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  • What would Jesus do about ICE?

    What would Jesus do about ICE?
    Feb 3 2026
    When immigration & customs enforcement (ICE) is marked by fear, violence, and dehumanization, how should Christians respond? As ICE raids continue to dominate the headlines and widen division, in this episode we try to take a step back to ask what faithfulness to God looks like in this moment. There's definitely tension between respecting the law, loving the foreigner and immigrant, and speaking truth to power; also refusing false dichotomies offered by political extremes to consider what justice, compassion, and love in action actually require. If you want more context about what's happening, included is further reading to get your started. Biblical precedent for how God sees foreigners and Immigrants: Leviticus 19:33-34 Leviticus 23:22 Clergy arrested for peaceful protest in Minnesota: https://www.ncronline.org/100-clergy-arrested-thousands-rally-against-immigration-enforcement-subzero-minnesota-temperatures Increase in undocumented immigrants by Pew Research: https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2025/08/21/u-s-unauthorized-immigrant-population-reached-a-record-14-million-in-2023/?utm_source=chatgpt.com ICE military scale: https://www.newsweek.com/immigration-ice-bill-trump-2093456 https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/enforcement-funding-in-senate-one-big-beautiful-bill/?utm_source=chatgpt.com As of June 2025, 71–72% in ICE detention had no criminal conviction; 28–30% had convictions; 25–33% had pending charges, and 47% had neither convictions nor pending charges. Out of 220,000 arrested Jan–Oct 2025, nearly one-third had no criminal record Among those with convictions, most were minor or non-violent offenses. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-federal-partners-arrest-more-1400-illegal-aliens-massachusetts-during-patriot-20?utm_source=chatgpt.com ---------- VISIT US IN PERSON Roosevelt Community Church 924 N 1st St, Phoenix, AZ 85004 Sunday Service: 10:00 AM rooseveltchurch.org CONNECT WITH US: 📧 Newsletter: Text "newsletter" to 855-834-2593 📝 Want to connect with us? Start here: roosevelt.church/connect 💚 Support the work at RCC: roosevelt.church/give FOLLOW US: Instagram: instagram.com/rooseveltchurch Facebook: facebook.com/rooseveltchurch TikTok: tiktok.com/@rooseveltchurch LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: 🎧 The Un-Silent Church - Available wherever you get podcasts Apple Podcasts: roosevelt.church/apple Spotify: roosevelt.church/spotify ABOUT ROOSEVELT COMMUNITY CHURCH: We exist to engage all people with all of Jesus. Located at the intersection of Roosevelt and 1st Street in the Roosevelt Arts District in Downtown Phoenix. RCC is a multiethnic congregation gathering every Sunday, with a unique voice crossing theology, street, and family. We make content to help extend the message of the gospel everywhere people are, far beyond Sunday morning. We share theological social commentary on a number of issues and current events, so that as much as it depends on us, we do not fail to speak on matters that have gone unspoken from churches historically. We believe the gospel of Jesus and his kingdom, and all its righteousness is thorough and complete as the authority to help us navigate our world, so we want to be faithful in providing everyone who listens a clear path to follow the way of Jesus.
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    40 min
  • Is church still worth inviting people to?

    Is church still worth inviting people to?
    Jan 20 2026
    If you're not familiar with the comedian, Druski, he just dropped a skit called "Mega Church Pastors LOVE Money" that kinda broke the Christian internet and the verdict is split. Some calling it disrespectful, others saying he didn't tell a single lie, others think it's hilarious. Lecrae responded on Instagram saying his first reaction wasn't offense, but recognition: "There's wolves in the pulpits, there's theatrics for attention and money and influence, and leaders manipulating God's name for gain." That's exactly what we've been talking about. This is our second installment of what might become a series around the "Industry of Church" as we try and speak to what happens when our gathering together becomes more about production, money, and influence than about Jesus. Have we turned the house of God into a den of thieves? If you're being invited to church, is it actually one being built up as a true form of the body Jesus created us to be? From scandals like that happening around Robert Morris/Gateway Church to the legal drama between major worship music artists and their former groups, have we let things get out of hand when money is brought to the center of our gathering instead of those at the margins? The major question we have to answer is this: Are we inviting people to Jesus, full stop? Or are we using his name to fill our business funnels.
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    40 min
  • Is it possible to racially unify the church?

    Is it possible to racially unify the church?
    Jan 17 2026

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    45 min
  • What it means to be a refugee (The Story of Bikanze Moise).

    What it means to be a refugee (The Story of Bikanze Moise).
    Jan 17 2026
    If you're interested in reading Bikonzi's biography, you can pick it up here. https://a.co/d/09X2Mze You can't make this stuff up. The stories that Bikonzi can tell with vivid detail demonstrate not only the need for Christians to raise their compassion for the foreigner and immigrant; it also highlights the unrelenting faithfulness of God to those whom he foreknew and predestined to be conformed into the image of His Son. One of the best way to understand the experience of another and therefore have compassion for another is by hearing their story directly. Increasingly, the nature of our politics has driven us towards a kind of apathy that desensitizes our soul to the pain and hardship so many people carry. That applies to those in our country, yes; but for those who seek refuge from some of the hardest realities in foreign countries, it's an entirely different level. Bikonzi Moise knows this first hand from his own experience as a refugee who survived a genocide in the Democratic Republic of Congo (well known as the DRC).
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    49 min
  • What you didn't know about worship music culture.

    What you didn't know about worship music culture.
    Nov 11 2025
    Increasingly a small number of churches, leaders, platforms (and even algorithms) are shaping much of the content, language, expression, and theology of the modern church. An academic study on worship songs from 2010-2020 found that almost all of the top songs were linked to these churches, either through direct production or collaborations, with 37 out of 38 popular songs having a connection. This might explain why so much of worship music feels so similar. In this episode, we explore what that means for our theology around music and worship, the impact of this influence, and how the Church can broaden the scope of our inspiration for Sunday mornings. VISIT US IN PERSON Roosevelt Community Church 924 N 1st St, Phoenix, AZ 85004 Sunday Service: 10:00 AM rooseveltchurch.org CONNECT WITH US: 📧 Newsletter: Text "newsletter" to 855-834-2593 📝 Want to connect with us? Start here: roosevelt.church/connect 💚 Support the work at RCC: roosevelt.church/give FOLLOW US: Instagram: instagram.com/rooseveltchurch Facebook: facebook.com/rooseveltchurch TikTok: tiktok.com/@rooseveltchurch ABOUT ROOSEVELT COMMUNITY CHURCH: We exist to engage all people with all of Jesus. Located at the intersection of Roosevelt and 1st Street in the Roosevelt Arts District in Downtown Phoenix. RCC is a multiethnic congregation gathering every Sunday, with a unique voice crossing theology, street, and family. We make content to help extend the message of the gospel everywhere people are, far beyond Sunday morning. We share theological social commentary on a number of issues and current events, so that as much as it depends on us, we do not fail to speak on matters that have gone unspoken from churches historically. We believe the gospel of Jesus and his kingdom, and all its righteousness is thorough and complete as the authority to help us navigate our world, so we want to be faithful in providing everyone who listens a clear path to follow the way of Jesus.
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    32 min
  • Can AI be a multiplier for good?

    Can AI be a multiplier for good?
    Oct 28 2025
    In this episode, we explore AI not as a replacement for human connection, but as a powerful multiplier for reach and impact. We'll discuss how AI can tackle our biggest challenges in education, healthcare, and beyond, while also asking a fundamental question: What does it mean to be human in the age of AI, and can it help us be more human, not less? VISIT US IN PERSON Roosevelt Community Church 924 N 1st St, Phoenix, AZ 85004 Sunday Service: 10:00 AM rooseveltchurch.org CONNECT WITH US: 📧 Newsletter: Text "newsletter" to 855-834-2593 📝 Want to connect with us? Start here: roosevelt.church/connect 💚 Support the work at RCC: roosevelt.church/give FOLLOW US: Instagram: instagram.com/rooseveltchurch Facebook: facebook.com/rooseveltchurch TikTok: tiktok.com/@rooseveltchurch ABOUT ROOSEVELT COMMUNITY CHURCH: We exist to engage all people with all of Jesus. Located at the intersection of Roosevelt and 1st Street in the Roosevelt Arts District in Downtown Phoenix. RCC is a multiethnic congregation gathering every Sunday, with a unique voice crossing theology, street, and family. We make content to help extend the message of the gospel everywhere people are, far beyond Sunday morning. We share theological social commentary on a number of issues and current events, so that as much as it depends on us, we do not fail to speak on matters that have gone unspoken from churches historically. We believe the gospel of Jesus and his kingdom, and all its righteousness is thorough and complete as the authority to help us navigate our world, so we want to be faithful in providing everyone who listens a clear path to follow the way of Jesus.
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    39 min
  • Are sports too professional?

    Are sports too professional?
    Oct 20 2025
    This episode dives into conversations around the new NFL season and tackles deeper cultural questions on youth sports, professionalism and community.
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    27 min
  • The Misconception of Ministry and Justice ft. Thabiti Anyabwile

    The Misconception of Ministry and Justice ft. Thabiti Anyabwile
    Sep 30 2025
    In this special live episode of Unsilent Church, we celebrate RCC’s 20th Anniversary with guest Pastor Thabiti Anyabwile — author, justice advocate, and pastor of Anacostia River Church. Together, we explore what it truly takes to build something that lasts — in ministry, in justice work, and in community.
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    54 min