Michael McDonald — Justice & the Big Messy Bible with Mike from the Bible Project
Justice Matters with Tim Buxton
English - October 11, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBNon-Profit Business justice nonprofit video podcast leaders belonging freedom compassion charity activism global Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Michael McDonald is Director of Global Focus and Strategic Relationships for The Bible Project, a crowdfunded non-profit creative studio dedicated to communicating a single, powerful message to the world: the Bible is one unified story that leads to Jesus. Celebrated for its captivating, animated YouTube videos outlining and simplifying each book of Scripture, The Bible Project is a fan-driven, fan-funded movement that provides its resources worldwide, free of charge.
Prior to joining The Bible Project, he served for over a decade in more than 15 countries working to improve people’s daily lives, one community at a time. He primarily focused on educational, micro/macro financing projects, conflict resolution, and economic development.
Michael has also led thousands of leaders on more than 200 trips to the Middle East, South East Asia and Africa, and also worked in Iraq, Uganda, Somalia, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Haiti. He has also served on a number of boards—including Remember Nhu and Fly Fishing Collaborative—with a focus on ending child sex trafficking as well as working closely with Ugandan Consulate Bob Goff in conflict regions around the world.
A Canadian by birth, his eclectic upbringing and global worldview was nurtured from an early age. At the young age of fourteen, Mike's mom sent him and his younger brother to China [alone] to attended an NGO woman’s conference discussing gender equality.
In addition to owning and operating restaurants in the Portland/Seattle area, Mike spent the good part of two decades as a pastor with Imago Dei Community & Bridgetown Church in Portland. It was there that Mike was instrumental in forming and leading "Hear The Cry" — a local & global justice-focused nonprofit with long term partnerships in 9 countries; Uganda, Zimbabwe, Somalia, Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), Iraq, India and Haiti and Nicaragua.
He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Melissa. You can follow him on Instagram @michaeldeanmcdonald & you can learn more about the work of the Bible Project by visiting https://bibleproject.com & their YouTube channel — https://www.youtube.com/user/jointhebibleproject
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