From growing up in an all-white neighborhood in Springfield, Massachusetts, to visiting the vibrant island of Puerto Rico, to attending a life-altering Urbana Missions Conference, Orlando Crespo shares the key life moments that revealed his clear call to be a minister to Latino people. Unbeknownst to him at the time, it wouldn’t involve being a missionary to Mexico or Central America, but rather, to a place far closer and more familiar than he ever imagined. In this second bonus episode celebrating IVP’s 75th anniversary, Orlando describes living between the two worlds of being Latino and American and the path that led him to write Being Latino in Christ, first published in 2003. For almost two decades, this historic book has shaped the spiritual and ethnic formation of Latinos in America as they step out in ministry to the world.
About the Guest:
Orlando Crespo is national director of InterVarsity Latino Fellowship (LaFe). He has worked with InterVarsity since 1987, first as a campus staff member at Hunter College and City College in New York City, New York, and then as an area director for a group of colleges in New York City. Follow Orlando on Twitter (@orlandofresco).
SPECIAL OFFER | Effective Jan. 1st, 2024, all promo codes mentioned in this episode are expired. Please use the code IVPOD25 at ivpress.com for 25% off Being Latino in Christ by Orlando Crespo, as well as Hermanas by Natalia Kohn Rivera, Noemi Vega Quiñones, and Kristy Garza Robinson.
About the Hosts:
Helen Lee is the director of product innovation at IVP; she also serves as the producer of The Every Voice Now Podcast and as the executive producer of Get in The Word with Truth's Table and The Disrupters. Follow Helen on Twitter and Instagram (@helenleebooks).
Paloma Lee is an assistant producer and project specialist at IVP. She produces The Every Voice Now Podcast and Get in The Word with Truth's Table. She has an M.A. in Media and Communication from Dallas Theological Seminary and a B.A. in English.
The Every Voice Now Podcast is on Instagram and Twitter (@everyvoicenow). Find out more about our show and IVP's Every Voice Now initiative at EveryVoiceNow.com.
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