Praise Hands Podcast
56 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsEach week on the Praise Hands Podcast, join host Robby Valderrama and learn from creative, cross-cultural solutionists at the American intersection of church, race, music, and economics. Learn more about Praise Hands at PraiseHands.com.
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Biblical Social Policy In The 21st Century w/ Dr. Michael Schluter
March 14, 2019 05:27 - 35 minutes - 32 MB"Everywhere you look in Christianity, relationships is the hallmark. And that makes it distinct from any other religion on the planet." Dr. Michael Schluter is the epitome of a creative, cross-cultural solutionist. He’s been honored by the Queen of England for his Biblically-derived social policy, and he's facilitated peacebuilding initiatives everywhere from Korea to Rwanda to South Africa during Apartheid. This episode is the last in a three-part series on Economic Healing, and will fe...
Sex Trafficking: A Survivor's Story w/ Lexie LaVallee
March 06, 2019 21:15 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MB"I’m not defined by the one thing that happened to me fifteen years ago." Lexie LaVallee Lexie LaVallee is a survivor of child sex trafficking. Her story of exploitation will leave you aware of the worst parts of our humanity, and her story of forgiveness will make you believe that healing is possible, even in the most tragic of circumstances. Recorded at the ABLE Flagship Store in Nashville, this episode is the second of a three-part series on Economic Healing, and will feature Lexie sh...
Making Ethics Fashionable In American Capitalism w/ Barrett Ward
February 28, 2019 05:01 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MB"I’m not trying to hide anything. (You don’t) have to be perfect before you can be honest." Barrett Ward Social entrepreneur Barrett Ward is a capitalist with a conscience. Through his lifestyle brand ABLE, he seeks to end generational poverty through providing economic opportunity for women and help businesses and consumers amplify their social impact. Recorded at ABLE's flagship store in Nashville with guest co-host Lexie LaVallee, this episode is the first of a three-part series on Ec...
How To Create Common Ground Through Music (w/ American Idol Finalist Clark Beckham)
February 18, 2019 20:00 - 46 minutes - 63.4 MB"When music is done at its height, it is multicultural. It’s like a magnet that brings in everybody." Clark Beckham American Idol finalist Clark Beckham has been called "a total star" (M. Orland) "one of the millennial generation's best artists" (J. Elyachar), and "an unforgettable talent" (Quincy Jones). Recorded at Nashville's Plaza Mariachi, Clark opens up about his humble musical beginnings, his creative process, and how his faith inspires him to use music to reach across cultural, p...
Multiculturalism, Worship, and the Church w/ Nikki Lerner & Chris Baker
February 14, 2019 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB"When church becomes about our preference... we stay separate." Nikki Lerner "We don't just serve a 'Gospel' God or a 'Contemporary Christian' God. We serve a really big God." Chris Baker In this episode, learn from two of the church's leading voices on Multicultural Worship. Our first guest is Maryland-based worship leader and recording artist Nikki Lerner. Nikki helps lead the Multicultural Worship Leaders Network and is the co-author of the book Worship Together: In Your Church As In ...
Why We Need Creative, Cross-Cultural Christianity
February 04, 2019 05:57 - 5 minutes - 8.2 MB"The Church I love has filtered the Good News of Jesus through the lens of American consumerism." Robby Valderrama In this episode, hear Robby's experience as a biracial American Christian moving from secular Silicon Valley to the Buckle of the Bible Belt: Nashville, Tennessee. With equal credentials in music, pastoral ministry, and finance, Robby offers provocative and timely questions for the American church: If we value cultural expressions that are not like ours, why is the worship...