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28 Feb 2024

Shadia Qubti on Decolonizing our Imaginations

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As we prepare for our next Stott-Bediako Forum on Transformation Revisited: Mission and Gospel Imagination, we are holding conversations with members of the INFEMIT Community to explore some of the related themes. In this podcast, we talk with Shadia Qubti about the how to nurture a decolonial imagination and the challenges faced when seeking to move beyond the limits of Western academic methodologies and engage with one another as Majority World scholars around our own ideas and on our own terms.

30 Jan 2024

Ruth Padilla DeBorst on Nurturing a Gospel Imagination in a Consumptive Culture

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As we prepare for our next Stott-Bediako Forum on Transformation Revisited: Mission and Gospel Imagination, we are holding conversations with members of the INFEMIT Community to explore some of the related themes. In this podcast, we talk with Ruth Padilla DeBorst about the kinds of imaginations and communities we can nurture together as an alternative to the consumptive culture and society around us.

19 Oct 2023

Nina Balmaceda on Imagining Shalom Together

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As we prepare for our next Stott-Bediako Forum on Transformation Revisited: Mission and Gospel Imagination, we are holding conversations with members of the INFEMIT Community to explore some of the related themes. In this podcast, we talk with Nina Balmaceda about Shalom, exploring specific examples of transformation that are evidenced in the peace building and advocacy work of Paz y Esperanza in South America.

12 Sep 2023

Marcel Măcelaru on Mission and the Christian Imagination

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As we prepare for our next Stott-Bediako Forum on Transformation Revisited: Mission and Gospel Imagination, we are holding conversations with members of the INFEMIT Community to explore some of the related themes. In this podcast, we talk with Marcel Măcelaru about Mission and the Christian Imagination, exploring some examples from the Bible and from the Eastern European context.

1 Jun 2023

Al Tizon on Mission as Transformation

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6 Apr 2023

Zac Niringiye on Christianity, Christendom, and the Gospel

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Continuing the conversation begun at the Stott-Bediako Forum on Jesus and Empire: Christian Witness in the Context of Power, several members of the INFEMIT community met with Zac Niringiye to explore and lament how much of dominant Christianity today embodies empire in its vision of domination, conquest, and violence. Zac’s original presentation to the Forum is titled: “Christianity as a Narrative of the Deception of Empire: Whither the promise of justice and love, held out in the Gospel of Jesus of Nazareth?”

22 Mar 2023

Martin Accad on Jesus and Challenging Systems of Power

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Continuing the conversation begun at the Stott-Bediako Forum on Jesus and Empire: Christian Witness in the Context of Power, several members of the INFEMIT community met with Martin Accad to ask questions about his research and work challenging the systems of power in Lebanon. Martin’s original presentation to the Forum is titled: “Jesus and Revolution: Leading a Change Movement and Reinvesting the Public Space.”

22 Mar 2023

Ruth Padilla DeBorst on Theology, Political Power, and Alternative Communities

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Continuing the conversation begun at the Stott-Bediako Forum on Jesus and Empire: Christian Witness in the Context of Power, several members of the INFEMIT community met with Ruth Padilla DeBorst to ask questions about her research and experiences with communities attempting to live out alternative ways of engaging power. Ruth’s original presentation to the Forum is titled: “Confluence and Clash: Reformed and Anabaptist Positions Regarding Power within the Early Fraternidad Teológica Latinoamericana.”

31 Jan 2023

INFEMIT 2022 Report

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We are very grateful to share this brief summary of our work over the past year. We thank God for significant opportunities to serve individuals and communities of faith as we, together, seek to embody the Kingdom of God through transformational engagement, both locally and globally. Now, as we enter into 2023, we also pray for God’s guidance and provision as we continue our work and seek to grow in the year ahead.

6 Jan 2023

Jesus and Empire: Christian Witness in the Context of Power

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INFEMIT’s 2022 Stott-Bediako Forum had often been referred to as a “journey.” This turned out to be an accurate metaphor in many senses. As we reflect, it is our joy to share with you about the companions who joined us; the joys and challenges we faced; the unexpected surprises and hospitality on the way; and the unfinished path that we continue to explore.