Stop Sitting on the Sidelines with Pastor Shawn Newberry
The Heidi St. John Podcast
Heidi St. John
4.8 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 20 July 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
What happens when the church stops speaking the truth? Pastor Shawn Newberry joins me for an honest conversation about faithful leadership, biblical truth, the role of Christians in politics, and why too many believers have confused passivity with faithfulness. We talk about public schools, voting, the church's responsibility in the culture, and why now is the time for Christians to get off the sidelines and onto the battlefield. If you've ever wondered whether your faith should shape the way you engage with the world around you, this conversation is for you.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody. This is Heidi St. John. Welcome back to the podcast. I'm glad you guys are here. |
| 0:04.8 | I have been doing a series now for a little while called the Bold Pastor series. |
| 0:09.8 | And I have been asking the Lord to just show me some bold pastors that are willing to come on the show who are unapologetic, first about the gospel, but also about the role of God's people in the culture today. |
| 0:20.2 | And I am really interested and probably more passionate than I have ever been about the |
| 0:26.1 | intersection of faith and culture, believing that God has put us here for such a time as this |
| 0:31.7 | and that we can't just sit back on the sidelines and expect that we can just trust in the |
| 0:36.4 | sovereignty of God and then not act in obedience |
| 0:38.5 | to God. And today I'm really blessed to be joined by my friend, Pastor Sean Newberry, from |
| 0:43.7 | Battleground Baptist Church. Now you know your girl is from Battleground. I recently moved about |
| 0:49.7 | two years ago from Battleground to Camas so we could be a little closer to our grandbabies. |
| 1:12.0 | But I love the city of Battleground, Washington. I love what God is doing there. And I love this bold pastor. You guys are going to love this conversation. We're going to dish about a lot of things today. We're going to be talking about the state of the country, about politics, about the role of Christians in the culture today and what it takes to get off the bench and onto the battlefield for such a time as this. I'm glad you guys are here. This is the Heidi St. John podcast. Stick around. |
| 1:18.1 | I think you're going tuning in today. |
| 1:38.5 | Today's podcast is being sponsored in part by my friend at My Freedom |
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| 1:43.0 | I'm going to keep encouraging guys to vote with your dollars. |
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| 1:55.7 | All right. Without further ado, I am so, so happy to invite my friend, Pastor Sean Newberry, to the show. |
| 2:01.7 | Pastor, thank you for being here. It is my pleasure. |
| 2:04.4 | We've been talking about this for a while. We finally now just figured it out. |
| 2:07.4 | You know, we have a lot of things in common and a passion. And one of my passions has been to |
| 2:14.5 | cultivate kingdom leaders. I was a youth pastor for years. And I'll just share with you. |
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