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What stories have you been told about migration?…Karen Gonzalez is a speaker, writer, storyteller, and immigrant advocate, who herself immigrated from Guatemala as a child. Karen is a former public school teacher and attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology. For the last 15 years, she has been a non-profit professional, currently working for an organization that serves refugees and other immigrants. She wrote a book about her own immigration story and some of the immigrants found in the Bible: The God Who Sees: Immigrants, The Bible, and the Journey to Belong (Herald Press, May 2019) as well as Karen her second book, Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in our Christian Response to Immigration (Brazos Press, October 2022. She also has bylines in Sojourners, Christianity Today, The Christian Century, and others. She is the co-host of the Latina-focused podcast Cafe with Comadres. Today, Karen and Abbie explore the stories we hold around migration: starting with Karen's own experiences; the stories that inspire Karen to do the work she does; and the complicated (and often contradictory) stories of immigration in the United States, the world beyond, and throughout history. Karen discusses examples of harmful, inaccurate, and wrong narratives about refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers that persist in the United States. As an alternative, Karen offers a few more hopeful, complex, and humanizing stories. Finally, Karen explains the need for an active hope and Abbie describes what it means to lean into the power of shaping our social worlds through our stories....Stories Lived. Stories Told. is created, produced & hosted by Abbie VanMeter.Stories Lived. Stories Told. is an initiative of the CMM Institute for Personal and Social Evolution....Music for Stories Lived. Stories Told. is created by Rik Spann.Find Rik on YouTube.Listen to our conversation with Rik in Ep. 8....Visit the Stories Lived. Stories Told. website.Follow Stories Lived. Stories Told. on Instagram.Subscribe to Stories Lived. Stories Told. on YouTube.Explore all things Stories Lived. Stories Told. here.Subscribe to CMM Institute on Substack.Connect with the CMM Institute on LinkedIn and Facebook.Access all CosmoActivities for FREE!Participate in the CosmoParents Survey.Visit the CMM Institute website.Learn more about Cosmopolis 2045.
The debate about immigration feels like it's at an impasse. What does it mean for our perspective to be just? Karen Gonzales challenges us to change the conversation by centering the very people who are already in the middle: immigrants. How does the our perspective on this issue change when we listen to the people we usually just talk about?
In this episode, author Karen González focuses on the importance of the collective stories of immigrants must be centered in our advocacy for immigration. Karen González is a speaker, writer, storyteller, and immigrant advocate, who herself immigrated from Guatemala as a child. She has been a non-profit professional, working for organizations that serve refugees and other immigrants. She is also the co-host of the Latina-focused podcast Cafe with Comadres. Find Karen on Instagram and Twitter. Learn more about Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in Our Christian Response to Immigration by Karen González at Karen-Gonzalez.com/Book, or pick up a copy from your favorite bookseller! Get 40% off + free shipping at BakerBookHouse.com – no discount code needed! https://bakerbookhouse.com/products/436013 Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate
Karen Gonzalez is an immigration advocate and the author of Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in Our Christian Response to Immigration. In this episode, Karen Gonzalez, helps us understand both the challenges of immigration and how we, the church, can love and bless those who have immigrated in ways that are healthy and lifegiving for everyone. THIS EPISODE'S HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:Karen Gonzalez is an immigration advocate and the author of Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in Our Christian Response to Immigration.Karen Gonzalez shares the story of how her understanding of immigration developed over time.Church ministries that focus on immigration don't generally center on the immigrants; they tend to focus on the church and its people.Think about the words that you use and whether your words are creating an “us and them” or just creating a “we.”The words we use can sometimes be unintentionally dehumanizing.Hospitality should not be one-directional—from the non-immigrant to the immigrant. Hospitality should be mutual, flowing in both directions.Karen Gonzalez shares the story of a woman who said she appreciates Mother Mary because Mary knows what it feels like to have her son killed by the state—which is how this woman's son died, too.We all do theology from somewhere.Karen Gonzalez describes the richness that those who are not immigrants can experience when they learn from the experiences of those who are immigrants.Ministry leaders should reflect on where their understanding of immigration comes from.Karen Gonzalez offers some ways that people and churches can help immigrants and refugees.To find out how to best help immigrants visit World Relief, International Rescue Committee, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services, and Church World Service.RELEVANT RESOURCES AND LINKS:Karen Gonzalez:TwitterInstagramBooks mentioned:Beyond Welcome, by Karen GonzalezBeyond Thingification, by Markus WatsonImmigration Resources:World ReliefInternational Rescue CommitteeLutheran Immigration and Refugee ServicesChurch World ServiceEngaging God's Mission online course (with special Christmas offer)Growing Where God is Working online course
Mexican and Cherokee community leader Kevin Garcia speaks about how to remain present while we are waiting for justice. His passion for liberating the marginalized will inspire you to center those who have the answers for their community. We talk housing, environmental racism, mentoring youth, and more! Kevin explains how our connection with the community fuels our long term advocacy? Kevin is a member of Cherokee Nation and Mexican who lives in Dallas with his wife Miriam. He is currently in grad school and works in Generation Liberation where he is involved with historically oppressed neighborhoods to help youth and families thrive. He aims to connect spirituality to activism in ways that refresh and inspire those who are involved in liberating work through writing and teaching. Mentioned: Anticipating Creations Liberation by Kevin Garcia Learn more about Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in Our Christian Response to Immigration by Karen González at Karen-Gonzalez.com/Book, or pick up a copy from your favorite bookseller! Get 40% off + free shipping at BakerBookHouse.com – no discount code needed! https://bakerbookhouse.com/products/436013 We have an active Patreon community where you can access the full video interview and more resources. Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate
How can proximity and presence change perspectives? This is what we learn from Gustavo De Los Rios and his experience mentoring youth and walking alongside immigrant families in their experience navigating the complexities of our legal system. Gustavo De Los Rios currently serves as the Juárez Shelter Connector. Through personal experience growing up on the border and crossing between both Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico and El Paso, TX, to visit family and friends, he is passionate about bringing awareness and collaborative solutions to the border issues faced every day by migrants. Mentioned: Abara , Cuidad Nueva Learn more about Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in Our Christian Response to Immigration by Karen González at Karen-Gonzalez.com/Book, or pick up a copy from your favorite bookseller! Get 40% off + free shipping at BakerBookHouse.com – no discount code needed! https://bakerbookhouse.com/products/436013 We have an active Patreon community where you can access the full video interview and more resources. Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate
How can the local church better love and serve immigrants? How should we address the issue of assimilation? We discuss these issues and more with our guest Joanna Mendez. To read Joanna's article in The Pathway, go to https://mbcpathway.com/2022/11/03/ethnic-racial-reconcilation-why-it-matters-to-me/ The suggested diversity resource for this episode is "The God Who Sees" by Karen Gonzalez (https://heraldpress.com/9781513804125/the-god-who-sees/).
Unmarried women are ruining everything! At least according to some people who went to Twitter, Fox News, and God only knows where else to bemoan last week's midterm election results — placing a large share of their disappointment at the feet of unmarried women, who broke strongly for Democrats. Suffice it to say, their words were not very nice. Anyway, politics aside, we think their vitriol was misguided — and we have the data to prove it!On this week's episode, Katelyn and Roxy dive into some research on the state of unmarried women and the church. We discuss the importance of "thick community" and the false promises of independence.Plus, we talk with Karen González, on how to move beyond "welcoming immigrants" to relationships of mutuality and kinship.GUEST:Karen González is an immigrant advocate, writer — and unmarried woman, by the way, who is kicking butt and taking names — and author of the new book "Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in Our Christian Response to Immigration." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Become a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. **********Karen González is a speaker, writer, storyteller, and immigrant advocate, who herself immigrated from Guatemala as a child. Karen is a former public school teacher and attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology. For the last 15 years, she has been a non-profit professional. She wrote a book about her own immigration story and some of the immigrants found in the Bible: The God Who Sees: Immigrants, The Bible, and the Journey to Belong (Herald Press, May 2019). Karen's second book is Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in our Christian Response to Immigration (Brazos Press, October 2022). She also has bylines in Sojourners, Christianity Today, The Christian Century, and others. Karen is the co-host of the Latina-focused podcast Cafe with Comadres. She lives in Baltimore, MD with her cat Oscar. ---Karen GonzalezOrder my new book: Beyond WelcomeCo-host of Cafe with Comadres PodcastSign up for Karen's newsletter! Follow her on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our Facebook group. We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen. Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out:
Become a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. **********Karen González is a speaker, writer, storyteller, and immigrant advocate, who herself immigrated from Guatemala as a child. Karen is a former public school teacher and attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology. For the last 15 years, she has been a non-profit professional. She wrote a book about her own immigration story and some of the immigrants found in the Bible: The God Who Sees: Immigrants, The Bible, and the Journey to Belong (Herald Press, May 2019). Karen's second book is Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in our Christian Response to Immigration (Brazos Press, October 2022). She also has bylines in Sojourners, Christianity Today, The Christian Century, and others. Karen is the co-host of the Latina-focused podcast Cafe with Comadres. She lives in Baltimore, MD with her cat Oscar. ---Karen GonzalezOrder my new book: Beyond WelcomeCo-host of Cafe with Comadres PodcastSign up for Karen's newsletter! Follow her on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our Facebook group. We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen. Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out:
In this episode I sit down with Karen to talk about her new book Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in Our Christian Response to Immigration For more information on this podcast and to get extra content from my colleagues; Trey and Sam please go to: http://www.patreon.com/threeblackmen
In today's conversation I got to make a new friend and have a wonderful conversation about an important cultural the theological issue - immigration. Karen Gonzalez is a writer, speaker, and immigrant advocate who emigrated from Guatemala as a child. She attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology. For the last 15 years, Karen has been a non-profit professional, currently working for an organization that serves asylum seekers. She wrote a book about her own immigration and story and the many immigrants found in the Bible in The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible, and the Journey to Belong (Herald Press, 2019). Her new book is Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in our Christian Response to Immigration (scheduled to be released on October 18, 2022, from Brazos Press). I was privileged to get to read an advanced copy of the book and found it to be so helpful in clarifying our language related to immigration, understanding the realities of the many populations on the move in the world, reflect biblically on the subject, and think imaginatively about our Christian response. It is a very helpful and readable book, and a thoughtful conversation.
Karen González is a speaker, writer, storyteller, and immigrant advocate, who herself immigrated from Guatemala as a child. Karen is a previous guest who shared her story on episode #166. Today, Karen and I talk about normalizing movement of population, why being a stranger in a strange land should give Christians empathy, and what to do about Christian nationalism. Karen's work reminds us of God's view of immigrants and challenges us to serve. care for, and love them. You won't want to miss this episode. Listen to Karen's story today wherever you get your podcasts! Stories Karen shared: How her first book, The God Who Sees, was received Why movement of people between countries (and states) is normal What it's like being a stranger in a strange land What it means to “center” immigrants in the conversation What we lose if we require assimilation instead of Christlikeness The difference between integration and assimilation The rise of Christian nationalism and what to do about it The difference between a nationalistic view and the way Jesus sees people Great quotes from Karen: People have always moved for the reasons they move today. When you are who you are, it's flaws and all. We ask people to conform to our image. Resources we mentioned: Karen's website Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in Our Christian Response to Immigration by Karen González Journey to the Common Good by Walter Brueggemann Related episodes: Karen Gonzalez and the God Who Sees Kristin Kobes Du Mez and Knowing Church History D.L. Mayfield and the Gift of Paying Attention. The post Karen González and Beyond Welcome appeared first on Eric Nevins.
In this episode, Yorly & Mabelyn are back with much loved guest Karen Gonzalez from @Kuren.Co & @Kurenafterdark. Together we share our perspectives on fuck buddies, friends with benefits and how to know if a casual relationship is right for you.Resources:Karen Gonzales:Instagram@Kuren.co@kurenafterdarkBlog: https://kurenafterdark.com/Unfiltrd: https://www.unfiltrd.com/profile/53666Mabelyn's 3 Month Coaching ProgramInstagram Post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CftaPuSOHeA/Book here: https://www.krishnadeviwellnesscompany.com/bookingsAutumn Goddess Retreat 2022 (2 spots left!)October 27-30Forksville, PA$111 non-refundable depositSliding scale of $222-$444Instagram Post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CbzpKAbuQ72/DM to bookTo Be Magnetic Membershiphttps://tobemagnetic.com/whats-the-pathwayWhere you can find us:InstagramLa Bruja Collective Podcast: @labrujacollectiveYorly: @violetevieveMabelyn: @kdwellnesscoWebsite:La Bruja Collective: https://labrujacollective.buzzsprout.com/Mabelyn: www.kdwellness.coPurchase Mabelyn's new book:Balanced: https://www.amazon.com/Balanced-Mabelyn-Mijangos/dp/169941064X/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3R2D5EVBR9G9J&keywords=mabelyn+mijangos&qid=1651139462&sprefix=mabelyn+mij%2Caps%2C111&sr=8-2Help Support the Funding of the book:Go fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-publish-my-first-book-balanced?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1
Comadre Jennifer sets up the conversation this week. The beauty of comadrazgo is that it invites us to have deeper conversations. We could not talk about embodiment without acknowledging what Dr. Crenshaw coined as “intersectionality”. First and foremost, to describe the lived experiences of Black women in the United States in a legal/judicial system, today, that term has evolved and has been a gift for so many of us. Join la mesa with two special comadres. One whom you already know, Karen Gonzalez and one that is joining us in this podcast for the first time Dr. Tamisha Tyler. Dr. Tyler is an artist, a theologian, a singer, a dancer, a foodie, a lover of all things science-fiction and cartoons and particularly future pessimism. Her dissertation focused on the writings of Octavia Butler. Resources mentioned in today's episode: Coleman, Monica. Making a Way Out of No Way: A Womanist Theology, 2008 Crenshaw, Kimberlé. On Intersectionality: Essential Writings, 2023 Walker-Barnes, Chanequa. I Bring the Voices of my People: A Womanist Vision for Racial Reconciliation, 2019
Half-Finished to Done Podcast with Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners
In this episode, you will go on a journey with my former client, Karen Gonzalez-Rice, as she shares her experience with the Half-Finished to Done, LIVE program. She talks in-depth about how the program has helped her move past distractions to get more done in her work as an Associate Professor, faculty member, writer, life coach, and mother—all while having more fun and learning to trust herself in the process. So grab a notebook, a pen, your favorite beverage, get comfy, and press play. Listen in as Karen shares: Her experience with the Bare Minimum Challenge The top productivity strategies she learned during our time together, and how she customized them to suit her needs How she incorporated the philosophies of deep work automatically into her way of thinking How she used mindmaps and voice transcription to maximize her writing proficiency A key step in her master project plan that has proven to be really valuable How developing self-trust helped her to release perfectionism and practice “anti-perfectionist measures” Why she describes Half-Finished to Done, LIVE as “countercultural” GUEST CONTACT — Karen Gonzalez-Rice, Life Coach for people craving satisfaction, self-trust + freedom Instagram: @karengrcoaching LET'S GET SOCIAL — Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners Instagram: @piquecoaching Facebook: @piquecoaching TikTok: @piquecoaching Email: hello@piquecoaching.co Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co
The story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman in John 4 is quite rich and unique. In the words of Karen Gonzalez, “When Jesus encounters the Samaritan woman, he transforms her life, her view of herself, and perhaps even her calling. But she remains both a Samaritan and a woman —remade by the gospel, who finds her identity and purpose in her encounter with Christ and embarks on a journey to be like him”. Join us this Sunday as we dive deeper into these waters and discover the story of the Jesus who sees us and knows us.
In this episode, I talk to Karen about all things related to immigration. What does the Bible say? How theologically/ethically important is it? How should the biblical story on immigration shape our current Christian imagination when it comes to current political issues about immigration? How should Christians respond to undocumented immigrants? Karen Gonzalez is a speaker, writer, storyteller, and immigrant advocate, who herself immigrated from Guatemala as a child. Karen is a former public school teacher and attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology. For the last 12 years, she has been a non-profit professional, currently working for World Relief, an organization that serves refugees and other immigrants, as the human resources director. She wrote a book about her own immigration story and some of the immigrants found in the Bible:The God Who Sees: Immigrants, The Bible, and the Journey to Belong (Herald Press, May 2019). She also has bylines inSojourners, Christianity Today, The Christian Century, and others. Karen is currently working on her second book, Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in our Christian Response to Immigration (Brazos Press, October 2022). She is also the co-host of the Latina-focused podcast Cafe with Comadres. You can reach her via her website Karen-Gonzalez.com or on social media at @_karenjgonzalez. Theology in the Raw Conference - Exiles in Babylon At the Theology in the Raw conference, we will be challenged to think like exiles about race, sexuality, gender, critical race theory, hell, transgender identities, climate change, creation care, American politics, and what it means to love your democratic or republican neighbor as yourself. Different views will be presented. No question is off limits. No political party will be praised. Everyone will be challenged to think. And Jesus will be upheld as supreme. Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Venmo: @Preston-Sprinkle-1 Connect with Preston Twitter | @PrestonSprinkle Instagram | @preston.sprinkle Youtube | Preston Sprinkle Check out Dr. Sprinkle's website prestonsprinkle.com Stay Up to Date with the Podcast Twitter | @RawTheology Instagram | @TheologyintheRaw If you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave a review.
On this episode we sit with fellow savagebossbabe Karen Gonzalez, Jefa de Simply Mexicana, Karen shares with us her story of going from pre-school Teacher to a full-time Creative Entrepreneur, you don't want to miss this one. Follow her at... www.instagram.com/simplymexicana www.simplymexicanatx.com
We consider the competing narrative claims of "indigenous" Judeans and repatriating exiles in the formation of the Genesis text; we also look at Karen Gonzalez's 2019 piece on Sarah as a human trafficking survivor. TW: Human Trafficking. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worstchurchever/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worstchurchever/support
Karen Gonzalez is a speaker, writer, public theologian, and immigrant advocate, who herself immigrated from Guatemala as a child. Karen is a former public school teacher and attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology. For the last 12 years, she has been a non-profit professional, currently working for World Relief, an organization in Baltimore, MD that serves immigrants and refugees. She wrote a book about her own immigration story and the many immigrants found in the Bible: https://amzn.to/2RgagZi (The God Who Sees: Immigrants, The Bible, and the Journey to Belong )(Herald Press, May 2019) and is currently at work on her second book. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen. On Clubhouse https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@loriadbr (@loriadbr). Find Us Online: https://www.instagram.com/aworldof.difference/ (@aworldof.difference) on Instagram and https://www.facebook.com/A-World-of-Difference-613933132591673/ (A World of Difference) on Facebook on Twitter at https://twitter.com/loriadbr (@loriadbr) https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference (https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference) or http://loriadamsbrown.com (loriadamsbrown.com) Mentioned in this episode: Coaching Sept 22 Want to get unstuck and make a difference? Go to loriadamsbrown.com/coachnig for a free exploratory session. Patreon Support us for as little as $5/month at Patreon.com/aworldofdifference and receive exclusive audio content and free merch. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy
Karen Gonzalez is a speaker, writer, public theologian, and immigrant advocate, who herself immigrated from Guatemala as a child. Karen is a former public school teacher and attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology. For the last 12 years, she has been a non-profit professional, currently working for World Relief, an organization in Baltimore, MD that serves immigrants and refugees. She wrote a book about her own immigration story and the many immigrants found in the Bible: The God Who Sees: Immigrants, The Bible, and the Journey to Belong (Herald Press, May 2019) and is currently at work on her second book.Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen. On Clubhouse @loriadbr. Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook on Twitter at @loriadbr https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comMentioned in this episode:Do you want to go deeper?Join us in Difference Makers, a community where we watch and discuss exclusive content that truly makes a difference. Give us $5 a month (the price of a latte), and join in on the conversation with our host Lori and others who want to make a difference. We'd love to have you join us!PatreonJoin Difference MakersJoin us in our membership community for exclusive content for only $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference. We go deeper with each guest, and it makes such a difference.PatreonThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp
Karen Gonzalez is a speaker, writer, public theologian, and immigrant advocate, who herself immigrated from Guatemala as a child. Karen is a former public school teacher and attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology. For the last 12 years, she has been a non-profit professional, currently working for World Relief, an organization in Baltimore, MD that serves immigrants and refugees. She wrote a book about her own immigration story and the many immigrants found in the Bible: https://amzn.to/2RgagZi (The God Who Sees: Immigrants, The Bible, and the Journey to Belong )(Herald Press, May 2019) and is currently at work on her second book. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen. On Clubhouse https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@loriadbr (@loriadbr). Find Us Online: https://www.instagram.com/aworldof.difference/ (@aworldof.difference) on Instagram and https://www.facebook.com/A-World-of-Difference-613933132591673/ (A World of Difference) on Facebook on Twitter at https://twitter.com/loriadbr (@loriadbr) https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference (https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference) or http://loriadamsbrown.com (loriadamsbrown.com) Mentioned in this episode: Coaching Sept 22 Want to get unstuck and make a difference? Go to loriadamsbrown.com/coachnig for a free exploratory session. Patreon Support us for as little as $5/month at Patreon.com/aworldofdifference and receive exclusive audio content and free merch. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy
Karen Gonzalez is a speaker, writer, public theologian, and immigrant advocate, who herself immigrated from Guatemala as a child. Karen is a former public school teacher and attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology. For the last 12 years, she has been a non-profit professional, currently working for World Relief, an organization in Baltimore, MD that serves immigrants and refugees. She wrote a book about her own immigration story and the many immigrants found in the Bible: The God Who Sees: Immigrants, The Bible, and the Journey to Belong (Herald Press, May 2019) and is currently at work on her second book.Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen. On Clubhouse @loriadbr. Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook on Twitter at @loriadbr https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comMentioned in this episode:Do you want to go deeper?Join us in Difference Makers, a community where we watch and discuss exclusive content that truly makes a difference. Give us $5 a month (the price of a latte), and join in on the conversation with our host Lori and others who want to make a difference. We'd love to have you join us!PatreonJoin Difference MakersJoin us in our membership community for exclusive content for only $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference. We go deeper with each guest, and it makes such a difference.PatreonThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp
In this episode, Brandi is joined by Karen Gonzalez to talk about immigration, xenophobia and theology. Karen helps ground the conversation in history, theology, and helpful next steps as we attempt to have a theology formed by the way of Jesus and the wisdom of the Hebrew scriptures. You can find Karen on Instagram at @_karenjgonzalez You can find her book "The God Who Sees" here!If you want to help, please subscribe, rate, and review. If you would like to join the team that makes this podcast financially possible, you can join on patreon at patreon.com/Brandinico. Reclaiming My Theology is recorded, produced, and edited by Brandi Miller and our music is by Sanchez Fair.
Have you ever read the bible through the stories of an immigrant? In this episode, Karen Gonzalez is sharing her immigration story and stories of immigrants found in the Bible. Throughout Scripture there are many examples of people who fled their homelands - Hagar, Joseph, Ruth, and even Jesus. The courage, loss, joy, and pain has never gone unnoticed by “The God Who Sees” and they don’t go unnoticed now. Karen believes that we do not get our view of migration from the bible, we get it from society, family, peers and even churches. Being an immigrant Karen loves to bring awareness to the fact that the stories we read in Bible are about immigrants and God's love and protection over them. She will tell you that the question about immigration is so much about belonging and that Jesus transcends all these cultures, all of these borders! Listen in as Karen shares the story biblical immigrants like Abraham, Joseph and Ruth. KAREN GONZALES
On the surface, welcoming an immigrant seems kind. Karen Gonzalez asks Christians to look again and push deeper. Karen Gonzalez is a writer, speaker, and immigrant advocate. She is the author of The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible, and the Journey to Belong. In this conversation, Karen describes how her writing and theology has shifted since attending the 2019 Writing for Mystic Activists writing workshop at the Collegeville Institute. Writing can be a form of activism, and it can also be a way to live out a calling to collective liberation.
Karen Gonzalez, ePortfolio Assistant at the CUNY School of Professional Studies, shares her inspiring journey as not only an assistant but also a mentor, cheerleader, guide, and, oftentimes, friend. In her eyes, “it doesn't matter where you are [physically located], it's really about engagement.” Encouraging primarily non-traditional, e-learning students to reflect on their learning, consider key takeaways, and pick apart the essential connections from course-to-course is her objective. “It doesn't matter how long it takes, I think it's really about finding those points of connection for them. An e-portfolio helps them do that and I think that experience is what creates a sense of belonging.”
Karen Gonzalez, ePortfolio Assistant at the CUNY School of Professional Studies, shares her inspiring journey as not only an assistant but also a mentor, cheerleader, guide, and, oftentimes, friend. In her eyes, “it doesn't matter where you are [physically located], it's really about engagement.” Encouraging primarily non-traditional, e-learning students to reflect on their learning, consider key takeaways, and pick apart the essential connections from course-to-course is her objective. “It doesn't matter how long it takes, I think it's really about finding those points of connection for them. An e-portfolio helps them do that and I think that experience is what creates a sense of belonging.”
"The work of justice is not a marathon...it's actually a relay race. I have my part to do, but I'm not responsible for the entire thing. In fact, the entire thing is God's responsibility. I only have my part to play."For our next episode of Letters to the Church we were excited to welcome Karen González!
Kara-Kae James is an author, blogger, and podcaster. Her newest book is called TOGETHER, A Journal for Mom & Me. Today, Kara-Kae shares her journey as a kid keeping up appearances, how she struggled to trust even though she knew all the right answers, and growing comfortable with her questions. Kara-Kae also shares her journaling practices with her kids and how adopting a son changed her world. Throughout her story, Kara-Kae shows how she creates space for people to be and become themselves. Her story reminds us that God is not daunted by our questions but embraces them and us. Listen to Kara-Kae's story in your favorite podcast app now! Stories Kara-Kae shared: Growing up in Oklahoma as a church kid Having a legalistic view of God as a young person How checking all the boxes made her faith not her own The behind the scenes of church work that jaded her Knowing all the right answers but still struggling with God How pastor's wives can live in authenticity Learning to be comfortable with her questions Pursuing her dream of writing Creating space for people to land with their questions Her journaling practices with her kids Adopting their son and how that changed their family Great quotes from Kara-Kae: The church was my safe place. I can easily tell you all the correct answers even if i'm battling in my mind whether or not I believe them. Sometimes letting things fall apart and asking hard questions is what will truly transform us. Resources we mentioned: Kara-Kae's website Together, a Journal for Mom & Me: A Guided Experience Connecting Moms and Kids to God and Each Other by Kara-Kae James Mom Up: Thriving with Grace in the Chaos of Motherhood by Kara-Kae James Leading and Loving It Kara-Kae's Amazon list of books about race Related episodes: Karen Gonzalez and the God Who Sees Ryan Lui and Embracing Your Uniqueness D.L. Mayfield and the Gift of Paying Attention The post Kara-Kae James and Creating Space appeared first on Eric Nevins.
Karen Gonzalez is on the show sharing her immigration story and stories of immigrants found in the Bible. Throughout Scripture there are many examples of people who fled their homelands - Hagar, Joseph, Ruth, and even Jesus. The courage, loss, joy, and pain has never gone unnoticed by “The God Who Sees” and they don't go unnoticed now. This episode will reinforce the innate desire to belong and be seen for all of us. Friend, God sees what you are going through today and you will always find belonging in Him. Through this conversation we pray your eyes are opened to see those around you and extend His loving invitation to belong.
Karen Gonzalez is the author of “The God Who Sees: Immigrants, The Bible, and the Journey to Belong”, speaker, and immigrant advocate who herself immigrated from Guatemala as a child. We delve into topics such as how to love our immigrant neighbors well and one of my favorite subjects, navigating liminal and cross cultural spaces.
today, the vicars sit down with Karen Gonzalez to talk about her book The God Who Sees, Las Posadas, and the state of America. This podcast was recorded on June 16, 2020.
An update for this week. #BlackLivesMatterListen to Jemar Tisby's episode here.Listen to Karen Gonzalez's episode here.Listen to Sandra Van Opstal's episode here. Listen to Propaganda and Dr. Alma Petty's episode here.
Karen Gonzalez is the Founder and Executive Director of Helping Hands Resource Center, which provides services to survivors of domestic violence, including humanitarian basic services, a children’s program, parenting education, violence prevention programs, and custom workshops tailored to the specific needs of the Helping Hands client community. A survivor herself, Karen began her own Echo Training in 2014. She is an Echo-certified Trauma Informed Parent Educator and Domestic Violence Advocate. When we spoke she shared her journey from arrival with her children at a domestic violence shelter, to her own first steps toward healing, to the joyful life she lives now in service to other survivors. I’m so proud to know Karen and to call her a friend, and I hope you find joy and inspiration in hearing her story. This episode was recorded for the Echo Training 2020 Conference And Still We Rise: Survivors Becoming Empowered, on March 11th and 12th at The California Endowment Center for Healthy Communities in downtown Los Angeles. Listeners who hear this before March 11, 2020 can learn more and register to attend the conference at the Echo Training website, at echotraining.org. Hi-res photos and bios for all Echo 2020 speakers, facilitators, and presenters can be found here: https://www.echotraining.org/conf2020-bios-2/ ***WARNING*** This podcast contains graphic conversations about trauma, rape, and sexual violence.
An immigrant from Guatemala now living in Baltimore, Maryland, Karen Gonzalez shares her immigration story and the work she does for immigrants and refugees through World Relief, as well as the stories of immigrants found in the Bible.
In the United States, the last three years have been catastrophic for immigrants and refugees and the systems that are meant to welcome them. With misinformation everywhere, Karen Gonzalez is here to clear a few things up. She helps us understand how “just get in line” isn't an option for most and how refugees are being intentionally mistreated. She also gives us insights from the Hebrew and Christian scriptures and helps us answer the question, “What can I do to help?”. Make sure to check out Karen's book The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible, and the Journey to Belong and get in touch with her at https://www.karen-gonzalez.com/.
We're so excited to introduce you to our friend Karen Gonzalez, a much sough-after spreaker and immigrant advocate. Karen works as director of human resources for World Relief in Baltimore, Maryland, and today we're chatting with her about her book The God Who Sees, a powerful weaving of her immigration story with the stories in the Bible. Her book is an invitation to her readers to discover the heart of God obsessed with the immigrant. Let's lean in, friends. You will adore Karen.
We're so excited to introduce you to our friend Karen Gonzalez, a much sough-after spreaker and immigrant advocate. Karen works as director of human resources for World Relief in Baltimore, Maryland, and today we're chatting with her about her book The God Who Sees, a powerful weaving of her immigration story with the stories in the Bible. Her book is an invitation to her readers to discover the heart of God obsessed with the immigrant. Let's lean in, friends. You will adore Karen.
Karen Gonzalez es la co-fundadora de Fitpass, una membresía y una app que te da acceso ilimitado a miles de clases en los mejores fitness studios. Karen, estudió Negocios Internacionales en el TEC de Monterrey y es experta en la industria de boutique fitness studios, además tiene un studio de Yoga, ubicado en Puebla desde hace 7 años. Por lo que entiende perfectamente las constantes batallas a la que se enfrentan los studios.En este episodio Karen nos platico cómo ella y su socia Liza Schvartzman, fundaron la popular aplicación llamada Fitpass. Nos platica todo desde los primeros pasos que dieron desde su estudio de mercado, las investigaciones que hicieron antes de comenzar, como lo crecieron nacionalmente e internacionalmente, entre muchas cosas mas. Support the show (http://www.queridaagenda.com)
Karen Gonzalez is a native of Guatemala and is a speaker, writer and immigrant advocate. Karen works for World Relief and attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology. Her first book is The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible, and the Journey to Belong. Today, Karen shares what it is like moving to a new country, how Christians can help immigrants, and what the Bible really says about how immigrants should be treated. While immigration is a political hot potato of a topic, Karen helps us take a fresh look at those around us and see them with God's eyes. Listen to Karen's story now! Stories Karen shared: Growing up in Guatemala in a Roman Catholic home Always being interested in faith and seeing different ways of interacting with God Leaving Guatemala due to war The difficulties of integrating into life in the United States Going to church with her grandmother and giving her life to Christ How to handle undocumented people in a Christian way Moving to Florida after receiving Green Cards Losing her mother to cancer The tug and pull between the two cultures she found herself in Discipleship as a college student Questioning things like the death penalty Discovering that the Gospel doesn't “work” everywhere Going to seminary to get a more robust Why she wrote the God Who Sees using immigration stories Great quotes from Karen: Migration is a really traumatic experience. What's morally right and the right thing to do as a Christian is often at odds with the right thing to do as a U.S. citizen. Seminary saved my faith. Nobody's faith is static. Resources we mentioned: The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible, and the Journey to Belong Karen's website When Life and Beliefs Collide by Caroline James Related episodes: Download my free ebook on Habakkuk (you've heard of him but do you know why he's important?) when you join our mailing list. Plus, I'll send you the show notes to your inbox every Monday! Notice: JavaScript is required for this content. The post Karen Gonzalez and the God Who Sees appeared first on Eric Nevins.
Karen Gonzalez is a native of Guatemala and is a speaker, writer and immigrant advocate. Karen works for World Relief and attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology. Her first book is The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible, and the Journey to Belong. Today, Karen shares what it is like moving […] The post Karen Gonzalez and the God Who Sees appeared first on Eric Nevins.
As we prepare in coming months to address asylum issues in Central America and the U.S. Southern border, we pause for a bonus Q and A with author Karen Gonzalez. Her family migrated to the U.S. from Guatemala in the 1980’s. Karen talks about her book, The God Who Sees. She answers more questions about the role of stories in raising awareness, the variety of voices needed for effective advocacy, the nuance of language, and more.
Guest Info/Bio: Karen is a former public school teacher and attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology. For the last 11 years, she has been a non-profit professional, currently working for World Relief, an organization that serves immigrants and refugees. She wrote a book about her own immigration story and the many immigrants found in the Bible: The God Who Sees: Immigrants, The Bible, and the Journey to Belong (Herald Press, May 2019). You can find her on Twitter and Instagram musing about theology: @_karenjgonzalez. Her writing can be found on the communal blogs: The Mudroom and The Salt Collective. She is a sought after speaker, who has written about and presented on a variety of topics, including spiritual formation, Latinx identity, race and culture, women in the church, the Enneagram, and immigration. She also has bylines in Sojourners, Christianity Today, The Christian Century, Christ and Pop Culture, and others. (Selected) Guest Publications: The God Who Sees: Immigrants, The Bible, and the Journey to Belong (Herald Press, May 2019). Guest Social Media: www.karen-gonzalez.com Twitter: @_karengonzalez Instagram: @_karengonzalez Special Music By: Jordy Searcy www.jordysearcymusic.com Twitter: @jordysearcymusi Facebook: @jordysearcymusic Instagram: @jordysearcymusic Enjoy the music? Songs heard on this episode were: “Explaining Jesus” & “Rosalyn” from the album, Dark in the City and the new single, “Better.” You can find Jordy’s music on iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, or anywhere good music is found. This episode of the Deconstructionist’s Podcast was edited by John Williamson. It was mixed and produced by THE Nicholas Rowe at National Audio Preservation Society: A full service recording studio and creative habitat, located in Heath, Ohio. Find them on Facebook and Twitter or visit their website for more information. www.nationalaudiopreservationsociety.weebly.com www.facebook.com/nationalaudiopreservationsociety Twitter: @napsrecording Stay on top of all the latest at www.thedeconstructionists.com! Go there to read our blog, snag a t-shirt, follow us on social media, or join our Patreon family! Website by Ryan Battles All photos by Jared Hevron Logos designed by Joseph Ernst & Stephen Pflug. T-Shirt designs by Joseph Ernst, Chad Flannigan, Colin Rigsby, and Jason Turner. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Through the story of her second baptism in South Los Angeles, author and immigrant advocate Karen Gonzalez challenges listeners about how our vision of refugees and immigrants compares to God’s perspective. This episode includes a reading from her book, The God Who Sees, along with an author Q&A about ministering to and with immigrant communities in mutuality.
In episode 7 we sit down with Karen Gonzalez is a speaker, writer, and immigrant advocate, who herself immigrated from Guatemala as a child. Karen is a former public school teacher and attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology. For the last 11 years, she has been a non-profit professional, currently working for World Relief, an organization that serves immigrants and refugees. She wrote a book about her own immigration story and the many immigrants found in the Bible: The God Who Sees: Immigrants, The Bible, and the Journey to Belong (Herald Press, May 2019). Host, Daniel Kunkel (shorturl.at/exIZ1)Co-Host, Jessica Senbetu (shorturl.at/gjLO7)Producer, Scott Bolin (shorturl.at/kloX9)Graphics, Gabe Senbetu (shorturl.at/ikJR7)Our theme song is by Joel Adam Russell (http://joeladamrussell.com/) ALSO, follow us on Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/eib.podcast/?hl=en
A special guest and friend and sister in Christ. Ms. Drake talks with the Founder of HRC(Helping Hands Resource Center). Take a listen to learn about how self- care can help you. If you in a toxic or abusive situation please call the Domestic Violence hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE(7233). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/GGTHW/message
This week, Ali chats with Karen Gonzalez, an immigrant from Guatemala who now advocates for refugees as the Director of Human Resources at World Relief. She is the author of the new book, The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible, and the Journey to Belong. As an immigrant, an advocate and a Christian, she discusses her perspective on our nation’s immigration debate. She and Ali talked about her work, her book and what she hopes people of faith will take away from reading it.
Karen Gonzalez is the Chief Sales Officer at Guidant Global. Her career in staffing began with an unexpected start in recruiting 22 years ago, and her passion for acting as a problem solver for her clients has propelled her into her CSO role today. Karen offers her personal career tips, shares her thoughts on strategic sourcing and impresses the importance of a people-centric perspective in procurement.
Karen Gonzalez shares her journey to belong, and in so doing, notes how we can all create communities of belonging. === Follow Us: Web: http://www.rethinkchurch.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umcrethinkchurch Twitter: https://twitter.com/umrethinkchurch Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rethinkchurch Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/umrethinkchurch YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/rethinkchurch
Karen Gonzalez is here to talk about her newest book, The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible, and the Journey to Belong. She talks about her story as an immigrant and the stories of immigration in the Bible. Guest Bio/Info: Karen González is a speaker, writer, and immigrant advocate who works as director of human resources for World Relief. An immigrant from Guatemala, González studied at Fuller Theological Seminary. She has worked in the nonprofit world for more than ten years and is a former public school teacher. González, who lives in Baltimore, has written about spiritual formation, Latinx identity, race, gender, the Enneagram, and immigration. Her work has been published in Sojourners, Christ and Pop Culture, Faithfully Magazine, and Mutuality Magazine. Find Karen here: karen-gonzalez.com Twitter: @_karengonzalez Instagram: _karengonzalez Special music by Jelani: Spotify: Jelani Instagram: iamjelani Twitter: @iamjelani Get connected to Mason: masonmennenga.com Patreon: patreon.com/masonmennenga Twitter: @masonmennenga Facebook: facebook.com/mason.mennenga Instagram: masonmennenga
The podcast gets a refresher this week. I hope you like it! I’m excited to have Karen Gonzalez join me to talk about Immigration. Karen works for World Relief and she has a unique viewpoint because she is an immigrant. She arrived in the United States from Guatemala when she... The post Karen Gonzalez-episode 180 appeared first on Anita Lustrea.
Our next guest is Karen Gonzalez. Karen is a speaker, writer, immigrant advocate, and taco enthusiast. She is an immigrant from Guatemala, who lives in Baltimore, Maryland, where she enjoys writing, cooking Latin food, traveling, and watching baseball. Karen is a former public school teacher and attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology. For the last 10 years, she has been a non-profit professional, currently working for an organization that serves immigrants and refugees. On this episode, Keren speaks about her new book titled: The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible, and the Journey to Belong. She give insight on the many immigrants found in the Bible as she reflect on her own immigration story. You can follow Karen on Twitter & Instagram.
I sit down and chat about immigration in our country and how possibly our "Biblical" view of "other" may need to shift; with Karen Gonzalez. Guest Bio: Karen Gonzalez is a native of Guatemala and immigrated to the U.S. as a child. She is speaker, writer and immigrant advocate, who lives in Baltimore, MD. Karen is the human resources director at World Relief and attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology. Her first book for Herald Press will be released on May 21, 2019: The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible, and the Journey to Belong. You can connect with her on Twitter and Instagram: @_karenjgonzalez where you’ll find her musing about theology, baseball, and her passion for tacos. Music: Collington Tracks: Here We Go, The Mountain, Walls You can also find all the musical selections from all our episodes on our Spotify Playlist. What are you waiting for; consider becoming a Patreon supporter of the show. You'll have access to many perks as well as guaranteeing the future of these conversations; even $1/Month goes so far as this show is 100% listener supported. https://www.patreon.com/canisaythisatchurch Follow the show: https://www.facebook.com/CanISayThisAtChurch/ https://twitter.com/cistacpodcast https://www.canisaythisatchurch.com/
Beth Bruno and Karen Gonzalez discuss Karen's immigration and her subsequent rediscovery of the Bible and God as a refugee story. A true theologian, Karen's delightful voice recasts well-known biblical characters and narratives through a lens of immigration. Her book, The God Who Sees releases on May 21st, 2019. Connect with Karen: BOOK Facebook Instagram Website SoJourner Article Connect with Beth: Sign up for a monthly City Guide Instagram Facebook Twitter Website Book
I sat down with Karen Gonzalez to talk about The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible, and the Journey to Belong. We talk about the process of writing the book and what its like to include so much of one’s own story, We discuss how basing her story on the sacraments deepened her thinking on the practices, the complicated stories of migrants in the Bible, speaking to churches about immigration, taking action, and which Biblical story of migration needs its own Hamilton inspired rap musical!Karen Gonzalez is a speaker, writer, immigrant advocate, and taco enthusiast. She is an immigrant from Guatemala, now living in Baltimore, Maryland, where she enjoys writing, cooking Latin food, traveling, and watching baseball (in that order). Karen is a former public school teacher and attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology. For the last 10 years, she has been a non-profit professional, currently working for an organization that serves immigrants and refugees.You can find her on Twitter and Instagram musing about theology: @_karenjgonzalez. Her writing can be found on the communal blogs: The Mudroom and The Salt Collective, where she has written about spiritual formation, Latinx identity, race, gender, the Enneagram and immigration. She also has bylines in Sojourners, Faithfully Magazine, Mutuality Magazine, Christ and Pop Culture, and others.Buy the Book: https://www.bookdepository.com/God-Who-Sees-Karen-Gonzalez/9781513804125?ref=grid-view&qid=1556008613495&sr=1-3Find out more about Karen: https://www.karen-gonzalez.com/Follow the show: @RinseRepeatPod // Follow me: @liammiller87
An open dialogue between the aisles this evening, with Pastor, Dr. Nathan Roberts and writer and immigration advocate Karen Gonzalez. They take a look at the border crisis from a Christian perspective. And the callers bring on the counter points.
An open dialogue between the aisles this evening, with Pastor, Dr. Nathan Roberts and writer and immigration advocate Karen Gonzalez. They take a look at the border crisis from a Christian perspective. And the callers bring on the counter points.
Karen Gonzalez is an advocate and an ally for immigrants and refugees. She works with World Relief, a nonprofit which helps immigrants and refugees navigate their way through the difficult waters of living in the United States. We talked all about the challenges that immigrants and refugees face these days in the U.S., we talked about the recent family separation crisis facing immigrants, and we talked about ways that we can get involved to promote change. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Karen's new book is coming out next spring, so make sure to keep an eye out for it. I can't wait to read it. Enjoy! Resources we talked about: Fact Sheet about Families Being Separated at the Border Love Undocumented Welcoming the Stranger How to find out which Congressperson you should call World Relief Get in touch with Karen: Website Twitter Instagram
As the child of immigrant parents, Karen Gonzalez tells the story of how insights from the Strong Interest Inventory assessment helped her become a first generation college graduate and guided her to a successful career in marketing. Series: "STEAM: Adding Arts to STEM Education" [Humanities] [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 31811]
As the child of immigrant parents, Karen Gonzalez tells the story of how insights from the Strong Interest Inventory assessment helped her become a first generation college graduate and guided her to a successful career in marketing. Series: "STEAM: Adding Arts to STEM Education" [Humanities] [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 31811]
As the child of immigrant parents, Karen Gonzalez tells the story of how insights from the Strong Interest Inventory assessment helped her become a first generation college graduate and guided her to a successful career in marketing. Series: "STEAM Channel" [Humanities] [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 31811]
As the child of immigrant parents, Karen Gonzalez tells the story of how insights from the Strong Interest Inventory assessment helped her become a first generation college graduate and guided her to a successful career in marketing. Series: "STEAM Channel" [Humanities] [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 31811]
As the child of immigrant parents, Karen Gonzalez tells the story of how insights from the Strong Interest Inventory assessment helped her become a first generation college graduate and guided her to a successful career in marketing. Series: "STEAM: Adding Arts to STEM Education" [Humanities] [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 31811]
Many American Christians have good intentions, working hard to welcome immigrants with hospitality and solidarity. But how can we do that in a way that empowers our immigrant neighbors rather than pushing them to the fringes of white-dominant culture and keeping them as outsiders? We talk with Karen González about these questions, which are the themes of her new book Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in Our Christian Response to Immigration.A Guatemalan immigrant, González draws from the Bible and her own experiences to examine why the traditional approach to immigration ministries and activism is at best incomplete and at worst harmful. By advocating for putting immigrants in the center of the conversation, González helps readers grow in discipleship and recognize themselves in their immigrant neighbors. Accessible to any Christian who is called to serve immigrants, this book equips readers to take action to dismantle white supremacy and xenophobia in the church. They will emerge with new insight into our shared humanity and need for belonging and liberation.Karen González is a speaker, writer, storyteller, and immigrant advocate, who herself immigrated from Guatemala as a child. Karen is a former public school teacher and attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology. For the last 13 years, she has been a non-profit professional, working for organizations that serve refugees and other immigrants. She wrote a book about her own immigration story and some of the immigrants found in the Bible: The God Who Sees: Immigrants:The Bible, and the Journey to Belong. Her second book is Beyond Welcome: Centering Immigrants in our Christian Response to Immigration. She also has bylines in Sojourners, Christianity Today, The Christian Century, and others. She is also the co-host of the Latina-focused podcast Cafe with Comadres. You can reach her via her website Karen-Gonzalez.com or on social media at @_karenjgonzalez.You can connect with Karen on her website, Twitter, or Instagram.Connect with Gravity LeadershipLeave us a message or ask a question about this or any other episode and we'll answer it on a future episode.Join our online community for free to get a curated list of interesting and edifying links each week, plus all kinds of other goodies.Check out the Gravity Commons, a place to connect and learn with others in the Gravity community.Check out Gravity Leadership Academy, our 12-month training intensive for Christian leaders who want to bring lasting transformation to their culture.Are you interested in advertising on the Gravity Leadership Podcast? Contact Gino Curcuruto at gino@gravityleadership.com.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy