Expanding the Table is Religion and Race's podcast on practicing anti-racism. Leaders from The United Methodist Church and beyond share experiences to inform and inspire others on how to work towards racial justice.
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General Commission on Religion and Race of The United Methodist Church
In this episode, GCORR staff discuss how travel can develop the skill of intercultural competency. Our staff members on this episode are: Rev. Dr. Giovanni Arroyo, General SecretaryParis Davis-Reed, Executive Assistant to the General SecretaryRev. Enger Muteteke, Senior Director of Programs and Education StrategiesJeehye Kim Pak, Senior Director of Communications and MarketingSupport the show The Expanding the Table Podcast is recorded and produced by the General Commission on Religion and Ra...
13 Feb 2023
When Food Is Love
In this episode, GCORR staff discuss the important role food plays in different cultures. Our staff members on this episode are: Rev. Dr. Giovanni Arroyo, General SecretaryParis Davis-Reed, Executive Assistant to the General SecretaryRev. Enger Muteteke, Senior Director of Programs and Education StrategiesJeehye Kim Pak, Senior Director of Communications and MarketingSupport the show The Expanding the Table Podcast is recorded and produced by the General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR...
30 Jan 2023
What is the "What Is" series?
In this episode, GCORR staff discuss the agency's newest resource series: "What Is?" Our staff members on this episode are: M. Garlinda Burton, Director of Resource DevelopmentElaine Moy, Senior Director of Finance, Development, and Institutional EquityRev. Enger Muteteke, Senior Director of Programs and Education StrategiesJeehye Kim Pak, Senior Director of Communications and MarketingSupport the show The Expanding the Table Podcast is recorded and produced by the General Commission on Relig...
17 Jan 2023
Raising Antiracist Kids
In this episode, GCORR staff discuss how they impart antiracist values and practices on to their kids. Our staff members on this episode are: Rev. Enger Muteteke, Senior Director of Programs and Education StrategiesJeehye Kim Pak, Senior Director of Communications and MarketingMatt Upshaw, Associate Specialist for Communications and MarketingChristina Yates, Associate Specialist of Finance & AdministrationSupport the show The Expanding the Table Podcast is recorded and produced by the Gen...
3 Jan 2023
Exploring Our Immigrant Identities
In this episode, GCORR staff members discuss their immigrant identities and experiences through the lens of New Year traditions. Our staff members on this episode are: Rev. Dr. Giovanni Arroyo, General SecretaryElaine Moy, Senior Director of Finance, Development, and Institutional EquityRev. Enger Muteteke, Senior Director of Programs and Education StrategiesJeehye Kim Pak, Senior Director of Communications and Marketing Support the show The Expanding the Table Podcast is recorded and produ...
1 Dec 2021
How White Christians Should Confront Racist Histories
In this episode, our guest Robert P. Jones joins us to discuss his book, White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity. Robert P. Jones is CEO and founder of the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and the author of White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity, which won the 2021 American Book Award. He is also the author of The End of White Christian America, which won the 2019 Grawemeyer Award in Religion. Jones writes regularly on ...
13 Oct 2021
Moving Your Church from Book Studies to Anti-Racist Actions
In this episode, we ask three clergypersons leading mostly white and racially diverse congregations how they are moving from first awareness and books studies about racism to putting Christian anti-racism into action in their congregations and our communities. Joining us for this conversation are: The Rev. J.P. Hong, lead pastor of Christ Crossman United Methodist Church in Falls Church, VirginiaThe Rev. Sallie Suby-Long, minister for healing and wellness and director of the Center for...
8 Sept 2021
Robin DiAngelo Discusses "Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm"
On this episode of “Expanding the Table” we talk with sociologist, educator, and best-selling author, Robin DiAngelo, about her new book, Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm. Dr. DiAngelo, author of the book, White Fragility, discusses how well-intended white allies for racial justice can and should step up the work of confronting and correcting their own complicity in systemic racism. DiAngelo is an affiliate associate professor at the University of Washington. ...
28 Jul 2021
Mapping Prejudice: Racist Land Covenants and How One Church Responded
Emmy Award-Winning Producer and Director Daniel Pierce Bergin ("Jim Crow of the North"), Dr. Kirsten Delegard (Director and Cofounder of the Mapping Prejudice Project), and The Rev. Lisa Friedman (author and Developmental Minister at Universalist Church of Minnetonka) discuss racist US-based land covenants and how one church is taking action to confront this form of institutional racism. For more info about Expanding the Table, please visit: https://www.r2hub.org/library/podcast Suppor...
28 Jun 2021
Theologians Explore the Roots of Anti-Asian Racism and What the Church Should Know
Three Asian-American Christian theologians will examine the history and current realities of anti-Asian racism in the United States and what every Christians should know and do. Our guests will be: The Rev. Dr. Mai-Anh Le Tran, vice president for academic affairs, academic dean, and associate professor of religious education and practical theology at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Ill., The Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Kuan, president and p...
27 May 2021
Racism, Police Reform, & Faith (Rev. Kirk Lyons and Rev. Jeremy Wicks)
“Expanding the Table” is a podcast from the General Commission on Religion and Race that focuses on how individual Christians and church-based entities can and should engage the work of racial justice-making and anti-racism. This episode features the Rev. Kirk Lyons of Brooklyn, N.Y., and the Rev. Jeremy Wicks of Traverse City, Michigan. Both United Methodist pastors are leading community-wide conversations and demonstrations that call attention to implicit and explicit racial bias experience...
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