In this foundational episode, Love Justice leaders John Molineux and Kirk Schweitzer join host Hannah Munn to explore the DNA of Love Justice’s work—how decades of mistakes, breakthroughs, and humility crystallized into our core competency: searching out the people, places, and tools to maximize mission impact.
Through candid stories from Nepal, early missteps in expat missions, and the evolution of our field processes, John and Kirk unpack why admitting weakness became a spiritual and strategic turning point. They trace the shift from Western-led operations to empowering the right local leaders, the birth of field core processes, and the relentless commitment to impact verification and integrity.
This conversation invites listeners into the backstage of Love Justice’s growth—its tensions, its refining, and its deep conviction that impact—not activity—is what love demands. For anyone passionate about justice, sustainable mission work, or building systems that truly protect the vulnerable, this is a rare, honest look at how meaningful impact is actually made.”
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Chapters
- (00:00:02) - Love Justice: Fighting Modern Day Slavery
- (00:02:01) - The Role of Foreign Missions
- (00:05:55) - How Love for the Streets Started
- (00:08:56) - The need for national ownership in the home
- (00:11:42) - Expat missionary culture: learned disempowerment
- (00:14:06) - The Expat Team's Journey from One to 20
- (00:17:47) - The one thing that you've learned in 2 decades of living in
- (00:23:10) - Finding the Right People
- (00:26:50) - How Do We Love Justice, Balance Western Accountability with Local Ownership
- (00:31:50) - Why We're Scaling Impact
- (00:35:40) - Focus on Impact vs. Scale
- (00:42:04) - Love Justice: The Impact of Our Work
- (00:43:50) - In the Elevator With John Smith
- (00:46:24) - Choose Impact or Admit Your Weaknesses
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