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March 30, 2022

Belonging: Jo Saxton on Recent Clergy Abuse Cases, Leadership Pipeli…

Join our Patreon community of Difference-Makers Jo Saxton is a speaker, author, podcast host, and leadership coach who has dedicated her career to investing in women leaders own their voice and find their purpose in their per...

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March 23, 2022

Belonging: Lola Adeyemo on Immigrant Women in Corporate Spaces, ERGs…

Lori is speaking at the Podcast Movement Evolutions Conference in LA March 23-26. Her session is on Inclusion for Social Impact: How Podcasting Can Lead to Societal Change. Sign up with Lori's discount code below to attend at...

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March 16, 2022

Belonging: Paul Henderson on Slave No More, Speaking Encouragement t…

The She Leads Church Conference is happening virtually March 16-17. It's free! Register here to hear many outstanding women speak on a variety of topics at this summit. Three women who have been guests here on the A World of...

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March 8, 2022

Belonging: Dr. Mimi Haddad for International Women's Day on Christia…

Sign up for She Leads Church '22 Virtual Conference for free Mimi Haddad serves as president and CEO of CBE International and as an adjunct associate professor of historical theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. She is a g...

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March 2, 2022

Belonging: Jeff Le on Growing Up Vietnamese-American, His Work in Pol…

Jeff Le has had a career at the highest levels of public policy and politics at the state, federal and international levels. A recognized thought leader in political advocacy and representation, his analysis and opinions have...

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Feb. 23, 2022

Belonging: Catherine McNeil on Fearing Bravely: Risking Love for Our …

Catherine McNiel writes about the creative and redemptive work of God in our real, ordinary lives. Her upcoming book, Fearing Bravely: Risking Love for Our Neighbors, Strangers, and Enemies , just released from NavPress in Fe...

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Feb. 16, 2022

Belonging: Michael Fosberg on Discovering What it Means to Be Black i…

Chicago native Michael Fosberg has spoken at nearly a thousand high schools, colleges, government agencies, corporations, law firms and not-for-profits since 2005, utilizing his award winning autobiographical story, told in t...

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Feb. 10, 2022

Belonging: Martine Kalaw on the ABC's of Diversity, Black History Mon…

Martine Kalaw is the CEO and president of Martine Kalaw Enterprises, LLC ; a consultancy focused on learning & development, human resources, and diversity, equity & inclusion for corporations, organizations, and nonprofits. S...

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Feb. 2, 2022

Belonging: Andrena Sawyer on Black History Month, Entrepreneurship, P…

The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance . Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyo...

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Jan. 27, 2022

Belonging: Diana Cutaia on the Importance of Play, Coaching for Peace…

Diana Cutaia founded Coaching Peace in 2012, a company focused on using the power of play and connection to empower organizations and teams to create cultures of care, belonging, and peace. However, the work started for Diana...

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Jan. 19, 2022

Belonging: Shari Foos on the Narrative Method, Self Compassion, Relat…

Shari Foos is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles, and a Master of Science in Narrative Medicine from Columbia University. As a sought...

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Jan. 16, 2022

Best of 2021: Sheila Wray Gregoire: The Lies You've Been Taught and H…

Sheila Wray Gregoire is a popular speaker, marriage blogger, and the author of nine books, including The Good Girl’s Guide to Great Sex . Her latest book is The Great Sex Rescue that will be coming out in early March. …

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Jan. 14, 2022

Best of 2021: Dr. Kristin Kobes Du Mez on Jesus and John Wayne: How W…

Kristin Kobes Du Mez is Professor of History and Gender Studies at Calvin University. She holds a PhD from the University of Notre Dame and her research focuses on the intersection of gender, religion, and politics. She has w...

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Jan. 12, 2022

Best of 2021: Dr. Beth Allison Barr on the Making of Biblical Womanho…

Dr. Beth Allison Barr (PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) is associate professor of history and associate dean of the Graduate School at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where she specializes in medieval histo...

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Jan. 10, 2022

Best of 2021: Dr. Scot McKnight & Laura Barringer on A Church Called …

This episode is coming to you for such a time as this. With spiritual abuse, abuse of power, and sexual abuse becoming such common news in our time, we have to admit that there are many churches with cultures and …

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Jan. 7, 2022

Best of 2021: Dr. Diane Langberg on Redeeming Power: Understanding Au…

Dr. Diane Langberg came on the podcast last year, and was one of our most listened to episodes. Dr. Langberg is globally recognized for her 47 years of clinical work with trauma victims. She has trained caregivers on six con...

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Jan. 5, 2022

Change Makers EPS 66: Dr. Gautham Pallapa on Leading With Empathy, Hi…

Dr. Gautham Pallapa talks about his latest book Leading With Empathy: Understanding the Needs of Today's Workforce . Dr. Pallapa is a business transformation leader and trusted advisor for Global 2000 organizations. Digital, ...

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Dec. 23, 2021

Change Makers EPS 65: Rob Dixon on Together in Ministry, Gender Partn…

Rob Dixon (DIS, Fuller Theological Seminary) is an associate regional ministry director with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA and senior fellow for gender partnership with the InterVarsity Institute. He is an adjunct pro...

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Dec. 15, 2021

Change Makers EPS 64: Jayne Nakata on Podcasting for Expat Women in J…

Jayne Nakata is the host of the Number 1 podcast for international women living in Japan: Transformations with Jayne . She is also the creator of PodLaunch , which helps podcasters in Japan to launch and run their own show. …

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Dec. 8, 2021

Change Makers EPS 63: Christina Corpus on Running as the First Female…

Christina Corpus , candidate for San Mateo County Sheriff 2022. Christina is the first female candidate to run for Sheriff in San Mateo County. Christina is currently the Chief of Police services for the City of Millbrae. If ...

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Dec. 1, 2021

Change Makers EPS 62: Bindiya Schaefer on Sci-Fi Thriller Reimagining…

Bindiya is the author of CORINTH 2642 AD , a sci-fi thriller that tackles race as a construct. She is a former defense and aerospace journalist. Before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area, she lived in Dubai, UAE and …

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Nov. 24, 2021

Change Makers EPS 61: Allan "Alonzo" Wind on Andean Adventures, USAID…

Allan J. "Alonzo" Wind is a retired Senior Foreign Service Officer from the U.S. Agency for International Development ( USAID ), having worked off and on with the Agency primarily overseas on diplomatic assignments from 1990 ...

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Nov. 17, 2021

Change Makers EPS 60: Dan Stringer on Struggling with Evangelicalism…

Dan Stringer is a pastor, author, and campus minister in Honolulu, Hawai'i. His book Struggling with Evangelicalism: Why I Want to Leave and What it Takes to Stay explores how to grapple with mixed feelings about evangelicali...

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Nov. 10, 2021

Change Makers EPS 59: Sam Thiara on Lost and Found, discovering his r…

Sam Thiara is a professional who has created a personal journey as a speaker, storyteller, writer, educator, mentor, coach, entrepreneur, problem solver and community activator. Sam has authored two books, one on storytelling...

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