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Best of 2021: Dr. Beth Allison Barr on the Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
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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Best of 2021: Dr. Scot McKnight & Laura Barringer on A Church Called TOV: Forming a Goodness Culture that Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing
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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Best of 2021: Dr. Diane Langberg on Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church
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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Change Makers EPS 66: Dr. Gautham Pallapa on Leading With Empathy, His Inspirational Mother, and VMWare
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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Change Makers EPS 65: Rob Dixon on Together in Ministry, Gender Partnership, and Men and Women Flourishing Together
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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Change Makers EPS 64: Jayne Nakata on Podcasting for Expat Women in Japan, Life in Fukushima After the Tsunami, Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster and Cultural Adaptation
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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Change Makers EPS 63: Christina Corpus on Running as the First Female Candidate for Sheriff in San Mateo, California, Being a Latina Police Officer, and Her Insider's Perspective on #DefundthePolice
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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Change Makers EPS 62: Bindiya Schaefer on Sci-Fi Thriller Reimagining Race, Work as an Aerospace Journalist, and Life in Dubai, UAE, Bangalore and Silicon Valley
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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Change Makers EPS 61: Allan
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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Change Makers EPS  60: Dan Stringer on Struggling with Evangelicalism, Pastoring in Hawaii and TCK Life in the DRC, Nepal, and the Philippines
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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Change Makers EPS 59: Sam Thiara on Lost and Found, discovering his roots in India, the ordinary, and puzzle pieces of community
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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Change Makers EPS 58: Nona Jones on Facebook, Faith-based Partnerships, Social Justice,  Digital Discipleship, and Faith & Prejudice
Oct. 20, 2021

Change Makers EPS 58: Nona Jones on Facebook, Faith-based Partnership…

Nona Jones is a rare combination of preacher, business executive, author, and entrepreneur. In her day job she serves as the Head of North America Community Partnerships and Global Faith-Based Partnerships at Facebook. She is...

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Change Makers EPS 57: Frank Carbajal on Latinx Heritage Month, Indigenous Peoples' Day, Silicon Valley Latino Leadership Summit, Latinx Business Success & First Gen
Oct. 13, 2021

Change Makers EPS 57: Frank Carbajal on Latinx Heritage Month, Indige…

First generation, California-born Frank Carbajal’s parents were migrant farm workers in the early 70’s, and were offered jobs in canaries in the Silicon Valley. His parents did important work, feeding a nation with diligence ...

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Change Makers EPS 56: Dr. Amy Stumpf on Poverty, Relief & Development, Faith & Ethics, US Foreign Policy, Redeeming Social Justice, and the UN
Oct. 7, 2021

Change Makers EPS 56: Dr. Amy Stumpf on Poverty, Relief & Development…

Amy Stumpf, Ph.D. is a Professor of Society and Religion at California Baptist University. She grew up as a TCK in a family that worked in Relief and Development in the Philippines and Thailand. She went to International Sch...

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Change Makers EPS 55 : Doni Aldine on TCKs, CULTURS magazine, Diversity & Inclusion in Media, Growing Up Afro-Latina on 5 Continents and a University Curricula for Global Culture Identity
Sept. 29, 2021

Change Makers EPS 55 : Doni Aldine on TCKs, CULTURS magazine, Diversi…

Doni Aldine is a globally mobile Afro-Latina and first-generation North American who, by age 19, lived in seven cultures on five continents. She is passionate about creating community for cross-cultural populations. She has p...

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Change Makers EPS 54: Bonnie Gray on Sweet Like Jasmine, Chinese-American Stories, Growing Up in San Francisco, and a Journey of PTSD
Sept. 22, 2021

Change Makers EPS 54: Bonnie Gray on Sweet Like Jasmine, Chinese-Amer…

Bonnie Gray is an author and inspirational speaker based in Northern California. Bonnie has developed a global following of readers who come to her for inspiring Christian living content written in her authentic, unique voice...

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Change Makers EPS 53: Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim on Invisible, Asian-American Women, Intersectional Theology, Model Minority, Walking Targets, Racism in Canada, Sexism in the Church, Confucianism & Patriarchy
Sept. 15, 2021

Change Makers EPS 53: Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim on Invisible, Asian-Americ…

Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim received her Ph.D. from the University of Toronto and is Professor of Theology at Earlham School of Religion . She is the author or editor of 20 books, most recently, Hope in Disarray; Keeping Hope Alive …

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Change Makers EPS 52: Dr. Angie Ward on Faith in Times of Crisis, Afghanistan, Covid, Women Leaders, Racial Reconciliation, and How to Lament
Sept. 8, 2021

Change Makers EPS 52: Dr. Angie Ward on Faith in Times of Crisis, Afg…

Dr. Angie Ward brings over 30 years of ministry experience to her roles as leader, writer, and teacher. She currently serves as Assistant Director of the Doctor of Ministry program at Denver Seminary. Angie is the author of I...

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Change Makers EPS 51: Mandy Smith on Unfettered, Dancing, Childlike Faith, Western Productivity Mills, and Vulnerability as a Pastor
Sept. 1, 2021

Change Makers EPS 51: Mandy Smith on Unfettered, Dancing, Childlike F…

Originally from Australia, Mandy Smith is a pastor and the author of The Vulnerable Pastor: How Human Limitations Empower Our Ministry (IVP) and Unfettered: Imagining a Childlike Faith Beyond the Baggage of Western Culture (B...

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Change Makers EPS 50: Catherine Mattiske on Discovering Your Inner Genius, ID9 Intelligent Design, Changing Behavior, and How We All Learn Uniquely
Aug. 25, 2021

Change Makers EPS 50: Catherine Mattiske on Discovering Your Inner Ge…

Catherine Mattiske is the inventor of the globally acclaimed instructional design system – ID9 Intelligent Design. This inventive, research-based system creates corporate training that delivers exceptional results. Catherine ...

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Change Makers EPS 49: Dr. Mimi Haddad on Christians for Biblical Equality, Gender, Dominance, and Human Flourishing Around the World
Aug. 18, 2021

Change Makers EPS 49: Dr. Mimi Haddad on Christians for Biblical Equa…

Dr. 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 graduate of the University of Colorado and Gordon-Conwell ...

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Change Makers EPS 48: Connie Jakab on Founding a National Movement on Mental Health, Hip Hop Dance, Flourishing, Bringing our Kids Close, and Feeling Like You Need a PhD to Parent
Aug. 11, 2021

Change Makers EPS 48: Connie Jakab on Founding a National Movement on…

Connie Jakab is the Director of Community for the global movement, Flourishing Life and is also the Senior Manager of Wellness Innovate. She is the author of Bring Them Closer and two other books . Connie is passionate about ...

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Change Makers EPS 47:  Perrine Farque on Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Belonging, Being a Boss Who Cares, and Working Moms in the Corporate World
Aug. 4, 2021

Change Makers EPS 47: Perrine Farque on Inclusion, Diversity, Equity…

Perrine Farque is an author, entrepreneur, keynote speaker and diversity expert who empowers leaders to leverage diversity as their competitive advantage. Nominated in the Top 50 Most Influential UK Tech Women, Perrine contin...

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Change Makers EPS 46: Richard Lee on International Justice Mission, Asian American Christian Collaborative, the Fragility of Assimilation, and Growing Up 2nd Generation Korean-American
July 28, 2021

Change Makers EPS 46: Richard Lee on International Justice Mission, A…

Richard Lee is a sought-after speaker on issues of justice, race and faith, speaking across the globe for the last 20 years. His TEDx talk “Slavery Still Exists. Here’s How to End It.” can be found on the TED.com website. …

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