Grounded with Steve Hartland

The American Church: Catholicism & Christian Nationalism (Interview with G3 Ministries President Dr. Scott Aniol) — Grounded Ep. 102

December 17th, 2025  |  Season 2  |  37 mins 38 secs

christian nationalism, christian podcast, christian worship, church, g3 ministries, josh buice, scott aniol, theology, virgil walker

We catch up with Dr. Scott Aniol since he became President of G3 Ministries. Steve asks Scott a variety of quesitons, such as the impact of Celebrities in the Christian sphere, why are Christians leaving Evangelicalism, Christian Nationalism and a few other topics.

Designing Church for Saddleback Sarah (Chase Davis Interview) — Grounded Ep. 100

December 3rd, 2025  |  Season 2  |  46 mins 50 secs

chase davis, christian podcast, church, god, jesus, saddleback sarah, steve hartland, theologian, theology

Chase Davis is back to talk with Steve about his article published by American Reformer, "Saddleback Sarah and Managerial Christianity: What would it look like to make liberal women a target market for the church?"

What the Church Lost in 2025 — Grounded Ep. 92

October 8th, 2025  |  Season 2  |  26 mins 47 secs

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Steve and Jason riff about what they liked most about each of these influential Christian's ministries and more.

What's Really Wrong with the Modern Church? — Grounded Episode 83

August 6th, 2025  |  Season 2  |  25 mins 23 secs

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Steve gives us a run down of what he thinks is wrong with the modern church.

Bully Pastors and Bully Pulpits — Grounded Episode 81

July 23rd, 2025  |  Season 2  |  31 mins 45 secs

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Ever heard of a "Bully Pulpit"? Steve will be tackling that in today's Grounded episode, he read the book so you don't have to. Let's be mindful of this topic as a church, to point out when a pastor has just gone plain too far.

What's Up With the Southern Baptist Convention? — Grounded Ep. 80

July 16th, 2025  |  Season 2  |  56 mins 34 secs

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Steve sits down once again with Michael Clary, this time to discuss all things Southern Baptist Convention. What are the good, the bad and the ugly of what has been going on, and how should we, as individual Christians and churches think about the SBC?

Weird or Right? Reformed Traditions Analyzed — Grounded Episode 77

July 2nd, 2025  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 37 secs

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Do we sometimes let traditions cloud our judgement? Steve and Jason sit down to talk about this very thing. Are we following the Bible or have we fabricated our form?

When Christian Compassion Becomes a Con Job - (Interview with Michael Clary) - Grounded Episode 68

April 30th, 2025  |  Season 2  |  54 mins 52 secs

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Are you easily emotionally manipulated?

Michael Clary is back to talk with us and Steve about this important topic, he addressed it in a recent topic on his website, and Steve and him felt it appropriate for our day to also become a podcast episode. We hope it is helpful for those of us wrestling with this issue!

Do the Supernatural Spiritual Gifts Continue? Cessationism or Continuationism - Grounded Ep. 64

April 2nd, 2025  |  Season 2  |  53 mins 5 secs

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Have the spiritual gifts described in the Bible such as healing or tongues continued beyond the Apostle's ministry to the early church? That's the question pastor Steve is going to bring a lot of evidence to bear.

Red Flags to Look Out For In A Church (Dr. Sam Waldron Interview) - Grounded Ep. 63

March 19th, 2025  |  Season 2  |  35 mins 44 secs

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When you are evaluating a church, what should you keep in mind? Dr. Sam Waldron and Pastor Steve lay out the groundwork for things you should be looking for.