Weekly Witness Archives - Page 12 of 62

Ep.413 Every Day: Civility and Compassion for Community

Election day is almost upon us! You have heard us talk for years about Texas’ low voter turnout and how that impacts public policy. If you are listening to this before election day, you have a chance to do something about that. Many of us are consuming lots of news...

Ep.412 “It’s Who We Are” Rev. Richie Butler and Congregational Civic Engagement

We are about a week away from election day, and joining us for today’s conversation is Rev. Richie Butler, Senior Pastor at the historic St. Luke Community United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas. We are going to talk about their civic engagement work and the...

Ep. 411 Many Strategies, Shared Goals: Stories from Houston Faith Votes

By the time you hear this, early voting will either have already started or will be kicking off soon. It is getting real. So, it seems like the perfect week to hear some stories from some congregations who have been doing some incredible civic engagement work this...

Ep. 410 Helping Each Other Build Our Community: Houston Faith Votes and Continuous Civic Engagement

We are less than two weeks away from early voting kicking off in Texas, so what better time to welcome back to the program Rebecca McIlwain, Texas Impact’s Houston Faith Votes Project Manager. The Houston Faith Votes team and their cohort of congregations in the...

Ep. 409 “Are You With Us?” Immigration Ministries in the Public Square

This week we are excited to introduce Robert Rivera, who wears many hats. Among them, he is Vice President of the Synod Council of the Gulf Coast Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He is also part of the Houston Faith Votes leadership team, and part...

Ep. 408 Thru-Lines: Continuity and Change in Texas Impact’s Legislative Agenda

This week we are excited to introduce Texas Impact’s legislative agenda with our Executive Director, Bee Moorhead. Listeners will remember a few weeks ago we had three board members join the program at the conclusion of the three day board retreat to talk about their...