Center Conversations

Center Conversations

By Mitchell Moore and Izzy MendezReligion & Spirituality
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Center Conversations episodes

  • SA Stories: Episode 14: UnicitySA Café panels 3 & 4- Children, youth, family & city transformation
    Join the Conversation: UnicitySA.org
    •Officer Doug Greene has been a member of the San Antonio Police Department for nine years. He has served as a public information officer for the past four years in the department’s Media Services Unit. In 2017, SAPD presented Officer Greene with the Officer of the Year Award. Prior to joining the department, Officer Greene worked in the TV production industry for ten years. Officer Greene has an associate’s degree in Radio, TV, and Film, and a BA in Communications-Media.
    •Jennie Lord is the founder and CEO of Chosen Care. Chosen supports adoptive and foster families and children with mentoring, parenting education, coaching, and more.
    •Christina St. John is a School Social Worker working with students and families that have been identified as refugees, asylum seekers or recent immigrants. Home visits, skills groups, emotional regulation groups and mentor-ship are just a few of the services I have the honor to provide throughout the school day as well as share with the families in their homes.
    FAMILY AND CITY TRANSFORMATION PANEL
    •Cory Albracht is a consultant to several area charitable foundations and currently serves as the Executive Director of the Saint Susie Charitable Foundation and the Semmes Foundation, INC. Mr. Albracht attended the University of Texas in Austin and is a former executive pastor and non-profit executive. He held positions with two nationally recognized family strengthening organizations prior to moving to the San Antonio area. Mr. Albracht and his wife Julie have twin daughters and live in Fair Oaks Ranch.
    •Carl Caton (see bio under the Collaboration Panel)
    •Ryan Gernand is the Executive Pastor at Grace Community Church. Formerly, he served as the Family and Marriage Pastor at Grace, overseeing kids, students, and marriage.
    •Robert Vogel has 30 years' experience leading teams and organizations of 1,000+ people. He is the Managing Chairman of the C12 Group for South-Central Texas. The C12 Group is the nation’s largest network of Christian CEO peer advisory groups. Robert started his career with HEB Grocery and after 17 years he started a supply chain organization before transitioning into the non-profit arena with San Antonio Family Endeavors. He joined the C12 Group in 2012 and his personal mission statement is "Through Christ, I make a positive difference in the lives of those around me and the lives of those I have yet to meet, or may never meet."
    48 min
  • SA Stories Episode 13: UnicitySA Café Panels Collaboration, Poverty & Casualties in the City
    Join the Conversation: UnicitySA.org
    Panelist Bios
    COLLABORATION PANEL
    •Carl Caton: Carl and his family attend Community Bible Church and he is co-founder of the Garden Ridge Men’s Bible Study, a group that is gathering for its 29th year. Carl leads the San Antonio Marriage Initiative, an organization that partners with the local church to strengthen families, as he advocates for “upstream” efforts with a focus on marriage parenting, and fatherhood. Carl also sits on the boards of The National Association of Relationship & Marriage Educators (NARME), UnicitySA, and the USMarriage Resource Center.
    •Gilbert Hernandez serves as the CEO of San Antonio Youth for Christ (SAYFC) and is veteran member of the Christian non-profit community. The San Antonio YFC Chapter has been honored as a Best Practice Site by Youth for Christ/USA since 2012. Gilbert was named CEO of SAYFC in 2005 after 12 years in youth ministry leadership and 4 years with SAYFC. Under his leadership, the ministry has reinvigorated its focus on helping communities through sharing the Gospel with youth and raise healthy, resilient kids. In just the last 12 months, with the help of San Antonio Youth for Christ, 11,000 students have been presented a message of hope and 3,500 students are being supported through weekly community ministry. As of 2019 Gilbert also serves as the Pastor of CBC Latino, a ministry of Community Bible Church focusing on serving the city through Latinos. Gilbert and his wife, Hilda, have two Daughters and live in Boerne, Texas.
    •Megan Legacy is the Executive Director of Hope Resource Center. She is passionate about disrupting the cycle of generational poverty by helping families regain their dignity, discover their God-given purpose, and become holistically sustainable. Megan serves as the Board Treasurer for Unicity.
    POVERTY AND CASUALTIES IN THE CITY PANEL
    •Charles Foltz is the president of SA Heals, a nonprofit organization in San Antonio’s east side that focuses on the youth with a holistic approach to encourage, equip and empower them through mentoring relationships. Foltz co-founded SA Heals with Jen Foltz in 2014, one year after they moved to the neighborhood. He is also the pastor of The Gate, a community church that shares worship and dinner together on Saturday nights.
    •Michelle Lugalia-Hollon is the Director of Initiatives and Partnerships at Kronkosky Charitable Foundation. She graduated from the Harvard School of Public Health with a M.Sc. in Society, Human Development and Health in 2010 and with an AB in Comparative Human Development from the University of Chicago in 2007. She has worked in government, philanthropy and with several non-profits focusing on maternal and infant HIV/AIDS prevention, sexual and youth violence prevention, homelessness, trauma, youth development, restorative justice, and public health. She was born in Kenya, has lived in Houston, Boston and Chicago, and relocated to San Antonio with her family in 2015.
    •Olga Rodriguez is the Regional Director of Central Texas Bienestar, an initiative of Urban Strategies. She is a Senior Pastor's Wife who brings a faith-based compassion to all projects she implements and manages. Olga has more than 31 years of experience in event planning and community engagement activities, cultivating strong leadership, teamwork, and communication skills. She has demonstrated expertise in her church leadership role, as well as in professional and personal projects. Olga’s positive attitude and willingness to walk alongside the marginalized have compelled her to use her abilities to help those in need within the church and community. The scope of her training has equipped her to lead workshops and seminars as well as effectively manage diverse projects. She is a Certified Youth Mental Health First Aide Instructor.
    40 min
  • SA Stories Season 1, Story #11 Any Woman Can! Dr. Ingrid Sskop #12 Life for all! Dr. Fred Brown
    We must love our neighbors as well as the neighborhoods of our city!
    Join the Conversation: UnicitySA.org
    The next UnictySA city leaders gathering- Leader Café- is August 28. We hope to see you there!
    Learn More about Any Woman Can: https://anywomancansa.com
    More from Dr. Ingrid Skop:
    https://www.frc.org/myths
    https://aaplog.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/MFL-FRC-Top-Ten-Myths.pdf
    https://lozierinstitute.org/team-member/ingrid-skop-m-d-f-a-c-o-g/
    Want to know more about the Kingdom Restoration Lab?
    Please contact Rev A. Mitchell Moore: [email protected]
    41 min

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"Center Conversations" is a podcast celebrating innovative theological study, Biblical formation, and discipleship in the church and for the church, that God’s mission may be furthered through the…