For those who are different and want to make a difference.

Season 3

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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July 22, 2021

Change Makers EPS 45: Craig Martin on The Good Road, TCK's, Bangkok, …

As a TV and film producer, director, writer and editor, Craig has produced hundreds of projects, both long and short form. With a Master of Arts in Communications from Baylor University, he has explored a variety of formats i...

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July 7, 2021

Change Makers EPS 44: Kathy Khang on raising your voice, the Atlanta …

Kathy Khang is a writer, speaker, and yoga teacher. Kathy is the author of Raise Your Voice: Why We Stay Silent and How to Speak Up . She is a columnist for Sojourners magazine and also writes for Faith & …

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June 30, 2021

Change Makers EPS 43: Rich Villodas on the Deeply Formed Life, Divers…

Rich Villodas is the Brooklyn-born lead pastor of New Life Fellowship , a large multiracial church with more than seventy-five countries represented in Elmhurst, Queens. Rich holds a Master of Divinity from Alliance Theologic...

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June 24, 2021

Change Makers EPS 42: Dr. Chuck DeGroat on Narcissism in the Church, …

Dr. Chuck DeGroat is Professor of Pastoral Care and Christian Spirituality at Western Theological Seminary, MI, and Senior Fellow at Newbigin House of Studies, San Francisco. He is an author, speaker, consultant, and therapis...

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