learning new things, finding our commonalities, and bettering the world.

A Convening Church

Wednesday Nov 20, 2024

Wednesday Nov 20, 2024

Rev. Dr. Bill Enright, Senior Pastor Emeritus at Second Presbyterian Church, has spent his life building bridges and convening vitally important conversations. In his words, he fell in love with the parish—the very idea of being a pastor and a church for the good of the city. Join us for this journey through the stories of Dr. Enright’s remarkable life of influence, change-making, and pastoring of the people of Indianapolis.

Monday Nov 04, 2024

A special election week episode on the role of faith in a time of political polarization.

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Rev. Christopher Henry

Chris Henry, Senior Pastor of Second Presbyterian Church, is a gifted preacher, strategic leader, and devoted teacher who believes in the power of faithful discourse—bringing together voices from different professions, backgrounds, and beliefs to explore the intersection of faith and civic life. Chris lives out his call to congregational ministry and leads out of his conviction that churches have both the capacity and the mandate to be places of transformation in individual lives, the broader community, and the world.

 

Chris is a graduate of Duke University (BA in Religion) and Columbia Theological Seminary (MDiv). He served churches in Atlanta, GA, before his call to Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis in 2018. Chris is married to Rev. Sara Hayden, who serves as Director of Apprenticeships, Residencies and Leadership Cohorts for the 1001 New Worshipping Communities movement of the PC(USA) and hosts the New Way podcast. Sara and Chris met as students at Columbia Seminary and were married in 2008. They are the parents of two sons, Samuel and Benjamin.

 

Chris loves running long distances, coaching his sons’ sports teams, cheering for Duke basketball, reading biographies and novels, exploring the mountains of Colorado and North Carolina, and spending time with Sara, Sam, and Ben.

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