Podcasts about welcoming the stranger

Jewish tradition emphasizes welcoming the stranger. Many organizations like Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts live that value by helping to resettle refugees. But what happens when government policies make that nearly impossible? Rabbi James Greene, CEO of Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts, shares how his organization supports refugees —despite legal and financial obstacles. Greene discusses the impact of recent policy shifts, the power of community-driven advocacy and why helping newcomers to the country is central to Jewish tradition. Tune in for a powerful conversation on justice, resilience and the fight for a more welcoming world. Theme song, “Ilu Finu” by Rabbi Miriam Margles. Her album This is the Day is available for purchase at CDBaby: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/miriammarglesandthehadarensemb Visit our home on the web — Evolve: Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations: http://evolve.reconstructingjudaism.org Subscribe by Email at http://subscribebyemail.com/evolve.fireside.fm/rss Read these show notes on the web at https://evolve.fireside.fm/1 This podcast is produced by Reconstructing Judaism. Visit us at ReconstructingJudaism.org (https://ReconstructingJudaism.org). Special Guest: Rabbi James Greeene.

Welcoming the Stranger: Thinking Biblically about Refugees and Immigration Pt. 2. Pastor Grant shares his presentation, "Welcoming the Stranger: Thinking Biblically About Refugees and Immigration," which he gives for World Relief SoCal as Site Manager for the San Diego office (his FT tent making job). This is part two focusing on the Economic Value of Immigrants (part one was the Scriptural and primary value). This presentation largely draws on the PowerPoint presentation and book coauthored by Matt Soerens, World Relief's VP of Advocacy and Policy. #immigrants #economics #immigration #worldrelief #solascriptura

Sermon Date: March 2, 2025Sermon on Scripture readings: Luke 4:1-13Support the show

Pastor Grant shares his presentation, "Welcoming the Stranger: Thinking Biblically About Refugees and Immigration," which he gives for World Relief SoCal as Site Manager for the San Diego office (his FT tent making job). This is part one, and intro to WR and WR SoCal and a focus in the Scriptural Value of Immigrants. Next week will focus on the Economic Value of Immigrants. This presentation largely draws on the PowerPoint presentation and book by Matt Soerens, World Relief's VP of Advocacy and Policy.

Join us for a heartfelt conversation as Shane Claiborne and Julio Hernandez tackle immigration, radical hospitality, and the power of community action. Discover how faith and love can shape our response to pressing global issues. Help sustain the work of RLC: www.redletterchristians.org/donate/ To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristians.org  Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians Instagram: @RedLetterXians Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne

Caro talks about hospitality as welcoming the stranger.

Sermon Date: February 23, 2025Sermon on Scripture readings: Luke 10:38-42Support the show

Sermon Date: February 16, 2025Sermon on Scripture readings: Ephesians 2:11-22Support the show

Sermon Date: February 9, 2025Sermon on Scripture readings: Matthew 1: 1-6Support the show

Sermon Date: February 2, 2025Sermon on Scripture readings: Luke 10:1-12Support the show

Matt continues our theme of Welcoming the Kingdom, discussing the nature of Advent: a season of "already" and "not yet."

Zack continues our theme of Welcoming the Kingdom, discussing the nature of Advent: a season of already, and not yet.

We continue our series on welcoming theology. Calvin Bushman, Associate for Youth, Young Adults, and Mission, leads us in the last discussion about welcoming the stranger.

Rev. Joshua Jalandoon preaches from Luke 24:13-35 and shares the vision for our community. City Church's vision is to be a Jesus-centered community, attuned to the activity of the Holy Spirit among us, so that we might courageously participate in God's work of transformative love throughout San Francisco. Jesus-Centered Community Worship: Engage in communal worship and sacraments. Growth: Expand faith through scripture study and theological exploration. Service: Practice generosity in gifts and mutual aid.

We continue our series on welcoming theology. Marisa leads us in the second of three discussions about welcoming the stranger.

Today Craig and Cecil discuss the differences in how groups use Christianity to shape their ideas on immigration.    The chapter contrasting the Migrant 4 Life from MAGA Jesus and the immigration consequences of the Tower of Babel story, “A Migrant 4 Life Journeys to the New Tower of Babel: Christianity and Immigration,” can be found at:   https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4769482   The chapter that discusses Ruth and the daily trial of innocence, “Nonrefoulement: Responding to Asylum-seekers Through the Prism of Subversive Stories: A Study of Three Trials of Innocence,” can be found at:  https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4901648      Abrahm Lustgarten discusses the impact of climate on migration in “Refugees from the Earth,” July, 26, 2020 NY Times Magazine:   https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/23/magazine/climate-migration.html?searchResultPosition=1  

Scripture References: Genesis 18; Hebrews 13:2; Matthew 0:00-2:20: Opening Worship and Prayer 2:21-39:44: Sermon

The Table: God's Mission to Welcome the Stranger

“I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” Matthew 25:35 There are 22 scriptures in the Bible about welcoming newcomers from another land, but it could be argued that none resonate with MCC as much as that verse from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. “I was a stranger and you welcomed me”. Follow along as MCC Ontario sponsors a refugee family for the first time.  Transcription here. Discussion guide here. Read the written story about the Salazar family and MCCO (includes photos). Read about how MCC started the world's first refugee sponsorship program.  Read about Bill Janzen's legacy in this work and how he recently received the Order of Canada for it. Editorial assistance by Christen Kong Theme song by Brian MacMillan Artwork by Jesse Bergen Undercurrents is sponsored by Kindred Credit Union.

Jesus was an immigrant. Have you ever thought about that? Shortly after His birth, an angel warned His father, Joseph that Herod was seeking to kill the infant Jesus and that they should flee to Egypt. So, in literally a life-and-death situation, Joseph quickly packed up his wife and young child and left his homeland for a place he'd never been before.  He doesn't know anyone there. He doesn't have a job. He doesn't know the language. But Joseph has no choice. He has to take care of his family. And love will take all sorts of risks when that's at stake.So it was that Jesus spent the early years of His life Jesus as an exile, a refugee, a stranger in a foreign land.  You have to wonder if Jesus had a special identification with the words from the Mosaic Law that say that God “loves the foreigners” and that His people should “love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt.” (Deut. 10:18-19)In the highly prejudiced, racially divided land in which He lived, how did Jesus relate to the marginalized? And what can we learn from His example?In the middle of Palestine lay the region of Samaria. Back then Samaritans were a racially mixed group that had come into being during the time of Israel's captivity. Crudely speaking, Samaritans were seen as “half-breeds,” and as such they were considered aliens and strangers in the land. To the “pure-blooded” Jews, these “border crossers” simply didn't belong.As often takes place when a group is marginalized, the Samaritans turned inward and stuck together. Over time they developed their own expression of the Jewish religion. Thus, they were seen as not only racially impure but religiously impure. As a result, they were despised social outcasts and to be avoided at all costs.  That's why the story in John 4 is so astounding. Jesus not only goes to Samaria, He encounters a woman there. And not just any woman. She was an outcast even among her own people. Ponder that for a moment.  Jesus was willing to challenge social norms and to be seen as being “soft on sin” in order to treat this woman with dignity and meet her deepest needs.  Why?  Because He recognized that she was a person made in the image of God and thus had great value. And because He did, a magnificent kingdom harvest was reaped as her friends and neighbors heard the Good News and believed.Jesus models for us a new and different way of looking at and relating to persons who are outside the circle of cultural acceptability…and that includes immigrants. There are Christians at our borders, brothers and sisters in Christ, who not unlike Joseph and Mary, have had to leave their homeland because of life and death issues.Their lives are in jeopardy either due to direct persecution or indirect starvation. And the question we must ask ourselves is, “What should be our attitude toward these fellow members of God's family?”There are also potential Christians at our borders. Men, women, and children who are loved by God but have yet to embrace or even hear of the hope that can be found in Jesus. We often speak about how we need to take the Good News of Christ to the world.  Well, guess what?  The world is coming to us and is not merely open but hungry for the gospel. Friends, is Jesus your merely Savior… or is He your Lord? And as your Lord, are you modeling your response to the marginalized after His? Text: Matt. 2:1-21; John 4:1-35Originally recorded on November 10, 2013, at Fellowship Missionary Church, Fort Wayne, IN 

With the issue of immigration increasingly in the headlines nationally and with the reality of refugees in our own city and perhaps your neighborhood, I think the time has come for us to look at what the Bible has to say regarding the “strangers” among us.  I have no political agenda here and I am not touting any particular legislation. But I am charged to teach you “the whole counsel of God,” and to challenge you to take your cues for discipleship not from the pundits, not from the press, not from social media …but from the Bible.In Deuteronomy 10:12-19, Moses speaks of the importance of loving, serving, and obeying the Lord. Then he gives this specific application of what that means: “He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt.” (vs 18-19)Here, we are introduced to “the trio of the vulnerable” – the widows, orphans, and foreigners. Over and over again in Scripture, we are reminded of God's heart for and challenged to care for these, the most vulnerable among us. (Ps. 146:9; Zech. 7:10) God also harshly condemns those who mistreat immigrants. (Ez. 22:7; Mal. 3:5)The reason God gives for why His people should welcome the stranger? Because they themselves had been aliens. How did that happen? Not unlike today, there were multiple reasons why the Israelites throughout history became aliens and strangers in a foreign land. OpportunityHungerForceConsider these examples: Abraham immigrated to Canaan in pursuit of the opportunity of a better life.Later, famine-induced hunger led him to become a refugee in Egypt.Joseph became a foreigner in Egypt by force when his brothers sold him into slavery.Daniel was an exile in Babylon after being relocated by force.  Given their history, knowing how it felt to be aliens and strangers, God's people were to extend grace to the aliens and strangers in their midst.  So I would ask us, “Given our history, shouldn't we as well?”  Unless you're a native American, every one of us is a descendant of an immigrant. Because someone offered opportunity, assistance, or comfort to our ancestors, we have what we have. So, what should our response be to the strangers in our midst?There is, however, an even more basic reason why we should treat such people graciously.  It goes all the way back to the creation account in Genesis 1.“So God created mankind in His own image, in the image of God He created them; male and female He created them." Genesis 1:27Every person is made in the image of God. That means that every person has inherent value.As such they are worthy of respect and should be treated with dignity. And friends, that includes the immigrants, exiles, and aliens among us. Text: Micah 6:8; Deut. 10:12-19; Gen. 1:27Originally recorded on November 3, 2013, at Fellowship Missionary Church, Fort Wayne, IN

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Episode 934 (10:47) In this episode: Dcn. Brett Edmond preaching; Story about childhood ethnic animus; God often tries to speak with us through the stranger; Are we welcoming the stranger as Christ? Related Web Sites:  My Website Podcast PageAll Previous Episodes

Several chaplains reflect in-depth on the experience of connecting with people who are facing challenges related to mental health, addiction and homelessness. We hear from a social worker, Larry Clum, who explores what it means to companion homeless people without an intent to “fix” their problem. To see additional resources and our other programs, please […]

Several chaplains reflect in-depth on the experience of connecting with people who are facing challenges related to mental health, addiction and homelessness. We hear from a social worker, Larry Clum, who explores what it means to companion homeless people without an intent to “fix” their problem. To see additional resources and our other programs, please […]

Hospitality and welcoming others is a critical part of living out the Christian faith. But it also takes practice to set aside your phone, your busy-ness, and other distractions to see someone face-to-face and be welcoming. In fact, Jesus tells us that He stands at the door and knocks. How will you answer? Will you allow Him in? Join us as we talk about the practical aspects of being hospitable and what this can mean for our own hearts and communities. Speaker: Tim Bounds

Hospitality and welcoming others is a critical part of living out the Christian faith. But it also takes practice to set aside your phone, your busy-ness, and other distractions to see someone face-to-face and be welcoming. In fact, Jesus tells us that He stands at the door and knocks. How will you answer? Will you allow Him in? Join us as we talk about the practical aspects of being hospitable and what this can mean for our own hearts and communities. Speaker: Tim Bounds

Mark Seitz, a Catholic bishop from the Diocese of El Paso, joins Victoria to discuss his approach to immigration and response to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's lawsuit against a migrant house under his diocese. The Agenda: —Annunciation House and Paxton's immigration lawsuit —Policy solutions —Addressing crime and fear of immigrations —Is the Church for open borders? —Biden and Trump's recent border visits Show Notes: -Watch this episode on YouTube -Bishop Mark Seitz: Statement in Support of Annunciation House -GOP lawmakers once praised Catholic Charities. Now they want to defund the group -Report: The mythical tie between immigration and crime -CNN: I asked criminologists about immigration and crime in the US. Their answers may surprise you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kyle Kauffman | Jan. 28 2024 It's easy for the church as a whole and us as individuals to drift in the direction of an inward focus. There are so many needs within the church that we can spend all of our time simply focused on meeting them. But God has given us a mission, and that mission requires us moving out. Moving outward with a welcoming mindset towards those outside the church is uncomfortable and challenging. And yet as we move outward, we do so in the love of Christ, by the power of Christ, with faith in the promises of Christ. As part of God's family, we can all take steps to move outward and extend welcoming arms toward others in hope that God will use us as a part of welcoming them into his family as well.

Father Sam Martin joined Patrick for a conversation about welcoming the stranger in our midst. Topics included: why welcome the stranger? (4:07), caller: I talked to Fr. Martin about welcoming (16:56), caller: I don't feel welcomed at my parish (22:28), caller: we see Jesus in those whom we greet (27:23), caller: my story of helping a homeless woman (30:08), caller: welcoming as an usher (33:56), email: story of my family at mass (40:15), caller: I joined a men's group (42:29), and caller: I asked my angel to greet people (46:56). 

On the next episode of Humanity Chats, we are thrilled to welcome Brandon Baughn, Office Director of World Relief Upstate South Carolina, and Matthew Soerens, Vice President of Advocacy and Policy for World Relief. They join Marjy Marj to shed light on the vital work of World Relief and the upcoming "Welcoming the Stranger" event. World Relief Upstate SC's mission and privilege is to empower local churches to embrace our refugee and immigrant neighbors with the love of Jesus. However, integration challenges often hinder our new neighbors from fully flourishing in our communities. The upcoming event aims to explore how the church and the community can collaboratively support their holistic well-being and overcome these challenges. Having returned from nearly 15 years in Pakistan and Indonesia working on community and educational development, Brandon Baughn brings his experience and knowledge to the discussion. His time overseas, from managing a mobile literacy school program for nomadic groups in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, to serving as the Program Director for YICF's refugee education program in Jakarta, Indonesia, has prepared him for his current role in South Carolina. Matthew Soerens, with his experience as the Vice President of Advocacy and Policy for World Relief and as the National Coordinator for the Evangelical Immigration Table, is an advocate for immigration reforms rooted in biblical principles. He is also the co-author of the books "Welcoming the Stranger" and "Inalienable," which align with the theme of the event.Join us for this enlightening episode of Humanity Chats discussing the "Welcoming the Stranger" event. The event will feature insightful conversations led by Bri Stensrud (Women of Welcome), Pastor Charles Kenya (Neema Church), Kristel Acevedo (Transformation Church), Dr. Tony Beam (North Greenville University), and Matthew Soerens and Todun Afolabi from World Relief. Together, they will delve into God's heart for the sojourner and how we can express Jesus's love through actions and words. Join World Relief at North Hills Church at 4952 Edwards Road Taylors, SC 29687 on Saturday, October 21, 2023. Doors Open at 8:30 a.m. The event will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.mTogether, we can learn how to provide love, welcome, and support to our newest neighbors.Visit WorldRelief.org to learn more.Humanity Chats - a conversation about everyday issues that impact humans. Join us. Together, we can go far. Thank you for listening. Share with a friend. We are humans. From all around the world. One kind only. And that is humankind. Your friend, Marjy Marj

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Jesus said, "And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me." (Matthew 25:40 NKJV) The Welcome Net strives to act out these words of Jesus through the Chicagoland Immigrant Welcome Network. It is dedicated to upholding the human dignity of some of the most vulnerable in their community.Jared Alleman joins guest host Jon Sanders today to discuss how he discovered that the mission field doesn't always require you to leave the country. This is a very eyeopening conversation.Show Notes: https://www.95network.org/guest-host-jon-sanders-welcoming-the-stranger-w-jared-alleman-episode-187/Support the show

Welcoming the Stranger, with Rev. Tyler McQuilkin. Series: A Ruckus For Good A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Luke 10, 25-37.About the Series, A Ruckus For Good: Wendell Berry suggests we "practice resurrection." We take the calling of practicing resurrection seriously at First Presbyterian. We will celebrate the promise of Easter that “Love Wins” exploring how we are called to create a ruckus for good in our community and in throughout the world. We will address many of the issues that impact our lives together through the lens of our faith.Join us each Sunday, 10AM at bendfp.org, or 11AM KTVZ-CW Channel 612/12 in Bend.  Subscribe/Follow, and click the bell for alerts.At First Presbyterian, you will meet people at many different places theologically and spiritually. And we love it that way. We want to be a place where our diversity brings us together and where conversation takes us all deeper in our understanding of God.We call this kind of faith “Spacious Christianity.” We don't ask anyone to sign creeds or statements of belief. The life of faith is about a way of being in the world and a faith that shows itself in love.Thank you for your support of the mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Bend. Visit https://bendfp.org/giving/ for more information.Keywords:stranger, man, samaritan, neighbor, love, people, road, jesus, religious leaders, hospitality, calls, levite, writes, christ, god, priest, exclude, question, duties, unclean, presbyterian, church, online worship, bend, oregonFeaturing:Rev. Dr. Steven Koski, Rev. Kally Elliott, Tyler McQuilkin, Becca Ellis, Brave of Heart, GuestsSupport the show

Judy Tafelski Highlight from lyrics to “See Myself in You” by Tom Prasado-Rao and Tom Kimmel: “If I met you on the corner, would I know you as you are? Would I take you for a stranger and brush past you in the door? If you called me, would I hear you? Would I walk away too soon? If I lingered for a moment, would I see myself in you? If you held me like my brother, would I see myself in you? …. If you called me, would I hear you? Do I know what I would do? …. If you held me like my mother, would I see myself in you?”

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Our Catholic Social teaching is rich with the call to aid those facing humanitarian crisis: the Catechism states “The more prosperous nations are obliged, to the extend they are able, to welcome the foreigner in search of the security and means of livelihood which he cannot find in his country of origin.” (CCC 2241). But what does that practically look like? This weekend we spoke with two employees of St. Timothy in Blaine about their recent experience serving alongside the U.S./Mexico border at the Humanitarian Respite Center run by Catholic Charities.

After retiring from a successful professional career, John White wanted to find a way to give back to the community. Passionate about immigration and migration issues and following Catholic social teaching with regard to welcoming the stranger and the dignity of the human person, he chose to volunteer at CSS. He tells us how his work in cultural orientation is fulfilling.

Lisseth Rojas-Flores reflects on her experience of immigrating to the United States as she discusses the topic of the church's responsibility to care for immigrants from all nations and backgrounds.  Lisseth Rojas-Flores is associate professor of clinical psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary.  This FULLER curated series features lectures, speeches, and sermons from across Fuller's history, drawn from our archives in celebration of Fuller's 75th anniversary.

Joe Goldman is the Community Engagement Director for the Western Region at HIAS, the world's oldest—and only Jewish—international humanitarianagency serving refugees and asylum seekers of all backgrounds. He mobilizesactivists, organizations, and lawmakers across California to ensure thatdisplaced people are treated with the dignity they deserve. Before joiningHIAS, Joe worked at MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, the San Francisco-basedJewish Community Relations Council, and began his career working on severalpolitical campaigns and progressive advocacy efforts. Joe holds both a BA inPolitical Communication and Masters of Political Management from The GeorgeWashington University in Washington, DC and lives in his native Los Angeleswith his husband, Adam. He grew up in Pacific Palisades a few blocks away fromKehillat Israel. He is introduced by Rabbi Amy Bernstein.

We visit a shelter at Seattle's Mission for a rich exchange with a formerly homeless man who feels the spiritual care he received from mental health workers helped him develop the ability to transition into housing. We hear from a social worker, Larry Clum, who explores what it means to companion unhoused people without an […]

The Old Testament, especially Deuteronomy, repeatedly entreats the Israelites to welcome the stranger. The Israelites were required to love the stranger because God loves the stranger. In the gospels, Jesus practices this teaching continually, forming a makeshift family from the vulnerable around him. The church should likewise adopt the stranger and the vulnerable as family, because this is God's design for humanity.  Mark Glanville, pastor and professor of pastoral theology, discusses the biblical ethic of welcoming refugees; his involvement in Kinbrace, a Canadian nonprofit that provides refugee housing and support; and how welcoming those on the margins can shape our view of Scripture and the world.  Show notes: 1:07 Welcoming refugees and Kinbrace 4:53 Welcoming is witnessing 6:53 Do Christians have a requirement to help refugees? 11:24 Addressing criminality 13:56 Exile 18:39 Shaping our view of the world 22:51 Kinship 35:20 Reading from diversity Q&A: Email us your questions about the intellectual world of the Bible at cht_administrator@tkc.edu, and we'll answer them in an upcoming Q&A episode. Show notes by Dominique LaCroix Credits for the music used in TBM podcast can be found at: hebraicthought.org/credits.

After the isolation of the last two years, it seems like a good time to brush up on the subject of "hospitality"!  But welcoming people in goes beyond the fun of planning and an eye for detail.  This week, Michelle and Lindsay explore the virtue of true hospitality through the lense of "philoxenia", a Greek concept that encourages care of and service to neighbour and stranger alike... and how it's deep roots can find their way into our own homes and families.