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Conversations centered on faith and culture to think through what we believe and why. This show engages in topics such as social justice and how the church can lean into these conversations. Join Jim and Pat as they have conversations with special guests


    • Jul 14, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 45m AVG DURATION
    • 24 EPISODES


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    Transracial Adoption with Joy Balsbaugh Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 62:07


    “Transracial Adoption pt 2 w. Joy Balsbaugh” Pat and Justine continue their conversation with Joy about her journey with adoption and some of the systemic issues she's discovered along the way. Show Notes: Questions? Email us! StirItUp@RedeemerModesto.com www.RedeemerModesto.com/Social-Justice

    Transracial Adoption with Joy Balsbaugh

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 55:25


    Pat and Justine are joined by local community member Joy Balsbaugh to discuss her experience and heart toward transracial adoption and parenting. Show notes: Questions? Email us! StirItUp@RedeemerModesto.com Resources: “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812993543?tag=randohouseinc31703-20 “The Color of Water” by James McBride https://www.amazon.com/Color-Water-Black-Tribute-Mother/dp/159448192X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+color+of+water&qid=1625698354&sr=8-1 Transracial Adoptee Voices: https://www.instagram.com/sandhyaoaks/ https://www.instagram.com/wreckageandwonder/ https://www.instagram.com/iamadopted/ https://www.instagram.com/teachandtransform/

    Stir it Up Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 1:02


    Episodes will be released Wednesdays moving forward!

    Juneteenth with Matt Brady

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 52:09


    Teacher and Redeemer Partner Matt Brady joins Pat and Eddie to talk about his heart for racial reconciliation and the importance of investigating our history. Got questions? Email us! stiritup@redeemermodesto.com Additional Resources https://thewitnessbcc.com/ Pass The Mic Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pass-the-mic/id1435500798

    Adoption with Pete Swanberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 46:36


    Pete Swanberg joins Pat and Eddie to share how he sees adoption as a social justice issue and encourages people to engage. Show Notes: www.loveallourkids.com www.bethany.org www.csa-stanislaus.com/childrens-services

    An LGBTQ Conversation with Josh Ebersole

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 45:36


    Josh Ebersole joins Pat and Eddie to discuss his perspective on engaging in LGBTQ conversations as a teacher and a parent. Questions or thoughts? Send them to stiritup@redeemermodesto.com https://redeemermodesto.com/social-justice

    About Last Week: Another LGBTQ Conversation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 47:03


    Pat and Jim reflect on last week's interview and address some thoughts and responses. See our social justice webpage here: https://redeemermodesto.com/social-justice Questions? Email us at stiritup@redeemermodesto.com

    An LGBTQ Conversation with Antionetta Phelps

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 55:08


    Pat and Jim are joined by Antionetta Phelps for an honest and vulnerable conversation. Email questions to StirItUp@RedeemerModesto.com View our social justice page: www.redeemermodesto.com/social-justice

    Abortion with Jennifer Hutton

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 43:56


    Jennifer Hutton joins Jim and Pat to discuss the topic of abortion and how to lovingly engage in this conversation. Support Jenn: turlockyounglife.com Modesto Pregnancy Center: www.modestopc.org/ Turlock Pregnancy Center: https://turlockphc.com/ https://redeemermodesto.com/social-justice

    Women in the Church with Elyse Fitzpatrick

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 46:29


    Elyse Fitzpatrick joins Pat and Jim to discuss the role of women in the church Show notes: www.elysefitzpatrick.com Worthy The Podcast Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/worthy-celebrating-the-value-of-women/id1497732229 Listen on Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93b3J0aHljZWxlYnJhdGluZ3RoZXZhbHVlb2Z3b21lbi5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw Pick up a copy of Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07VQNTPN5&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_2CT5GSTM5WAXRSXZG979

    Immigration & Refugee Resettlement with Daly Perry and Sarah Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 45:14


    Daley Perry and Sarah Williams from World Relief join Jim and Pat to discuss the issue of immigration and refugee resettlement and how the church should approach these topics. Show notes: - www.worldreliefmodesto.org - @worldreliefmodesto on Fb and instagram - visit www.worldrelief.org/advocate/#promise to sign a petition urging President Biden to keep his promise to increase the refugee ceiling

    Derek Chauvin Verdict

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 13:09


    Jim and Pat discuss a posture for Christians in response to the news of the Derek Chauvin Verdict.

    Responding to our Social Justice Webpage with Alan Gwynn

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 46:25


    Alan Gwynn (the behind the scenes co-host) joins Jim and Pat to discuss the Social Justice Webpage on our website. You can see the website at the link!

    Social Justice Webpage

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 44:39


    Jim and Pat discuss the new page we put on our website focusing on social justice. This helps clarify what we believe and what our biblical take on social justice is. You can see the page by tapping the link or go to the Redeemer Modesto website, hover over "what we do" and click on "focus on social justice."

    Gender Pronouns

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 44:51


    On the latest Stir It Up Show, Pat and Jim discuss the topic of gender pronouns.

    Question and Answer Session

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 48:01


    Pat and Jim answer listener questions!

    Gender Equality Part 2 with Kendra Fletcher

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 47:55


    Kendra joins Pat and Jim for the Stir It Up Podcast for part 2 of discussing the issue of gender equality in the church.

    Gender Equality Part 1 with Kendra Fletcher

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 49:30


    Kendra Fletcher joins Jim and Pat to discuss the issue of gender equality and how we can lean into this topic as a church community at Redeemer. stiritup@redeemermodesto.com for questions

    Racism Part 3 with John Torres

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 50:23


    John Torres joins Pat and Jim on the Stir it Up show to discuss the issue of racism. Part 3 of the racism series.

    Racism Part 2 with John Torres

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 49:45


    John Torres returns to the Stir it Up Podcast to talk about the issue of racism, specifically racism and the Bible.

    Racism Part 1 with John Torres

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 50:42


    John Torres of City Ministry Network joins Pat and Jim on the Stir It Up Podcast to talk about racism in the church, and how we can engage on this topic.

    Economic Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 51:48


    Stir It Up - Economic Development

    Social Justice & The Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 48:14


    We continue our conversation about Social Justice on the Stir It Up Podcast. How have churches engaged with the topic of social justice in the past? How should a group of Christians approach these topics?

    Social Justice & The Gospel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 47:31


    On this episode of Stir It Up, Jim, Pat, and Eddie talk about Social Justice & The Gospel. What does Social Justice mean, and why is it such a hot button topic today?

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