We are thrilled — genuinely, sincerely thrilled — to announce that Christianity Today has officially acquired the Carpe Fide Podcast.
Now before you close the tab, hear us out.
Nothing Is Changing
Let’s get this out of the way right up front: Carpe Fide is still Carpe Fide. Same guys. Same convictions. Same faith. CT reached out to us late last year and told us they wanted to “amplify authentic evangelical voices,” and they specifically named us as the kind of voice they wanted on their platform. We were skeptical at first, obviously, but after several conversations it became clear that this was a real opportunity to bring our message to a much wider audience. CT has the biggest megaphone in evangelical media, and they’re handing it to us. How do you say no to that?
So rest easy. Nothing about who we are or what we stand for is changing.
OK, a Few Small Things Are Changing
In the interest of full transparency, there are a few minor adjustments that come with the partnership. Nothing major. Just standard stuff that comes with being part of a larger media organization.
First, the podcast will be officially retitled Carpe Fide: A Christianity Today Conversation. We pushed back on this, but CT’s branding team explained that all acquired properties carry the CT tagline. It’s a consistency thing. We get it. The name Carpe Fide is still front and center, so we’re fine with it. Totally fine.
Second, CT is assigning us a “Dialogue Partner” who will join us on episodes to provide “a complementary perspective.” We haven’t met this person yet, but we’re told they bring “a rich background in reconciliatory theology and bridge-building across ideological divides.” We’re sure it’ll be great. Could be fun, actually. Iron sharpens iron, right? That’s still in the Bible. We checked.
Third, our episode topics will go through a light approval process with CT’s Editorial Sensitivity Board. CT was very clear that this is “virtually a formality” and that they have “no interest in censoring” us. They did send over their Framework for Charitable Discourse — it’s 94 pages, but a lot of that is appendices. We’ve skimmed it. It seems… thorough.
A Few More Things, Actually
We should also mention that CT’s creative team has redesigned our logo. The cross-and-shield is staying — they assured us of that — but it’s been “softened” a bit. The shield is now more of a rounded shape, and the cross has been made slightly smaller to, in their words, “feel less confrontational and more invitational.” They also changed our orange to something they’re calling “Warm Harvest” which is, if we’re being honest, basically the same color. A little more muted. A little more… approachable. It’s fine. It’s basically the same.
Our back catalog will remain fully intact on CT’s platform. Every episode, unedited. They did ask if we’d be open to adding brief content advisories to certain episodes that “contain language or perspectives that may not reflect CT’s current editorial values.” We agreed, since we figure any episode of ours worth listening to would probably get that label anyway. They’re calling them “Context Notes.” We’re calling them badges of honor.
Oh — and future episodes will open with a short CT-approved disclaimer and close with a 2-minute “reflection moment” from our Dialogue Partner offering what CT calls “an alternative framework for processing the conversation.” We asked if we could respond to the reflection moment. They said they’d “take that under advisement.”
The Part Where We’re Honest
Look. We know how this sounds. We know some of you are reading this and thinking we’ve lost our minds. A few of you have probably already texted your group chat. We get it.
But here’s what we keep coming back to: CT approached us. They said they needed what we bring. And sure, there are some… guardrails. Some things we didn’t expect when we first sat down at the table. The approval process is a little more involved than we initially understood. The Dialogue Partner thing caught us off guard. And yeah, when CT’s legal team sent over the clause about “refraining from direct criticism of CT leadership, partner organizations, or affiliated ministries on or off the podcast,” that gave us pause.
But every partnership has give and take. That’s just how it works. You don’t get access to a platform like CT’s without agreeing to play by some of their rules. And we genuinely believe that once they hear us — once we’re inside — we’ll be able to push the conversation in the right direction. We told them exactly that, and they smiled and said they “love our energy.”
The compensation package is also, frankly, significant. We’re not going to pretend that doesn’t matter. Josh is getting a real desk. We’re getting a studio. CT is covering travel, production, and promotion. For guys who’ve been recording in living rooms and garages for the last five years, this is kind of a dream. Is it possible that the dream comes with a few strings we didn’t fully read before signing? Maybe. But that’s true of most dreams.
What We Want You to Know
We are still the same Christ-followers who have stood firm when it cost us. We are still going to seize the faith. We are still going to speak truth.
We’re just going to do it after running it by the Editorial Sensitivity Board first.
And honestly? We think that process will only make us sharper. CT said the same thing. They used the phrase “refining your prophetic voice for a broader context,” which we think is a nice way of putting it. We’re going to hold them to that.
We’ll have a full episode about this dropping soon. CT has asked to review it before it goes live. We said absolutely. They also asked us to “avoid using the words ‘compromised,’ ‘woke,’ or ‘liberal’ during the transition period, as these terms can create unnecessary friction with CT’s existing audience.” We’re working on alternative vocabulary. It’s going fine.
Anyway. We’re excited. We think. No — we are excited. This is a new chapter, and we’re walking through this door with faith. Our Bibles are coming with us.
Probably.
Soli Deo Gloria.
— The Carpe Fide Team
April 1, 2026