12 - Eyes To See
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In the season finale of Love>Poverty, Joe sits down with President Elect of Compassion Canada, Allison Alley. They converse about about the general landscape of International Development and the steps that we can take to towards having eyes to see God’s mission in our lives.
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11 - Frequently Asked Questions
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Amber Van Schooneveld joins Joe to answer some Frequently Asked Questions. Amber is an author (Hope Lives: A Journey of Restoration 2008) and she leads the Communication department of Compassion Canada.
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10 - When Helping Hurts
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Brian Fikkert, President of Chalmers Center, joins Joe to talk about his book When Helping Hurts, which came out in 2009. He talks about how the church has changed since that time and howt the church has stayed the same.
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09 - The Church of the Children
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In this episode, Jonathan Almonte shares his story about being a sponsored child and growing up to work for Compassion Dominican Republic as a Youth Development Strategist. Prior to his current role Jonathan worked in the Compassion Dominican Republic Trips and Visits department, Joe and Jonathan chat about what people might see when they come to see Compassion’s work in the Dominican Republic.
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08 - Didn't See It Coming
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Joe travelled to the Barrie, Ontario to chat with Carey Nieuwhof, Founding Pastor of Connexus Church. Carey and Joe discussed a wide array of topics including leadership, poverty and Carey’s upcoming book titled Didn't See It Coming: Overcoming the Seven Greatest Challenges That No One Expects and Everyone Experiences.
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07 - Jesus, with Skin On
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Pastor Rick Boyes is the guest this week on Love>Poverty! Rick is the lead pastor at Gateway Church in London, Ontario.
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06 - The Good News About Global Poverty
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In this episode, we speak with Brooke Hempell. Brooke is the Senior Vice President of Research for the Barna Group. Barna provides spiritual influencers with credible knowledge and clear thinking, enabling them to navigate a complex and changing culture.
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05 - Expanding My Godview
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This week we tried to have a bit of a lighter episode with Mike deBoer.
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04 - Water
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This week we share a conversation with James Tebyasa. James is a Program Support Specialist for Compassion Uganda who specializes in their WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) initiatives.
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03 - Justice
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In this week’s episode Joe speaks with Mark Wollenberg. Mark is the National Director of Church Mobilization for International Justice Mission Canada (IJM). They discuss slavery and violence and how these issues affect those in poverty. Mark shares stories about the work that IJM does to release people from the bondage of slavery, and how other organizations (like Compassion) are able to assist them in doing their work.
info_outlineWelcome to Love > poverty: A Compassion podcast, where we will explore the creative ways that Christians around the globe are joining in the movement of fighting poverty with love.
Hosted by Joe Long of Compassion Canada, Love > Poverty features interviews with a diverse collection of Christian professionals from all spheres of the workplace, on topics from child protection and slavery to social movements and the role of the Church.
Roll down the windows. Put the car in drive. Love is on the move.