Restoring Our City

With so much going on in the world, the best way to make an impact as a community is through giving. This community approach to giving is the heart behind Piesa Giving, an innovative app developed by Joel Mathew and Prince Ittickathra. The app allows you to safely and securely give to churches, charities, and special causes you care about most!

They also have a great podcast called Giving Connected where they interview non-profit leaders to help shed light to worthy causes. Through building awareness of great non-profits in our community, these young leaders are helping create a culture of giving. 

This is part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Neil Shenvi: a South Asian convert to Christianity who became interested in the intersection between theology and social ideologies such as Critical Race Theory. This episode reviews the Q&A portion of the webinar, addressing submitted questions from our attendees. 

Though we may have differing views on the subject, or have not formed an opinion on it, our hope is that we can constructively learn together so that we may better serve the world around us.

While there is often a call to action in the face of the injustices we see in the world around us, seldom do we pause to consider the foundations of the frameworks the world uses to pursue peace. This episode is part 1 of a live webinar we hosted with Dr. Neil Shenvi: a South Asian convert to Christianity who became interested in the intersection between theology and social ideologies such as Critical Race Theory. Part 2 will be the Q&A portion of this webinar addressing submitted questions from our attendees. Special thanks to Alvin Oommen who moderates this talk, along with Jeswin Thomas who organized the event. 

Though we may have differing views on the subject, or have not formed an opinion on it, our hope is that we can constructively learn together so that we may better serve the world around us.

If you haven't had your coffee yet, this episode is bound to wake you up. Our energetic and lively guest this week is Binoj Jacob, on-air personality with the show The Big Time out of Los Angeles. He joins the podcast to talk about the struggle before the success which is also the theme of his own podcast Never Overnight.

We discuss his story of persistence in breaking into the industry and taking the leap of faith across the country with just his faith in God to make it happen. We hope this episode encourages you to stop making excuses and start making the leap.

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When we understand our identity, we can truly lead. In this episode, we are joined with Leadership Coach, Christine Thomas from Dallas, TX who talks about applying leadership principles with a Biblical focus in the workplace. Joined with our co-host Jamie John Kurian, we learn some powerful insights from both of these women on the challenges people face today, and how we are all called to lead. 

What happens when leaders fall? What happens when our heroes commit acts so heinous that it shakes our faith to its very core? We discuss the recent investigations of sexual misconduct by the late notable Christian apologist, Ravi Zacharias and the questions arising from our community. 

Warning: This episode contains sensitive topics that may not be suitable for all listeners. 

If you or someone you know are suffering, visit RAINN for resources : https://www.rainn.org/
 

A crisis can test us as leaders, but it can also create opportunities. Gina Cherian shares her experience as a lead pastor, on leading through challenging circumstances. Don't miss this insightful and practical conversation on how to discern the call into ministry along with helpful tips for leaders to continue growing.

What should you know about money? How relevant is the stock market and the economy to our community?  In light of recent news with stocks like GameStop, AMC Theaters and others, it's easy to get caught up in social media trends when it comes to money.  

Josh Kuruvilla joins us and provides his financial insight into how we should be wise with our money and also the Christian responsibility we have with it.  Latest episodes of the Restoring Our City podcast is now streaming on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube!