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Welcome to our living archive, documenting and drawing from diverse wisdoms in regards to today's environmental challenges. Hope you have a nice stay!
Welcome to our living archive, documenting and drawing from diverse wisdoms in regards to today's environmental challenges. Hope you have a nice stay!
Called to CARE is our conversation series exploring the idea that people of Faith are called to actively care for self, each other, and the other members of the Living Creation. We hope you dig deep and enjoy.
Creating abundance through reforestation and regenerative agriculture. Learning from "the Poor." Defeating “Poverty.” Redefining Inclusion. Leaving things better than you find them. Caring for your neighbors. Choosing to literally grow a future we can all look forward to... In this interview world-changing Christian leader, Scott Sabin (ceo, PlantWithPurpose.org), shares some insights after his 30 years of leading breakthrough sustainable development work.
"Right now we are directly serving about 500,000 people and having a measurable impact on just over 1,000,000 people." - Scott
Scott is hosted by legendary funk bassist/ Christian author/ and care-centric pastor, Reverend Jimi Calhoun, and the executive editor of AllCreation, Chris Searles.
Plant With Purpose is a nonprofit organization utilizing globally-strategic reforestation, regenerative agriculture, purpose groups, community-savings groups, church partners, and open-hearted, Christian-community values to lift the world's most isolated and under-resourced people out of poverty today. When Scott started with the organization as executive director, 30 years ago, they had one program and just 80 participants. Watch video. Listen to audio. Learn more.
“Nada se puede hacer solo. Todo tiene que hacerse de manera comunitaria”. — Rosa de Machado. . . Los autos y las computadoras modernas requieren un aumento dramático en la extracción de litio y otros minerales críticos, extraídos de la Tierra, para funcionar. Esta poderosa conversación, creada y dirigida por el Rev. Dr. Neddy Astudillo, reúne a dos ambientalistas católicos, Rosa del Valle Aráoz de Machado y Alirio Cáceres Aguirre, para discutir experiencias de primera mano con el tema, cómo se relaciona con su fe. , y cómo avanzar hacia una identidad más “circular”. Míralo en YouTube. Escuche el audio. Aprende más.
“Nothing can be done alone. Everything has to be done in a community way.” — Rosa de Machado. . . Modern cars and computers require a dramatic increase in lithium and other critical mineral extraction, mined from the Earth, to function. This powerful conversation, created and led by Rev. Dr. Neddy Astudillo, brings two Catholic, environmental solutionists together, Rosa del Valle Aráoz de Machado and Alirio Cáceres Aguirre, to discuss first-hand experience with the issue, how it relates to their Faith, and how to move forward into a more “circular” identity. Watch on YouTube. Listen to audio. Learn more.
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Our first event of 2023 is deeply inspiring. We interview Sam and Melody Harrell, co-founders of AfricaExchange.org, an extraordinary organization and story. Sam and Melody are African-born-and-raised Americans. They share on how they bring people together to save lives in some of the world’s most challenging places.
“Africa Exchange is a very natural response to our upbringing… our love for the place and for the people, and our calling as people of Faith to love and care for others.” (Melody)
“I gotta care for my neighbor and that’s basic to our faith. Love of God, love of self, and love of neighbor are inextricable, and if we’re following the path of Jesus - boy, we better be caring for our neighbor.” (Sam)
Our cohosts are Chris Searles (exec. editor, AllCreation), the exceptional author, pastor, and legendary musician, Reverend Jimi Calhoun (JimiCalhoun.com), and his wife Reverend Julaine Calhoun (BridgingAustin.org). This is a fun conversation. Watch rough cut. Watch on YouTube. Listen to audio. Learn more.
This first-ever summit of diverse Central Texas clergy leadership, discussing care as identity, took place at G.I.F.T. Fest, 2022, in the sanctuary of Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Austin, TX. Featured in discussion: Rev. Jimi Calhoun (BridgingAustin.org), Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon (Friends-UCC.org), the Venerable Jue Ji (IBPS-Austin.org), Rev. Erin Walter (ErinJWalter.com), Pastor Kiya Heartwood (Brazos-UU.org), Rev. Dr. Stephen Kinney (retired), Imam Islam Mossaad (NAMCC.org), Rev. Brad Highum (AbidingLove.org), Chris Searles (AllCreation.org, BioIntegrity.net), and Rev. Billy Tweedie (ECRAustin.org). Watch on YouTube. Listen to audio. Learn more.