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For nearly 20 years, Lori Navrodztke has walked alongside women and men who are struggling with a pregnancy loss experience including miscarriage, stillbirth, abortion, and early infant loss. She shares her powerful personal story that formed her mission that brings healing to so many. 

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Large churches and well-resourced churches are often considered the most influential in our state.  Obed Escobar shares about the incredible importance of the Hispanic churches in Arizona and his heart to train future leaders. 

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We recently celebrated May as Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. What many of us may not be aware of is that Asian Americans in recent years have become increasingly vulnerable to various acts of violence, racism, discrimination and harassment. How do we intentionally listen to their stories, their realities and their fears through the lens of peacemaking. This week on Counter Culture Radio we listen to a woman who understands what this community faces and shares her own personal story as a Asian woman.

Born in Vietnam, Linh Bashara came to the states at an early age after the war in 1975. She and her husband own and manage a children’s dental office. Linh also loves being a bible teacher in the evenings and is mom to two teenage boys. Her story is powerful.

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Join us this week on Counter Culture/Amplify Peace Radio as we continue part 2 of our conversation with Pastor Jon Moton, Gilbert Campus Pastor at Central AZ. Jon continues to candidly share insights and challenges of living as a person of color in our culture today and how we all can respond more empathetically.

Jon has been serving in ministry for over thirty years in several capacities in Southern California, Texas, and is currently the Gilbert Campus Pastor with Central Christian Church in Arizona. Jon loves to see the Church at her best through peacemaking, inclusion, redemption, and reconciliation.

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Jonathan and Lisa share the mic with special guest, Jon Moton, Gilbert Campus Pastor with Central Christian AZ for a candid and insightful conversation. How does it feel to be a black pastor in a predominantly white church? How do recent events, like the racially charged Buffalo shooting, emotionally impact people considering their ethnicity and race? We need more people like Jon and more conversations like this! 

Jon has been serving in ministry for over thirty years in several capacities in Southern California, Texas, and is currently the Gilbert Campus Pastor with Central Christian Church in Arizona. Jon loves to see the Church at her best through peacemaking, inclusion, redemption, and reconciliation.

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What happens when you receive a vision so big you know it can only be accomplished by the movement and direction of God? Olivier, former director of Youth With A Mission in Switzerland, is compelled by an extraordinary vision to mobilize Christians and ignite a celebration of the 2,000 years of the resurrection of Jesus. You are going to be learning and hearing more about the “Jesus Celebration 2033” in the next year.

Join Jonathan, Lisa and Olivier as they go behind the scenes in a conversation about taking an extraordinary vision and idea, casting the vision and then mobilizing others on a large scale to bring to reality. What if the global church in all its diversity came together for such a celebration with the focus solely on Jesus? Let’s imagine and let’s get involved.

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What happens when you receive a vision so big you know it can only be accomplished by the movement and direction of God? Olivier, former director of Youth With A Mission in Switzerland, is compelled by an extraordinary vision to mobilize Christians and ignite a celebration of the 2,000 years of the resurrection of Jesus. You are going to be learning and hearing more about the “Jesus Celebration 2033” in the next year.

Join Jonathan, Lisa and Olivier as they go behind the scenes in a conversation about taking an extraordinary vision and idea, casting the vision and then mobilizing others on a large scale to bring to reality. What if the global church in all its diversity came together for such a celebration with the focus solely on Jesus? Let’s imagine and let’s get involved.

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There is huge gap to cross if you want to accomplish anything starting with good intentions.  Lisa and I talk about practical steps to starting a journey where you can make a difference in the world.

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We are living in a world layered in trauma. It is seen in our own lives and in the lives of so many others. Sommer Knight, currently Co-Director of Foster360, a nonprofit under Mesa United Way, helps young adults who have aged out of Foster Care through a holistic approach towards trauma-informed care and empowerment. She shares practical ways we can recognize trauma and move toward healing. Sommer's passion and experience will encourage you to see your community and yourself with a new lens.

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We want to do good in the world.  We try to help those in need.  But often we don't know what to do, or if we do something, will it make any difference.  Trace Thurlby is the President of the Global Orphan Project and helped develop CarePortal, a platform that connects the needs of children in crisis to the nearest church.  He shares the story of how this simple concept has become part of a huge story of God to help the church care for children.