Faith and Action

Thank you for joining us for a special episode of Faith and Action, in which we have a very important and difficult conversation regarding race in the church. Especially now, it is even more vital to address how we as Christians should view what is going on in our communities and what the next steps are. 

Disclaimer: 0:00; 

Introduction: 0:35; 

Caleb Watt: 2:34; 

Kaiyla Banks: 4:16; 

Kelly Schaaf: 6:37; 

Isaiah Smith: 10:16; 

Current thoughts: 12:39; 

Having difficult conversations: 24:30; 

Personal experiences: 53:20; 

Caleb’s reaction: 1:00:03; 

Hopes for the future / next steps: 1:03:38; 

Closing thoughts: 1:24:27; 

Isaiah 1:16: 1:30:32; 

Outro: 1:31:08; 

Links: 

www.cupenn.org; 

Contact: 

[email protected]; 

Nominate a Guest: 

https://forms.gle/bpcunoUDbpGDrZfM9; 

Credits: 

Host: Isaiah Smith; 

Guests: Kaiyla Banks, Kelly Schaaf, Caleb Watt; 

Produced by: Caleb Watt

Artwork by: Sam Lee

Recorded: 6/12/20

Thanks for joining us for an interview with another of our (almost) newly-graduated members, Andrew Roberts. Andrew, with his big heart and great intellect, has been an encouragement to so many of us throughout his four years at Penn. We are so thankful he is willing to share his journey before he goes off to Pittsburgh. We hope you enjoy this interview as much as we do! 

Timestamps: 

Intro: 0:00; 

Andrew Roberts: 1:53; 

Testimony: 2:52; 

Q&A: 8:42; 

Influence of interaction with Christian Union/church: 8:42; 

Changes seen: 10:38; 

Reconciliation with science and academia: 13:15; 

Differences between Christian Union and church and roles they have played: 19:23; 

Growth of Christian Union: 23:41; 

Thoughts for freshmen: 27:31; 

Church, community, and concerns of going into uncharted territory: 31:57; 

Personal impact of COVID-19: 33:50; 

Living with non-christians: 35:13; 

Closing thoughts: 37:52; 

Outro: 41:12; 

Links: 

www.cupenn.org 

Contact: 

[email protected] 

Nominate a Guest: 

https://forms.gle/bpcunoUDbpGDrZfM9 

Credits: 

Hosts: Caleb Watt, Tommy Kumpf, and Isaiah Smith; 

Guest: Andrew Roberts; 

Produced by: Caleb Watt; 

Artwork by: Sam Lee 

Thanks for joining us for an interview with one of our newly-graduated members and Faith and Action host, Tommy Kumpf. Energetic and a great person to talk to, Tommy has been so encouraging to us over the past few years. We’re so glad that he is willing to share his incredible journey with us, and we hope that you think that it’s as awesome as we do!

Timestamps:

Intro: 0:00; 

Tommy Kumpf: 1:04; 

Testimony: 2:16; 

Interacting with non-Christian friends: 36:59; 

Christian Roommates: 41:10; 

Success and Christianity: 43:06; 

Thoughts on Christian Union: 49:06; 

Moving to another community: 57:24; 

Closing thoughts: 1:01:50; 

Outro: 1:01:58; 

Links:

www.cupenn.org

Contact:

[email protected]

Nominate a Guest:

https://forms.gle/bpcunoUDbpGDrZfM9

Credits:

Hosts: Caleb Watt and Isaiah Smith

Guest: Tommy Kumpf

Produced by: Caleb Watt

Artwork by: Sam Lee

Thanks for joining us for an interview with one of our new exec members, and Faith and Action host, Caleb Watt. You might know him as the guy who runs sound, or someone who’s always willing to serve. But behind all of this is a deep and meaningful testimony, and we are so blessed to have him share his journey as a believer. We hope that you are as encouraged as we are by his story and his thoughts about Christian Union. 

Timestamps: 

Intro (0:00); 

Caleb Watt (1:16); 

Testimony (2:06); 

Advice and perspective (48:45); 

Relationship with worship and CU (52:35); 

Life in self-isolation (55:55); 

Experience of accepting exec (1:06:30); 

Experience of being an exec in quarantine (1:14:47); 

Where do you see CU in 5 years? (1:18:30); 

Closing thoughts (1:24:08); 

Outro (1:25:36); 

Links: 

www.cupenn.org 

Contact: 

[email protected]

Nominate a Guest: 

https://forms.gle/bpcunoUDbpGDrZfM9

Credits:

Hosts: Tommy Kumpf and Isaiah Smith

Guest: Caleb Watt

Produced by: Caleb Watt

Artwork by: Sam Lee

Thank you for joining us for an interview with one of our exchange students and former SGL MTL who we had the pleasure of having all the way from the U.K., Marianne Swain. Although we have only had the pleasure to have her around for a year, Marianne has spread her trust in God and love for Him through out all of our hearts. You’ll get to hear that her story is just as joyful as she is and how God can always take weakness and make something beautiful grow. We hope her story is just as inspiring for you as it is for us! 

Timestamps: 

Intro (0:00); 

Marianne Swain (2:17); 

Testimony (5:22); 

Q&A (26:57); 

Outro (1:07:49); 

Resources: 

www.cupenn.org 

Contact: 

[email protected] 

Nominate a Guest: 

https://forms.gle/bpcunoUDbpGDrZfM9 

Credits: 

Hosts: Caleb Watt and Tommy Kumpf; 

Guest: Marianne Swain; 

Produced by: Caleb Watt; 

Edited by: Matt Burst; 

Artwork by: Sam Lee 

This week we had the pleasure of having Vince Vitale with us at Philia. Vince is a speaker and author who is a Senior Tutor at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics and a speaker for Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. He came and talked about reasons for faith and answered many questions that were posed by the audience. Overall, Vince's talk was incredibly thought-provoking, and we really hope that you come away understanding a bit more about God's love. 

Timestamps: 

Intro (0:00); 

Vince Vitale (1:53); 

Q&A (40:25); 

Outro (1:28:51); 

Resources: 

www.cupenn.org 

Ravi Zacharias International Ministries: https://www.rzim.org/

Ask Away Podcast: https://www.rzim.org/listen/ask-away 

Contact: 

[email protected] 

Nominate a Guest: 

https://forms.gle/bpcunoUDbpGDrZfM9 

Credits:

Hosts: Caleb Watt and Tommy Kumpf; 

Guest: Vince Vitale; 

Produced by: Caleb Watt; 

Artwork by: Sam Lee

This week we had Laurel Copp with as at Philia. Laurel is a ministry fellow at Brown, and she came and talked about having an abundance mindset as opposed to a scarcity mindset. This talk is especially pertinent in an age where there is such a disparity between having plenty and having nothing, and we hope you come away understanding a bit more of God's provision and love.

Timestamps:

Intro (0:00); 

Kelly Intro (1:14); 

Laurel Copp (2:24); 

Outro (44:43); 

Links: 

www.cupenn.org 

Contact: 

[email protected] 

Nominate a Guest: 

https://forms.gle/bpcunoUDbpGDrZfM9 

Credits:

Hosts: Caleb Watt and Tommy Kumpf; 

Guest: Laurel Copp; 

Produced by: Caleb Watt; 

Artwork by: Sam Lee 

Thanks for joining us for an interview with one of our execs this past year, Isaiah Smith. You might just know him as the guy who runs marathons on the weekends and keeps telling you that Philia isn't church, but there's a lot to his story that is incredibly compelling and thought-provoking, and we're really grateful that he was as transparent as he was. We hope that you're encouraged by his testimony and his thoughts for Christian Union! 

Timestamps: 

Intro (0:00); 

Isaiah Smith (1:19); 

Links: 

www.cupenn.org 

Contact: 

[email protected] 

Nominate a Guest:

https://forms.gle/bpcunoUDbpGDrZfM9 

Credits:

Hosts: Caleb Watt and Tommy Kumpf; 

Guest: Isaiah Smith; 

Produced by: Caleb Watt; 

Artwork by: Sam Lee

This week we had John Alexander with us at Philia. John is the lead pastor of Liberti River Wards Church in Philadelphia, and he came and talked about understanding what it means to be poor and spirit and desiring for people to change. This was clearly a topic that is very personal to him, and we hope you come away understanding more of God's love and grace.

Timestamps:

Intro (0:00)

John Alexander (1:40)

Outro (40:16)

Important Quotes:

"The church is a hospital where people are getting healed progressively."

"Love is the context for the change that we want." 

"The change we want to see and experience happens in the context of love."

Links:

https://libertiriverwards.org/

www.cupenn.org

Contact:

[email protected]

Nominate a Guest:

https://forms.gle/bpcunoUDbpGDrZfM9

Credits:

Hosts: Caleb Watt and Tommy Kumpf

Guest: John Alexander

Produced by: Caleb Watt

Artwork by: Sam Lee