Seeds of Peace

In this episode Dr. Everardo Burunda shares his personal and ministry journey, highlighting his work in planting and supporting Spanish-language congregations and advocating for the vital role of bi-vocational pastors. Drawing on his lived experience and doctoral research, he discusses the challenges immigrant and multicultural churches face across generations and languages. This episode emphasizes the power of bilingual, multiethn...

In this episode, Dr. Paul Sanchez helps us think about the historical complexity of Latino cultural identities as well as the unique gifts that Latino churches contribute to the body of Christ. We also explore what the Bible says about hybrid identity and the ways that God often works redemptively through people who are a bridge between different cultures.

Dr. Sanchez is a historian and theologian who teaches in the honors college a...

In this episode, Pastor Christendoza (Chris) Le  and Pastor Ben share powerful personal stories about their own experiences of displacement and how God’s love brought them healing and purpose along the way. Both of these pastors are now helping lead churches that share the love of Christ with displaced people from their countries of origin. As they dialogue with Kori and John-Mark, many practical principles emerge for how ordinary ...

In this episode, Kori and John-Mark interview Matthew Soerens and Daniel Yang from World Relief as well as Eric Costanzo, who pastors South Tulsa Baptist Church. The conversation explores the global and historical context for our current crisis of human displacement while helping listeners to see this crisis in the light of the gospel.

Questions discussed include: How might God want to work through migrants from the global South a...