Lavish Hope is about finding inspiration during a time when there are so many challenges, especially for marginalized communities and peoples. On this podcast you’ll uncover the kernel of resilience, the mustard seed of faith, that helps you get back to leading faithfully.
Through our featured stories of resilience and overcoming, we hope you find a shared space where leaders can talk about the hard things. We hope you are shaped and transformed by the story. And most importantly, we hope you’re drawn into reflecting upon the narrative that is uniquely and wholly your own.
Leading and Mentoring with Natasha Sistrunk Robinson
From the Marine Corps and Department of Homeland Security to seminary, Natasha Sistrunk Robinson is a powerhouse leader. And she is following God’s call to raise up the next generation and create liberative spaces where everyone, especially women and people of color, can show up fully, share stories, and take risks. In the season finale of Lavish Hope, she joins Rev. Liz Testa for a conversation about finding hope, staying grounded in Scripture, surrounding yourself with people who help you live into your God-given potential, and so much more. A sought-after international speaker, leadership consultant, mentor, and executive leadership coach, Natasha recently released Voices of Lament: Reflections on Brokenness and Hope in a World Longing for Justice. Natasha is a doctoral student at North Park Theological Seminary and the founder of the North Carolina-based nonprofit, Leadership LINKS, Inc., where she cultivates an intergenerational and multiethnic network of leaders committed to using their skills and resources for the greater good of humanity.
7 Dec 2022
Male Allyship with Brian Keepers and Jeremy Simpson
Brian Keepers and Jeremy Simpson join Rev. Liz Testa to discuss male allyship and working toward a culture where women serve freely and fully alongside their brothers. This topic is not only important in the broader church, and is particularly relevant to Lavish Hope’s home denomination, the Reformed Church in America. The RCA will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of women’s ordination as elders and deacons in 2023, and the 45th anniversary of women’s ordinations as ministers.Brian Keepers and Jeremy Simpson are pastors, change-makers, and longtime champions of women in leadership. They are committed to building up authentic and equitable spaces for all of God’s children to belong. And both have decades of experience in churches from Iowa to Michigan, to Connecticut. This conversation gets deep fast, as Jeremy and Brian share their journeys and reflect on their experiences. They offer helpful resources, encouragement, and of course, lavish hope for a future in which the gifts, influence, and leadership of women from all generations and backgrounds are fully embraced for the flourishing of the whole church.
17 Nov 2022
Arlene Schuiteman: Trailblazing Missionary Nurse
At 98 years young, retired missionary nurse Arlene Schuiteman has nearly a century’s worth of wisdom and stories to share. During her nursing career, she helped open a “dresser school” in the city of Mettu, Ethiopia, teaching wound care and other medical skills to Ethiopian healthcare workers. From 1966 to 1977, Arlene witnessed a spiritual revival that swept through Ethiopia—a revival that touched her personally and resulted in surprising gifts of the Holy Spirit in her own life. Arlene states, “It has been a very satisfying and full life with no regrets.” She and her friend and biographer Jeff Barker joined Rev. Liz Testa to share more about her trailblazing faith-filled life on this week’s episode of Lavish Hope!
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