The Antioch Podcast

We are a diverse group of Christian antiracism educators and friends who gather every week to share stories of our lives, which some of the time has to do directly with our experiences as antiracism educators. We also are whole people – people who enjoy telling stories. So this week, we thought we would gather … Continue reading Episode 220: The Christmas Episode – “Our Christmas Memories.”

The World Cup is perhaps the most-watched sporting event around the globe. And like most sporting events, the World Cup is not without its controversies. Our team of Christian antiracism educators and friends took some time to talk about the World Cup in Qatar, and how we are thinking about some of these controversies through … Continue reading Episode 219: The World Cup – “Thoughts on Faith and Football.”

We’ve spent the past couple of episodes talking about antiracism journeys. This week we invited John Williams back to the Antioch Podcast to share his story with us about what brought him as a young man from the east coast of the United States clear across the country to the west coast – a literal … Continue reading Episode 218: John Williams – “My Antiracism Origin Story.”

Last episode we started talking about our antiracism journeys and it got us thinking … sometimes being on an actual journey, like a trip, a vacation, or just traveling somewhere outside our familiar surrounding has impacted our antiracism journey. Seeing life in a new place, comparing our lived experience with the experience we have in … Continue reading Episode 217: Antiracism Journeys – “Reflections From Our Travels.”

The Antioch Podcast is a team of Christian antiracism educators who are friends that sit down together each week to have a conversation about Biblical antiracism. It has been a while, however, since we have chatted together about how each of us got started on this journey, so we thought we would take today’s episode … Continue reading Episode 216: Antiracism Journeys – “How We Started. What We Are Learning Still.”

Over the next hour you are about to hear a candid conversation between myself and Reggie Smith about his experiences at the International School of Reconciliation in Rwanda. Reconciliation is a term used to describe Christian antiracism efforts often, but what reconciliation means – what it really means – takes on new meaning in the … Continue reading Episode 215: Reggie Smith – “Reconciliation in Rwanda.”

Once in a while, the Antioch Podcast gets to take our show on the road, and this month, four of us had the privilege of speaking as a team at Calvin University for their annual Unlearn Week, a week dedicated to unlearning stereotypes, biases and racism. This speaking series, which is open to the public … Continue reading Episode 214: Unlearn 2022 – “Talking About Racism as Friends.”

Antiracism trainers get to talk to lots of groups of people.  Sometimes you get to talk to groups of people who really want to grow and learn.  This is the ideal.  These conversations tend to be very motivating for leaders and easier for participants because of the level of interest and buy-in right from the … Continue reading Episode 213: Antiracism Trainings – “Hard Dynamics in Antiracism Work.”

Today we are once again joined by John Williams, Director of the Fellowship Center for Racial Reconciliation in Monrovia, California. John was a former member of John Perkin’s Harambe Center, and is a nationally sought-after antiracism educator who combines history and theology in his justice education initiatives. He joins us today for the second of … Continue reading Episode 212: John Williams – “Internalized Racial Superiority.”

Today we are joined by John Williams, Director of the Fellowship Center for Racial Reconciliation in Monrovia, California. John was a former member of John Perkin’s Harambe Center, and is a nationally sought-after antiracism educator who combines history and theology in his justice education initiatives. He joins us today for the first of a two-part … Continue reading Episode 211: John Williams – “Internalized Racial Oppression.”