
20 Minute Takes Podcast-NEW SEASON
Engaging with social justice is complicated and messy and yet it’s the invitation of all Christians.
Join the new season of 20 Minute Takes as we break down the big and complicated to brings it into everyday life. Whether interviews with people on the frontlines, or breaking down the concepts in the headlines, 20 Minute Takes helps Christians to stir the imagination for what faithfulness and living justly can look like.
Season 2 begins with interviews with Asian American Pacific Islanders for AAPI Heritage Month. Hear from Jonathan Tran here, or wherever you get your podcasts.
New episodes released every Wednesday.
Initiatives
Sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. Issues are big and complex. Initiatives provide a starting point or additional challenge for people already involved. God invites us to participate in the work of shalom (peace with justice). These initiatives provide a starting point and resources for engaging with some of the world’s most challenging issues.
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We bring Christians to the table across deep difference in sexual orientation, gender identity, and theological conviction. Join us in pursuing a unity that is deeper than agreement!

Christians are called to be one in Christ (Galatians 3:28), not to erase the beautiful differences the Creator bestowed upon humanity, but to utterly destroy the hierarchies and domination that humans attach to those differences.
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.@ntoyamaszeto and Kristyn Komarnicki talk through how to prepare communities and leaders for anticipated conflict, especially around conversations about sexuality, gender diversity, and creating healthy communities for our LGBTQ siblings. Listen in:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1892897/10843247
“Today on Juneteenth, the day we celebrate the end of slavery, the day we memorialize those who offered us hope for the future and the day when we renew our commitment to the struggle for freedom.” — Angela Davis
#fromthearchives "Black communities argued for civil and political rights as fellow Christians as well as fellow citizens with white southerners. They drew on black abolitionist claims to denounce all racial prejudice as sin." from E. Jemison

The Bible in Black & White: Lessons from the Postemancipation South - Christians for Social Action
By Elizabeth L. JemisonAs black and white Christians in the postemancipation era wrestled with the often-intimate rela...
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How does the evangelical response to Harry Potter in the 90s help us understand the current discourse around CRT? Felicia Melianwrites about it here: "Harry Potter, CRT, and Whom to Trust"
https://christiansforsocialaction.org/resource/harry-potter-crt-whom-to-trust/
This week on #20MinuteTakes, @ntoyamaszeto chats with Sajida about her story and how rural education in Pakistan helps to disrupt generational cycles of poverty, exploitation, and enslavement.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1892897/10793582
Check out Rev. Janna Louie's review #fromthearchives of @catjonathantran book, "Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial Capitalism."

Review of Jonathan Tran's "Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial Capitalism" - Christians for Social Action
By Janna LouieJonathan Tran’s Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial Capitalism seeks to change the current ...
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Check out our Q&A with Duke Kwon on his book "Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair" (co-authored with Gregory Thompson).
https://christiansforsocialaction.org/resource/reparations-a-christian-call-for-repentance-and-repair/
Sometimes @ntoyamaszeto is on our podcast, #20MinuteTakes; sometimes, she's on other people's podcast. Check her out as a guest on @rns' SAVED BY THE CITY podcast.
https://religionnews.com/2022/06/01/my-race-and-gender-are-not-obstacles-theyre-gifts-nikki-toyama-szeto/
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