Chasing Justice

Season Two continues with the second half of our dynamic conversation with co-host Kathy Khang as she bring in her longtime friends Barnabas Lin and Jazzy Johnson to address inter-ethnic solidarity. In Part 1, they spoke to 'grief policing' and making space for one another's stories. They go even deeper in Part 2. This conversation is beautifully and painfully honest.

For those who are unfamiliar, Kathy Khang has spent decades speaking and advocating for justice. She is the board chair of the Evangelicals for Social Action, and her recent book, Raise Your Voice, is a powerful guide teaching others to raise their voices wherever they are.

Sandra Van Opstal is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Chasing Justice. She has spent years advocating and training the next generation of Christian justice-seekers. She looks forward to expanding that advocacy with Chasing Justice.

These two powerhouse leaders have been friends for over 20 years, and they are passionate about creating spaces where empowerment is realized! Subscribe to the podcast to hear this episode!

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Season two starts with a dynamic conversation with our co-host Kathy Khang as she bring in her longtime friends Barnabas Lin and Jazzy Johnson to address inter-ethnic solidarity. In Part 1 they speak to 'grief policing' and making space for one another's stories. This conversation is beautifully and painfully honest.

For those who are unfamiliar, Kathy Khang has spent decades speaking and advocating for justice. She is the board chair of the Evangelicals for Social Action, and her recent book, Raise Your Voice, is a powerful guide teaching others to raise their voices wherever they are.

Sandra Van Opstal is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Chasing Justice. She has spent years advocating and training the next generation of Christian justice-seekers. She looks forward to expanding that advocacy with Chasing Justice.

These two powerhouse leaders have been friends for over 20 years, and they are passionate about creating spaces where empowerment is realized! Subscribe to the podcast to hear this episode!

Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate

"…you can be a powerful man and accost women. You can have daughters and accost women without remorse. You can be married and accost women. You can take photos and project an image to the world of being a family man and accost women without remorse and with a sense of impunity. It happens every day in this country. It happened here on the steps of our nation's Capitol. It happens when individuals who hold the highest office in this land admit, admit to hurting women, and using this language against all of us."

These comments were part of speech given from the floor of the House by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y in response to profane comments that Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., made about her in an exchange earlier this summer. Sandra and Kathy are back today to discuss the layers of harm in these comments and the way many white men in power feel permission to speak this way to women of color. They also discuss practical ways to address a culture of misogyny in Christian public and private spaces.

For those who are unfamiliar, Kathy Khang has spent decades speaking and advocating for justice. She is the board chair of the Evangelicals for Social Action, and her recent book, Raise Your Voice, is a powerful guide teaching others to raise their voices wherever they are.

Sandra Van Opstal is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Chasing Justice. She has spent years advocating and training the next generation of Christian justice-seekers. She looks forward to expanding that advocacy with Chasing Justice.

These two powerhouse leaders have been friends for over 20 years, and they are passionate about creating spaces where empowerment is realized! Subscribe to the podcast to hear this episode!

Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate

What happens when we demolish without having a commitment to rebuild? How will it impact our faith if we just tear it down? Deconstruction and reconstruction requires reflection, guides, and a diverse community so we can keep ourselves honest.

Sandra and Kathy are back with a vulnerable conversation about the cost of interrogating our faith as people of color. This candid dialogue helps us to know why it's important to center communities who have typically been marginalized and how that brings hope along the way in our path towards rebuilding.

For those who are unfamiliar, Kathy Khang has spent decades speaking and advocating for justice. She is the board chair of the Evangelicals for Social Action, and her recent book Raise Your Voice, is a powerful guide teaching others to raise their voices wherever they are.

Sandra Van Opstal is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Chasing Justice. She has spent years advocating and training the next generation of Christian justice-seekers. She looks forward to expanding that advocacy with Chasing Justice.

These two powerhouse leaders have been friends for over 20 years, and they are passionate about creating spaces where empowerment is realized!

If you are in the process of rebuilding, here are some books written by BIPOC that will help you get there. Order from ivpress.com using the code CJPOD and get 30% discount.

• Brown Church
• The Next Worship
• Hermanas
• Raise Your Voice
• Roadmap to Reconciliation 2.0
• The Way Up is Down
• A Sojourner's Truth
• Bread for Resistance
• Liberation is Here

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"People of color decolonize, but white people deconstruct"

"What does the process look like for women of color and how does this look different for my white counterparts?

What do we believe, and why do we react a certain way when we hear things that challenge that belief? Sandra and Kathy are back with an important conversation about Christian beliefs, deconstruction, and reconstruction for people of color. How do our lived experiences intersect with our faith and our ethics?

For those who are unfamiliar, Kathy Khang has spent decades speaking and advocating for justice. She is the board chair of the Evangelicals for Social Action, and her recent book Raise Your Voice, is a powerful guide teaching others to raise their voices wherever they are.

Sandra Van Opstal is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Chasing Justice. She has spent years advocating and training the next generation of Christian justice-seekers. She looks forward to expanding that advocacy with Chasing Justice.

These two powerhouse leaders have been friends for over 20 years, and they are passionate about creating spaces where empowerment is realized!

Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate

"Why does it seem like no matter what, you're made to feel bad for who you are?"

"What would it look like for us to just accept who we are, know that it's meaningful and live out of that bold reality?"

Part 5 of our 5-Part Podcast Series with Sandra Van Opstal and Kathy Khang features a life-giving conversation about chasing justice in our bodies. "What does it mean to speak about the things we do in the bodies we have?"

Kathy and Sandra candidly discuss what it means to show up and accept who we are in our own bodies as we attempt to rebuild a just world. This means considering who we are and also prioritizing how we can care for our bodies as we continue this important work.

For those who are unfamiliar, Kathy Khang has spent decades speaking and advocating for justice. She is the board chair of the Evangelicals for Social Action, and her recent book, Raise Your Voice, is a powerful guide teaching others to raise their voices wherever they are.

Sandra Van Opstal is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Chasing Justice. She has spent years advocating and training the next generation of Christian justice-seekers. She looks forward to expanding that advocacy with Chasing Justice.

These two powerhouse leaders have been friends for over 20 years, and they are passionate about creating spaces where empowerment is realized!

Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate

What can our movie categories teach us about language? What does it mean to preserve our language within our community?

We're back with the next part of of our 5-Part Podcast Series with Sandra Van Opstal and Kathy Khang features an important conversation about the experiences of language that they've had in their adult lives. They answer the key question: "How do we keep and honor our language despite attempts to remove or devalue it?"

For those who are unfamiliar, Kathy Khang has spent decades speaking and advocating for justice. She is the board chair of the Evangelicals for Social Action, and her recent book, Raise Your Voice, is a powerful guide teaching others to raise their voices wherever they are.

Sandra Van Opstal is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Chasing Justice. She has spent years advocating and training the next generation of Christian justice-seekers. She looks forward to expanding that advocacy with Chasing Justice.

These two powerhouse leaders have been friends for over 20 years, and they are passionate about creating spaces where empowerment is realized!

Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate

Part 3 of our 5-Part Podcast Series with Sandra Van Opstal and Kathy Khang features a conversation about "empathy and envy". Kathy and Sandra discuss what it means to chase justice in different life stages and the responsibility each of us has to carry the work of justice in our unique situations. They also share how the forces of patriarchy and scarcity creates envy in our hearts.

For those who are unfamiliar, Kathy Khang has spent decades speaking and advocating for justice. She is the board chair of the Evangelicals for Social Action, and her recent book, Raise Your Voice, is a powerful guide teaching others to raise their voices wherever they are.

Sandra Van Opstal is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Chasing Justice. She has spent years advocating and training the next generation of Christian justice-seekers. She looks forward to expanding that advocacy with Chasing Justice.

These two powerhouse leaders have been friends for over 20 years, and they are passionate about creating spaces where empowerment is realized!

Together, we can rebuild a just world.

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"I wish I could..." Have you ever felt like you wanted someone else's life or moment? Part 2 of our 5-Part Podcast Series with Sandra Van Opstal and Kathy Khang features a powerfully candid conversation about the impact of jealousy and envy in justice spaces, specifically for women of color.

For those who are unfamiliar, Kathy Khang has spent decades speaking and advocating for justice. She is the board chair of the Evangelicals for Social Action, and her recent book, Raise Your Voice, is a powerful guide teaching others to raise their voices wherever they are.

Sandra Van Opstal is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Chasing Justice. She has spent years advocating and training the next generation of Christian justice-seekers. She looks forward to expanding that advocacy with Chasing Justice. These two powerhouse leaders have been friends for over 20 years, and they are passionate about creating spaces where empowerment is realized! Subscribe to the podcast to hear this episode!

Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate

Today's episode of Chasing Justice is SPECIAL. Join our Executive Director Sandra Van Opstal and our co-host, writer and speaker Kathy Khang for Part 1 of an illuminating 5-Part podcast series!

For those who are unfamiliar, Kathy Khang has spent decades speaking and advocating for justice. She is the board chair of the Evangelicals for Social Action, and her recent book, Raise Your Voice, is a powerful guide teaching others to raise their voices wherever they are.

Sandra Van Opstal is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Chasing Justice. She has spent years advocating and training the next generation of Christian justice-seekers. She looks forward to expanding that advocacy with Chasing Justice.

These two powerhouse leaders have been friends for over 20 years, and they are passionate about creating spaces where empowerment is realized! Subscribe to the podcast to hear this episode!

Support Chasing Justice || Patreon: patreon.com/ChasingJustice || PayPal: paypal.me/ChasingJustice || Donate: chasingjustice.com/donate