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Join us where we connect faith-based advocacy and current events that matter in our neighborhoods, worship communities, social service and lives. Each episode brings you insights on important advocacy topics and shows you how to get involved. You will hear from ELCA staff who share their knowledge and experience, helping you reflect on today's challenges. We bring together voices of faith-advocates caring for all people and creation. Tune in to learn, act, and be inspired!
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Episode 10: Faith Leadership in Complex Times
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In episode 10, our final episode for season one, host Regina Banks speaks with the Rev Amy Reumann, senior director of Witness in Society. They discuss how Witness in Society fits into the rest of the ELCA and alongside other faith-based partners, how the work of advocacy has changed, different forms of activism, and much more. After the interview …
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Episode 9: Middle East & North Africa Advocacy through Accompaniment
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In episode 9, host Regina Q. Banks speaks with Sasha Ghosh-Siminoff, program director for Middle East & North Africa (sometimes referred to as MENA) policy with ELCA Witness in Society. This is a wide ranging conversation which discusses many aspects of the ELCA's relationship with local church bodies in the Holy Land and in other parts of the regi…
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Episode 8: MMIW Awareness & Indigenous Ministries of the ELCA
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In episode 8, host Regina Q. Banks speaks to Vance Blackfox (Director of Indigenous Ministries and Tribal Relations for the ELCA), Justice Nichols (Program Coordinator for Indigenous Ministries and Tribal Relations for the ELCA), and Brenda Blackhawk (Director of Communications at Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis). This conversation delves in…
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Episode 7: People & Budget Choices - Perspective from Lutheran Services in America
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In episode 7 of Here I Pod, host Regina Q. Banks speaks to Alesia Frerichs, President and CEO of Lutheran Services in America. They discuss the broad array of services LSA provides and how they plan to respond to the upcoming budget reconciliation process, which is set to start in earnest around May 7th. Following the interview, our impact story co…
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Episode 6: Higher Education and Schools in Today's Policy Climate
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In episode 6, our host Regina Banks speaks to Rev. Dr. Lamont Wells, Executive Director of the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (which you will hear referred to by its acronym, NECU) about the challenges facing institutions of higher education. In our history segment, Hunger Advocacy Fellow Joey Chin shares about Martin Luther's steadfast …
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Episode 5: Migration Policy Changes and Their Impacts
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In episode 5 of Here I Pod, host Regina Q. Banks is joined by the ELCA's Program Director for Migration Policy, Giovana Oaxaca for an extended interview. Their conversation explores the work of AMMPARO and the ELCA in supporting migrants and refugees. Oaxaca provides historical contexts for today's current immigration policies, and the church's res…
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Episode 4: Foreign Assistance Funding Freeze Effects and Actions
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Episode 4 of Here I Pod from ELCA Advocacy takes a critical look at the direct impact on lives worldwide of the evolving landscape of U.S. foreign assistance. Featuring conversations with the ELCA program director for international policy, a leader working on the ground in Tanzania and other key voices, this episode examines the critical connection…
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Episode 3: Connecting Faith-Based Advocates and Lawmakers (Plus: Resources to Address Christian Nationalism)
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Real people making a real difference come to the fore in Episode 3 of Here I Pod from ELCA advocacy, delving into how faith-based advocates can engage in shaping public policy and drive meaningful community engagement. Featuring the Rev. Erin Jones and advocacy efforts in Pennsylvania, join the discussion of how people get involved and hear from st…
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Episode 2: Climate Care and Policy Trends
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This conversation explores the intersection of faith and environmental advocacy within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) with the ELCA Program Director for Environment and Energy Policy and additional guests. The dialogue highlights the challenges and opportunities faced by congregations in implementing sustainable practices and the…
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Episode 1: Housing and Homelessness Trends and Policy Impacts
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In the inaugural episode of Here I Pod from ELCA advocacy, host Regina Q. Banks and featured guest Andrew Fuller, ELCA Program Director for Economic Policy, discuss the pressing issues of housing and homelessness in the United States. They explore the alarming trends, the policy landscape intersecting with these trends, as well as what faith-based …
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