The Mestizo Podcast

Episode Credits:Writer and Host: Colton BernasolMusic by Lucas ManningProducer: Lucas ManningExecutive Producer: Emanuel PadillaSupport the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.Merch: Whether you want a t-shirt, hoodie, baby onesie, journal, mug, or sticker, tenemos un poquito de todo. My favorite is the recently released "Product of Abuela's Prayers" crewneck, celebrating the theology we inherit from nuestras Abuelitas. Check out our New merch store by visiting our store. Courses: Want to take courses that prepare you to face the challenges of doing ministry in the hyphen? Visit learn.worldoutspoken.com today and enroll in one of our newest courses.

Episode Credits:Writer and Host: Colton BernasolMusic by Lucas ManningProducer: Lucas ManningExecutive Producer: Emanuel PadillaSupport the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.Merch: Whether you want a t-shirt, hoodie, baby onesie, journal, mug, or sticker, tenemos un poquito de todo. My favorite is the recently released "Product of Abuela's Prayers" crewneck, celebrating the theology we inherit from nuestras Abuelitas. Check out our New merch store by visiting our store. Courses: Want to take courses that prepare you to face the challenges of doing ministry in the hyphen? Visit learn.worldoutspoken.com today and enroll in one of our newest courses. About Colton BernasolColton Bernasol is an editor and writer from Plainfield, Illinois, a Southwest suburb in the Chicagoland area. He graduated from Wheaton College with a BA in Philosophy and Biblical/Theological Studies and from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary with an MA in Theology and Ethics. He writes at the intersection of religion, society, and culture. Currently, he lives in Chicagoland with his wife Anna. Sign up for his newsletter, Provisional.

Episode Credits:Writer and Host: Colton BernasolMusic by Lucas ManningProducer: Lucas ManningExecutive Producer: Emanuel PadillaSupport the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.Merch: Whether you want a t-shirt, hoodie, baby onesie, journal, mug, or sticker, tenemos un poquito de todo. My favorite is the recently released "Product of Abuela's Prayers" crewneck, celebrating the theology we inherit from nuestras Abuelitas. Check out our New merch store by visiting our store. Courses: Want to take courses that prepare you to face the challenges of doing ministry in the hyphen? Visit learn.worldoutspoken.com today and enroll in one of our newest courses. Episode Copyright 2022 - World Outspoken. All rights reserved. Visit our website terms of use at www.worldoutspoken.com for more information.

Introducing a new mini-series on the Mestizo Podcast called “Navigating Symbolic Devastation.”Many of you submitted questions asking for episodes that deal with deconstruction, church trauma, and the grief and dissonance we feel about Christianity. What happens when the symbols of Christianity become deeply associated with racism, patriarchy, and violence? How do we recover the meaning of Christian symbols, when they've been coopted for years, even centuries? We invited Colton Bernasol, essay contributor, theologian, and friend of World Outspoken to help us answer these questions. Over the next weeks, we'll journey with him as he helps us navigate symbolic devastation. Episode Credits:Writer and Host: Colton BernasolMusic by Lucas ManningProducer: Lucas ManningExecutive Producer: Emanuel PadillaSupport the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.Merch: Whether you want a t-shirt, hoodie, baby onesie, journal, mug, or sticker, tenemos un poquito de todo. My favorite is the recently released "Product of Abuela's Prayers" crewneck, celebrating the theology we inherit from nuestras Abuelitas. Check out our New merch store by visiting our store. Courses: Want to take courses that prepare you to face the challenges of doing ministry in the hyphen? Visit learn.worldoutspoken.com today and enroll in one of our newest courses.

On this final episode of the season, your hosts answer your questions about the Mestizo church, themes of the season, and tell you what is coming next for the Mestizo Podcast.Support the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Complete the Survey: Use this link to complete the survey and help us learn how we can better serve you. Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.Merch: Whether you want a t-shirt, hoodie, baby onesie, journal, mug, or sticker, tenemos un poquito de todo. My favorite is the recently released "Product of Abuela's Prayers" crewneck, celebrating the theology we inherit from nuestras Abuelitas. Check out our New merch store by visiting our store. Courses: Want to take courses that prepare you to face the challenges of doing ministry in the hyphen? Visit learn.worldoutspoken.com today and enroll in one of our newest courses.

We sit down with Jeremy and Angelica Barahona to discuss their church plant efforts back home in West Palm Beach, Florida. We talk about why they returned home, chose to plant a new church, and the challenges they've faced in planting.Support the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.Merch: Whether you want a t-shirt, hoodie, baby onesie, journal, mug, or sticker, tenemos un poquito de todo. My favorite is the recently released "Product of Abuela's Prayers" crewneck, celebrating the theology we inherit from nuestras Abuelitas. Check out our New merch store by visiting our store. Courses: Want to take courses that prepare you to face the challenges of doing ministry in the hyphen? Visit learn.worldoutspoken.com today and enroll in one of our newest courses. The Light: Learn more about The Light Church by visiting their website.

On this bonus episode of the Mestizo Podcast, Emanuel sits down with last years Scholars in Residence to discuss their work for the year. They share about who they were listening to and how they were listening to serve. Support the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.Merch: Whether you want a t-shirt, hoodie, baby onesie, journal, mug, or sticker, tenemos un poquito de todo. My favorite is the recently released "Product of Abuela's Prayers" crewneck, celebrating the theology we inherit from nuestras Abuelitas. Check out our New merch store by visiting our store. Courses: Want to take courses that prepare you to face the challenges of doing ministry in the hyphen? Visit learn.worldoutspoken.com today and enroll in one of our newest courses. Learn more about the SIR: Here is the link to the Scholar in Residence Program.

After writing Rediscipling the White Church, Pastor David W. Swanson has gone on to be an important voice in Christian racial solidarity movements. On this episode, we sit down to talk to him about his vision for rediscipleship, why he prefers brother/sister language over “ally,” and what it means to have fellowship with rediscipled white congregations.Support the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.Merch: Whether you want a t-shirt, hoodie, baby onesie, journal, mug, or sticker, tenemos un poquito de todo. My favorite is the recently released "Product of Abuela's Prayers" crewneck, celebrating the theology we inherit from nuestras Abuelitas. Check out our New merch store by visiting our store. Courses: Want to take courses that prepare you to face the challenges of doing ministry in the hyphen? Visit learn.worldoutspoken.com today and enroll in one of our newest courses. Reading: Here is the link to the article by Pastor Swanson. About Pastor SwansonDavid is the founding pastor of New Community Covenant Church, a multiracial congregation on the South Side of Chicago. He also serves as the CEO of New Community Outreach, a non-profit organization working to reduce causes of trauma and raise opportunities for equity. David's book, Rediscipling the White Church: From Cheap Diversity to True Discipleship, is available now. Read more from David at his website, dwswanson.com.

We sit down with Dra. Teresa Deglado to talk about the personal dynamics of the diaspora, the family motivations that drove Delgado's research, and how to recover the links between Island and Barrio. Dra. Delgado tells us why literature was so important to her decolonial theology, and we get into a little Puerto Rican history. Elizabeth and I also share some of our family stories to understand the Puerto Rican colonial condition. Support the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.Merch: Whether you want a t-shirt, hoodie, baby onesie, journal, mug, or sticker, tenemos un poquito de todo. My favorite is the recently released "Product of Abuela's Prayers" crewneck, celebrating the theology we inherit from nuestras Abuelitas. Check out our New merch store by visiting our store. Courses: Want to take courses that prepare you to face the challenges of doing ministry in the hyphen? Visit learn.worldoutspoken.com today and enroll in one of our newest courses. About Dra. DelgadoTeresa Delgado is Dean of St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at St. John's University. Her more recent publications include Augustine and Social Justice, co-edited with John Doody and Kim Paffenroth (2015), and contributions to Queer Christianities: Lived Religion in Transgressive Forms (2014), Reinterpreting Virtues and Values in the U.S. Public Sphere (2013), and More Than a Monologue: Sexual Diversity and the Catholic Church, Volume 1 (2013). Delgado serves on the Board of Directors for WESPAC Foundation (Westchester Peace Action Coalition) and lives in Mount Vernon, NY with her husband and their four children.

On this episode, we sit down with Dra. Alexia Salvatierra to discuss community development between Californios and recent immigrants, asking questions about how she manages to develop mutuality between the immigrant and citizen.Support the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.Merch: Whether you want a t-shirt, hoodie, baby onesie, journal, mug, or sticker, tenemos un poquito de todo. My favorite is the recently released "Product of Abuela's Prayers" crewneck, celebrating the theology we inherit from nuestras Abuelitas. Check out our New merch store by visiting our store. Courses: Want to take courses that prepare you to face the challenges of doing ministry in the hyphen? Visit learn.worldoutspoken.com today and enroll in one of our newest courses. About Dra. Salvatierra Rev. Dr. Alexia Salvatierra is the Academic Dean of the Centro Latino and the Assistant Professor of Integral Mission and Global Transformation at Fuller Theological Seminary. She has over 40 years of experience in ministries of community transformation, in the US and internationally. She is the co-author of Faith-Rooted Organizing: Mobilizing the Church in Service to the World and Buried Seeds: Learning from the Vibrant Resilience of Marginalized Christian Communities. Her favorite title is Madrina, given to her by the rising leaders whom she mentors.

On this bonus episode, we sit down with Jasmine Rodriguez and Micah Bournes to discuss the themes of their songs “Kiss” and “Water.” We talk about the generational resistance to black beauty and respectability politics that shaped family patterns.Support the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.Merch: Whether you want a t-shirt, hoodie, baby onesie, journal, mug, or sticker, tenemos un poquito de todo. My favorite is the recently released "Product of Abuela's Prayers" crewneck, celebrating the theology we inherit from nuestras Abuelitas. Check out our New merch store by visiting our store. Courses: Want to take courses that prepare you to face the challenges of doing ministry in the hyphen? Visit learn.worldoutspoken.com today and enroll in one of our newest courses. New Music: Listen to Micah Bournes music and poetry here. Listen to more of Jasmine's music here. About the artistsMicah Bournes is a musician and poet from Long Beach, California. His work is full of vulnerable narratives touching on themes of culture, justice, and faith. For over a decade he has toured the world performing and teaching creative writing workshops.Jasmine is a Dominican singer songwriter born in NYC, raised in Michigan and now based out of LA. She was inspired to do music to tell her story through vulnerability, to create spaces for healing and to inspire others to face their fears.

Whoops! Look like there was an error in the audio. This has been corrected. Thank you to those that pointed this out.Dra. Nancy Bedford's daughter once asked, “How can I be a good mother if I'm not a theologian?” On this episode, we sit down with Dra. Bedford and discuss motherhood and vocation and how she raised hijas nepantleras.Support the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.Merch: Whether you want a t-shirt, hoodie, baby onesie, journal, mug, or sticker, tenemos un poquito de todo. My favorite is the recently released "Product of Abuela's Prayers" crewneck, celebrating the theology we inherit from nuestras Abuelitas. Check out our New merch store by visiting our store. Courses: Want to take courses that prepare you to face the challenges of doing ministry in the hyphen? Visit learn.worldoutspoken.com today and enroll in one of our newest courses. New Music: Listen to Audax the Damsel's original “Beads” and more here.

On this episode, we sit down with Dra. Liz Rios and Rev. Hiram Rios to discuss the dynamics of raising their special needs child, DJ. We discuss parenting and ministry, the role of humor and joy in a culture of erasure, and a theology of disability. Support the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.Merch: Whether you want a t-shirt, hoodie, baby onesie, journal, mug, or sticker, tenemos un poquito de todo. My favorite is the recently released "Product of Abuela's Prayers" crewneck, celebrating the theology we inherit from nuestras Abuelitas. Check out our New merch store by visiting our store. Courses: Want to take courses that prepare you to face the challenges of doing ministry in the hyphen? Visit learn.worldoutspoken.com today and enroll in one of our newest courses. About the Rios FamilyLiz Rios has been in ministry for over 32 years serving in various capacities in almost every area of the church including Executive Pastor and Co-Lead Pastor alongside her husband Rev. Hiram Rios. Hiram and Liz officially started in ministry in 1990. They pastored together in a local Florida church and eventually went on to plant their own until they stopped pastoring in 2016. Since then, Rev. Hiram has semi-retired to focus on his family, especially as primary caregiver to his special needs son and as a community minister via the Passion Center, where he hosts a monthly comedy show to bring laughter and joy to their South Florida community. Dr. Liz works as a Talent Acquisition Manager for Urban Strategies and as an adjunct professor and also serves as a Consulting Editor for Outreach Magazine, on the board of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition. In addition, she is a senior consultant for Freedom Road, LLC which coaches, consults, trains and designs experiences to help groups in multiple sectors do justice in just ways. Dr. Rios also serves on the Send Institute's Missiologists Council. Her work and experiences led her to start her own network Passion2Plant to encourage and support Black/Brown church planters committed to planting justice-oriented churches in urban communities right from the start. Hiram and Liz have two children, Samuel Eliu who recently graduated from Southeastern University and works part-time at Passion2Plant as Operations Assistant and Daniel Jeremiah (DJ) their "silent prophet" and special angel who has a number of ailments including epilepsy, cerebral palsy and hydrocephalus due to medical negligence. They met in church as teens and have been together for 34 years, 32 of them happily married.

On this episode, we are joined by Pastor Gail Song Bantum and Dr. Brian Bantum to discuss their new book Choosing Us: Marriage and Mutual Flourishing in a world of Difference. We ask them about death and love, confession and change, and how to read the stars. Support the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.Merch: Whether you want a t-shirt, hoodie, baby onesie, journal, mug, or sticker, tenemos un poquito de todo. My favorite is the recently released "Product of Abuela's Prayers" crewneck, celebrating the theology we inherit from nuestras Abuelitas. Check out our New merch store by visiting our store. Courses: Want to take courses that prepare you to face the challenges of doing ministry in the hyphen? Visit learn.worldoutspoken.com today and enroll in one of our newest courses. About the BantumsGail Song Bantum is lead pastor at Quest Church and has created four mentoring groups nationally for women of color leaders. A nationally known speaker on topics of justice, leadership, and mentoring, she has spoken at Why Christian?, Evolving Faith, Christian Community Development Association, and the Proctor Children's Defense Fund Conference, among others.Brian Bantum (PhD, Duke University) writes and speaks on the intersections of identity, race, and gender. He is the Neal F. and Ila A. Fisher Professor of Theology at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, a contributing editor for the Christian Century, and the author of The Death of Race: Building a New Christianity in a Racial World and Redeeming Mulatto: A Theology of Christian Hybridity.

On this episode, we welcome you back to the show, introduce the theme for the new season, “the dynamics between us,” and forecast some of what's coming in the season. Support the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.Merch: You can now support the show and represent la Iglesia Mestiza. Check out our New merch store by visiting our store. Courses: Want to take courses that prepare you to face the challenges of doing ministry in the hyphen? Visit learn.worldoutspoken.com today and enroll in one of our newest courses. Special Offer: Don't forget that as a listener of The Mestizo Podcast, you can get 30% off + free US shipping when you shop at InterVarsity Press and use the promo code: MESTIZO.

What would it look like if a church was planted with the expressed purpose of reaching bi-cultural, 2nd and 3rd generation Latinos? What would some of the initial challenges be? How would a pastoral team tackle them?On this bonus episode, we introduce you to World Outspoken's newest podcast, La Ventanita. Pull up a seat with Jeremy Barahona and Joshua Suh to hear about the process of church planting on the south end of West Palm Beach… as it's happening. La Ventanita Podcast gives you a behind the scenes look as Jeremy and his team launch The Light WPB, a church deeply committed to the neighborhood.Expect talk about everything from the Bible, hip-hop, and Latinidad. The episode you are about to hear gets into the honest struggle of church plant fundraising. For more episodes like this one, subscribe to La Ventanita on your favorite podcast app. And don't forget the Mestizo Podcast returns this March 2022 with lo Bueno como siempre.Support the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Purchase Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice, Theology, and IdentityDon't forget that as a listener of The Mestizo Podcast, you can get 30% off + free US shipping when you use the promo code: MESTIZO. Don't wait. Get a great deal on a great book, today.

On this episode, we switch things up, sitting down with 2x Dove Award Winner, Tu Premios Música Urbana winner, and co-owner of No Apologies Music, Jacob Cardec, known as Cardec Drums. We sit down with Cardec to discuss his vision of bridging the English speaking hip hop world con la musica Cristiana Urbana. He shares his earliest experiences with the church, how he manages the tension of being between world, and the future of No Apologies Music. Support the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Follow Cardec Drums on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cardecdrums/Follow No Apologies Music: https://www.instagram.com/noapologiesmusic/Purchase Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice, Theology, and Identity Don't forget that as a listener of The Mestizo Podcast, you can get 30% off + free US shipping when you use the promo code: MESTIZO. Don't wait. Get a great deal on a great book, today. You can also register here to join Dr. Robert Chao Romero on THURSDAY, FEB 3 (2PM ET / 1 PM CT / 11 AM PT) for a webinar titled Developing Christian Leaders with Seminary Now. Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.

Today we introduce you to one of World Outspoken's other amazing podcasts, Mixed Take. On this podcast Robert Rivera and Donielle Alicea discuss how the mixing of cultures and heritages in the US - influence film, television, and other forms of media and entertainment. On this episode, Doni and Robert interview actor and singer Jennifer Hudson and director Liesl Tommy on their film RESPECT. Doni and Robert also have interviews with actor, singer, and fellow Boricua, Robin De Jesus, actor Jimmy Gonzalez, and other episodes dealing with the ways the media landscape is changing. Check out Mixed Take on your favorite podcast app for more episodes like the one you're about to hear. Oh and… If you haven't heard of the book Brown Church, you'll want to get yourself a copy today. Robert Chao Romero, the son of a Mexican father and a Chinese immigrant mother, explores the history and theology the “Brown Church.”Romero considers how for five hundred years, Latina/o culture and identity have been shaped by their challenges to religious, socioeconomic, and political status quo, and takes readers through this history of activism and faith in the Latina/o church. Brown Church appeals to the vision for redemption, which includes not only heavenly promises but also the transformation of our lives and the world. Get your copy today at ivpress.com. And as a listener of The Mestizo Podcast, you can get 30% off + free US shipping when you use the promo code: MESTIZO. Don't wait. Get a great deal on a great book, today.

On this bonus episode, we hear from our sister and madrina, Elizabeth Conde-Frazier about her newest book, Atando Cabos: Latinx Contributions to Theological Education. We discuss the loose ends she explores, the importance of respect, and what we can all learn about how education is changing from the margins.Support the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Learn more about the The 2021 Justo and Catherine Gonzalez Lecture Series here. Purchase Atando Cabos en Español here. Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.

A special season ending episode of el Mestizo Podcast, the show for the mixed people of the mixed church. On this episode, your hosts answer your questions about the Mestizo church, themes of the season, and tell you what is coming next for the Mestizo Podcast. Support the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.Curious about Emanuel's rapper days? Listen to Legacia today.

Today we were set to release our last episode of the second season, our mail bag episode, where we answer your preguntas and wrap the discussions & themes of the season. Elizabeth and I are both at a conference over the next two weeks, so we are putting a pause on that episode. But not to worry, todavia tenemos algo bueno para ti. This Monday, June 21st at 6:30 CST we are hosting the final webinar of the season. In this webinar, we'll hear from the pastoral staff of Church of the City, New London. They'll share the story of how their church transitioned from a Spanish-language-only, traditional migrant church to a multi-ethnic church that embraced the generations of Latinos born in the US. This webinar will give you a real life case study of a church that went through many of the challenges and changes we've discussed in the first season of the podcast. Listeners of the Mestizo Podcast can now register for the webinar for only $15.00. Go to www.worldoutspoken.com/webinars and clicking register today. You won't want to miss the opportunity to gather with other listeners, hear a testimony from this church, AND ask questions in real time. We'll be back with the final episode of season 2 on July 7th, after the break for the holiday. Before I go, I have two other announcements. First, I want to ask you to help us defeat the algorithm. If you haven't already, subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcast and leave us a review. It really does help. Second, you can also now give to support the Mestizo Podcast. World Outspoken is a non-profit ministry that puts together these excellent resources for the church. You can help us continue the Mestizo podcast by going to www.worldoutspoken.com/give-now and clicking on the give now button on the top right. There are several ways to give, and some will get you access to bonus material from our team. Esto se hace en conjunto. Gracias por tu apoyo. Talk to you again soon. Bendiciones.

On this episode, we are joined by Rev. Orlando Crespo, National Director of LaFe at InterVarsity. We revisit his groundbreaking book Being Latino in Christ: Finding Wholeness in your Ethnic Identity nearly twenty years later. We ask him how the last twenty years have expanded his insights, what he would change, and how to bring reconciliation between white and afro-latinos, Latino immigrants and their diaspora children.Support the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.

On this episode we are joined by friends and family who are of "mixed" heritage. Their mestizaje is not coming from the historical mix but a more recent inter-mixed family. Our panel of modern mestizos speak about how they navigate this for themselves and what it is that they find along their journey as they live with people who may not understand their mixedness. So, sientase en casa, make yourself at home, and let's get started.Support the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.

On this episode, we are joined by Dr. Willie James Jennings to discuss a vision for the church “After Whiteness.” We ask questions about the assimilation tendencies of the church and theological education, the desire by many black and brown church folk to separate entirely, and a vision for the full communion between God's people.Support the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.

On this episode, we are joined by Dra. Arielle Akines to discuss Afro-Latinidad in Latin America and the US. We ask the question, “How do we elevate blackness without essentializing it? How do we elevate the African heritage of Hispanics?”Me Gritaron Negra poem by Victoria Santa Cruz (Serie Mistura de Ritmos: Mistura Afro-Peruana, Vol. 3; 2011 Music MGP)Support the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.

On this episode, we are joined by Dr. Charlie Dates and Dr. Eric Rivera to discuss their approaches to black and brown church traditions. We ask, “How do we cherish our Black/Latin@ heritage in the midst of the ever-popularizing multi-ethnic church movement? How do we continue to build bridges between the black and brown community?” And, they share stories about their own journey of cultural formation as pastors. Support the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.

On this episode, we are joined by Sandra Maria Van Opstal, author of The Next Worship and Co-Founder and Executive Director of Chasing Justice, a movement led by people of color to mobilize a lifestyle of faith and justice. We look at the failure of the multi-ethnic church movement, and we ask the question, “What does a multiethnic/multiracial church look like when whiteness is decentered?”Support the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.About Sandra Maria Van OpstalSandra holds a Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is a Doctoral Candidate at North Park Seminary. Her teaching has also been featured at Wheaton College, North Park University, Liberating Evangelicalism Conference, The Justice Conference, Evangelical Covenant conferences, Willow Creek Association conferences, and various churches. Her most recent books include Rally: Communal Prayers for the Lovers of Jesus and Justice, A Rhythm of Prayer, Still Evangelical, and The Next Worship.Follow Sandra's work at https://chasingjustice.com/

On this episode, we are joined by Dr. Daniel Rodriguez, author of a Future for the Latino Church and Divisional Dean of the Religion and Philosophy Division and Professor of Religion and Hispanic Studies at Pepperdine University to discuss the changing dynamics of Iglesias Latinas. We look over the last 10 years and reflect on the healthy and challenging developments en la Iglesia. We also ask Dr. Rodriguez to say more about his vision for the future of ministry. So, sientase en casa, make yourself at home, and let's get started.Support the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.About Dr. Daniel RodriguezDaniel A. Rodriguez, a native of California, is Divisional Dean of the Religion and Philosophy Division and Professor of Religion and Hispanic Studies at Pepperdine University. Since 1979, he has served the Churches of Christ as a minister in Central and Southern California, and as a missionary in Puebla, Mexico. Daniel holds a Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary. He has published numerous journal articles, and contributed chapters to edited volumes on the subject of Hispanic evangelicalism. Daniel's book, A Future for the Latino Church, challenges the assumption that Hispanic ministry is synonymous with Spanish-language ministry and challenges the evangelical church in the United States to become all things to all Latinos.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.Book referenced in episode:Daniel Rodriguez, A Future For the Latino Church: Models for Multilingual, Multigenerational Hispanic Congregations

On this episode, we name, challenge, and discuss the realities of assimilation in our community. Too often our communities are treated as a monolith, a single community with a single set of beliefs and practices. We know that's not true, but today we explore what our diversity really means for the Mestizo Church by telling part of our stories and looking at some of the numbers. So, sientase en casa, make yourself at home, and let's get started. Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.Support the Mestizo Podcast by giving today.

Ahora si que se complica la cosa! Familia! Welcome back for a second season of the Mestizo Podcast, the show for the mixed people of the mixed church. I'm your host, Emanuel Padilla, and along with la Dra. Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, World Outspoken, and the Association for Hispanic Theological Education les invito a explorar the complicated racial and cultural challenges of being part of, serving in, and growing a migrant church en el ciglo 21. As the second and third generation step into leadership in the church, the racial dynamics get complicated. How does a mestizo church reflect the multicultural realities of Latinos en la diaspora? Afro-Latin@s and their rich heritage? The interracial marriages so common en la Iglesia today? These questions and more are what we explore together with your hosts, Emanuel Padilla y la Dra. Elizabeth Conde-Frazier. Your hosts are Puerto Rican, so you are going to hear some Spanglish de ves en cuando on The Mestizo Podcast; it's part of who we are.We will have guests like Willie James Jennings, Sandra Maria Van Opstal, Charlie Dates, and so many more join us to discuss issues of language, culture, and identity and how they affect the changing church. Espera el primer episodio el 3 de Marzo. Expect the first episode March 3rd! Follow World Outspoken on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram so you don't miss the release of lo Bueno que viene en esta temporada. Ta to dicho. Hablamos pronto.

Bienvenidos to a special season ending episode of The Mestizo Podcast, the show for the mixed people of the mixed church. On this episode, your hosts answer your questions about the Mestizo church, mixed identities, and tell you what is coming next for the Mestizo Podcast.Stay tuned by following @worldoutspoken on all social media platforms, so you don't miss lo bueno de nuestro equipo.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.

On this episode we discuss ways mestizo theology can bring us forward in the race discussion. In particular, we look at the dynamics of the changing world and ask, “How can a theology of mestizaje clarify life in these times?”Want to join us in advocating for black lives? Follow the AND Campaign for active ways you can get involved. You can also read these resources from us to learn more about justice, racism, and the church's response.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.

On this episode, we examine the way Latinos use the local church as an organic seminary. We explore the importance of “el instituto,” asking what makes them unique and invaluable for ethnic churches. We are joined by celebrated Church Historian and Theologian Dr. Justo Gonzalez, author of the highly praised three-volume History of Christian Thought and books like Manana: Christian Theology from a Hispanic Perspective and Santa Biblia: The Bible Through Hispanic Eyes. Dr. Gonzalez shares with us the challenges facing traditional theological education and the way the Institute presents a new way forward. Join us as we listen to Dr. Gonzalez.Want to join us in advocating for black lives? Follow the AND Campaign for active ways you can get involved.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.

On this episode, we discuss the changing ethnic church from the perspective of our sisters. Elizabeth and I are joined by Angelica Barahona, a recent graduate of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and case worker for World Relief. She also serves with her husband as pastoral leaders of a vibrant multi-ethnic church in Chicago called The Brook.We are also joined by Sara Gautier, lead pastor of Living Stones, a growing church in Boston. Sara is the author of Color Me Yellow – Finding Your Voice in the Tension Between God's Promises and Their Fullfiment, and the host of Alive Living, a podcast where she discusses the abundant life found in God.These are the ladies, but I join in the conversation with another brother. My best friend and colleague at Moody Bible Institute, Kerwin Rodriguez joins us to help think through how women and men together create the new normal. Kerwin is Assistant professor of Pastoral Studies at Moody and the program head for the Bachelors degree in Ministry Leadership.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.

On this episode, we sit down with Dr. Robert Chao Romero to discuss his upcoming book Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice, Theology, and Identity. We explore the cultural and theological riches of the Brown Church, discuss heroes of the Latina/o community, and the future the Brown Church envisions. Join us as we listen to Dr. Gonzalez.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.Interested in purchasing Brown Church? Visit https://www.ivpress.com/brown-church and use promo code “MESTIZO” for 30% off and free shipping. This expires 6/30/20.Thank you to InterVarsity Press for sponsoring this episode!InterVarsity Press serves those in the university, the church, and the world by publishing resources that equip and encourage people to follow Jesus as Savior and Lord in all of Life. IVP books educate, refresh, and empower those who are seeking reconciliation and justice in our communities and around the world. Since they began publishing books in 1947, IVP has been committed to elevating the voices of women and authors of color. For more information, visit www.ivpress.com/readwomen and www.ivpress.com/diversitymatters

On this episode, we discuss the connection between the gospel and social justice, addressing specific issues like immigration and community development. Elizabeth helps us understand Mision Integral as a unique contribution of the Hispanic church and the value of this movement for the wider Iglesia. We end the episode by sharing stories about how the Hispanic church is changing, so join us now on a conversation about justice.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.Books referenced in episode: Daniel Rodriguez, A Future For the Latino Church: Models for Multilingual, Multigenerational Hispanic CongregationsJusto Gonzalez, Manana: Christian Theology from a Hispanic Perspective

Sometimes we need a moment to reflect, remember, and renew our understanding. The day Elizabeth and I recorded our interview with Obispo Jose Garcia, we left the record button on and just talked about the interviews we finished. What you are going to hear is a part of that conversation where we wrestle with the themes of power, partnerships, and pain that came up in the first 3 episodes. This gets real, but that is why we thought you should hear it. We want to hear your thoughts too, so remember to send in your questions and reactions for our final episode of the season. You can send in your questions on the world outspoken website, following the link in the show notes, or call 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. Now, lets reflect together on the difficulties of mestizaje.

On today's episode, we sit down with bishop/obispo Jose Garcia de Jesus formerly of the Church of God of Prophecy to discuss the transition of power and leadership and what it looks like to healthily transition to a new leadership for a new age.We had some connection issues with Obispo Garcia so there will be moments where the sound will change. Be patient with us on this one, and we are sure his insights will be rewarding. Now, let's hear from Obispo Garcia about leadership training in the church.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.Books referenced in episode: Daniel Rodriguez, A Future For the Latino Church: Models for Multilingual, Multigenerational Hispanic Congregations

On this episode we ask the question, “Which language should take priority? How do we minister to English-Dominant Hispanics?” We raise the tension about language changes between American-born Hispanics and their native parents, and we go beyond language to worship and culture changes as well. English-dominant Hispanics simply don't worship or live in the same ways as their parents. What do we make of that cultural shift?Our guest on this episode is Karen Figueroa. Karen is from El Salvador. She is currently Dean of el Centro Hispano de Estudios Teologicos (better known as Chet) located in Compton, California. CHET has been training the Latino/a community for 30 years, recently graduating over 100 new students. Karen is committed to serving the underserved, those who don't have access to affordable theological education. She is a mother of three teenagers, and we'll hear about her struggles to shape their identity. Here's Karen talking about language, culture, and motherhood.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we'll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page.Books referenced in episode: Daniel Rodriguez, A Future For the Latino Church: Models for Multilingual, Multigenerational Hispanic CongregationsJeanette Yep, Peter Cha, Paul Tokunaga, Greg Jao, et. al, Following Jesus Without Dishonoring Your Parents

On today's episode, we introduce you to the very real and complicated challenges facing ethnic churches. You'll get to know us, your hosts, and our connection to these churches, and we get real about how hard this mixed-church stuff really is. So, sientase en casa, make yourself at home, and let's get started.Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a voicemail at 312-329-8916. Keep the voicemail to 30 seconds and include your name and city. We'll answer fan questions on the last episode of the season.

Hola hermanos y hermanas, my name is Elizabeth Conde-Frazier and I'm here with a familiar voice, Emanuel Padilla, to introduce you to the Mestizo podcast, the show for the mixed people of the mixed church. World Outspoken partnered with the Association for Hispanic Theological Education to produce a show where we explore the complicated challenges of being part of, serving in, and growing an ethnic church en el ciglo 21. As first-generation immigrants age out of their leadership and the mestizo church transitions to the 2nd and 3rd generation, how does the ethnic church continue to thrive? What should an ethnic church look like today? These questions and more are what we explore together with your hosts, Emanuel Padilla y la Dra. Elizabeth Conde-Frazier. Your hosts are Puerto Rican, so you are going to hear some Spanglish de ves en cuando on The Mestizo Podcast; it's part of who we are.