Walk Talk Listen Podcast

Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Matt Hackworth (episode 15)

Matt Hackworth is senior advisor of Corus International as well as a theology student and candidate for ordination. His stories driven by a mix of journalism, humanitarianism and ministry make a purposeful, entertaining and educational podcast. Matt is definitely a person who puts his faith into action. Please don't forget to like our Walk Talk Listen podcast, support our 100 mile campaign, visit our website www.100mile.org and follow us on twitter, instagram and facebook. 

Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Lyvonne Proverbs Briggs (episode 14)

In "Walk Talk Listen" we try to bring create a platform to connect people by sharing and listening to a wide range of opinions and experiences. We are very fortunate that yet again we met another amazing person in episode 14 of our podcast as part of this year’s 100 mile virtual campaign. Lyvonne Proverbs Briggs (aka “Pastor Bae”) is a body and sex-positive womanist preacher, writer, transformational speaker, and spiritual life and liberation coach. She is the founder of beautiful scars, a healing-centered storytelling agency focused on fostering pleasure and resiliency; and the curator of The Proverbial Experience: An Instagram Church. Briggs has been featured in ESSENCE, Cosmopolitan, and The Washington Post magazines and Sojourners named her one of “11 Women Shaping the Church.” Briggs, a NYC native, is currently based in New Orleans, LA. Follow her: @LyvonneP. In December 2020, she will organize a special event called A December to Re-Member and tickets can be purchased via: curatealavishlife.eventbrite.com. If you are looking for a coach, you can book an intro coaching call: calendly.com/lyvonnep and don’t forget to to Sign up for her email list! lyvonnep.com. Pleasure and pleasure activism is central in many of the issues we discuss in this podcast i.e. in  dealing with issues like trauma and healing (we ALL deserve to live life in abundance) until how we deal with the challenges like Covid-19.
 
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Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Pastor Wes Neal (episode 13)

Wes Neal is a pastor at Asbury United Methodist Church in Durham, North Carolina. Before Wes and his family came to North Carolina, he taught for three years at Davuilevu Theological College in Fiji.  He was raised in Virginia and the Philippines, and, after graduating with a BA in History and Asian Studies from the University of Michigan, has lived in both Indonesia and India. Wes his exposure to different cultures in the world, definitely make his stories very compelling and interesting. He is a real humanitarian champion, being involved in the CROP Hunger Walks as well as refugee resettlement activities. When Wes is asked by Maurice about his thoughts on the younger generation, Wes uses the words invite, relate, welcome and connect regularly and explains how he is able to engage the younger generation in a range of activities. Please like this podcast and follow Maurice Bloem on twitter: @mauricebloem. 

Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Rev. Patricia de Jong (episode 12)

Rev. Patricia de Jong is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, has served as Senior Minister at the First Congregational Church of Berkeley and the Urbandale United Church of Christ in Des Moines, Iowa. She also served as the Minister of Education for Christian Discipleship at The Riverside Church in New York City. Patricia’s roots in social justice began as a campus minister, serving on university campuses in Michigan, Oregon and California and social justice is still central to everything she stand for and what she does. She considers Jesus as a model and pointer for her to stay on course, in the need and search for justice. We also discussed about the role of the church especially for the younger generation. She works closely with emerging leaders and claims that as long as the church continues to be a living organism which embraces a wider world, the younger generation will continue to feel welcome and at ease. We should not over institutionalize faith, hope and love. We talked about her worries and hope, from Black Lives Matter and white supremacy until CWS and considering herself to be a global citizen. Pat is the is Chair of the Board of Directors of CWS. You can follow Maurice on twitter via @mauricebloem

Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Monique McCullough (episode 11)

Monique McCullough, an advisor of the CWS Incubation Lab explains how creating something beautiful has always been the driving force for her, however, the definition of beauty has changed over time. She searched for herself and the mark she wants to leave in life initially within the fashion industry, and shares the importance of a statement of her mom in changing the direction of her career. Also there might be less people going to church, but lots of (young) people still want to be part of a community and consider themselves religious or spiritual. "I talk to God every day". Further, she tells us to never give up and keep going: "You and the things that you do matter!" You can find all episodes of this podcast on www.100mile.org. You can follow Maurice via twitter at @mauricebloem. 

Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Charlotte Cape (episode 10)

The CROP Hunger Walks of CWS celebrated its 50th anniversary last year and although still going strong, one of the challenges for the walks trying to end hunger both in the US as well as around the world is to find the next generation of CROP Hunger Walk leaders and coordinators. Sophomore Charlotte Cape is one of those bright lights of the future not only ensuring that this year's walk still took place despite the Covid-19 challenges, but also because she fights for equality in the world, pushes herself to continuously learn and grow while challenging us to do the same. She will make you smile and hopeful. 

Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Janani Shivakumar (episode 9)

Janani Shivakumar, a High School junior, founded Girls Play Global at the age of 14 after realizing that girls in India lack adequate equipment and facilities to play sports. She was prompted to start this initiative when she was made aware of the presence of gender discrimination in rural parts of India. She believes that there is plenty of talent in India, especially in rural communities, but there is not enough encouragement from society. To break such barriers, Girls Play Global was formed. Her ability to articulate her thoughts on religion and spirituality is pretty incredible and she also doesn’t shun away from giving faith leaders advice on how to engage themselves with the younger generation. Clearly if Janani  is an example of what we can expect from the younger generation, then we have a lot to be thankful and hopeful for. Check her website: www.girlsplayglobal.org

Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Tara Wild (episode 8)

Tara Wild is a story teller, women's educator and a songstress who reconnected with her ancestors and the earth. She believes that we have a unique opportunity in this lifetime to remember and reclaim what the patriarchy, colonialism and capitalism have tried to take from us.. the deep knowing that we are a wild force of nature. She invites us on journey of discovery, to find out more please listen to episode 8 of our podcast and check out her website: www.tara-wild.com