The Better Samaritan Podcast cover art

All Episodes

The Better Samaritan Podcast — 87 episodes

#
Title
1

How Joyful Generosity Is Changing the Way We Give

2

The Future of Foreign Aid

3

NGO Strategy and Leadership: 10 Steps of Crisis Management

4

Faith, Resilience, and the Realities of Humanitarian Work

5

How Funding Cuts Are Impacting Anti-Trafficking Efforts With Rev. Dr. Sandra Morgan

6

Compassion and Complexity: Evangelicals on Government and Humanitarian Aid

7

Beyond Charity: Rev. Eugene Cho on Faith, Advocacy, and Fighting Global Hunger

8

What Happens When Foreign Aid Gets Cut? Lessons from the Front Lines

9

Faith in Action: How Students Are Advocating for Global Health and Justice

10

Inside PEPFAR: What's at Stake and How Churches Can Engage

11

Inside the Struggle: Christian Humanitarian Organizations, Funding Cuts, and the Future

12

Foreign Aid Cuts, Global Public Health, and the Christian Witness with Allison Ruark

13

Faith, Policy, and Refugees: What's Happening and Where Can We Find Hope?

14

Why Lament Matters in Humanitarian Work (And What We're Getting Wrong)

15

From Farming to Philanthropy: Neil Hart's Mission-Driven Journey

16

Driving Innovation and Collaboration: Navigating Change in the Christian Relief Sector

17

Innovation in Action: Jon Hirst on Overcoming Translation and Nonprofit Challenges

18

Embracing an Entrepreneurial Mindset: Innovation, Faith, and Social Impact with Denise Daniels

19

Mission and Leadership: The Art of Faith-Based Executive Recruiting With Special Guest Neal Joseph

20

Innovating for Impact : A Conversation with Ryan Russell

21

Embracing Roots and Leadership in Community Revitalization

22

The Power of Innovative Thinking for Nonprofit Success

23

Innovating with Purpose: Integrating Faith and Vocation

24

Fulfilling Your Purpose: Finding Passion and Meaning in Mission-Driven Careers

25

Navigating a Fulfilling Career in Humanitarian Spaces

26

The Art of Innovative Leadership with Dr. Margaret Diddams

27

Theology and Trauma: Spiritual Hurt and the Need for Trauma-Informed Churches

28

Empowering Your Congregation to Provide Mental Health Support

29

The Long Road to Recovery: Unpacking Post-Disaster Support

30

Advocacy in Action: Trauma-Informed Support for Adoption and Foster Care

31

Unlocking the Power of Christian Practices for Mental and Spiritual Well-being

32

War Zones and Humanitarian Values: An Inside Look

33

The Role of Place in Shaping Our Faith: A Conversation with Dr. Victor Counted

34

Why People Lose Their Religion (and How Churches Can Support Those Struggling with Faith)

35

The Anxiety Opportunity: Embracing Spiritual Growth and Transformation in Times of Distress

36

From Heartache to Hope: The Church's Mission in Foster Care and Trauma Healing

37

Becoming a Trauma-Informed Church

38

Grounded in Grace: A Christian Technique for Relieving Stress and Strengthening Faith

39

Navigating the Unholy Trinity of Burnout: Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Vicarious Trauma

40

Relieve Stress and Prevent Burnout: 10-Minute Guided Relaxation Exercise

41

The Work of Justice: Exploring Service, Humility, and Economics from a Poetic Christian Perspective

42

The Changing Landscape of Religion in America: What Does It Mean for Us?

43

Our Life-Changing Visit to Ukraine: What We Learned

44

How Do You Sustain Hope and Resist Disillusionment While Doing Good?

45

How Churches Should—and Shouldn't—Respond to Clergy Sexual Abuse

46

One of the Best Routes to Wisdom: Sit with People Who Suffer

47

The Immigration System Is Broken. But It Won't Be Fixed in DC.

48

Seven Crucial Steps for Self-Care—So You Can Care for Others

49

What Has Evangelicalism Gotten Right—and Wrong—about Issues of Justice?

50

Understanding the Evangelical Mind—with the Man Who Wrote the Book On It

51

The EU Just Absorbed 2 Million Ukrainian Refugees... in 13 Days

52

A Well-Equipped Church is the Best Place to Start Healing from Trauma

53

Enneagram and Justice Work

54

Twenty Minutes of Soul Care & Free Writing with Bethany Hiser

55

A Pastor and a Psychologist Unpack Why Pastors Are Joining the Great Resignation

56

Racism Drove Many Asian-Americans from Local Churches in 2021. Not This One.

57

Ten Minute Embodied Prayer Meditation to Help Move You from Isolation to Connection

58

Dallas Jenkins on His Funding Model and Ethical Storytelling in "The Chosen"

59

This FEMA Official Says the Government Wants to Help Your Church Ministry

60

Two Christian Reporters Talk About Reporting on the Afghan Refugee Crisis

61

Why Disasters?: Kent and Jamie on the Hot Seat for the HDI Origins Story

62

Welcoming the Stranger Isn't a Political Burden. It's a Gospel Invitation.

63

The Story Philip Yancey Waited 50 Years to Write Actually Explains A Lot

64

We Know Things Are Bad in Haiti. What's the Way Forward?

65

How Do You Sustain Hope in the Midst of This Work?

66

How Do We Make the Jericho Road Safer for Those Coming after Us?

67

What Does Humility Look like in Your Field?

68

How Have You Been Learning to Do Good, Better in This Work?

69

Tearfund Haiti Director on the President's Assassination: 14,000 People Are Already Displaced

70

We Asked 12 Top Humanitarians What Surprises Them in Their Work. Here Are Their Answers

71

WorldVision President Emeritus Rich Stearns on Servant Leadership in the Nonprofit World

72

How Can I Leverage How God Has Wired Me for God's Greatest Glory?

73

Musician David Gungor of the Brilliance on Rediscovering Christian Imagination

74

Don't Underestimate Refugees in 2021. They May Be Just the Energy Your Church Needs.

75

One Thing Keeps Women & Children Enslaved for 200M Hours per Day, Globally

76

Undercut the Old Narratives to Show the Love Jesus Requires

77

Why We Founded National COVID-19 Day, and 4 Ways to Mark It

78

The Difference Between Freedom and Slavery: You

79

Yes, You Can—and Should—Talk About Climate Change

80

Do We Shave the Edges Off of MLK?

81

Power and Abuse in the Church

82

SPECIAL EDITION: Tigray Crisis

83

The Biggest Mistake Christian Activists Make

84

How Do Churches Combat COVID Misinformation?

85

How to Love Your Neighbor Through Political Divides

86

Learning to Do Good, Better

87

Coming Soon: The Better Samaritan Podcast