The Diversity & Inclusion for All podcast captures conversations with professors, practitioners, and people of interest who are teaching, pursuing, and engaging diversity & inclusion in inspirational and effective ways. By exploring a range of diversity topics, this podcast provides on-ramps to better understanding and awareness of issues related to diversity & inclusion work in our communities today. Supported by Calvin University and the Calvin Institute for Christian Worship, these conversations provide information, insights, and stories to inform the diversity work of both Christian and secular organizations.
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The Diversity & Inclusion for All podcast captures conversations with professors, practitioners, and people of interest who are teaching, pursuing, and engaging diversity & inclusion in inspirational and effective ways. By exploring a range of diversity topics, this podcast provides on-ramps to better understanding and awareness of issues related to diversity & inclusion work in our communities today. Supported by Calvin University and the Calvin Institute for Christian Worship, these conversations provide information, insights, and stories to inform the diversity work of both Christian and secular organizations.
Disabled scholar Amy Kenny discusses several ways disabled persons are unnecessarily discriminated against, maligned, and excluded in our societies. She offers important perspectives for discussions of disability rights and concrete steps for each of us to take in seeking to include and learn from disabled persons in our organizations and communities.
In this third episode on the Doctrine of Discovery, we focus on how the Christian Church grew to be an empire, how it has thought about its power and privilege, and some of the dangers of empire-thinking.
This conversation offers insights into the practice of land acknowledgement and an exploration of how the foundational principles of the constitution may be different from common beliefs and our most noble ideals.
Mark Charles points out how the stories we tell about history are shaped by biases of the writers. Mark's explores in particular how many see the United States history and heroes, especially Abraham Lincoln.
In this discussion with Professor Kai Ton Chau, we explore important perspectives for understanding and building our cultural intelligence and for navigating life together in diverse congregations, organizations, and communities.
Guest Kai Ton Chau helps us understand the basics of Cultural Intelligence (CQ), including the four skills of CQ and some first steps toward becoming better at crossing cultures.
Stacey Wieland from the Colossian Forum returns to discuss how communication strategies can help work through conflict, witness, and transformation within Christian congregations.
If you are interested in learning more about the work of the Colossian Forum we encourage you to reach out to them: https://colossianforum.org/
Stacey Wieland a professional communicator from the Colossian Forum joins us on the podcast today to discuss methods for engaging in constructive dialogue in order to have difficult conversations.
Learn more about the work of the Colossian forum at: https://colossianforum.org/
In this episode we hear some perspectives and information to understand China's role in green house gases, its relationship with Taiwan, and what it did and didn't do at the beginning of the COVID crisis.
What are key considerations for valuing and integrating diversity and inclusion in Christian worship? Pastor Pete Armstrong shares stories and insights to help church leaders create diversity-valuing and inclusive worship.
Join a conversation with Pastor Pete Armstrong to hear about important considerations for Christian congregations in their diversity and inclusion journeys.
The Diversity & Inclusion for All podcast captures conversations with professors, practitioners, and people of interest who are teaching, pursuing, and engaging diversity & inclusion in inspirational and effective ways. By exploring a range of diversity topics, this podcast provides on-ramps to better understanding and awareness of issues related to diversity & inclusion work in our communities today. Supported by Calvin University and the Calvin Institute for Christian Worship, these conversations provide information, insights, and stories to inform the diversity work of both Christian and secular organizations.