What is a prophetic voice, really – and why does it matter for Christians around the world today?

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst (Costa Rica and broader Latin America) and Kaz Okaya (Japan) to talk about:

- How they understand and embody prophetic voice

- The unique challenges and insights of speaking truth in contexts of injustice

- What the Western church can learn from the prophetic witness of the church in the Majority World

Join us for an honest conversation that will challenge and inspire you wherever you are on your faith journey.

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Read Kaz's article "Lausanne and the Voice of the ‘Flies’: Concerns From a Majority World Church Leader."

Read Nathanael Somanathan's article "A Sri Lankan’s Reflections on L4 and Integral Mission."

Both Kaz and Nathanael are current Leader Studies recipients.

Learn more about who we are and what we do at Scholar Leaders here.

What does it mean to do theology amid war? In this episode of Faith on the Road, we speak with Dr. Ivan Rusyn, president of Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary (UETS), about the lived reality of theological education in Ukraine during ongoing conflict.

Dr. Rusyn reflects on how war has reshaped the questions theologians must ask, the role of the Church in times of crisis, and what faithful witness looks like when bombs fall and communities are displaced. This is a conversation about resilience, hope, and the urgent relevance of theology in the hardest places.

This episode is sponsored by Eerdmans, publisher of Serving God Under Siege by Valentyn Syniy. When Russia invaded Ukraine, a seminary president led his students and faculty to safety and kept their mission alive. Part memoir, part wartime theology, part call to courage—this is essential reading for anyone who refuses to look away from the cost of faithfulness in a broken world.

Preorder your copy today!

This is a podcast of Scholar Leaders. For more information, visit https://www.scholarleaders.org/