Latest Racial reconciliation Podcast Episodes
Political Convictions: How We Hold Them
United? We Pray - July 17, 2024 05:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsPastor Joshua Chatman joins Austin to talk about how to be agents of unity in difficult political seasons. We learned during the last election cycle of the deep divides within the Church over politics. Josh and Austin talk about what we should not do, and what we should do as we relate to our br...
Political Convictions: What Are They?
United? We Pray - July 10, 2024 05:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsDan Darling joins the show once again to talk through political convictions. It's no secret that this is a difficult political season for a lot of Christians. Without diving into the weeds of any specific issue, Dan and Austin discuss how we should arrive at our political convictions and how we ...
July 4th Special: Black and Patriotic with Bobby Scott
United? We Pray - July 04, 2024 06:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsHappy fourth of July! This week we are joined by special guest, Pastor Bobby Scott. "Bible Bobby" is a friend of the ministry who has been on the podcast and has written for us several times. He has a particular interest in black history and all the ways our nation has failed to live up to its i...
Adoption, Prayer, and the Unexpected
United? We Pray - June 26, 2024 06:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsOn today's special episode, Pastor Isaac Adams interviews one of his church members, Brittany Elmer. Brittany and her husband have adopted three special needs children, none of whom share their ethnicity. Her son, Isaac, went to be with the Lord earlier this year. Brittany shares how the prayers...
End the Stalemate: How to Have Hard Conversations with Tim Muehlhoff
United? We Pray - June 18, 2024 06:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsDr. Timothy Muehlhoff is a professor of communication at BIOLA University in California. He is also co-author of End the Stalemate: Move Past Cancel Culture to Meaningful Conversations along with his BIOLA colleague Sean McDowell. This book, which came out today, is an excellent resource for wha...
Transracial Adoption with Brittany Salmon
United? We Pray - June 12, 2024 06:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsBrittany Salmon is a scholar and author of It Takes More than Love: A Christian Guide to Navigating the Complexities of Cross-Cultural Adoption (Moody, 2022). She is also the adoptive mother to three children who do not share her ethnicity, so her teaching on transracial adoption is not simply a...
Biblical Theology: Minor Prophets
United? We Pray - June 05, 2024 06:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsWe're back in our Bible study series with Adrianna Anderson. Today we look at the minor prophets, where we see a fuller picture of God's mercy to His people, Israel, and to the nations. There are plenty of sober warnings of judgment, but God's mercy shines through these books as time and again t...
Raising the Next Generation
United? We Pray - May 29, 2024 16:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsFew things are as difficult as parenting. If you desire to raise your kids to be agents of unity among God's people, it is even harder. Josh Chatman, host of the Train 'em Up podcast stops by to talk about parenting. Austin and Josh shared their experience of both raising children who do not sha...
Biblical Theology: Major Prophets | God's faithfulness
United? We Pray - May 22, 2024 05:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsToday, Adrianna and Austin are exploring the major prophets and seeing God's plan for His people from all nations. While these books occur in the context immediately preceding and during the Exile, God's faithfulness permeates the whole thing. We see that God has not forgotten His people or His ...
Biblical Theology: The Exile | Interracial Marriage
United? We Pray - May 15, 2024 05:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsWhat does the Bible say about interracial marriage? Adrianna Anderson and Austin Suter continue this exploration of Biblical Theology as we look at Daniel, Esther, Nehemiah, and Ezra. These books represent the exile and the mercy of God in allowing the exile to end and for God's people to return...
Biblical Theology: History Books
United? We Pray - May 08, 2024 06:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsIs the idea of race in the Bible? In the last episode of this series, Adrianna Anderson joined Austin to study the books of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth. This week, we’re looking at the history books of the Old Testament: Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles. God’s desire for His people was to be a light t...
Biblical Theology: Joshua - Ruth
United? We Pray - May 01, 2024 06:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsAdrianna Anderson is back as we continue walking through the Old Testament. These three books, Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, share the history of God's people in the promised land. There is much history here to lament and learn from, and thankfully there is history to celebrate as well. We see the p...
Biblical Theology: The Law
United? We Pray - April 24, 2024 06:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsAdrianna Anderson is back with us to discuss the law: Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. We take a high-level view of these books and see the many lessons God has for His people in dealing with the nations. From this, we are able to start building a Biblical theology of race and ethnicity as w...
Biblical Theology: Exodus
United? We Pray - April 17, 2024 05:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsWe continue our Bible study series by looking at the book of Exodus. There are many ethnic issues in this book, from the oppression of the Israelites by the Egyptians, to the covenant faithfulness of Zipporah. This was a fascinating discussion and we hope you are encouraged. LINKS & SHOW NOTES...
Biblical Theology: Genesis
United? We Pray - April 10, 2024 05:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsWe are kicking off our Bible Study or Biblical Theology series with the book of Genesis. Adrianna Anderson brings her expertise as a Bible scholar to help us look at Scripture to see God's plan for diversity and ethnic harmony. There is so much in Scripture on this topic. Genesis is packed full ...
Faith Over Fear: Speaking Out as a White Woman with Courtney Reissig
United? We Pray - April 04, 2024 00:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsAustin and Isaac were pleased to welcome Courtney Reissig to the studio today. Courtney is an accomplished author who has also been writing for us for years. We talked with her about her burden to speak out on racial matters and overcoming her own self-consciousness to do so. We hope you're enco...
Multi-Ethnic Ministry in London
United? We Pray - March 27, 2024 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsWhat does multi-ethnic ministry look like in different contexts? Pastor Yannick Christos-Wahab joins us to talk about his church in London. We hear about similarities and differences between the UK and the US, and Yannick gives us a positive vision for being salt and light in a dark world. LIN...
What if my Church doesn't Care?
United? We Pray - March 20, 2024 05:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsIsaac and Austin sit down for the second installment in our FAQ series with a question we often get on the road - "what if my church doesn't care about ethnic unity?" We talk through scenarios when someone might want to leave their church, but spend most of the conversation cautioning against ma...
Praying Against Antisemitism with Randy Newman
United? We Pray - March 13, 2024 06:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsDr. Randy Newman joins Austin to discuss the disturbing increase in antisemitism happening in the world right now. Randy shares his own experience with antisemitism, shares some of his family history, and provides a theological perspective on why history keeps repeating itself. We hope you will ...
The Necessity of a Charitable Disposition
United? We Pray - March 06, 2024 07:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsPastor Josh Chatman is back with us because he thinks Christians need to grow in our application of charity. Christian charity is just another way to speak about loving our neighbors, which is a duty all of us have. We don't have to agree with, understand, or even like someone to be kind to them...
Black History Month: Black Abolitionists
United? We Pray - February 28, 2024 07:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsWhen we think of abolitionists, most of us think of Abraham Lincoln or John Brown. But there were many black abolitionists doing the work who, for whatever reason, haven't received the recognition they deserve. In this episode, Jasmine Holmes stops by to educate us on some of the black abolition...
Black History Month: Martin Luther King, Jr
United? We Pray - February 21, 2024 06:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsAs we continue our Black History Month series, we look today at the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King was a remarkably gifted man who managed to lead the complex, often contentious movement we now think of as the Civil Rights Movement. Though he is beloved in our day, he was hated in ...
Black History Month: The Faith of the Enslaved, with Jasmine Holmes
United? We Pray - February 14, 2024 10:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsContinuing our Black History Month series, Jasmine Holmes stops by the podcast to talk about the faith of American slaves and the persecution they endured. We also discuss historical sources that can give us an an idea of what slavery was like for the saints who lived through it. God sustained H...
Black History Month: Francis Grimke
United? We Pray - February 07, 2024 07:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsIt will surprise no one to see that we're kicking off Black History Month by talking about Francis Grimke. Francis was a pastor in Washington, DC in the early 1900s. He was a former slave who lived an extraordinary life. His work inspired Isaac to start this ministry, so we feel a special connec...
The Asian American Experience with Mike Ahn
United? We Pray - January 31, 2024 07:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsAustin is joined in the studio today by Dr. Mike Ahn, Interim Dean of Spiritual Development at BIOLA University. Mike graciously shared something of the Asian American experience with us, an experience which is often misunderstood or overlooked, even by those who care about ethnic harmony. Mike ...
Special Release! Ray Ortlund Sermon
United? We Pray - January 26, 2024 08:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsSome surprise encouragement for your weekend! Ray Ortlund, of Immanuel Church in Nashville, recently preached at Iron City Church in Birmingham to celebrate the anniversary of Isaac's installation as lead pastor. The sermon was on the Christian's hope of heaven, and it was so moving for us that ...
Highlighting Diversity with Carl Laferton
United? We Pray - January 24, 2024 06:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsAustin is joined today by Carl Laferton, Executive Vice President of The Good Book Company (TGBC). We talk about the children's books published by TGBC, and how the illustrations both reflect historical accuracy and highlight diversity. We also talk about TGBC's lay-level commentary series, and ...
Crossing the Tracks: Loving Neighbors Who Aren't Like Us with Josh Chatman
United? We Pray - January 17, 2024 06:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsPastor Josh Chatman joins Austin once again to discuss loving our neighbors. How can we better love our neighbors who are not like us? How do we even go about doing it when society is so often segregated? Josh encourages us to look for diversity that we might be missing, and then share some help...
Don't Lose Your First Love
United? We Pray - January 10, 2024 06:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsTo kick off the new year, Austin and Isaac sit down to discuss Jesus' warning to the Church of Ephesus from Revelation 2. Jesus admonished them for losing their first love. We talk about how loving Jesus should supersede everything else we do as a ministry and as Christians. Whatever good works ...
Structured Prayer with Josh Chatman
United? We Pray - January 03, 2024 06:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 176 ratingsJosh Chatman, pastor at Midtown Baptist Church joins Austin today to talk about our prayers lives. Specifically, they discuss structured prayers and how praying different kinds of prayers can help us when we feel stuck, get us to pray about different things, and create a more rich prayer life. W...
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