Hola hermanos y hermanas, my name is Elizabeth Conde-Frazier and I’m here with a familiar voice, Emanuel Padilla, to introduce you to the Mestizo podcast, the show for the mixed people of the mixed church. World Outspoken partnered with the Association for Hispanic Theological Education to produce a show where we explore the complicated challenges of being part of, serving in, and growing an ethnic church en el ciglo 21. As first-generation immigrants age out of their leadership and the mestizo church transitions to the 2nd and 3rd generation, how does the ethnic church continue to thrive? What should an ethnic church look like today? These questions and more are what we explore together with your hosts, Emanuel Padilla y la Dra. Elizabeth Conde-Frazier. Your hosts are Puerto Rican, so you are going to hear some Spanglish de ves en cuando on The Mestizo Podcast; it’s part of who we are.