Podcasts about failed missionary

Sermon from Sunday, March 7 John 2:13-22 | D.L. Mayfield and Kelley Nikondeha D. L. Mayfield lives and writes on the outskirts of Portland, OR with her husband and two small children. Her first book of essays, Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith was released by HarperOne in 2016. Her second book, The Myth of the American Dream: Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power will be released in April 2020. Her writing has appeared in a variety of places, including McSweeneys, Christianity Today, Sojourners, The Washington Post, Image Journal, Vox, and The Rumpus, among many others. She is trying very hard to be a good neighbor. Practical theologian Kelley Nikondeha is the author of Defiant: What the Women of Exodus Teach Us About Freedom as well as Adopted: The Sacrament of Belonging in Fractured World. Kelley calls the Roman Catholic Church “the point of my theological origin,” though she has also been profoundly shaped by evangelical and charismatic expressions of faith and now describes herself as “ecclesiastically promiscuous.” Her growing understanding of her heritage and her bi-cultural marriage have also helped refine her theology. Born to a Mexican mother, she was adopted at three months old; her adoptive mother is also Mexican-American. Kelley’s husband is Burundian, and they make their home in Burundi, where she is co-director and chief storyteller for Communities of Hope, a community-development organization.

Campfire Conversations is a unique podcast brought to you by Camp Arcadia in Arcadia, Michigan. The campfire has always been a space that allows us to slow down and talk about what truly matters. And that’s what this podcast is all about. Our topic today centers on the experiences of Ryan Tinetti, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Arcadia, ranging from local parish life to international mission work and how God’s redeeming Hand is at work through it all. Pull up a chair and join us around the campfire as we learn, grow, and slow down. As a special treat, this sixth episode is hosted by Anne Tinetti, Creative Extraordinaire and wife to Ryan Tinetti; and Chip May, Executive Director of Camp Arcadia.Visit camp-arcadia.com for more information or find us on Facebook. Support the show (https://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_03cd5efb-d9d9-11e6-bb7f-024e165d44b3&WidgetId=1844224)

As a special bonus for our listeners, we have created a series to commemorate Inverse Podcast co-host Dr Drew Hart's brand new book Who Will Be a Witness: Igniting Activism For God's Justice, Love and Deliverance. In these additional episodes we will interview friends and co-workers to discuss chapter by chapter Drew's new book. These conversations were recorded in community with friends from around the world as past of Inverse's ongoing work to create formation experiences that deepen our witness to God's justice, love and deliverance. Who Will Be a Witness offers a vision for communities of faith to organize for deliverance and justice in their neighborhoods, states, and nation as an essential part of living out the call of Jesus. Drew provides incisive insights into Scripture and history, along with illuminating personal stories, to help us identify how the witness of the church has become mangled by Christendom, white supremacy, and religious nationalism. He provides a wide range of options for congregations seeking to give witness to Jesus' ethic of love for and solidarity with the vulnerable. At a time when many feel disillusioned and distressed, Drew calls the church to action, offering a way forward that is deeply rooted in the life and witness of Jesus. Drew's testimony is powerful, personal, and profound, serving as a compass that points the church to the future and offers us a path toward meaningful social change and a more faithful witness to the way of Jesus. (Buy Drew's new book here.) This first conversation discusses Chapter One of Who Will Be a Witness with activist and author, D.L Mayfield D. L. Mayfield lives and writes on the outskirts of Portland, Oregan with her husband and two small children. Her first book of essays, Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith was released by HarperOne in 2016. Her second book, The Myth of the American Dream: Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power was released in April 2020. Her writing has appeared in a variety of places, including McSweeneys, Christianity Today, Sojourners, The Washington Post, Image Journal, Vox, and The Rumpus, among many others. She has been very active in the BLM protests in Portland. Her previous conversation entitled The Bad News of Jesus (and Covid 19) on the Inverse Podcast can be found here. Follow D.L. Mayfield on Twitter and Instagram @dlmayfield Follow Drew Hart on Instagram and Twitter @druhart. Follow Jarrod McKenna on Instagram and Twitter @jarrodmckenna Song: We Fly Free by Julie Kerr

As a special bonus for our listeners, we have created a series to commemorate Inverse Podcast co-host Dr Drew Hart's brand new book Who Will Be a Witness: Igniting Activism For God's Justice, Love and Deliverance. In these additional episodes we will interview friends and co-workers to discuss chapter by chapter Drew's new book. These conversations were recorded in community with friends from around the world as past of Inverse's ongoing work to create formation experiences that deepen our witness to God's justice, love and deliverance. Who Will Be a Witness offers a vision for communities of faith to organize for deliverance and justice in their neighborhoods, states, and nation as an essential part of living out the call of Jesus. Drew provides incisive insights into Scripture and history, along with illuminating personal stories, to help us identify how the witness of the church has become mangled by Christendom, white supremacy, and religious nationalism. He provides a wide range of options for congregations seeking to give witness to Jesus' ethic of love for and solidarity with the vulnerable. At a time when many feel disillusioned and distressed, Drew calls the church to action, offering a way forward that is deeply rooted in the life and witness of Jesus. Drew's testimony is powerful, personal, and profound, serving as a compass that points the church to the future and offers us a path toward meaningful social change and a more faithful witness to the way of Jesus. (Buy Drew's new book here.) This first conversation discusses Chapter One of Who Will Be a Witness with activist and author, D.L Mayfield D. L. Mayfield lives and writes on the outskirts of Portland, Oregan with her husband and two small children. Her first book of essays, Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith was released by HarperOne in 2016. Her second book, The Myth of the American Dream: Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power was released in April 2020. Her writing has appeared in a variety of places, including McSweeneys, Christianity Today, Sojourners, The Washington Post, Image Journal, Vox, and The Rumpus, among many others. She has been very active in the BLM protests in Portland. Her previous conversation entitled The Bad News of Jesus (and Covid 19) on the Inverse Podcast can be found here. Follow D.L. Mayfield on Twitter and Instagram @dlmayfield Follow Drew Hart on Instagram and Twitter @druhart. Follow Jarrod McKenna on Instagram and Twitter @jarrodmckenna Song: We Fly Free by Julie Kerr

Today we talk with writer and activist D.L. Mayfield. We talk about her life in Portland, the truth about loving our neighbors, as well as some of our thoughts about sin that are essentially unhelpful. Much of what we talk about comes from D.L.'s book, The Myth of the American Dream: Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power.D. L. Mayfield is a writer and activist who has spent over a decade working with refugee communities in the United States. Her work has been published in McSweeney's, The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Christian Century, Sojourners, Vox, and the Englewood Review of Books. She is also the author of Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and two children.Some other books we mentioned:Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, The Wisdom of Stability: Rooting Faith in a Mobile CultureWalter Brueggemann, The Prophetic ImaginationIbram X. Kendi, How to Be An AntiracistMichael O. Emerson & Christian Smith, Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in AmericaMusic by Robert EbbensArt by Eric Wright/Metamora Design

D. L. Mayfield is a writer and podcaster who is just trying to be a good neighbor. Her podcast is the Prophetic Imagination Station Podcast and her new book is The Myth of the American Dream. Today, D.L. shares her journey wanting to be a missionary as a child, experiencing the Holy Spirit in college, and working with refugee communities in Portland. D.L. says paying attention to her neighbors changed the way she sees the world and it can change us, too. Listen to D.L.'s story now! Stories D. L. shared: Growing up as a pastor's kid all over the place Wanting to be a missionary since the age of 6 Wrestling with the idea of the Kingdom of God in college Thinking about Good Friday as a child Some of the problems with missionary movements Experiencing the Holy Spirit in college Choosing to send her child to one of the worst public schools in her state How the pandemic is challenging her sense of community How she started writing as a way to reflect Why she choose her title for The Myth of the American Dream How paying attention to marginalized people changes your perspective Bringing shalom for everyone Great quotes from D. L.: I didn't fundamentally understand the main thing Jesus talked about and that terrified me. Now that I'm free to be honest with God, I don't feel God's absence necessarily. The only true prayers are honest prayers. Resources we mentioned: D.L.'s website The Myth of the American Dream: Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power by D. L. Mayfield Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith by D. L. Mayfield Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times by Soong-Chan Rah Related episodes: Jordan Vargo and Justice on a Mission Craig Greenfield and Good News for the Poor Karen Gonzalez and the God Who Sees The post D. L. Mayfield and the Gift of Paying Attention appeared first on Eric Nevins.

D. L. Mayfield is a writer and activist who has spent over a decade working with refugee communities in the United States. She has written for places as varied as Christianity Today, Image journal, and The Washington Post. Her book of essays, Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith was released in 2016. Her second book, The Myth of the American Dream: Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety and Power released May of 2020. D.L. examines the central values of the American dream and asks us to take a deep look at if they compatible with Jesus' command to love our neighbor as ourselves

“When I was young, it was so simple. I thought God was good. I thought God rewarded those who obey the rules. I thought my good news was accessible to everyone if only they had the ears to listen. I thought my country was a place where hard work was rewarded on a level playing field, no matter where you came from …"D.L. Mayfield's penetrating book, "The Myth of the American Dream," examines the obsession with safety, ease, affluence and power among American Christians, and how the American church may have prized things that are in conflict with the imperatives at the core of the faith. Mayfield's first book was "Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith."Outro music: "All in it Together" by Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelonggame. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

D. L. Mayfield lives and writes on the outskirts of Portland, OR with her husband and two small children. Her first book of essays, "Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith" was released by HarperOne in 2016. Her second book, "The Myth of the American Dream: Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power" will be released in April 2020. Her writing has appeared in a variety of places, including McSweeneys, Christianity Today, Sojourners, The Washington Post, Image Journal, Vox, and The Rumpus, among many others. She is trying very hard to be a good neighbor. More from D. L. at dlmayfield.com/ Join our Integral Discipleship community on Patreon: patreon.com/InVerse

D. L. Mayfield lives and writes on the outskirts of Portland, OR with her husband and two small children. Her first book of essays, "Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith" was released by HarperOne in 2016. Her second book, "The Myth of the American Dream: Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power" will be released in April 2020. Her writing has appeared in a variety of places, including McSweeneys, Christianity Today, Sojourners, The Washington Post, Image Journal, Vox, and The Rumpus, among many others. She is trying very hard to be a good neighbor. More from D. L. at dlmayfield.com/ Join our Integral Discipleship community on Patreon: patreon.com/InVerse

Up next on Failed Missionary: a new series called 'Waves of Young People'. A deep dive into the inner workings of YWAM (Youth With a Mission) through the lens of several of those former young people mentioned in the vision, current staff, world renowned cult expert Rick Alan Ross and more. Series starts 11.20.19     Music: Flashing Runner by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)

Renowned cult deprogrammer and expert Rick Alan Ross Ross joins Chuck, Brady and special guest host Corey Pigg (Season 1, Episode 20, host of Failed Missionary) to discuss the everything related to harmful cult communities. From how to define a cult and how they work, to assessing what is and isn't a cult, to discussions about the effects of cults on politics and popular culture. Ross is a dynamic thinker, a clear communicator, and a true expert in his field. Rick Alan Ross is the author of Cults Inside Out, the founder and executive director of the Cult Education Institute (culteducation.com), has acted as an expert cult consultant for everything from best-selling video game Far Cry 5, to Television and Movies. Rick has intervened in over 500 deprogramming cases aimed at getting people out of dangerous cults.

My conversation partner today is Corey Pigg, the creator of the podcast, Failed Missionary, and I invited him to join me in tackling the subject of Short Term Missions, as we are coming up on STM season. In full disclosure, Corey and I are actual friends, so our conversation flowed easily into some deeper thoughts re: parenting, therapy, but I decided to keep all of those segments in the show and invite you into our conversation in hopes that they’ll be helpful to you. In this show, we tell our personal stories of STMs, and both of us have extensive experiences with both short term and long term missions. We lay down some of the reasons why we’ve left that world behind, explaining some of the harm. And as well, talked about some of the alternatives to STMs that may be helpful to parents and their teens. Please check out the links below for a much deeper dive into the harm of STMs if you’re interested in learning more. Links (affiliates included): Failed Missionary - https://www.failedmissionary.com Lumos - https://www.wearelumos.org Poverty, INC - https://www.povertyinc.org Story of John Allen Chau - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/03/john-chau-christian-missionary-death-sentinelese How Going on Vacation might be better than Going on Mission - https://theveryworstmissionary.com/2016/02/how-going-on-vacation-might-be-better/   Corey gave me a list of resources on this topic, although we did not reference them specifically on the show, we hope they will be helpful to you for further exploration: Short Term Mission - https://amzn.to/2UcRNso When Helping Hurts - https://amzn.to/2PbunTo Homeland Insecurity - https://amzn.to/2XdhHOI Overturning Tables - https://amzn.to/2D8lFR5 More resources are available in the Resources tab on the Failed Missionary Website under White Savior Series - https://www.failedmissionary.com/podcast/2018/9/5/white-savior-series One Day’s Wages - www.onedayswages.org   Join us at the Parenting Forward Patreon Team - https://www.patreon.com/cindywangbrandt Parenting Forward - https://amzn.to/2GB6eDB

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I talk to Corey Pigg, producer and host of the excellent Failed Missionary podcast. We discuss our post-Christian journeys, Buddhist spirituality, and his harrowing experience as a missionary in Youth With a Mission. Other Rock Candy Podcasts: Eleventylife Love my work and want to support it? Please consider becoming a patron so I can continue to bring you interesting content every week. Also, don’t forget to sign up for my mailing list so you don’t miss another podcast, blog post, or cat picture. stephenbradfordlong.com 

Tony sits down this week to talk about what really matters with Mike Mchargue, also know as Science Mike. If you share this weeks episode on Twitter or Facebook and tag us you can win a copy Mike's book, Finding God In The Waves. For more content, and to support the show head over to https://www.patreon.com/thethresholdpodcast For Mike's podcasts go to either Ask Science Mike (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-science-mike-mike-mchargue/id956995247?mt=2) or The Liturgists (http://www.theliturgists.com/the-liturgists-podcast). You can also find out more about his work on his home page http://mikemchargue.com/ Share this episode from our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/TheThresholdPodcast) to help get the word out, or you can tweet it from our post over at @Threshpod (https://twitter.com/Threshpod) on twitter. If you want to talk about what you took away from this week's conversation please join our Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/ThresholdDiscussion Just like always you can check out Catholic Balm Co and use the code KNOCKKNOCK to get 10% off. https://catholicbalm.co/ You can use the same code KnockKnock over at Plus One Balms https://PlusOneBalms.com for balmy goodness or download the first RPG I ever made at http://plusonegames.com/beards. We also have great music for our show from Joe Garofalo. You can find his site over at https://www.joegarofalomusic.com Johnny Isorena does the cover art for each episode. He is on staff for The Threshold and a number of our other projects. Special Guest: Mike Mchargue.

This week we speak with Danielle Mayfield, author of Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith. Danielle has worked for years with Somali Bantu refugees in Portland. We talk about her story, some of the difficulties of mission work, and how one hears from God while face-to-face with the evils of the world. You can find Danielle at http://www.dlmayfield.com/

Tony sits down this week to talk about what really matters with podcaster, producer, and former missionary Cory Pigg. Corey gave us one of the most vulnerable interviews we have ever had on The Threshold. We talk about deconstruction, missionary work, FLOAT TANKS, and Jesus, and more. You can hear all that and more in the episode, but you can also hear me talk to Corey about what you should do before going on mission over on our Patreon Page as bonus content. https://www.patreon.com/thethresholdpodcast Also we are excited to add Gabby Banzon to our team for her first episode. If you know Gabby give her a high five and if not check her out online at https://www.gabbybanzon.com or at https://www.novumcollective.co/. For Corey's podcast Failed Missionary you can visit https://www.failedmissionary.com or click Here (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/failed-missionary/id1200350142?mt=2)to listen. Corey quotes some amazing quotes from Ram Dass find out more about Ram over at https://www.ramdass.org/. Share this episode from our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/TheThresholdPodcast) to help get the word out, or you can tweet it from our post over at @Threshpod (https://twitter.com/Threshpod) on twitter. Sharing the show helps us more than about anything. If you want to talk about what you took away from this week's conversation please join our Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/ThresholdDiscussion Just like always you can check out Catholic Balm Co and use the code KNOCKKNOCK to get 10% off. https://catholicbalm.co/ You can use the same code KnockKnock over at Plus One Balms https://PlusOneBalms.com for balmy goodness or download the first RPG I ever made at http://plusonegames.com/beards. We also have great music for our show from Joe Garofalo. You can find his site over at https://www.joegarofalomusic.com Johnny Isorena does the cover art for each episode. He is on staff for The Threshold and a number of our other projects. Special Guest: Corey Pigg.

Corey Pigg, producer of Millenneagram and creator of the Failed Missionary podcast, joins Hannah Paasch and Hannah Schaefer for the third and final installment of the Intuitive Triad series to talk about how Ones teach us the value of holy outrage, creating brave space, and owning your inherent goodness.  Credits: "Brave Space" is the work of Corey's favorite 1, Micky ScottBey Jones. Millenneagram is hosted and curated by Hannah Paasch. This episode and the rest of the Intuitive Triad series was co-hosted by Hannah Schaefer Evans. Our guest for this episode was our producer Corey Pigg.

Corey Pigg joins Brady and Chuck to discuss his experiences as a full-time missionary with YWAM (Youth With A Mission) that made way for his exit from toxic religion. Corey has started his own podcast, which focuses on the dark underbelly of modern missions. He is joined by ex-missionaries to discuss what it means to be “called, not qualified” in an industry full of manipulation, crushed dreams, and abuses of power. Learn about what he is doing at failedmissionary.com.   The Life After Podcast and Community | Live Real-Life We Hold Space for Those Leaving Their Faith in a Secret Facebook Group and Slack Channel. thelifeafter.org

My guest this week is Jamie Wright. Jamie is known online as Jamie the Very Worst Missionary, and recently published her first book, The Very Worst Missionary: A Memoir or Whatever. We talk about her book, as well as touching on criticism of mission work, evangelicalism, weirdos, and why the critique of 'only saying something negative' doesn't hold much weight. Buy her book: https://www.amazon.com/Very-Worst-Missionary-Memoir-Whatever-ebook/dp/B073QZPYLX/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1 Visit theveryworstmissionary.com. Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain, the show @exvangelicalpod, and like the show on Facebook at facebook.com/exvangelicalpod. Support the show by becoming a patron at patreon.com/exvangelicalpod and by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

It's harder to see honestly in the distance when we've had such a culture of blindness up close. When it comes to love and justice, a people who run from it in their own home are not going to be well-equipped to perceive it in some far off country. The church culture most of us come from has been very slow to recognize its complicity in racial oppression in America… so it would stand to reason that the same culture is not coming to grips with its complicity in distant lands either. But there's hope… It's just going to take a lot more than just Christians or just non-Christians to move forward as humanity in any meaningful sense.NOTE: This episode features the host of Failed Missionary, which is a podcast well worth checking out.

This week's guest is Corey Pigg, host of Failed Missionary. We talk about Corey's life, his experience with YWAM (Youth with a Mission), and what led him to start a podcast about exploring the questionable nature of overseas Christian missions. Find info about the Failed Missionary at failedmissionary.com, and follow the show on Twitter @failmissionary, like the show on Facebook at facebook.com/failedmissionary, and learn more about Corey at whereiscoreynow.com. Support the show via Patreon at patreon.com/exvangelicalpod. Follow Blake on Twitter @brchastain. Follow the show on Twitter @exvangelicalpod. Like the show on Facebook at facebook.com/exvangelicalpod.

D.L. Mayfield is the author of Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith. Her writing has been featured in numerous publications, such as McSweeny’s, Relevant, Geez, The Toast, and Conspire! Her recent articles include “Facing Our Legacy of Lynching,” a cover story for Christianity Today and “Church Planting and the Gospel of Gentrification,” a cover story for Sojourners. She has a decade of experience working with refugee communities in the United States and is actively engaged in supporting immigrant communities, resisting gentrification, and working for justice in the city of Gresham, Oregon, where she lives with her husband and two young children. In this episode of RePlacing Church, D.L. Mayfield joins me to discuss: Racism and the pacific northwest 2 things Christians need to think about when it comes to gentrification How refugees brought Christ to her Why we need messy missionary stories, not just successful ones How to be kind to your former spiritual self Why she wants to start a religious recovery group Why we need to celebrate unrecognized ministries Prophetic activism and parenting Get your free RePlacing Church Resource List, a guide to being and becoming the church in the neighborhood. SUBSCRIBE, RATE, and REVIEW the RePlacing Church Podcast on iTunes, or listen on Stitcher, Google Play, or Podbean. Sign up for RePlacing Church updates at www.replacingchurch.org. Like on Facebook, Follow on Instagram. Episode Song Credits: "Another Wrong to Right" and "You Won't Walk Alone" by Mercir. "Closed" by Zadok Wartes. Used with Permission. Production Assistance by Nate Tubbs.

This week’s episode features Danielle Mayfield. Her unique journey to motherhood began with an experience that can only be described as what happens when things go upside down. Danielle’s pregnancy wasn’t as dreamy as she had heard it would be - in fact, she kind of hated being pregnant.  When she was around 33 weeks pregnant, she wasn’t feeling well and was sent to the hospital by the urging of neighbors and her midwife to discover she was in hypertensive crisis that developed into HELLP syndrome. On today’s episode, she shares that journey and the experiences in her life that have informed her ability to embrace the births she was given and look back on those seasons and find the lovely things that came from her trauma. “My reality happened and I couldn’t do anything. ” Laura says: Danielle was the type of girl I wanted to meet. Pink hair, cool Myspace page. She worked the front desk of my college library. She always seemed to know something I didn’t and that thing was her calling. Danielle knew then and lives now a life that is given to the poor. Danielle began working with refugees around the same time I was surfing her Myspace and reading her BlogSpot.    She has since, with her family, carved out a life and a ministry to the growing population of refugees in Portland, Minneapolis and Portland again. This has brought her to a conclusion that the best way to live life is with downward mobility.   Danielle is an incredibly gifted writer who has chronicled parts of her journey in the upside down kingdom in a book: Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith. Buy her book Show Notes: Danielle  regularly writes about her life and work. She shares her views on faith, refugee politics, social norms and privilege on her Blog and on  Twitter and even the Facebook.  On the show we discuss HELLP syndrome and preeclampsia. It is important that if you have any concerns about your health you contact your provider but we also want to say these conditions are rare. May is preeclampsia awareness month and we'll be sharing more on social media over the coming weeks! We also talk about Maternal and Infant Mortality world wide and here in the US. The most important thing we can do is advocate for women's health care. Regular preventative women's health care is the most powerful intervention to reduce maternal and infant mortality.  Find a way to join the fight for equality for women in healthcare and see what is being done: International Justice Mission; Women's Refugee Commission ;Planned Parenthood ; CARE; Global Fund For Women ; Engender Health. If none of these organizations are for you find one at Charity Navigator.

Our guest this week is Danielle Mayfield. Danielle lives in Portland, OR with her husband and two small children. You may know her as the author of Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith,a book of essays that was recently released by HarperOne.Danielle often writes about heavy hitting topics like refugees, theology, and downward mobility, but today she and Anne are running away from the heavy stuff and are searching for good comfort reads instead. They're chatting about literary baby names, the wildly differing opinions people have about what makes a book "escapist", and book scenes so jarring they had to set them aside... forever. Click over to the podcast website for the full list of titles discussed in this episode, and leave us a comment to let us know what YOU think Danielle should read next!Connect with Danielle: Website | Twitter | FacebookConnect with Anne: Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | WSIRN Instagram

D. L. Mayfield lives and writes on the outskirts of Portland, OR with her husband and two small children. Her first book of essays, "Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith" was released by HarperOne in 2016. Her second book, "The Myth of the American Dream: Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power" will be released in April 2020. Her writing has appeared in a variety of places, including McSweeneys, Christianity Today, Sojourners, The Washington Post, Image Journal, Vox, and The Rumpus, among many others. She is trying very hard to be a good neighbor. More from D. L. at [dlmayfield.com/](http://www.dlmayfield.com/) Join our Integral Discipleship community on Patreon: [patreon.com/InVerse](http://www.patreon.com/InVerse)

As a special bonus for our listeners, we have created a series to commemorate Inverse Podcast co-host Dr Drew Hart's brand new book *Who Will Be a Witness: Igniting Activism For God's Justice, Love and Deliverance.* In these additional episodes we will interview friends and co-workers to discuss chapter by chapter Drew's new book. These conversations were recorded in community with friends from around the world as past of Inverse's ongoing work to create formation experiences that deepen our witness to God's justice, love and deliverance. *Who Will Be a Witness* offers a vision for communities of faith to organize for deliverance and justice in their neighborhoods, states, and nation as an essential part of living out the call of Jesus. Drew provides incisive insights into Scripture and history, along with illuminating personal stories, to help us identify how the witness of the church has become mangled by Christendom, white supremacy, and religious nationalism. He provides a wide range of options for congregations seeking to give witness to Jesus' ethic of love for and solidarity with the vulnerable. At a time when many feel disillusioned and distressed, Drew calls the church to action, offering a way forward that is deeply rooted in the life and witness of Jesus. Drew's testimony is powerful, personal, and profound, serving as a compass that points the church to the future and offers us a path toward meaningful social change and a more faithful witness to the way of Jesus. (Buy Drew's new book [here](http://https://www.amazon.com/Who-Will-Be-Witness-Deliverance/dp/1513806580/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=who+will+be+a+witness&qid=1599640684&s=books&sr=1-1).) This first conversation discusses Chapter One of Who Will Be a Witness with activist and author, D.L Mayfield D. L. Mayfield lives and writes on the outskirts of Portland, Oregan with her husband and two small children. Her first book of essays, *Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith* was released by HarperOne in 2016. Her second book, *The Myth of the American Dream: Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power* was released in April 2020. Her writing has appeared in a variety of places, including *McSweeneys, Christianity Today, Sojourners, The Washington Post, Image Journal, Vox, and The Rumpus*, among many others. She has been very active in the BLM protests in Portland. Her previous conversation entitled The Bad News of Jesus (and Covid 19) on the Inverse Podcast can be found [here](http://https://inverse.podiant.co/e/d-l-mayfield-the-bad-news-of-jesus-and-covid-19-385ff9a08d8eb8/). Follow D.L. Mayfield on [Twitter](http://https://twitter.com/d_l_mayfield) and [Instagram](http://https://www.instagram.com/d_l_mayfield/) @d_l_mayfield Follow Drew Hart on [Instagram](http://http://instagram.com/druhart) and [Twitter](http://https://twitter.com/druhart) @druhart. Follow Jarrod McKenna on [Instagram](http://https://www.instagram.com/jarrodmckenna) and [Twitter](http://jarrodmckenna) @jarrodmckenna Song: *We Fly Free* by Julie Kerr