Rumors of Doing Good
Inspiring conversations with pioneers, change makers and social entrepreneurs who are creatively making a difference in their communities. Listen in as Rob Schellert talk with friends from around the world as they share their stories and reflect on their experiences and what they have learned along the way in doing good on the Rumors of Doing Good podcast. These conversations feature everyday heroes who are often making a difference away from the limelight.
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Rob and Ken Loyd talk about how they first met on Valentine's Day 2002 in Portland Oregon which sparked a lifelong friendship as well as what Rumors of Doing Good podcast is about and how it got started.
For more info including links and show notes, please visit www.rumorsofdoinggood.com
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Rob and Ken Loyd thought it was only fitting that they begin this podcast by taking the time to introduce themselves by taking time to talk about how and why they got into doing good, especially among marginalized folks.
Join in as they take a trip down Memory Lane and chat about some of the highlights of what they have been up to over the years until now.
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In today's conversation, we are joined by Rachel Byers from Cologne, Germany. Listen in as Rachel shares about her experiences of journeying with sex workers in one of the largest brothels in Europe.
For more info including links and show notes, please visit www.rumorsofdoinggood.com.
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Ken Loyd and Rob take time to chat about Ken's mantra, 'Because Everyone Deserves to Be Loved' and how this mantra can help guide us in our day to day lives.
For more info including links and show notes, please visit www.rumorsofdoinggood.com.
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Jhon Henry Camargo from Barrancabermeja, Colombia joins us in today's conversation as he shares about his experiences as part of Christian Peacemaker Teams, accompanying campesinas who are experiencing the effects of corruption in Colombia.
For more info including links and show notes for today's conversation, please visit www.rumorsofdoinggood.com
Special thanks to Criseida Blancas for her production assistance.
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What message do we communicate when we seek to do good in our communities and what does it say about the values that we hold?
In today's conversation Ken Loyd and Rob take some time to share their hearts on what they hope to communicate when they are out and about doing good in their communities.
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In today's conversation, Rob & Ken are joined by Mark Seger who facilitates Community Dinners in low income apartment buildings in Portland Oregon USA. Listen in as Mark shares how Community Dinners was born out of the ashes of a "failed" church plant and how it transformed his understanding of what doing good looks like.
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As people who are endeavoring to do good, what does it mean to befriend others?
In today's conversation Ken Loyd and Rob explore what it means to engage with folks on their terms rather than on our terms and why its important.
Ken and Rob also take some time to share their experiences of relating to punks, metalheads, folks without homes as well as anarchists and squatters on their terms and some things they have learned along the ...
In today's conversation Ken and Rob are joined by Vivian Brocato from Southern California where she started and heads up Punx & Monx, a church for those on the fringes of society.
Listen in as Vivian shares her experiences of loving folks who live in the margins in San Diego county, and her passion for the arts. Vivian also discusses her commitment to the monastic lifestyle, cultivating silence, solitude, retreats as well as servi...
We've all been there. That feeling you get when you're so overwhelmed, all you want to do is… nothing. That feeling has a technical name — burnout — and it occurs when we're over-worked, overtired, and generally over it. Mission-driven leaders, who tend to be highly motivated, passionate, and over-committed, are even more at risk of burnout than the average person. They push their limits and exhaust themselves precisely because the...
Sometimes in doing good we find ourselves in situations where the environment is unpredictable, hostile, where the demands are overwhelming, and the social support is sorely lacking. When this happens, the joy of caring for our neighbors can become difficult. When we're running on empty, it's hard to continue to care for others when we find ourselves worn out. It's not a personal failing or a flaw, it's simply a matter of being hum...
Everybody Now is a conversation about what it means to be human on the threshold of a global climate emergency, in a time of systemic injustice and runaway pandemics. Scientists, activists, farmers, poets, and theologians talk bravely and frankly about how our biosphere is changing, about grief and hope in an age of social collapse and mass extinction, and about taking action against all the odds.
On 19th October 2020, Everybody ...
In today's conversation Rob & Ken are joined by Blessi Kumar, a health activist from New Delhi, India. For the past ten years, Blessi has been passionately advocating on behalf of folks with TB in the developing world. She is the co-founder of the Global Coalition of TB Activists which seeks to destigmatize as well as create space at the table for folks with TB when it comes to policies, healthcare as well as social norms. Listen i...
Have you ever found yourself on the receiving end of doing good? What happened and how did it make you feel?
Often times when we seek to do good in the communities that we are part of, we can get caught up thinking that we are the ones doing the good. But what about the times when we unexpectedly find ourselves on the receiving end from those we are journeying with?
Join Ken Loyd and Rob in this final conversation of season one of...
Join Ken Loyd and Rob as they kick off season two of Rumors of Doing Good talking about becoming curious instead of imposing their own rules when engaging different cultures as well as their experiences of engaging and respecting the cultural norms of folks who live outdoors as well as the anarchist community in their adventures of doing good.
Cultural norms are the guidelines by which one lives. They are the common expectations, ...
In today's conversation Rob and Ken are joined by Bill and Eve Perry who were running a bustling fruit and veg shop in the heart of the East End of London, England when they felt a divine nudge to close down the shop in 1995 and open a community space called The Garden Cafe.
The cafe aims to bring the local community together and improve quality of life for folks who live nearby through providing delicious meals and running communi...
At some point in our journey of doing good, we will probably experience grief. It can manifest itself in so many different ways such as shock or disbelief, denial, guilt anger and even depression.
Join Rob and Ken Loyd as they share and reflect on their experiences of grief and how grieving with others can be a powerful and transformative experience in doing good.
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In today's conversation Ken and Rob are joined by artist and musician John Friedrick from Silverton, Oregon USA, a rural town where he has lived for the last 13 years, pastoring Oak Street Church.
Listen in as John shares about the joys of getting to know his neighbors, including starting an annual arts event focusing on inclusion and participation, and the challenges of seeking to do good in a small town wh...
Oftentimes we hear what is being said, however hearing is a lot different from listening.
In today's conversation Ken Loyd and Rob talk about how listening is often something we take for granted when communicating with those we are journeying with. Join them as they discuss how active listening can do wonders for the person we are in conversation with- and for ourselves.
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In today's conversation Rob and Ken are joined by Annika Spalde from Vadstena, Sweden. Annika is a deacon in the church of Sweden as well as an activist for peace, animal rights as well as climate change.
One of the many ways she commits to doing good is by practicing veganism which is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products, particularly refraining from eating anything made from animal products as well as reject...
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