Walk Talk Listen Podcast

Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Rafael Malpica Padilla (episode 21)

The Rev. Rafael Malpica Padilla is executive director for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Division for Global Mission and oversees a global program in more than 70 countries with 300 missionaries and volunteers, 47 division staff based in the US and annual expenditures of $29 million. Raised in Puerto Rico with Spanish as his first language, Rafael's life, faith and ministry have been shaped in the context of global mission. Rev. Malpica Padilla is an articulate theologian and he has served as associate executive director for the Division for Global Mission since May 2002.  From 1993 to 2002, he was the division's program
director for Latin America and Cuba.  He served as bishop of the ELCA Caribbean Synod from 1987 to 1993.. The synod's main office is located in Dorado, Puerto Rico.  From 1981 to 1987, he was parish pastor of Iglesia Luterana Reconciliacion, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. Rafael earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Puerto Rico, Carolina, Puerto Rico, in 1977 and a master of divinity degree from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia in 1981.  In 1989 he received a doctorate in divinity "Honoris Causa" from Newberry College, Newberry, S.C. He and his wife, Luz D. Marzan, are the parents of three children   Rafael, Felix Javier and Karla Marie.  He is a member of Bethany Lutheran Church, Crystal Lake, Ill.
 
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Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Chris Dorsey (episode 20)

Chris Dorsey currently serves as President of Higher Education & Leadership  Ministries for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), based in Indianapolis,  IN. An ordained Disciples minister, Dorsey received his Bachelor of Science from  the University of Texas at Austin and earned a Master of Divinity from Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary. He is a Ph.D. candidate at the Divinity School  of the University of Chicago. Chris has taught at a variety of academic and theological institutions and  previously served as a local church pastor, university chaplain at Clark Atlanta University, and as the  vice president of development and marketing at Chicago Theological Seminary. Previously, he served  as assistant professor of theology and preaching at Western Theological Seminary, where he taught  classes on Preaching Foundations; Race, Culture, and Reconciliation; Theologizing Violence; and the  Theologies of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Martin Luther King, Jr.  He currently leads a ministry that works with higher education and leadership development  programs. Part of his work with young adults includes helping young people connect with opportunities  to give and to serve the common good. He is also part of the CWS Incubation Lab and will be a board member of CWS in 2021. In this podcast, Chris shares his experience as a result of working with youth as emerging leaders and explains about re-coalescing i.e the need to be able to make room for previous and present perspectives and opinions. We discuss about the topics the younger generation is concerned about and we discover what Chris worries about and he would walk 100 miles for. Chris is rather pessimistic on building on our interconnectedness, but there is still a lot to be hopeful about after listening to his perspective.
 
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Virtual Walk Talk Listen with David Beckmann (episode 19)

David Beckmann is President Emeritus of Bread for the World and Founder and President Emeritus of the Alliance to End Hunger. David is working in new ways for political and spiritual change to move us out of the pandemic in a way that includes progress against hunger and poverty.  As President of Bread for the World 1991-2020, he led millions of people in successful advocacy with Congress. He was awarded the World Food Prize for his contribution to the world’s progress against hunger.  David sees the liberation of hundreds of millions of people from poverty over the last generation as an experience of our loving God and an invitation to do our part. In this podcast, I ask David to elaborate on his view on the Sustainable Development Goals (more known as Global Goals) especially with regard to the US. He  also shares his view on the status of US politics and has advice on that will require a lot of work from all. Consider subscribing to his website, if you want posts and other news emailed to you about his work. He hopes you will share your thoughts and insights, so that you learn from each other. David is a big fan of my organization and we are thankful for his "commercial" during this episode.
 
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Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Isabella Alexander-Nathani (episode 18)

Isabella Alexander-Nathani is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, educator, and human rights activist. Trained as a cultural anthropologist, her work is motivated by her belief that storytelling has the power to humanize complex political issues and bring positive social change. Her latest book, Burning at Europe’s Borders (Oxford University Press, 2020) and related documentary film The Burning (Small World Films, 2021) uncovered the human sides of our global migrant and refugee crisis. She currently serves as Founder and CEO of Small World Films, a non-profit production studio, which uses grounded research and social impact storytelling to lift the voices of marginalized populations to the global stage and fight for international policy change. Her book, her film and this interview occur as we're standing in the middle of the largest humanitarian crisis of our time with nearly 1 in every 100 people in the world has been forced to flee their home. Over half of those who are displaced are children. Those fleeing war and extreme poverty across the African continent make up the largest population of migrants and refugees. This story is about people with names and Isabella brings to life the untold story of Africa's migrant and refugee crisis. For more information check out her website.
 
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Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Tom Hampson (episode 17)

Tom Hampson spent 31 years working for CWS, first as associate director of their Global Education Office and then serving in various capacities in the areas of communications, marketing and fundraising. He retired from CWS in 2014 and returned to the town where he had grown up, Modesto, California.
 
While he was baptized into the Catholic Church, Tom's religious upbringing was more ecumenical since his dad was Methodist and his mom was Catholic. He attended the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana earning a Bachelor’s and later a Master’s degree in Theology. His interest in things religious was sparked by a sophomore year spent in Japan, where he studied Buddhism and Japanese culture.
 
After his retirement from CWS, he graduated from the School for Deacons at CDSP in Berkeley in May of 2019, and was ordained to the vocational Diaconate on November 16th at the Cathedral in Fresno. At present he is the Deacon at St. John the Baptist in Lodi, California. Tom also serves as the Co-Chair of the Immigration Commission for the Diocese and Episode 17 of our podcast Walk Talk Listen will reveal, he is still very active in his community and still trying to walk the talk. Please don't forget to like, review, share our podcast that you can find via: walktalklisten.podbean.com or Spotify, Itunes, Google Podcast or Audible/Amazon. And yes, as Tom says, you can still support the 100 mile campaign by going to www.100mile.org or by directly going to the campaign page. You can also follow and like us via twitter, facebook or instagram. 

Virtual Walk Talk Listen with Carol Bremer-Bennett (episode 16)

Carol Bremer-Bennett, Executive Director of World Renew as well as board member of Growing Hope Globally, is the guest of Episode 16. She asks attention for the struggles and challenges of indigenous people, not only in the US, but around the world. Carol is herself an indigenous person and part of the Navajo Nation. We talk about her own journey, her children, the next generation and worries and hopes with regard to our world especially as a result of Covid-19. 
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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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